Crosman-Articles
How To Videos
Below are a selection of how to videos. Much credit and thanks to David "Peasngravy" Thompson for these excellent guides:
How to strip down a Crosman 2240 (Same principle for 2250 models)
How to Tune a 2240/50 series Trigger
How to Replace a 2240/2250 Valve Seal
How to remove Anti-Tamper Stock Screws on a 2250
How to Pin a 22xx Series Valve Part 1
How to Pin a 22xx Series Valve Part 2
1701P Silhouette
1701P Silhouette PCP:
Standard LW 10.1" Barrel
Standard 2 Stage Grip frame
Vernon Austin Red Laminate Grips
Don Cothran Stainless Safety Bar
DROID stainless rebolt kit (I sell these)
Posting Guns UK
Though some specialist carriers may also ship airguns the main allowed methods for domestic posting of sporting airguns within the UK are listed below:
Parcelforce 48 - But NOT Parcelforce 24, maximum insurance is £100. Can be shipped at a Post Office or Parcelforce Depot.
Royal Mail - All services allow the shipment of sporting airguns and airgun parts. First Class, Second Class or Special Delivery are all allowed. Note some Post Office staff may have a problem if you say you are shipping a gun, they may in error deem the gun as a prohibited weapon and not a sporting gun. You can argue your case with the manager but be prepared for a scared look on the face of some staff when you tell them you are posting a gun.
None of the above seem to allow pressure vessels so PCP guns may or may not be allowed and are sent at senders own risk. Very important CO2 CARTS MUST NOT be shipped via any of the above. If you ship a gun with CO2 carts inserted there is a good chance the gun will be sent to the Royal Mail Belfast Office, tested and destroyed.
References:
Royal Mail Rules - See weapons section on prohibited items. Low powered airguns are allowed.
Parcelforce Rules - See Arms and Ammunition section allowing low powered air weapons.
Sam Tussing Gun
Retro Tussing 2240:
Sam Tussing brass breech, one of the very first, if not the first aftermarket breeches ever made for the 2240.
Eric Munson holly grips.
Custom made brass trigger unknown maker.
Early GMAC Front and rear caps and safety.
T R Robb SS bolt handle.
Transfer Port
The transfer port (35) is the interface between the valve and the barrel on the 22xx series guns. It can be a restrictive item in the flow of CO2 and by changing this for a larger or smaller bore version you can increase or decrease the power.
Standard transfer port sizes in the UK are 2.8mm for the 2240 pistol and 3.6mm for the 2250 and 2260 rifle series.
The standard transfer port (35) sits in a rubber gasket (34) on top of the main tube, this gasket seals between the transfer port and valve. Note there is a short and long edge to the transfer port, the short edge goes in to the seal.
A good way to upgrade the transfer port in the UK is using a design by engineer John Small which does away with the need for the gasket with his design.
The bore on John's transfer ports can be in 4.2mm or 4.5mm and typically sell for around the £5 mark.
They can be purchased on eBay seller ID Josma20, just search eBay for Crosman Transfer Port.
