New here and new to airgun tuning

[Toolmaker]

Hello to all,

  I "grew up" shooting airguns and firearms. In my early 20's I got into Jeeps and motorcycles and got away from guns / hunting. Several weeks back I bought my son an airsoft gun and we spent some time shooting it in the back yard. This prompted me to dig out my old cummins tool chinese air rifle. I tried for a few days to get some kind of pattern out of that thing with no luck, but my interest in airguns was sparked. I looked online and couldn't believe the wealth of info I found on airguns. Wanting to get more into the sport, but not particularly liking my chinese rifle, and not having much $ to spend I ordered a refurb 1377c from pyramydair. It's much more accurate than the china gun or maybe it's just I'm more accurate with the 1377. I've had it for a couple of weeks now and I'm completely hooked! My wife thinks I've lost my mind, but I'm having a blast. So far I have deburred and polished the sear, made a sear spring guide / trigger stop, lighter sear spring, and delrin spacers for the sear and trigger. Here's a pic.








 Matt

[Dave1899]

Welcome to the Forum Matt...This is a great place to be

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[daved]

As you did, in which case you need to copy and paste the HTML code, NOT the Email and IM code that you used, or the IMG code, which is what you use to post pics on the Yellow Forum.  The advantage to using Photobucket is that you can insert pics anywhere in your post, rather than just adding them to the end.

And while I'm on the subject, if you can size your pics to be 800 pixels wide, they will fill the page nicely, but not require scrolling back and forth to see the picture.  You can do this with your own image editing software, in Photobucket, or by following the link at the top of the page in the Mall.  Later.

Dave

Almost forgot, Welcome aboard!

[longislandhunter]

Welcome to the GTA Matt,, nice to have you with us.  

If you've rediscovered your love for airguns then you've found the right place     GTA is filled with air gunners that are always willing to pass on whatever info they have.  

I'll be looking forward to your future posts.....

Jeff

[Toolmaker]

Thanks! Got that pic in there now.

[Big_Bill]

Welcome to the GTA Forums Matt !

GTA is the BEST AirGun Forum on the Internet !!!!!! And, It's A GREAT PLACE TO BE !!!!!!

You have made a fine start, and I really like what your doing to that fine 1377 !

The BLING can be endless, or as mild as you like ! I like to make the shoot-ability as good as I can !!! As for beauty, I find an functional, accurate gun to be as beautiful as I could want

Keep up the good work, there are many articles on upgrading your Crosman here. You decide just what YOU want for yours

I hope to see you and your projects here often !

Bill

[fatback]

Looking good Matt!! I like what you did on that 1377 trigger. keep up the good work and welcome to the GTA.

[gamo2hammerli]

A big welcome to the GTA forum and family.  Wow.....you're good with tools!!!!  You're new here.....but I'm sure alot of folks here can learn from you.  Great job on the 1377's trigger assembly.  Her firing is going to be smooth as silk.

[TCups]

Welcome, Matt.

What?!  No trigger shoe?  LOL.  Just wait until you see all the tweaking and tuning that can be done to a springer air rifle.  By the way, condolences and best wishes to the wife.

[Toolmaker]

TCups - 11/8/2009  2:46 PM

Welcome, Matt.

What?!  No trigger shoe?  LOL.  Just wait until you see all the tweaking and tuning that can be done to a springer air rifle.  By the way, condolences and best wishes to the wife.

  Stay "tuned", there's a lot more to come, I'm just gettin' started!

[dk1677]

Welcome to the forum Matt! Great guys here!

[Rontier]

Big Welcome-from TX ,

Now i'm doing a little Mod's too my 1377 c like added the stock & scope mounts But not happy with the mounts ! they just rap around the Barrel and that moves every time it's cocked.
I cut rubber boots to put under the mounts & that did a little better ? But can still move some?

Regards
Glade to have you'll here - you can teach us allot it looks like,just  form what I see here?
RonTX

[Toolmaker]

Rontier - 11/8/2009  7:48 PM
Now i'm doing a little Mod's too my 1377 c like added the stock & scope mounts But not happy with the mounts ! they just rap around the Barrel and that moves every time it's cocked.
I cut rubber boots to put under the mounts & that did a little better ? But can still move some?

 Sometimes you can tighten the breech screw under the bolt and that'll help keep the crosman mounts from moving. It takes a .050 hex key (allen wrench). Be careful though it's easy to strip that little bugger out.  In my opinion a steel breech is the best way to mount a scope but it's easy to spend as much or more on one of those as you gave for the gun in the first place. Good luck!

[Tdubya]

Welcome to the forum.  Lot's of good people here.  And more than ready to share their knowledge and experience.
Looking forward to more tips on that 1377.  I'm considering adding one to my growing collection of airguns.

[Rontier]

all right I see it ? that's a little bugger don't have a allen that fits it just right ,I had one close & got it a litter thighter then it was!
that did help!!
thank you for that info.
Ron