I'm looking to mod my Crossman 1322 into a better small game gun. Hope to take pigeons with it in the future too. Currently I have the original gun unmodded with the extended stock. Got it for free at my winter camp. I'm curious if there's a better pump grip and mechanism. If you know of any, please let me know.
Crossman P1322 Pump Mods?
- Thread starter Arsenul
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You will probably get better response posting this in the "Springers, Pumpers, CO2 & others" section. The 1322 is one of the guns nicknamed "pumpers" because they basically contain a built in pump. This section is for the folks who have to use standalone pumps or tanks to introduce air into the gun. Does that make sense?
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I have the regular pump handle, a steel breech, and a 4x32 scope and a stock on mine. I have shot 15 pigeons with it and a ton of house sparrows and starlings. I have killer several pigeon with just a stock. And no scope. I'm hoping to get longer barrel for it. One time I killed a brown and white and purple pigeon at 42 yards with open sights he flew 30 yards and died out in a field when I got to him he was dead. Shot placement was in the spine. You can get a larger pump handle I saw one I think it was on Amazon or pyramid air I think or. Maybe they both have it. It hit birds harder than my 1377 butt the 1377 get better penetration. My 1322 is less pellet fussy than 1377 it likes cphps (Crosman premier hollow points) or hatsan express it likes even more. Ten yards 4 shots in same hole about .5 inch groups. I am getting about .40 inch group with Crosman destroyers at ten yards. The 22 will have bigger groups becuse of bigger pellet. But if you mod it a little you can defiantly turn it into a pigeon killer like I did. It depend how far you are going to shoot them at for me it's less then 35 yards most in barns at 15 .in one day with just a stock and open sight I shot 13 birds in 40 minutes. 6 sparrows 3 starlings and 4 pigeon just sitting in a calf barn. I just looked on Amazon and there is a backpacker pump arm that is a bit fatter that you can use for 1322. I hate the one that on there originally I picked my fingers several times and my nipple after that i about threw my gun in the poop pit where I was hunting.
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Steel breach is the most important mod in my opinion. It gives a better base for further upgrades.
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I kind of want to get a better trigger too the one that's on it is terrible. I'm getting a longer barrel for mine for my birthday. My dad had part of his finger in front of the barrel when he shot and it took some skin off but still he said it hurt. The steel breech basically turned mine in to a bird killer because I could add a scope.sice pigeons are big you should not have much of a problem hitting them. The best thing about these pistols is that there's ton of mods you can do to them.
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