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Used to have one with 11" lothar barrel. I changed the valve to more powerful, changed bolt, and put piece of clear tube for the interface between pressure tube and barrel. That tube is a weak point for loss of air. The valve and bolt upgrades are found online and do increase power.So, I am getting back into Air gunning and have just pulled the trigger on a new Crosman 2240xl. It has the steel breech with no sights (optics ready).
Does anyone have one and what are your thoughts.
I am used to sprinngers and pump but this will be my first CO2.
Cheers
IMO it should not leak at all. I used to have mine sit for weeks with no loss. Sounds like crosman quality has gone down. Make sure you use pellgun oil on the tip of co2 cartridge. Maybe the seals don't have enough lube.Ok, so Initial assessment of the Crosman 2240XL-
Right out of the box it had a leak. Insert a cartridge and whoosh, all the co2 back in the atmosphere. After a careful examination, it turned out the front trigger housing screw was not tightened all the way, it is the screw that the co2 cartridge rests on inside of the pressure tube. A little bit of red thread sealant and we were back in business.
I was getting about 40-45 shots out of one cartridge with the last 3 or 4 being very slow. Velocities have been hovering around 620-630 fps. This is in a heated work shop (temp 60).
I have loaded a co2 cartridge and shoot a few time, than walk away for a couple of hours and shoot a few and walk away for a few more hours and it's still holding air. Only for about 8-10 hours though. Overnight it will bleed down.
So far the accuracy is great at 10 yards. Holding about 1 1/2 inch groups with an occasional flyer (but that's most likely me). I mounted a BSA red dot on it and have the Crosman stock attached.
Overall I'm impressed.
Man that's crazy. Sorry to hear it. Should be able to hold air indefinitely if it's working right.Update: the gun is going back to Pyramid Air. It leaks and it's still under warranty so back it goes. It will leak an entire cartridge now in about 10 minutes.