Getting caught up

Glad y'all enjoyin' it. The 73 Saddle Pal came in today, a couple hours ago now. Was literally jammed in the box with so much packing paper stove-piped in there. Built from 1976-1983, this one was built 10/77. The 4th Crosman Co2 rifle going into my collection. Aside from a couple scratches, it looks to be in VGC for the $79 I paid for it on eBay auctions. It's about the same size as my 760 Powermaster variant 1.

And here, comparing it to my 760 Powermaster variant 1 after getting cleaned with some Rem-Oil...

Well, being a quiet Sunday, I finally got to cleaning up the Edge 1000x hybrid. Bore was filthy black with the usual used motor oil, " rust preventive". But a .22 spear tip jag on my Dewey cleaning rod and some Brownell's 1 3/8" woven patches and she was clean after running a phosphor/bronze brush through first. 



The 4 larger patches were from a Rem-Oil rub down outside. I couldn't get it to cock before working the barrel up-n-down a bit, then started cleaning the bore. I guess the Rem-Oil runnin' down that latch unstuck something? Gettin' that done, I test fired it 4 times with H&N FTT 19.91gr pellets, the lightest I use in my other .25cals. Wife went shopping, and supposed to get the right size wing nuts for the drill press vice. And some acetone to get the oil & such outta the 95 stock to finish that up.



So, the Edge 1000x is, I'd say, medium-loud with the lighter pellets. But has a respectable recoil to it. Sharp & quick, but not too bad. About average for a .25cal I think? Shes all ready to go, so I'll be getting to the Striker 95 again soon. I also had to order a seal kit from Baker's for the 73 Saddle Pal. The Co2 leaks out at the piercing point. It'll fire while it's leaking out anyway. I think the gas valve is sticky and the piercing seal is gone.