Friday, August 25, 2017
1 Crosman 1377 Carbine, 4 Targets, 4 Different Pellets
CAUTION: Airguns are Not Toys and must be handled with Extreme Caution and Safety at All Times. Handle any Airgun as if it were loaded. Always keep it pointed down range or away from any people. Read all directions and cautions before handling. Adult Supervision is strongly advised. Make sure your back stop is adequate to stop any stray rounds or flyers. Never shoot at a hard surface as your bb or pellet may ricochet and strike someone or something unintentionally.
Today I will be shooting four very different pellets at 3 inch splatter targets. 5 shots each using my Crosman 1377 Carbine at 8 yards.
I took 5 shots at each target in a standing position partial rest. This time I did stabilize my shooting table before starting.
ABOVE: Target No 1 Five shots using the .177 Crosman Premier Hollow Point Lead Hunting Pellets 7.9 gr. I was not at all surprised with the results. For some reason this carbine does not like this particular hollow point. I took extra care to shoot my best, but the result was the same.
ABOVE:Target No 2 (On center) Pellet RWS Diabolo Basic 7.0 gr. I wasn't expecting these to work this well. This 1.77 wadcutter works pretty well with my 1377 American Classic. This is good news. They did not work well in the last airgun I tried them in.
ABOVE: Target No 3 Crosman Lead Premium Grade Pointed Hunting pellets 7.4 gr Not surprised at all. I have always had good results with these pellets shooting my Crosman 1377 as well as the old Crosman Model 66 C rifle. It is true, Crosman Airguns like Crosman Pellets. This is about as good a group as I ever shoot. I have used these pellets in the past on small rodents and some birds with great success. Hey sometimes you have to protect the garden.
Above: Target No 4 The JSB Match EXACT RS--DIABOLO 7.33 gr. I expected these might do well, as they are somewhat similar in shape (skirt) to the Crosman Hunting Pellets. Other than my one bad shot, these grouped the tightest today. I knew the one shot was bad as soon as I squeezed the trigger. I'm sure you know that feeling. So judging by the other 4 shots, I think we have another winner! I can't wait to use these pellets again, and see if I can't match or better this result.
I would like to say first I don't know the folks who make these fine targets. And I don't get them for free or anything like that. I would however like to recommend these Splatterburst Targets 100%. Both the Splatterburst Silhouette Targets and the Splatterburst Spot targets. I have found these targets make it easy to make windage and elevation adjustments "on the fly". No more walking back and forth to see where I am hitting the targets. They have made my garage airgun range even more fun than it already was. And by the way, They are Made in the USA.
Until Next Time Have Fun but Shoot Safe. Only Fools Ignore the Rules. I'm out, Hugh
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
CALDWELL PISTOLERO PISTOL REST REVIEW
Hello and Welcome,
CAUTION: Airguns are Not Toys and must be handled with Extreme Caution and Safety at All Times. Handle any Airgun as if it were loaded. Always keep it pointed down range or away from any people. Read all directions and cautions before handling. Adult Supervision is strongly advised. Make sure your back stop is adequate to stop any stray rounds or flyers. Never shoot at a hard surface as your bb or pellet may ricochet and strike someone or something unintentionally.
ABOVE: The Caldwell Pistolero Pistol Rest. Price $24.95 including shipping. The first thing you will notice is it is made of plastic.
Being made of plastic the rest is lightweight. It doesn't have a rock solid feel when you rest your pistol on it. If they made the bottom a hollow compartment so you could fill it with sand or pea gravel that would be a huge improvement. I did get comfortable with the rest after using it a few times. Hey, we are talking about 25 bucks here. I didn't expect perfection.
The butt rest adjusts forward and backwards fairly easily. The top of the butt rest is a rubber piece that keeps the butt from sliding around too easily. The rest slides along two channels and has a tab that is pushed into the selected groove. This can be a little finicky. But once you get the tab inserted it works pretty well.
The cradle or barrel rest is height adjustable. The cradle also has a soft rubber insert that prevents the barrel from sliding around easily. And it protects the barrel from damage. Now as I said before, the pistol rest is all plastic. So the cradle isn't going to feel rock solid either. Once you get it adjusted to the desired height you can lock it in using the threaded bolt on the side. You only want to tighten the bolt a little. Too much pressure and the cradle post will move. You will see this looking through the dot sight or scope when locking the post into place. Again this is a 25.00 rest, So I'm not complaining. The description says it adjusts to fit almost any pistol. So lets try a few and see.
