The ULTIMATE pellet rifle..

[JohnGl]

Ok ok.. so here’s the thing. Air guns, pellet rifles in general have been around for many years.. why am I unable to find a choice or line of all metal chassis(stock) for popular names like, crosman, etc. I mean let’s be honest they make wood and metal ones and plastic/metal rifles that last years!

When it comes to precision shooting(pal rated) you can easily find aftermarket all metal chassis’s for various rifles.. take the rem 700 for example. Cadex offers a line of various stock systems to replace a basic, plastic stock that a rem 700 comes on.


You see, I’m looking to build a nice pellet rifle. Scope... action.. and everything else is good to go..... but what about stock/ chassis options?

WHERE do I find a all metal chassis/stock for pellet rifles?









Thanks for reading

 

[KDX]

Aeron makes metal chassis for air rifles. Don't know which brands they fit though.

 

[trevj]

Likely you can't find them, because they just would not sell in numbers to justify anyone other than a DIY type building a one-of, as a hobby.

Crosman is pretty low end, in the scheme of things. Even so, they have a huge variety of shapes and sizes, as well as an ever changing line of rebranded imports that they stick the name one.

Compare that to there being millions of Rem 700's, millions more clones and variations on the same basic shape, and even at that, there are a limited selection to choose from for chassis systems.

Even among the 'quality' Airguns, of which there are a great many that will cost you far more than a custom Remington, you are doing well if you find any selection in aftermarket stocks.

You pretty much are going to have to make your own if you want that sort of a build.

 

[sillymike]

It's all about $$
- The typical Crossman buyer is not looking to spend much money
- A aluminum chassis would likely cost 3x the price of the rifle

 

[OkayShooter]

Well considering the alum stock for a Benjamin Marauder is 350-500 USD.. Not many go with alum stocks. Will it make it shoot any better? Probably not. Considering all the true precision accuracy air rifles, are all wood stocks.

Also Crosman isn't know for precision. Esp in their break barrel, and only the Co2 Challenger 2000 was their economical target rifle.

 

[sillymike]

Not quite...

Steyr LG110

Anschutz 9015

Feinwerkbau 800X

Walther LG400

Tesro RS 100

 

[trevj]

Not quite...

Steyr LG110

Anschutz 9015

Feinwerkbau 800X

Walther LG400

Tesro RS 100

A couple things.

First, he was looking for a chassis to put on a cheap Crosman. Sorta like putting 20 grand worth of mags on a beater Mazda rust bucket.

Second, and likely my main point, do you figure, even at those price levels, there is any realistic expectation that there will ever be any aftermarket stock systems available, or will you be forever stuck with the factory stock at that level too? I strongly suspect the latter, as the day of being able to mix and match parts together across different manufacturers, is pretty much done and gone.

Thirdly, thems some pretty fine Airguns! Lol! I would have to shoot a WHOLE lot better, to justify owning one of them. Never would I ever be able to claim I missed because the gun wasn't accurate!

 

[KDX]

Maybe the OP should just look at an Impact if he wants a metal rifle.

 

[sillymike]

A couple things.

First, he was looking for a chassis to put on a cheap Crosman. Sorta like putting 20 grand worth of mags on a beater Mazda rust bucket.

Second, and likely my main point, do you figure, even at those price levels, there is any realistic expectation that there will ever be any aftermarket stock systems available, or will you be forever stuck with the factory stock at that level too? I strongly suspect the latter, as the day of being able to mix and match parts together across different manufacturers, is pretty much done and gone.

Thirdly, thems some pretty fine Airguns! Lol! I would have to shoot a WHOLE lot better, to justify owning one of them. Never would I ever be able to claim I missed because the gun wasn't accurate!

1st - See it all the time, but on Honda Civic or old Subaru Impreza
2nd - You're correct, not many (if any) other option. But you'll often see different grips/but hooks/cheek piece/hamster
3rd - Go for it. What's the worst that can happen... that you get hooked

 

[KDX]

Don't know if this one is Canada legal yet or not.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Buy a complete air rifle, a high quality one, in either pcp or break barrel, with the type of stock you desire. All the best air rifles are sold that way, in a chassis that you don't need to upgrade. The low end, consumer priced air rifles aren't worth upgrading in all likelihood. Most the air rifles you can buy at Cabelas, Canadian Tire, Walmart, etc, are just not worth upgrading with a new stock. For the best, think European. Expect to pay a lot more for an air rifle than a powder burner. They have more moving parts, and are also produced in lower numbers.

Take a look at a place like Airgun Source Canada for examples of quality air rifles like FX, Daystate, Air Arms.

 

[trevj]

1st - See it all the time, but on Honda Civic or old Subaru Impreza
2nd - You're correct, not many (if any) other option. But you'll often see different grips/but hooks/cheek piece/hamster
3rd - Go for it. What's the worst that can happen... that you get hooked

Went down that road with a Pardini air pistol. Quite capable of stacking pellet after pellet in the same hole, so no excuses at all for a miss, it was all on me!

But it went down the road to a fella that was going to use it for it's intended purpose, rather than sniping grasshoppers in the driveway off the porch. Fun as that was...

Sort like Cooeys. Seen lots of them hot-rodded up, but never have seen any of the hot rod parts for them available for sale.

There is some aftermarket support for some of the Crosman guns, mainly in the form of hot-rod valves, a few guys offering big-bore kits, and the like, but stuff like chassis kits? Nope.
If a fella wants, a fellas gotta make.