Upgrading crossman phantom 1000.

H0rizonfire · May 28, 2015

So this may seem stupid to some people, but i know I am not the only one who loves springers. I have never actually shot a pcp or co2 air rifle so that may be why.

Anyway, the reason I am posting is to introduce myself to everyone and to ask some advice from any of you springer shooters out there. I have a crossman phantom 1000 that i love, but i feel like i can get more out of it. I use it for squirrel, groundhog, and rabbit hunting as well as pest bird anahilation (starlings drive me crazy!). I have killed starlings out to 60yds but i feel like that is about the limit. I dont know it is beyond my limit or beyond the limit of the rifle but i would like to know what you guys would recommend to increase the accuracy and range of my rifle. If i could get out to 75 - 85yds i would be a very happy hunter.

Any advice would be appreciated. And if there are any airgunners in central Ky who are looking for shooting buddies feel free to let me know!

H0rizonfire · May 28, 2015

Oh, forgot to put this in

Im shooting rws superdomes.
I dont have a chrony but i think im shooting about 780fps, near zero is 10yds far zero is 40yds.

Mentolio · May 28, 2015

H0rizonfire: if you're taking starlings at 60 yards, I'd say you're doing all right! What are your expectations? If your gun has never been apart, you could hone the air cylinder, add a new seal (and maybe a new spring), and give it a whirl. Frankly, I have doubts as to wether you would get any appreciable gains though. I have found freshening up a gun like this can often yield increases of 20 to 50 FPS (average), but I haven't had a gun yield better results, unless there was something SERIOUSLY WRONG with it, meaning not shooting harder than half it's rated velocity (which is not the case with your gun if you're smashing small targets at long range). There are companies that make "hop-up" kits (Vortek and the like), but I doubt you'll be upping the actual velocity into the 1000FPS or more range.

H0rizonfire · May 28, 2015

I guess what i am really looking for is more fpe and a little more accuracy if i can get it, i was thinking about trying to convert it over to a np. Do you think it would make a differnce or should I just be happy with what I have and save my money to try to break into the pcp world?

Thanks for the advice!

Mentolio · May 28, 2015

I would suggest you "run what you brung" and save up to upgrade. There are springers (less expensive/lower maintenance) that put out more power, and are chambered for larger calibers. Then there's PCPS...consider long and hard before biting that apple. I still love my springers, but there is no going back from PCPs. Best of luck!

H0rizonfire · May 28, 2015

Thanks again, i think about the only way i will be getting into pcps is to win the fx boss contest the forum has going lol.

Mentolio · May 28, 2015

Benji Discovery: have one, love it, can be had for under 200 bucks (refurbished).

H0rizonfire · May 28, 2015

I was looking at the discovery, still havent quite made up my mind wether i should go for it or save up for an mrod.... ill figure it out one of these days. Thanks again for the advice. This is the first time i have ever felt welcome in a forum. I hope to be able to give back one of these days.

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