Above; Here is my Beretta PX4 Co2 Pistol which is considerably smaller than the Crosman 2240 . It seems to fit the in the Pistolero rest pretty well. Lets try a few more.
Above: Here we have the Colt Defender Co2 bb pistol. The Colt Defender is a fairly small pistol. So I am impressed. I wish I had a revolver handy but I don't. So lets try something even smaller.
Above: My TAURUS TCP PT 738 .380 ACP. Even with the extended grip (magazine) this is a really small "pocket pistol". If it were a BB or Pellet pistol, this might work ok. But I don't think the muzzle flash would do the Pistolero rest any good. But this does show just how adjustable the Caldwell Pistolero Pistol Rest is.Now I'll try to show you some results.
Left: This is about as good as can I shoot my 2240 standing in a semi rest position. I am using an old throw pillow on top of a stool which is on top of a table. LTMS Sounds like a bloody circus act. But it is more stable than it sounds.(but not much) Distance about 8 yards. My air gun range is set up in my garage. I shoot across the front of the Garage. There is an 8 ft door and a 16 ft door with a two foot pier in between. And about 2 foot on each end. The lighting is fair to poor, But I am working on that. Soon I will have to put away the Co2 pistols until spring. But the pumpers and break barrel rifle will be fine in the colder months. Also I can take my "other firearms" to the indoor range during the winter months. I like to shoot at Peacemakers Indoor Range in Howell MI. Very modern set up and very professional folks running the place as well. I haven't been in a while I hope they are still there.
Today I cleaned and tightened up the 2240. Using the Caldwell Rest, I took 3 shots, then adjusted my BSA dot sight right about 4 clicks. After that I just hammered the kill zone on this silhouette target. I took my time, as it is a single shot bolt action pistol. I did use the rest once before just to get the feel for it. It wouldn't have been fair to review it using it for the first time. In closing I would say the Caldwell Pistolero Pistol Rest did help me shoot better. My vision is 20/40 so I never use open sights. But considering my situation I think I am shooting pretty well. As I heard someone say recently on Youtube, "I'm not tournament good, I'm combat good".
I would like to say two more things before I finish up. First, This is a Pistol Rest Not a Work Stand. If you use it for a work stand it probably won't end well. Also I think (for the price) I would say the Caldwell Pistolero Pistol Rest a good investment.
Until Next Time, Have Fun but Shoot Safe. I'm out. Hugh
CAUTION: Airguns are Not Toys and must be handled with Extreme Caution and Safety at All Times. Handle any Airgun as if it were loaded. Always keep it pointed down range or away from any people. Read all directions and cautions before handling. Adult Supervision is strongly advised. Make sure your back stop is adequate to stop any stray rounds or flyers. Never shoot at a hard surface as your bb or pellet may ricochet and strike someone or something unintentionally.
Being made of plastic the rest is lightweight. It doesn't have a rock solid feel when you rest your pistol on it. If they made the bottom a hollow compartment so you could fill it with sand or pea gravel that would be a huge improvement. I did get comfortable with the rest after using it a few times. Hey, we are talking about 25 bucks here. I didn't expect perfection.
Left: This is about as good as can I shoot my 2240 standing in a semi rest position. I am using an old throw pillow on top of a stool which is on top of a table. LTMS Sounds like a bloody circus act. But it is more stable than it sounds.(but not much) Distance about 8 yards. My air gun range is set up in my garage. I shoot across the front of the Garage. There is an 8 ft door and a 16 ft door with a two foot pier in between. And about 2 foot on each end. The lighting is fair to poor, But I am working on that. Soon I will have to put away the Co2 pistols until spring. But the pumpers and break barrel rifle will be fine in the colder months. Also I can take my "other firearms" to the indoor range during the winter months. I like to shoot at Peacemakers Indoor Range in Howell MI. Very modern set up and very professional folks running the place as well. I haven't been in a while I hope they are still there.
