Crosman Drifter review, chrony & comparison.

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Жыл бұрын

Shooting test of the Drifter, chrono test and how it compares to a standard 1322 model.
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@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

Two stage adjustable trigger on my 2300S is so nice that it makes shooting very fun.

@salmont869 Жыл бұрын

Sweet your right on point.! Nice shooting. Yeah I also love this airguns very accurate no doubt.

@back_roadsairgunning2200 Жыл бұрын

I just did a 1322 simple build, so shorter barrel, but used Buck Rail, the build is on the GTA. Sweet short range small game takers for sure.

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

I add a white paint dot on all my front iron sights.

@That1E_K1129 Жыл бұрын

If you take the trigger and sear mechanism apart and wet sand it lightly and buff it, I used one of my wife nails buffers (worked a treat) and the hammer also it helps the trigger pull and smoothness TREMENDOUSLY! If you haven't done it already give it a try.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great rainy day project!👍

@drunkdude69 3 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you about the front sight. The obnoxious Green Dot had to go on mine, too, because I wanted this one to be an iron sights setup for quick hunting. I had a hard time finding a simple fin front sight, so I took one off another Crosman (2240). Then I built that 2240 into a longer-barrel rifle thing, with a scope. Then I replaced all the trigger springs on those two, as well as my OG original 1377, for about a 2lb or less trigger pull on all three. I had to experiment with multiple springs from a local industrial outlet (McM), after I mic'ed the original springs for diameters and spring rates. I found... THE spring. Soon after I got my Drifter set up and sighted in, I heard my dogs yelping. I knew it was a skunk. I brought the dogs in and went out to chase the critter away, and I had grabbed my new Drifter for the encounter. That little bastage squared off on me! i walked him/her to the edge of the gate, then gave it one last chance. One shot. I hit it like you'd hit a deer, just behind the shoulder blade. Off hand, and it went down. After a few moments, it got up, limped to the nearest drain, and then died and stunk in there.

@airgunsofalaska 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know how you improved the trigger. I’ve not messed around with mine yet but now I know that changing out springs can help. I bought a small box of coil springs at Home Depot last year. I’ll have to see if any could work. I bought my old style front sight off eBay. It wasn’t too expensive which I liked. I don’t understand why they put the stupid fiber optic sights on most airguns anymore? Good to hear I’m not the only one who doesn’t care for them. We don’t have skunks 🦨 up here. 😀

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

I have a few Beeman leather pouches for outdoor shooting.

@stanjenkins6039 5 ай бұрын

I put a red dot scope on mine. It doesn't get in the way & improved the accuracy dramatically. Great little gun!!!

@airgunsofalaska 5 ай бұрын

A red dot would be really nice on it for sure. I just don’t want to deal with more batteries in the gizmos in my life.

@marcnissen578 Жыл бұрын

It’s the 362 younger brother,I’ve got 2 of the 2289 and 2 of the 362 they both are extremely accurate and well worth the money

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I really like both guns!

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

I can put a pellet over pellet on splatter targets indoors at 60 feet.

@jeremyblackwater439 Жыл бұрын

With the 2289 Drifter?

@dubon6372 4 ай бұрын

I have a modified 177 version of this gun, a wider transfer port with bushing, upgraded hammer spring, 3 pound trigger and buck rail suppression. It shots around 750 fps with 7.4 regular crosman premier (8 pumps) it makes me nervous to push this thing to 10 pumps, I did modifications that might exceed factory tolerances. I agree with you on heavy scopes on this gun, I have a red dot on it and I still hit 2 liter bottles at 75 yards and go through them , it is a big target but this is a pistol , with only a red dot. 1 pump goes through a shoe box both sides at 10 yards . for some reason the suppressor ads fps to the gun too,no idea how or why!. I have several gas ram rifles (no PCP yet) but my 1377 with stock is the one I use if I can only get 1 shot, I know I will hit it within 30 yards. I absolutely love this gun, even when I get my pcp rifles I will still love this guns, and I'm 41 years old.

@airgunsofalaska 4 ай бұрын

Dang, you created a really nice gun! All the modifications sound like they are working well together. 👍 I’ve got to do some drilling and filing to the mounting holes on a Baker aluminum breech I have so I can install it onto my Drifter.

