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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » A Carbine Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  A Carbine   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:22 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Well kids, I'm thinking about getting a carbine. Several different reasons. I mostly want to use it for plinking and paper punching, and the gun should also be easily handled by a girl that's 5 ft tall. I am thinking springer, at least 12 fpe, but other thoughts are welcome too. The Diana 31/34 is to long and front heavy. That's as much as I know. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:31 am packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. I would think that the obvious choice is the Crosman 2250B..still some in circulation at retailers, even though production has ceased..there's also the custom version available through Crosman's custom shop. very short with a 14' barrel and light..less than 4 lbs. _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies...   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:08 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands packrat wrote: I would think that the obvious choice is the Crosman 2250B..still some in circulation at retailers, even though production has ceased..there's also the custom version available through Crosman's custom shop. very short with a 14' barrel and light..less than 4 lbs. Woops, should've mentioned, no CO2. And I've seen enough of Crosman for a while so... Still, thanks for the suggestion, a Disco based carbine IS one of the things I have in mind. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:34 pm packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. Disco would be my second choice as well,only 5.2 lbs, under 40 inches total length....I was gonna buy one but 3 days ago I bought a new TalonSS instead _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies...   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:01 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:31 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Get a 34 and chop the barrel? HW30S? Why does it need to fit a 5ft woman? I thought you were taller than that? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:11 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA I think we would all benefit from a photo of the 5' girl, just so we can, um, er, make appropriate carbine suggestions. Maybe a Slavia 630 with a slightly chopped barrel? (The stock is already built for a smaller person.) _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:20 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands fritz wrote: Get a 34 and chop the barrel? HW30S? Why does it need to fit a 5ft woman? I thought you were taller than that? Fritz, you are a very ugly girl, so hush. The HW30S is a bit to underpowered. 34 has the power but chopped they look crap, and it'll be a b!tch to cock. Slavia wrote: I think we would all benefit from a photo of the 5' girl, just so we can, um, er, make appropriate carbine suggestions. Only with her permission. Slavia wrote: Maybe a Slavia 630 with a slightly chopped barrel? (The stock is already built for a smaller person.) A B-26 would be a bit more cost efficient on that matter. My heart says BSA Lightning XL, .177 at 12Fpe, but she says 22xx HPA at 12 Fpe... Any other ideas? _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:51 pm T191032 Veteran Member Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 100 Location: VA "My heart says BSA Lightning XL, .177 at 12Fpe, but she says 22xx HPA at 12 Fpe... Any other ideas?" Well, it if it is w/ regard to a Wife/Girlfriend, you might wanna listen close to what she wants.   Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:51 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Well Broom, if your lady friend doesn't get what she wants, you won't be getting what you want... eh? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:01 am packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies...   Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:23 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands fritz wrote: Well Broom, if your lady friend doesn't get what she wants, you won't be getting what you want... eh? Good for me my girl likes more then just airgunning. I can easily compensate in other places. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:27 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA I could post a really nasty comment here, but I am a good boy and I will leave it alone. I'm surprised sniper hasn't got ahold of it yet. lol _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:17 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands oddtodd wrote: I could post a really nasty comment here, but I am a good boy and I will leave it alone. I'm surprised sniper hasn't got ahold of it yet. lol Aw well, I asked for it, bringing a woman to this place. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:45 pm midnightsniper Member Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 60 Location: Upstate,SC,USA How about a Crosman 1377 with Crosman 1399 shoulder stock and converting to a 14.5 inch 2250 barrel.This would require a bolt from a 2250,barrel band from a 2289, and 2250 bolt O ring.That would up pellet size to .22 and give you a carbine.This can be done for under $100 and $50 more would get you the mods to hit 600+ fps. http://www.network54.com/Realm/adminhtml/FAQ.html#What%20do%20I%20need%20to%20convert%201377%20to%2022? 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