Alexander Garay you are welcome, thanks for watching and good luck.

the Skenco's are a harder pellet so they penetrate much better. i will get some ofthe RWS to try those for a bit, have you done any mods to the valve and piston or the breech bolt probe?

shootemfulloholes Nope, not yet. I just got the gun a week ago and have been watching vids and doing minor mods of my own to stiffen up the barrel. I want a piston and valve kit which I can get for $35 so I will buy it rather than make it cause it looks hard. Lol. As for the bolt probe I want to do that one and it looks quite easy. Not and extended bolt though. I want to just shave the bolt for a smaller diameter and better airflow. Less restriction. Those Skenko's ricochet like a S.O.B. eh? Lol. Watch yourself.

Well. I did the bolt probe mod cause it was easy and free. Took it down to half it's original diameter which is what the guy on KZfaq recommended (not to make it too thin or it would not retain it's durability) and so far I'm impressed. It does create less restriction and allows more air to get behind the pellet. I did this by making a "poor man's lathe" by putting the bolt into my drill, laying the drill on it's side, setting drill trigger in the "locked on" position and spinning at slow to medium speed (handsfree! so I can hold the drill in place) and held the file against the bolt probe till I got enough material ground off. Nice and even all the way around! Much better than filing by hand and neater. Finished it off with some fine sandpaper. Worked beautifully! I must have some decent gains because pellets that were not quite making it through both sides of an Allens Apple Juice can the last time (stock) are punching holes clean through it at the same distance now. So, the guy was right, no need for an extended bolt probe. One ricocheted so hard it came back and almost hit me! Lol! Also tried more than 10 pumps as you said and you are right, you do get more speed and impact. It seems like 13 -14 pumps is the ideal however. at 15 it does not seem to get any better, actually worse. I've heard that before about crosman's that 13 is the magic number and it seems to be true. Maybe it's dumping pumps at 15, I dunno. Thank's again for the suggestion, cause those extra 3-4 pumps do make a huge difference!. Now I want the BIG upgrade. Hehehe. The piston and valve upgrade. I'm hooked. Lol! I heard this too, that it's an addiction. Not a bad little gun this 2289G. Oh, and I also did the felt mod. Wow, that makes pumping much quieter!

awesome, now with the same drill technique( probe in drill and a pair of pliers holding the bit) you can use a very small drill bit and drill a hole in the center of the probe make sure the bit is small enough to leave enough material on the probe for the the rubber o ring and try to do your best to make it dead center about a 1/4 inch deep then put a piece of wire in the drill and file the diameter down so you can press fit it in to the hole you made in the center of the probe, after it is press fitted cut it down slowly with a pair of wire cutters, measure carefully u do not want it too short it needs to push the pellet skirt past the transfer port then carefully sand sharp edges smooth and now you have an elongated bolt probe this should give u more fps!! if it all goes down the drain, u can buy one ready made from Mellonair!! if you have any question i would be glad to help with anything. these things are crazy addictive!!

MrBilld75 oh and sorry i forgot to mention, u said that maybe no need for extended bolt probe, well now there is less metal taking up the space but the pellet is over the transfer port hole i am confident that you will have even more gain with the pellet being pushed past the transfer port hole with an extended probe. the trick of it all is to get the most gain with a standard of 10 pumps!!!

Thanks, its cool what you can do with things to make them more accurate and shoot more powerful!!

Van Calloway sorry missed your comment hope its not too late!! well most of the mods are easy the flat top piston is probably one of the more pricey ones, i personally think you should do all the other mods first to get the most out of the gun. also a longer barrel will give you a significant boost in fps.

Cool thanks for the comment, the 1740 has now been converted back to a 2240 but with a 18 inch barrel and a HI-PACK so I can use a hand pump to put pressure in it. The hex screws I got from an ACE hardware store.

Awesome thanks for the reply, where could I get a HI-PAC kit? The website I've been getting links to seems to be dead. :(

Hawkeye Peirce sorry took a while for me to get back to you. mmm i typed HI-PACK for Crosman and as far as i know there is only one site that sells them the original maker.

It is called sniper it has mildot and it is compact got it off ebay for under $50

desafortunadamente solo esta en ingles amigo.

ok muchas gracias tengo una pregunta amigo -- tengo ganas de comprar un crosman 1322 me puedes dar algún consejo y que ta su potencia ?

I'm sorry but I did not understand the question?

shootemfulloholes No question.... You said the .177 has more range...better for hunting... Given the same platform a .22 is going to have nearly double the energy and much greater energy retained.... The FASTER pellet has FAR less energy and even less downrange...do the math.. This is because of the AREA of the pellet being larger in .22 has more area to transfer energy too... The trajectory will be flatter for .177 through it's range but will have half the energy and much less effective range than a .22 given the same platform or gun...

Well its a bit of a dilemma, using a 10g pellet in 177 or a 14g pellet in 22 and yes typically the 22 demonstrates better energy retention at a longer range but also slower velocity and less penetration due to the size of the pellet and in my opinion the drop chart is excessive past 30 yards so between the two calibers shooting upto 30y I personally like the 177 for the model 2240. But if I put on a longer barrel, a stock and a scope well now we have a very nice set up for the 22 caliber and much better velocity and penetration from the longer barrel. That's what makes it fun we can all build one the way we like it!!!

shootemfulloholes Well now that's a heavy .177 vs a standard .22 ... The velocity will be much lower than a standard .177 .. Given a standard 8g vs 14g pellets in .177 vs .22 there will be about a 15% increase in velocity for almost a 50% loss in energy... If you want better penetration with the .22 which will have more energy then I'd suggest using a pointed hunting pellet... I bet it will give you better penetration in any case vs the .177

Trondyne The real issue to me is that the larger pellet will always be more efficient....because of energy transfer area... Other things like weight can be adjusted by choice of pellet.. I personally have no use for .177s ... The only benefit I can see for me would be more shots for a PCP....vs larger pellets...