@peterreece6547 3 ай бұрын

A thing some users of 1377/22 do is to find a used .22 rim fire shell then fit it to the top of the trigger spring (it is the right diameter for the spring to fit inside). So instead of the spring pressing on the lever the flat top of the .22 shell is in contact with the lever making a slightly smoother release. I have done this to my own 1377 and recently I acquired an old Crosman c02 rat catcher which I have taken apart and fitted the longer barrel and breach to my 1377 making the gun a .22 now with a 14.5” barrelThere is also an old Weaver scope fitted which makes it easier for my old eyes to see the target at 20 yards. Mind it is fun to use and reasonably accurate but for serious shooting my HW 80’s my BSA pcp’s are better.

@airgunsofalaska 3 ай бұрын

The .22LR case sounds like a great mod that’d be easy to do. Thanks for sharing! So far my favorite set up with the Drifter has been a low powered, long eye relief scope mounted on a steel breech. It makes for a fun gun to shoot. My Drifter is currently in pieces as I need to egg out the mounting holes on a Baker aluminum breech so I can get it to fit properly on the gun. It wasn’t machined to the same level of tolerances as the Crosman steel breeches I have. They just set right onto the guns and everything lines up perfectly.

@peterreece6547 3 ай бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska The scope I use on this Crosman is a Weaver Challenger C 4W. It is quite elderly I bought it second hand in the mid 1980’s the 4 denotes 4 times magnification the W refers to viewing optic as wide. While I had the gun dismantled I fitted new O ring seals as it wasn’t holding its charge. Not a difficult job but a bit fiddly for my eyes but more so because of my large hands. Further more I have found that this longer .22 barrel likes RWS Hobby’s and RWS Superdome’s on my back garden 20 yards range.

@airgunsofalaska 3 ай бұрын

@@peterreece6547 I’ll have to try out the Superdomes in mine when I get it back together. This was the first Crosman I’d ever replaced the breech on and I couldn’t believe how difficult of a job it was. Then to come and find it was all due to the mounting holes not being machined to the proper distance apart. So frustrating! I’ve since installed numerous Crosman steel breeches on multiple different guns with no issues. They plop right on easy peasy. I forgot to look at the title of this video before I replied so I don’t remember if it was my test of the stock gun or a later video with the aluminum breech?

@Patrick-xd8jv Жыл бұрын

For the screw in the breech catching pellets, melt a drip of candle wax in the hole

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

I use the standard stocks. I see them camouflage painted up. The mods are endless and I love red dots.

@yoitired 10 ай бұрын

I just clicked the buy button for the airTact but entered my credit card wrong so got a chance to reconsider😄I think the Drifter will be more of a game changer cus of being able to stuff it in a backpack for long hikes, now I'll have an airgun in places I haven't been able to bring one.

@airgunsofalaska 10 ай бұрын

I think fate is trying to tell you something. 😄 I’ve never looked at an AirTact in person so I know nothing about it besides reading the specs and description on their website. My suspicions are that a guy will give up quality, refinement and likely accuracy in exchange for power and price. My Hatsan model 95 is not a refined shooting gun. My Diana model 34 is. Not a fair comparison at the present time seeing how much the Diana has gone up in price but I’ve learned repeatedly that low priced break barrel guns are not particularly enjoyable to shoot for extended time periods. The scope the AirTact comes with is garbage, I’ve got one sitting in a box that came with my model 95. The Drifter is a fun gun to shoot, super easy to pump up and accurate at closer ranges. I think it is overpriced for what it is. Crosman should drop the accessory kit and sell the gun separately so the price can be reduced.

@yoitired 10 ай бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska I was meant to get hung up in the checkout and reconsider lol! My idea was to compare the cheap break barrels from the diff companies and pick my favorite. More fun than a barrel of monkeys right? Yeah getting another gun that's 98% the same as the others wouldn't make much difference I def made the right choice going for a dedicated hike/camp gun! And now that you mention it, for the money I should have known to get a Diana break barrel vs the Hatsan.

@airgunsofalaska 10 ай бұрын

@@yoitired I was looking and my Hatsan the other day and thinking about trying out a different scope mount and shooting it again. Then I remembered the vibration and recoil and how unpleasant it is to shoot. I then grabbed my 362 instead and started testing out some different pellets. 😀

@yoitired 10 ай бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska I know what you mean my break barrels can make me as sore as a box of ammo from a deer rifle it's kinda ridiculous!

