2240 to 2260 with magazine project

[HeadDamage]

How to make a 500+fps legal 2240, rebuild it with 2260 main tube and the pistol becomes a rifle.

I'm sure that this is not the final form, I need to decide on an optic or iron sights of some sort but here is my 2240 become 2260 project in a functional state with Gravmag 9rd (10rd with one in the chamber) magazine. It functions perfectly so far and is a hoot to point and shoot without fumbling for pellets each shot. The magazine takes about 1min to install once you figure it out, it takes a little longer to reload depending on how butter fingers you are or not. I haven't managed to chronograph it reliably yet due to muzzle gas interfering but it seems to be shooting in the 650fps range with an unmodified 2240 valve and hammer spring. Barrel is a .22 24" Crosman unit.

 

[rifleman762]

Nice! Next step: PCP conversion

 

[HeadDamage]

I've got about a 150 12gr CO2 cartridges to use first but I'm considering a PCP conversion at some point. The Hipac system looked attractive until I saw the case of a guy having the valve body surgically removed from his thigh. I gather the Benjamin Discovery tube conversion is popular.

 

[Ex3dy]

the pistol becomes a rifle.

 

[HeadDamage]

Put a 4x cheap scope on the 2260 today, fits around the Gavmag perfectly and reduces the apparent bulk of the mag. The magazine completely transforms the shooting of the 2260. I can keep it at my shoulder and cycle the bolt without loosing sight of the target through the scope. Rate of aimed fire is roughly 1 shot every 2 seconds or so. It is easier loading pellets into the mag than putting them one at a time into the breech when the scope is mounted. The only negative thing so far is that I'm going to eat through my CO2 supply faster this way.