Today I cleaned and tightened up the 2240. Using the Caldwell Rest, I took 3 shots, then adjusted my BSA dot sight right about 4 clicks. After that I just hammered the kill zone on this silhouette target. I took my time, as it is a single shot bolt action pistol. I did use the rest once before just to get the feel for it. It wouldn't have been fair to review it using it for the first time. In closing I would say the Caldwell Pistolero Pistol Rest did help me shoot better. My vision is 20/40 so I never use open sights. But considering my situation I think I am shooting pretty well. As I heard someone say recently on Youtube, "I'm not tournament good, I'm combat good".
Until Next Time, Have Fun but Shoot Safe. I'm out. Hugh
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
The never ending Evolution of my Crosman 1377 American Classic Pistol
Hello and Welcome
CAUTION: Airguns are Not Toys and must be handled with Extreme Caution and Safety at All Times. Handle any Airgun as if it were loaded. Always keep it pointed down range or away from any people. Read all directions and cautions before handling. Adult Supervision is strongly advised. Make sure your back stop is adequate to stop any stray rounds or flyers. Never shoot at a hard surface as your bb or pellet may ricochet and strike someone or something unintentionally.
Above: The Crosman 1377 American Classic as it comes from the factory. There is nothing wrong with the stock 1377.A.C. It has good power right out of the box (around 600 fps) and is pretty accurate as well. Very capable of taking care of any small rodents or birds that may be raiding your garden.
The very first change I made to my 1377 was to add a carbine stock. This made it much easier for me to keep the pistol on target. Which after installing it immediately made my groups noticeably tighter. At this point I started searching google for images of modified 1377's. I did some research and learned that in order to successfully mount decent optics in the future (scopes ,dot sights etc) a steel breach with a machined dove tail mount is the best option. Being on a budget my first electronic dot sight cost about 10.00 US. Actually i think it was a little less than that. I think we already had the basic cleaning kit we used to clean our Crosman 760 pump pellet / b.b. rifle, which we still use for pest control. The steel breech upgrade also makes a better sturdier mounting point for a longer barrel than the original plastic breech ever could.
After being inspired by other modified 1377s I had seen online I decided to install a longer rifled barrel and a beefier black fore grip / pump lever handle. And I went through a couple muzzle guards before deciding on the one shown. It made sense to do the barrel and fore grip at the same time. No sense in taking the pistol apart twice if you don't have to. The scope shown was borrowed off my Ruger AirHawk brake barrel rifle.
The the Crosman 1377 eventually got it's own scope. I didn't want a full size (or longer) scope. I only use this for backyard pest control and short range target shooting and plinking. I wanted the carbine to have a tactical look as well. This is also why I kept everything black.
The scope I chose is the NcStar Model#SC430B P4 Sniper. (about 20.00 US) I was shooting in the "garage air pistol range" today with it, and in low light it is really tricky to load. Now I am seeing the down side of the shorter scope. I will try to reposition the scope forward a bit and hopefully that will help. If not I think this scope might work out well with a Co2 pistol project I have in mind.
Above : Just to see how they would fly I look two shots with the RWS Diabolo Basic 7gr pellets. Then 4 or 5 shots with the Crosman Pointed Premium Grade Lead Hunting pellets, which weigh in at abou 7.50 gr (I am guessing). Anyway what they say is true "Crosman air guns shoot well with Crosman pellets" As you can see I was more accurate shooting the Crosman pellets. And the group was noticeably tighter. The RWS pellets sure make a nice hole though, looks like a .22 cal. hole. For reference, that is 3 inch RangeMaxx spot target.
<~ LEFT: Once I decided on the Crosman Lead Pointed Hunting Pellets I decided to do a little silhouette shooting. Ok, this is going to sound like an excuse. But at least 1 of those low shots was a bad pellet. With Crosman lead pellets (or any brand) you really want to take a quick look at each pellet before you load it. One of the pellets that didn't want to chamber ended up hitting low. The other low shot, well that one was probably just me. It was hot in the garage range so I didn't shoot long. I did also shoot my Beretta PX4 Storm Recon, Not all that accurate but a blast to shoot. I was shooting baseball size groups with the Beretta. And that's acceptable to me, as it is a (replica) close combat weapon. And I wasn't taking my time. I like to practice rapid fire shooting from time to time. Something they do not condone at the indoor pistol range. They like a minimum 3 count between shots. Another advantage to shooting air pistols at my home air gun range.