@unitedstatesirie7431 3 ай бұрын

@@airgunsofalaskawould you like to know a better pellet gun oil to use for your Crosman airguns ?

@michaelwthalman 8 ай бұрын

Good for ruffed grouse in the trees. Especially if you get a TKO supressor...

@marcnissen578 Жыл бұрын

You can drill the holes out on the stock and use the screws for the pistol grips and make it a lot more solid cause I’ve found out over time the stock starts to rock back and forth and the pin that you use to remove the stock will pinch the shit out of your hand between your thumb and fore finger

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I ended up putting and older style black stock on. It was set up for the grip screws and those definitely helped to tighten things up. I agree, the original set up did rock back and forth.

@simplemann556 Жыл бұрын

I had a chance to shoot the 2289 at the gun range and @ 15 yards its very accurate 1/2" grouping and at 25 yards 2.5" groups. Not bad for irons sights and my eye sight is not what it use to be. I haven't chronograph it yet but I will soon.

@marcnissen578 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got 2 of them and they crony at 510 fps out of the box

@simplemann556 Жыл бұрын

@@marcnissen578 Yes I've chronograph the one I have I have gotten the same results (10 pumps).

@simplemann556 Жыл бұрын

I have the same gun, does yours have a partially drilled hole about center of the barrel??

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

Yes, it does and I’m not sure why?

@rokinrandy 6 ай бұрын

If your fiber optic is blocking the target adjust the elevation man . Target right on top of it. To each their own.

@airgunsofalaska 6 ай бұрын

I greatly dislike the size of the fiber optic front sight, that’s why I changed it out.

@bolivarozoria1125 Жыл бұрын

If u take a spring from a pen u can change it out and make the trigger lighter.

@pricelessppp Жыл бұрын

Is this stlye more accurate then my c02 version? Looking for a all weather plinker for when i don't like to deal witb a pcp or c02 or what ever.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure? I’ve never owned the CO2 version of this pistol but I believe those are quite accurate. If I was to guess I’d suspect the CO2 version might be a little more accurate as it doesn’t have a pump handle jostling the barrel and gun frame around with every shot. But, the velocity would be more consistent with the pumper. They are a great gun and the pump is very accurate. I’d not hesitate in recommending any of these style guns to a shooter.

@pricelessppp Жыл бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska True glad I got a 2240 a few years ago though I’m getting sick of having to buy Powerlits when I want to plink! 😂

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

@@pricelessppp I’m the same way. I just want to shoot without having to spend a bunch of money on CO2. Plus here in AK, I often shoot when it’s cool and raining and the powerlets don’t perform the best in those conditions.

@HELLEKSONART Жыл бұрын

get ya a TKO for it, you'll be happy ya did.

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

Must add on is the steel breech.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I’m in the process of installing an aluminum breech on the drifter but ran into some issues. Hopefully I’ll get those corrected in a couple days.

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska They are a little tricky if you need to use spacers so the pellet loads into the barrel without catching.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

@@johnnybbgunner2136 my issue is the holes in the aluminum breech are about a 1/2mm off compared to stock. They sent me a different rear screw and transfer port to use that’ll hopefully allow the breech to mount up correctly. The pellets catching on the breech screw is driving me crazy with the new steel breech on my 362. I believe the Gravmag I’ve got ordered comes with some washers to help alleviate that issue. I just installed a scope off one of my other guns onto the 362 today but need to sight it in.

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

I hope it works out and post a video of issue is fixed. It will help other shooters.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

@@johnnybbgunner2136 will do! The vendor was good about it but I’m still surprised that the holes were that far off. I had a heck of a time getting it mounted initially. Pretty frustrating and it ruined the threads on my stock sight screw. The Crosman steel breech lined up way better onto my 362. But the aluminum breech has a nicer bolt handle and functions more smoothly.

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

Oil is dieseling the first shot.

@johnkoozaata4048 Жыл бұрын

Bad dude

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

🤣

@syitiger9072 11 ай бұрын

Where is this in Alaska?

@airgunsofalaska 11 ай бұрын

I’m in Valdez.

@syitiger9072 11 ай бұрын

Nice looked familiar I was there about three weeks ago with my riding buddies from anchorage

@johnmckenna8989 Жыл бұрын

...If you could remove the fiber optic from the front sight it would leave you with a 'ring' sight.....You would probably like that...

