Sent P-rod Packin.....

[FamilyMan811]

Well the time has come, my P-rod and I have parted paths. I watched the post man weigh her in..forked over the shipping charges and said goodbye...

The struggle with accuracy has been too much for my busy schedule lately. My first P-rod was a tac driver...but this ol girl spits wildly. Couldn't see playing the .22 barrel lottery with Crosman and all the time and effort... sad really.

That is why I turned her over to Travis at WAR for a complete make over! Taking the plunge and converting it to a .25 cal with a full length GM barrel and all the fixins! Gotta say I am pumped, the conversion has been a back burner type pipe dream of mine for some time. When I heard Travis had a method and results were stellar I simply could not resist! So now I wait... Tom Petry always said that was the hardest part...

[NorCal Matt]

Thanks for the post!  I didn't know of a .25 conversion.  Keep us posted with the results!

[Whatsquirrel]

Very intriguing. Keep us posted. What kind of power are you contemplating?

[FamilyMan811]

Well talk to Travis at Wicked Air Rifles.. he has come up with an effective method for converting to 25 cal. As for power he was getting around 675-700 fps for 16 shots using JSB Kings so 25-27 fpe however that was with a shortened 15 in barrel. I am going 20 in so I am hoping around 30-35 fpe depending on trade for shot count I'd like 16 shots but may settle for less. I also may add an air tube extension or a custom length tube. *(&^ I bet a double tube kit would be the bees knees on a set up like this too. More so than out right power I want a lightweight feild gun for small game and this will do nicely.

[oldpro]

The Mini-Rod is now my go to gun. As a .22 with crosman barrel it lacked in every department so it set on top of my tool box for months Until one day I had a .25 green Moutain barrel left over from a .257 conversion and made me a .25 prod (mini-Rod). Now I have a super light field gun that's a tack driver. It can make up to 50fpe but shoots very well around 30fpe. I'm very very happy with it now. I had RayK over and he liked it so much I'm building his right now.

[LEE IN VA.]

Very nice Travis! 

[Whatsquirrel]

When I went with the syn rod barrel on my prod, changing nothing but the barrel I picked up 23fps. I have it shooting 20fpe now. I'm thinking of an air tube extension and possibly pulling the valve out & reworking it. I really like it in this configuration. I don't own a .25 as of yet but (I have a Condor in my cart just wait I g to hit the button) I would love in this configuration also.

[oldpro]

 I rework the valve open up the breech to accept a magazine, sleeve the bolt to chamber in the 25 barrel then rework the pressure tube and add no bounce hammer. I run and oring buffer and McMaster heavy spring and bingo a very capable lightweight shooter. Im working on a few other cool mods also   

[DougGuy]

If a guy wanted to stay with .22 caliber, what would be the ticket to getting the prod accurate?

[oldpro]

Have Jim Gaska make you a barrel

[oldpro]

Here the mini-Rod is with and without moderator

[Tonycalves]

Wow very nice Travis.

[oldpro]

 Thank you guys, much appreciation.