Above: My Beretta PX4 Storm Recon. The Beretta has the blowback action which is nice for teaching purposes. The RECON version came with a Tri or Quad Rail and I had all kinds of cool stuff attached to it...LOL. It looked really cool but was a pain in the ass to shoot. So now I just have the little laser and the Faux silencer.
Until Next Time, Have Fun but Shoot Safe, I'm out, Hugh
Hello and Welcome
CAUTION: Airguns are Not Toys and must be handled with Extreme Caution and Safety at All Times. Handle any Airgun as if it were loaded. Always keep it pointed down range or away from any people. Read all directions and cautions before handling. Adult Supervision is strongly advised. Make sure your back stop is adequate to stop any stray rounds or flyers. Never shoot at a hard surface as your bb or pellet may ricochet and strike someone or something unintentionally.
Above: The Crosman 1377 American Classic as it comes from the factory. There is nothing wrong with the stock 1377.A.C. It has good power right out of the box (around 600 fps) and is pretty accurate as well. Very capable of taking care of any small rodents or birds that may be raiding your garden.
The very first change I made to my 1377 was to add a carbine stock. This made it much easier for me to keep the pistol on target. Which after installing it immediately made my groups noticeably tighter. At this point I started searching google for images of modified 1377's. I did some research and learned that in order to successfully mount decent optics in the future (scopes ,dot sights etc) a steel breach with a machined dove tail mount is the best option. Being on a budget my first electronic dot sight cost about 10.00 US. Actually i think it was a little less than that. I think we already had the basic cleaning kit we used to clean our Crosman 760 pump pellet / b.b. rifle, which we still use for pest control. The steel breech upgrade also makes a better sturdier mounting point for a longer barrel than the original plastic breech ever could.
The the Crosman 1377 eventually got it's own scope. I didn't want a full size (or longer) scope. I only use this for backyard pest control and short range target shooting and plinking. I wanted the carbine to have a tactical look as well. This is also why I kept everything black.
The scope I chose is the NcStar Model#SC430B P4 Sniper. (about 20.00 US) I was shooting in the "garage air pistol range" today with it, and in low light it is really tricky to load. Now I am seeing the down side of the shorter scope. I will try to reposition the scope forward a bit and hopefully that will help. If not I think this scope might work out well with a Co2 pistol project I have in mind.
Above : Just to see how they would fly I look two shots with the RWS Diabolo Basic 7gr pellets. Then 4 or 5 shots with the Crosman Pointed Premium Grade Lead Hunting pellets, which weigh in at abou 7.50 gr (I am guessing). Anyway what they say is true "Crosman air guns shoot well with Crosman pellets" As you can see I was more accurate shooting the Crosman pellets. And the group was noticeably tighter. The RWS pellets sure make a nice hole though, looks like a .22 cal. hole. For reference, that is 3 inch RangeMaxx spot target.
<~ LEFT: Once I decided on the Crosman Lead Pointed Hunting Pellets I decided to do a little silhouette shooting. Ok, this is going to sound like an excuse. But at least 1 of those low shots was a bad pellet. With Crosman lead pellets (or any brand) you really want to take a quick look at each pellet before you load it. One of the pellets that didn't want to chamber ended up hitting low. The other low shot, well that one was probably just me. It was hot in the garage range so I didn't shoot long. I did also shoot my Beretta PX4 Storm Recon, Not all that accurate but a blast to shoot. I was shooting baseball size groups with the Beretta. And that's acceptable to me, as it is a (replica) close combat weapon. And I wasn't taking my time. I like to practice rapid fire shooting from time to time. Something they do not condone at the indoor pistol range. They like a minimum 3 count between shots. Another advantage to shooting air pistols at my home air gun range.
Above: My Beretta PX4 Storm Recon. The Beretta has the blowback action which is nice for teaching purposes. The RECON version came with a Tri or Quad Rail and I had all kinds of cool stuff attached to it...LOL. It looked really cool but was a pain in the ass to shoot. So now I just have the little laser and the Faux silencer.
Until Next Time, Have Fun but Shoot Safe, I'm out, Hugh
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