. 300 yard barrel...that was funny. sometimes i can use a hydralic jack to do basically the same thing as the guy with the clamps. if you got a new np2 barrel from crosman for $26 - that's cheap. seems they used to closer to $40. they are not chinese barrels - like trail xl and others. and the threads on the end are 1/2 x 20 ... i kept the barrel from that part when i mounted a .20 lw barrel into that barrel block and i had the barrel lathed down to the 22xx size (7/16" od) . i screwed a silencer or pickle on it and it seems as accurate as the 18" .22 barrels from the 2400kt guns. the bad thing about bending the barrels back is that they will be weak there , but i usually dont have any probs. i'm actually suprised it isnt bent worse from the np2 strut....one cool thing , tho , is that you dont have to release the end plug holding that ram to change those barrels - you gotta have a compressor for gas rams. i tried .25 and .20 on np2 guns , but .22 seems the best way to go. i have a .177 black lightning np2 that the jury is still out on . - raneman .