ETA's Crosman 22XX/13XX Guns

[ETA]

2240, .22cal, 24" barrel, Crosman AS breech, 2250 fore stock, Xisico 4x32, JM brake.

2240, .177cal, 24" barrel, Crooked Barn breech, 2289 fore stock, Bushnell 2-7x20, custom shroud.

2289, Crooked Barn breech, Bushnell 2-7x20, custom brake.

2240, 12" barrel, Crooked Barn breech, BSA 2-7x20, custom shroud.

2240, 12" barrel, RJ breech, Fitco red dot 30mm, JM brake.

1377, 12" barrel, Crosman AS breech, Bushnell 2-7x20

1377 old stye, updated with new style plastic breech and bolt.

2240, Crooked Barn breech.

[Iagent]

Beautiful collection there.

[I_HATE_PAL]

Your Crosman 22xx/13xx collection is excellent.
Could you elaborate on that looooong receiver that you have installed on your first 2 pictures?

Thanks,
IHP

[ETA]

Thank guys.

IHP,
The long receiver is the tube body from the Crosman 2260. If you are using one, be sure to get a 2260 filler rod assembly so you can get the Powerlet down to the valve.

[Chase]

Where did you get the Cheek pads for the skeleton stocks?

[webstien]

excellent specimens!

[ETA]

Thanks.

Where did you get the Cheek pads for the skeleton stocks?

Those are high quality, bicycle foam grips from CT.
They were cut to size, slit and held in place with a lenght of high strength double sided tape. Looks seamless.

[sniper]

ETA, ..... wow.... man... you always do a fine job modding those guns.
They are so beautiful, must be alot of time put in to it.

[Jan]

Wow. That's just about the nicest bunch of 22XX I've seen one single person own. Where did you buy your brakes?? I'm wondering cause I'm in the market for one now.

[Chase]

Thanks for help!...and thats a sweet set of guns you have there...
take care Chase

[ETA]

Thanks guys.

I have been screwing around with these Crosman guns for more then three years. Back then, there wasn't as much choices, the selection of air guns available in Canada was dismal. I pretty well built what I wanted with the Crosman parts. They are great fun and tons of possibilities.
Man, look at us now. Lot of airgun choices and accessories, we have the Xisico products, new stuff from Baikal, HW, CZ, Crosman, Daisy, etc; and more to come. \:D/

Jan you can get the JM Apex brakes from: http://www.airguns.citymax.com/page/page/1205004.htm
Keep an eye for them on sale. Last time I got them for $12US a piece. They are well made and finished. Sure beats making my own.

[Exoce†]

Nice!!! I admire your sense of style!

I'm slowly modding my own 2240/2289 combo much like second one of yours. I'm definitely inspired to finish mine now!

[ETA]

Thanks Exocet.

[Exoce†]

Hey ETA,

When you were mounting the 2289 forestock on the 2260 tube did you just use the 2250 forestock hardware or was there some fabrication involved?

thanks

[ETA]

Hey ETA,

When you were mounting the 2289 forestock on the 2260 tube did you just use the 2250 forestock hardware or was there some fabrication involved?

thanks

I use the barrel band for the 2250 to mount the front. Basically the some mounting method as the 2250. However, you need two holes similar to the 2250 to mount the forestock. To do this, I made two horizontal slots in the plastic channel in the forestock, one at the front and one at the back. Two 16GA sheet metal tabs with a hole were fabricated and then JB welded into the slots made. The hole on these tabs were used to secure the stock. Very sturdy.
The 2289 forestock have a very nice wide comfortable shape. I like it a lot. I might even convert the 2250 stock on the other rifle to the 2289 stock.