I was second guessing myself whether I should have bought the 2240. I finally opened the package, popped in a CO2 and fired off some 22's. Thought I could set up a private little area in the backyard but man, do they pop pretty loud! Pretty darn accurate too. For those of you who dont live in a house with a huge private backyard, I would imagine you are like me and have to set up a short indoor range inside the garage or basement. I would feel pretty silly bring it to a gun range. Oh well, regardless ..best fun I have had in years!
Crosman 2240
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They are great pistols, just dont start looking to upgrade parts or you may regret it. Spending triple the original purchase price or more is very very easy to do. I started with one and now I have 4 in a variety of different configurations. Easy $400 in one alone.
rifleman762
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- Location
- Southern Alberta
I just 3D printed a left hand receiver for my 2240 with a built in Picatinny rail. Now I don't have to change hands to reload it 
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.I cannot lie...haha. I have been looking at upgrades. Steel breech and barrel looks to be the most common upgrades. But I may try clipping the hammer spring as mentioned by ddtank (thank you). Having a 14.5" black barrel pistol that pops like a 22LR gets me a tad nervous.
The slippery slope...
I turned mine into a 1740 carbine with 177 Walther barrel and steel breech, stock and scope. Also had to change the transfer port as it was running a little close to 500 fps. Now with that hammer spring mod, I get nearly 70 shots in the high 400's fps from one CO2 that really do go through the same hole at 10-15m.
The original cost of $80 or whatever for the pistol was a distant memory...
I turned mine into a 1740 carbine with 177 Walther barrel and steel breech, stock and scope. Also had to change the transfer port as it was running a little close to 500 fps. Now with that hammer spring mod, I get nearly 70 shots in the high 400's fps from one CO2 that really do go through the same hole at 10-15m.
The original cost of $80 or whatever for the pistol was a distant memory...
rifleman762
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
I've seen them go almost 600 on the factory length 22 barrel. Only about 10 shots per CO2 canister ;-). Not gonna say what country that was in...
Ontario Hillbilly
Regular
- Location
- Parry Sound
I have been thinking of doing a build on crosman 2260 parts. Being a rifle, not a pistol will keep it NR at high velocities. See some fun looking 2240 rifle builds online, but being a pistol, they become a restricted if they cross the power limit.
In theory, if one were to build their own lower tube (the serialized component) they should be able to build it as a NR so long as OAL requirements are met, I would believe.
In theory, if one were to build their own lower tube (the serialized component) they should be able to build it as a NR so long as OAL requirements are met, I would believe.
X2 i swapped my barrel over to .177 also. Kept it in pistol form but easy 70 shots to a cartridge and around 450fps. These and the 1377/22 are addictive platforms. Very similar to the 10/22. Lots of aftermarket and mods and easy enough for the basement gunsmith to accomplish. Just remember to keep these under the 500fps speed limit to not make a restricted.
I've spent probably an additional $250 on upgrades and mods on mine. Black walnut grips (custom sanded to fit my grip, Tru-Oil finish), steel breech, upgraded steel target rear sight (can't remember the name, but the high quality Italian one), Crosman custom trigger group, etcetera, etcetera. It morphed from an $80 Walmart special to a really fine, fun gun, that's accurate to boot. I'm not going to do any performance tuning; I'm happy with the way it shoots and keeps me legal.
I started with the Crosman 150 which is basically an earlier version of the 2240.
The 2240 has so much more going for it in the mods Dept though. Literally just adding a 10” barrel will put you very close to 500fps. If you add a velocity adjuster you can use a Discovery spring and adjust the velocity.
The adjuster is the first mod to go for. Once you have that you can turn it down so it’s quiet and get a bunch of shots for indoor plinking. Then crank it up for some powerful shots on Rabbits and grouse.
I bring all mine to the range. Nobody laughs when your groups are tighter than theirs that’s for sure.
The 2240 has so much more going for it in the mods Dept though. Literally just adding a 10” barrel will put you very close to 500fps. If you add a velocity adjuster you can use a Discovery spring and adjust the velocity.
The adjuster is the first mod to go for. Once you have that you can turn it down so it’s quiet and get a bunch of shots for indoor plinking. Then crank it up for some powerful shots on Rabbits and grouse.
I bring all mine to the range. Nobody laughs when your groups are tighter than theirs that’s for sure.
I had a 1322KTE, a pump variation of the 2240 with a longer barrel and detachable shoulder stock.
It shot with amazingly accuracy and slew many pests, but however it seemed to have a lot of drop at distance even at max stock velocity, and of course pumping got old after a while.
I kind of want to get another Crosman pistol, but I'm not sure if I could go back to pump or CO2.
It shot with amazingly accuracy and slew many pests, but however it seemed to have a lot of drop at distance even at max stock velocity, and of course pumping got old after a while.
I kind of want to get another Crosman pistol, but I'm not sure if I could go back to pump or CO2.
