Crosman Arms Canada - 1967
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Thanks for posting, I never knew what the prices were like. I see they were fairly expensive back in the day. I used to fix up old Crosmans for a hobby. I still pick up the older co2 pistols but am more interested in displaying vs fixing up and using them. Wish I hadn’t sold my 600.
Had a 600, don't really regret selling it, it was fun, but the parts that were likely to get broken or worn, were not available at all. I got mine from an Antiques shop near the city center of Montreal, someone had absolutely BUTCHERED the gas operations piston's outer surface, which required me to turn the surface down, and fit a sleeve to bring it back to dimension.
Still have a few Crosman's though, a couple of bulk fill per-cartridge era pistols, a couple 150's, a 38T in a factory Holster that still has the Mcleods store price tag on it, and a couple Mk1's. Lots of interesting things to be learned, once you start to delve in to the histories and variations inside the runs of certain models...
Still have a few Crosman's though, a couple of bulk fill per-cartridge era pistols, a couple 150's, a 38T in a factory Holster that still has the Mcleods store price tag on it, and a couple Mk1's. Lots of interesting things to be learned, once you start to delve in to the histories and variations inside the runs of certain models...
Back in the late 50's or early 60's my father had a bolt action single shot Crossman .22 CO2 pistol. He altered the spring and or "hammer" for greater velocity and worked the trigger for a light pull. I don't know what velocity it was but it had a lot of punch and the CO2 cartridges did not last as long.
To c o c k it you pulled back on a rear piece... one click for a lighter velocity, two clicks back for the most powerful shot.
To c o c k it you pulled back on a rear piece... one click for a lighter velocity, two clicks back for the most powerful shot.
My cousin had a single action crosman. I was jealous. Was very cool to a kid. - dan
Thanks for the blast. 1967 was the year a 14yr old me bought a brand new 760 to replace the Daisy 1894 that I wore out in 4 years of use. I still have and use the 760. I replaced the seals about a decade ago and it shoots great.
The 760 was expensive when you figure that the single shot 22 I received in 1965 cost $17.75, and the CIL 402 12 ga I purchased in '68 cost me $29.
I still use my 22 38T (pre-transfer bar) from the same era. I like the Crosmans from that decade.
The 760 was expensive when you figure that the single shot 22 I received in 1965 cost $17.75, and the CIL 402 12 ga I purchased in '68 cost me $29.
I still use my 22 38T (pre-transfer bar) from the same era. I like the Crosmans from that decade.
Learn your way around the catalogs of the Bearing and Seals houses out there (eg: BC Bearing). Most of the seals are pretty basic off the shelf o-rings, a few copper seals, and a few custom seals that a fella with a small metal lathe can cut from solid stock of the correct materials.
Still have mine downstairs somewhere.
The assembly plant in Dunnville Ont was less than 30 mins down the road.
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My FIL gave me his.
I had absolutely no clue that assembly plant was in Dunnville Ont. I go there for brunches and dinners every week. Only a 30 minute drive for me too. Lots of pleasant memories with those old pistols. Still have a few. A great down the memory lane post for many of us CO2gaznuts.
A friend of mine actually worked at that plant for a while when he was young (probably in the late 60's to early 70's).
I got into airguns heavy in 1980 when I was 10. First were the 760's, then a 1322 and a 2200. Plugging bleed valves was a hobby, and 50 pumps later getting a BB through one side of a 30 cal ammo can in my bedroom. Many rabbits, squirrels, gophers, rats, skunks and other critters fell to various .22 cal pellets.
About 15 years ago, I got bit by the bug again and started collecting a bunch, and doing mods for accuracy and such. Some of the ones I have that I recall from my youth, that my friends Dad had. I've got two .22 cal 38 T's, a lefty Mk1 .22 cal as well as some current 2240's, 357's, 1322's and such. But by far the coolest, are a pair of the 1968-70 1100 CO2 shotguns. When I bought them about 10 years ago, I found a guy in ND that was reproducing the shells for them and I bought a few thousand of those. I used to walk around my property and flip strategically laid out pieces of wood and tin, and go to town on the mice. I've got 8 cats now, and they do a great job of keeping them in check now.
About 15 years ago, I got bit by the bug again and started collecting a bunch, and doing mods for accuracy and such. Some of the ones I have that I recall from my youth, that my friends Dad had. I've got two .22 cal 38 T's, a lefty Mk1 .22 cal as well as some current 2240's, 357's, 1322's and such. But by far the coolest, are a pair of the 1968-70 1100 CO2 shotguns. When I bought them about 10 years ago, I found a guy in ND that was reproducing the shells for them and I bought a few thousand of those. I used to walk around my property and flip strategically laid out pieces of wood and tin, and go to town on the mice. I've got 8 cats now, and they do a great job of keeping them in check now.
