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wrecktangle · Member

Find a police officer or someone trained in tactical shooting. There's a way to hold a flashlight and support the gun at the same time. Once you get used to it, it's second nature and the flashlight is always aligned with the barrel.

It's difficult to explain, but basically you hold the flashlight in your left hand, with the bulb facing the little finger and the thumb facing your body, palm is facing downward. The wrist is cocked slightly upward and the hand holding the gun grip is nestled into the valley created in your left wrist. On SureFire type flashlights with the switch on the end of the light, you can control the switch with your thumb allowing momentary use of the light.

There are probably youtube videos of it, if you're interested.

ellodrith · Member

deadrats · Member

Can anyone tell me what the loudness of the 2240 is like compared to my C11 BB?m i gotta figure it takes way more power to push a 22 thru rifling than a BB thru a smooth bore which i imagine would make it quite a bit louder. Am i right?

Mark5043 · Silver Status Member

deadrats · Member

Thanks, i was afraid of that. But at least it narrows down my choices, and now i won't have to keep searching for laser mount possibilities for it.

ellodrith · Member

You can also mod a 2240 for your specific applications over time. I have a couple, but my target/rat pistol is a 2240 with .177 barrel and steel breech, rva and lighter hammer spring which gives me quiet powerful shooting or quiet economical target shooting.

full size image link: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5kT3J3cYThAKEdn-t_s3W-TORfADQ8g0JBst2dIPw08?feat=directlink

cheers
Jeff

Mark5043 · Silver Status Member

BSH9A · Member

try looking at a crossman nightstalker kit 88 gram co2 12 shot repeater 500fps i think it 400 to 600 shots per co2 tank and they have a flashlight scope for a little over a 150.00 comes with 3 or 4 12 shot clips shoots pellets

loaded
http://www.pyramydair.com/p/nightstalker-air-rifle.shtml

stripped
http://www.pyramydair.com/p/crosman-nightstalker.shtml

deadrats · Member

Is that a silencer on it? If so, can you put one on a 2240 w/o getting the longer barrel?
As to the nightstalker, i'm looking for a pistol, but thanks.

oddtodd · Silver Status Member

Deadrats, silencers are illegal in the US. The way the law reads is, if you can put it on a firearm and it lowers the report at all, it's a silencer. Any silencer can be detached and put on a firearm(think weldng hard soldering or even drilling out and tapping) I don't know how gamo and crosman are getting away with it.(whisper and maurauder) But sooner or later there will be a legal case and then a precedent is set. Once that precedent is set( it will probably go the government's way) then it will be a benchmark, and everybody will be held to that benchmark.That is one of the main reasons I don't own a marauder or a whisper. I'm playing it safe.

ellodrith · Member

BBgunNoob · Veteran Member

2240 isnt that loud i doubt it will be heard through insulation at all maybe through a thin wall

deadrats · Member

It's whether it's louder than what i have now that matters. It may not be what you or even the general consensus feel is loud, but if it's louder than my C11 I would be forced to use it as a $60 paper weight.

BBgunNoob · Veteran Member

hmm i have both never really compared the noise though

BBgunNoob · Veteran Member

just shot both of 2240 is def louder but is that because of the 24 in barrel ?