Tearing down and rebuilding Jimmy's classic Crosman 140
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- An oak stock instead of walnut, and steel instead of brass, Crosman had a recipe to take the lead in the pump-up American air rifle market of the 1950s. This one came to us rather tired and in need of repair and refreshing.
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This one hit the spot. 1965 and I bought my first air rifle. Parents had bought me BSA Merlin, and a 2nd hand Airsporter earlier. This was a Crosman 140. I loved it, and nice to see one like it . Just bought a 362 hoping to get something similar. Still working on it. Good news is I like stripping and sorting air rifles as much as shooting them. Thanks again from Europe. Keith
I rebuilt my 4th gen 140 love it, at ten pumps got 590 fps with crossman 14.3 Grain pellets.
I have an old pellet gun like this. I got from a yard sale years ago it’s a little different. Mine has a silver cap at the back of the air chamber that is loose it pops out possible the button you refereed to. I need the cover over the chamber ( where the pellet loads ) and a seal kit and I believe it would be ready to go. My dad was 6 in 56 so he could have been one with these under the tree, I had no idea it was this old. Thanks for the video and info
I'm 63 and received a 1400 in 1974 which imo was a better looking gun I also prefer the trigger guard safety with an improved trigger group. For the time the 140 was an excellent rifle and by the time it became the 1400 became my favorite Crosman rifle although I am a bit biased being it was my first adult type air rifle. Your 140 is a nice example for the era as always thanks for another great video 😊
New viewer here.
Great video that right away prompted me to relay to you my experience with what is probably that gun’s grandchild:
I was visiting with a friend who manages the local Pawn Shop when the stereotypical “Little Old Lady” who recently became a Widow strapped for cash, walks in with her grandchild who had an armful of guns. After several trips out to the car, the counter of the pawnshop was overloaded with her Dearly Departed Husband’s GUNS.
In the last armful I noticed a Cherry-looking Air Rifle.
Long story short, about a month later, I was in there and asked when he would be releasing the guns in question for sale. I had already expressed my interest in the air rifle several trips prior to this fateful day so he up and says; “that pellet gun is non-functional.” After some dickering, I walked out with my New Toy!
It would pump up and seemed to hold air but wouldn’t let out that air. After a few excited minutes with a handful of tools, I had that.Cherry, Crossman 1400 air rifle reduced to a pile of parts.
Again, Long story short:
I had never been inside one of these things but as I was a retired Hydraulic / Pneumatic Mechanic / Machinist, this thing was a walk in the park.
Wrong!
Not that it was overly complicated or anything but the fact that the valve body was holding God knows how many P.S.I. of air as I held it in my hand and tapped it with the Butt of my Screwdriver never crossed my mind.
That thing let loose with a Bang with parts flying all over the room. The Wife came running to see if her 35 year long campaign to force me into suicide had finally come to fruition!
She left the room after demanding that I patch the nick in the plaster where the valve body impacted the wall.
She was very disappointed, I could tell.
So, the cap had virtually bonded itself onto the valve body from years of disuse probably vulcanizing itself from heat and pressure. I only paid $35.00 for the gun and purchased a seal kit on Ebay for $15.00.
This gun shoots and looks like a brand new rifle.
The bad thing is that since the day I came home with that rifle which was spring of 2022, I have acquired three more brand new airguns. One 1322 and one 2240 along with building a 2240XL from parts acquired here and there.
I now reside in the spare bedroom of the house and have a metal bullet trap which gives a very satisfying CLANK when shot.
Now, let’s see who makes WHO commit SUICIDE!
CLAMK!!!!
Hey man, I’m almost in my seventies now and have gone nuts over airguns. I was in my twenties before I owned a Sheridan and the first was a silver streak I bought from a local salvage store. The bolt handle was sheared right off of the thing but I easily repaired the thing with silver solder which got it back into service. I never did see what was so great about it though. I was given another one by the father of a high school friend later on though. It had almost killed the friends brother when he made a grab for it while loaded and pumped up pretty high. My friend had his finger on the trigger when his brother grabbed it and the rifle discharged a pellet into his chest nearly striking his heart. I was over their house just after the incident and was told the story while their father was listening. Their father asked if I wanted it and of course I said yes. I now have a Crossman 1400 which is the younger version of the gun you have there. It is more accurate than either of those Sheridans and it’s made of steel along with the ammo being found everywhere locally.
I bought the 1400 from a local Pawnshop for $35.00 two years ago as non-functional.
It held air but would not discharge. With an Ebay purchased seal kit in hand I tore it down. I had never seen that kind of valve before and after having it out of the gun I noticed the brass cap was stuck on it so I tapped it with the handle of my screwdriver.
POW! It went off like a Grenade in my hand and flew across the room. Well there’s the problem! That Quad seal under the crimp had fused itself to the valve. My hand was still stinging while I re-assembled it. It now shoots very well and I’m looking for a way to mount a scope on it with no luck. Crossman makes the “Intermount” that fits the 7/16” barrels common today but this barrel is 9/16”” in diameter and wont work. I am thinking of trying a Steel breach to see if all of the important ports, sluts and whatnot line up. If so then I’ll have the beginnings of a way to mount a scope. Sorry for such a long post but that grenade in the hand thing is something to know about if anyone encounters the same scenario.
I’ve since bought three air pistols and have my eye on a P C P as well. Thanks for the great videos!
Great channel. Thanks, that was interesting.
Hello, I have one of these air rifles and it's losing air when I go to pump it up. What do I need to do to fix it and where could I purchase the pieces at?. I think this is the 1st generation crosman "140"
Hi, do you repair Crossman model 140 22 cal air rifles, please let me know, I'm looking for someone to repair my rifle I've had since 1964, thank you, please get back to me and let me know.