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I’m liking both the look and function of the blade type front sight. I’be never shot anything with a ring type front sight.

@joemorton9217 4 күн бұрын

You kept saying “you can’t go wrong with these older guns!” But what is it?

@airgunsofalaska 3 күн бұрын

@@joemorton9217 I’m not sure I understand the question? This pattern of Crosman is well designed, accurate and reliable.

@joemorton9217 3 күн бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska my bad! I meant to ask what the model was of the older one you had. To be honest, I’m brand new to the pellet gun stuff. I had a couple as a kid, just bought my 8 year old a daisy red Ryder, and now my inner kid is coming out lol. I decided to get the drifter though 🙂. It’ll arrive tomorrow

@airgunsofalaska 3 күн бұрын

@@joemorton9217 the older model I showed is a 1322. They are still available and cost quite a bit less than a Drifter but come with the shorter barrel. They are the same pattern of gun and can be modified like crazy and they all perform well. It’s fun to get back into shooting airguns, I’ve read some guys say we are in a golden age of airguns with all the models that are currently available.

@shutterdug9935 Жыл бұрын

Your old gun looks tons better.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I agree! I’m not a fan of the fake carbon fiber. In a different video I changed the look of my Drifter to look way better. 😀

@shutterdug9935 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I used to have one of the old ones back in the day, but I got rid of it at some point. I found another old version in the attic of a property I bought recently. Unbelievably, she still shot like a champ. I tore her down and reblued the metal along with a little polishing on the trigger. I will keep this one. Thanks for the great review and your reply back.

@dennistate5953 4 ай бұрын

You can get smaller fiber front sights

@airgunsofalaska 4 ай бұрын

Interesting! I didn’t know that and have never looked into it before.

@Slackwise Жыл бұрын

CF likely stands for Carbon Fiber.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

That makes sense. And it’s not even real carbon fiber!

@zoiders Жыл бұрын

Or even carbon fibre.

@AbdullahAzrael 5 ай бұрын

Same gun just longer Barrel

@airgunsofalaska 5 ай бұрын

I installed a longer barrel on mine as well this past fall. I don’t care for it though as it’s too long. I’m going to change it back to stock condition this spring.

@doruilina Жыл бұрын

10:48 equivalent to dieseling

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I’d not thought about it in that manner. I was wanting to make sure the o-ring on the probe was lubed and sealing properly. Makes sense that a little extra oil could have mixed with the air but dieseling on a pneumatic isn’t something I’ve read about. I thought it was limited to piston type airguns?

@doruilina Жыл бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska nope îs The same thing

@TwinGunz Жыл бұрын

CF = Carbon Fiber

@powerplay4real174 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it hads faux carbon Fiber But it looks cool though 😊

@johnnybbgunner2136 Жыл бұрын

It will blow out your internal seals and is not recommended.

@truth409 Жыл бұрын

Broke breech seal mine was ruined

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

Dang! How quickly did that happen?

@truth409 Жыл бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska Immediately after taking off the barrel band and putting on a piccatinny rail......

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

@@truth409 that’s unfortunate

@Patrick-xd8jv Жыл бұрын

That’s a 5 minute fix

@marcquintin7855 Жыл бұрын

Did you just wasted a can of beer??

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

Heck no! Even if I was sponsored by Miller Lite I’d not waste a beer. It was and empty can full of water. If they gave me free cans of beers I’d let my friends and I drink them every weekend and collect all the empties.

@marcnissen578 Жыл бұрын

Yea it’s called alcohol abuse

@enriqueoliva6988 Жыл бұрын

The pattern on the stock looks ugly.

@airgunsofalaska Жыл бұрын

I agree, I’m not a fan of the fake carbon fiber look. I like the plain black stocks better.

@enriqueoliva6988 Жыл бұрын

@@airgunsofalaska Yes I collected all 3 generation of 1377 and 1322 one in each calibers.The first gen you cock the hammer by pulling a knob on the rear.The second gen is the 1322 you are showing in this video.The third gen has the same design front stock as your drifter but without the carbon fiber look in it.Oh I don't like the plastic optic sight either,for the same reason you don't like them.I thought I was the only one that didn't like them.