Crosman 2200 with Wood Stock/Forearm

[egillman]

I just purchased a Crosman 2200 in very good condition.  I will be replacing the plastic stock and forearm with genuine wood.  I have seen photos of other wood-stocked 2200's and they look very nice.   I will probably put this one up for sale when finished since (as someone once said) "you can't keep all of them!"

[Big Bore Bart]

  You do know they use a threaded plate in the receiver to secure the wood stock?    Also the stock bolt for the 2200W goes the length of the stock.      EVP

[JonnyReb]

My mid 80's 2200 was the Magnum pellet gun i had always wanted..but then i got my first PB just a month or so later and it (2200) got set aside. My brother still has it i think..gonna try to get it back.

  Love the idea of adding some wood stocks and hope you post some pics as you go.

[CarsonRatSniper]

There is a brand new 2200W in my local sporting goods store for sale for $132. All it says on the receiver is 'American Classic'. I almost bought it but I read bad reviews and decided to spend my money on something else.

[egillman]

Thanks for the tip on attaching the wood stock to the receiver.  I assumed that it mounted like the plastic one.  I will re-consider a better way to mount it.

[stevemag]

i had a model 1 that was wood. looks like the same gun. not that that helps you at all. as i recall the model one had a screw from the butt plate and a cap over it. i used to store pellets in the space.  thought they made a wood stocked 2200 as well.
looking forward to seeing yours

[ericnel]

Drill the stock oversized full length with a spade bit plus extender. Get a piece of threaded rod the diameter of the bolt . Cut it exactly the length of the stock. Thread it into the receiver and slide stock into place. Make any adjustments to fit of stock. Use a large bit to countersink hole for nut. Add appropriate fender washer and nut. Tighten nut with socket wrench until very tight and cover hole with butt plate. Worked on a cheap import 410 shotgun I had.

[Big Bore Bart]

Drill the stock oversized full length with a spade bit plus extender. Get a piece of threaded rod the diameter of the bolt . Cut it exactly the length of the stock. Thread it into the receiver and slide stock into place. Make any adjustments to fit of stock. Use a large bit to countersink hole for nut. Add appropriate fender washer and nut. Tighten nut with socket wrench until very tight and cover hole with butt plate. Worked on a cheap import 410 shotgun I had.

  The 2200W does not work quite that way.      There is a fitted, threaded steel plate that is installed before the receiver is assembled, the stock is then bolted to it.   The receiver does not have any threads of it's own like the 760 does.

[egillman]

Correct, there is no way to thread a bolt into the receiver as is.  I found this photo online.  This might be easier than drilling a hole through the stock and then inserting a threaded rod or a long bolt.  I doubt if it would be as tight, but what do you think?

[Big Bore Bart]

Need a bigger pic, not enough detail to comment.

[egillman]

Thats the biggest photo I can find.  It looks like a piece of metal that is screwed into the stock, with two "ears" that have holes drilled in them and are bent back 90 degrees.  One of the bolts that holds the receiver together then goes through the holes in the ears.

[Big Bore Bart]

  The 2100 / 2200 / 766 all share the same stock.   The stock has "ears" that loop over screw bosses in the receiver,  Then the receiver halves clamp down in a groove in the stock.   The ears like to break if the stock is over stressed.  Here's one that needs a little glue.





  The attaching plate for the wood stock replaces the inner flange of the plastic one.    The EVP looks like there may be a thin loop around the receiver boss in place of the ears.

[egillman]

I went to True Value today in search of a bracket to replace the two plastic "loops" at the end of the stock.  I ended up buying a 1" wide brass strip, bending it in a "U" shape, and drilling two 3/8" holes in each of the sides.  I drilled a smaller hole in the center and screwed it into my roughed-out wood stock.  Bingo! It was one of those rare moments where it fit perfectly on the first try!  I will post photos tomorrow.

[egillman]

I cut out the forestock today.  Both the stock and forestock have lots of mesquite "personality."  Mesquite is very hard and very stable but there are usually a few cracks and wormholes.  I filled them with black epoxy, and will let it set overnight.  When sanded and coated with poly, the effect is beautiful.

[egillman]

Here's the finished 2200 with the new stock and forearm.  The stock fits very snugly into the receiver, and the gun is a pleasure to shoot!

[longdx]

Absolutely beautiful work. I have a 2100 and like it but am thinking about replacing the plastic with wood.

[geewhiz380]

nice work     , its a keeper for sure ! these ags come around once in a blue , i hardly see them in .22 and they stopped making them years ago , if u sell im sure it will go into the right hands here in the gta  ....jorge

[Yarp]

Nice.
Very nice.

[longhunter]

daddy like  !

[jolobolo]

Looks great very similar to the Crosman Model 1 very nice indeed