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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Optics » Dovetail scope mount for a Crosman 140? Help!    View previous topic :: View next topic  Dovetail scope mount for a Crosman 140? Help!   Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:45 am Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Hey guys, I like the look of my stock Crosman 140, and I'm shooting 3/4" groups with the iron sights at 11 yards. But, in the real world of hunting, 11 yards would be just plain luck in finding a live target at that short distance. And...I'm not sure I can hold that tight of a group at 20 or 30 yards from the shoulder. So.........I'm thinking of mounting a scope to it. I've read a lot about this and it seems like most people say you can't or it's difficult to do so since it isn't dovetailed. I thought I read somewhere that someone recently contacted Crosman and they still had a few old scope mounts left over from the good ol' days, but they were only made for 3/4" scopes. I wanna bigger scope if I'm gonna scope it. Any thoughts? _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:46 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Depending on the O.D. of your barrel, something like this might work: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/Crosman/459MTC.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/Crosman%2520Accessories.html&usg=__lBPRYJ-nQByOy8w7dOzJMXFFbyw=&h=205&w=329&sz=25&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=T-qmOOMeedVyGM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcrosman%2Bintermount%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.shopping.msn.com/img/6/2991/160/31599335.jpg&imgrefurl=http://shopping.msn.com/specs/crosman-4-piece-intermount-mfg-no-b272/itemid765340964/%3Fitemtext%3Ditemname:crosman-4-piece-intermount-mfg-no-b272%26amp%3Bfulldesc%3D1&usg=__vnJveYJnQduvgqB4vv6vfm0_muU=&h=100&w=100&sz=2&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=_Ij3by8MPHUZnM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcrosman%2Bintermount%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:55 pm lauchlin Supporting Member Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 184 Location: Vancouver Island BC theres a few ways   Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:56 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Wow, ask and you shall receive. Thanks guys. So, those mounts that clamp around the barrel, the barrel must be strong enough to withstand the pressure of clamping the mount down tight? Very nice! Thanks again. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:25 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand YER guys I second that THANKS, Been looking for away to mount a bipod to the air tube of the Career. I have a bipod with a weaver fitting. A couple hours in the lathe & mill and I will have one for the job. so simple I didn't think of it "getting old" _________________ Career Infinity PCP .22 Webley Patriot .25 Hatsan mod 75 .22 Hatsan mod 99 .177 (Quattro & SAS) Kral underlever .177 ............................................. .   Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:10 am AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6908 Location: "Out There" Crosman140 wrote: So, those mounts that clamp around the barrel, the barrel must be strong enough to withstand the pressure of clamping the mount down tight? The barrel certainly is strong enough- but those clamp-on barrel mounts can only be tightened so much before the aluminum strips out around the screw threads- so don't overdo it. The 140 isn't a spring-powered airgun- so you don't need to worry about the dual-recoil effect jarring the mounts loose and tightening the clamps extremely is not as crucial as it could be on a high-power springer. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:06 am Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Very much appreciated. Thank you. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979) Dovetail scope mount for a Crosman 140? 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