Huhhh? Crosman 760 with rifled barrel???

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    xdm4540

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    May 13, 2011
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    It's not a 760, but I have my 766 from 30 years ago (very cool Christmas present) with the original box and the box says the barrel is rifled. I loved that gun. It still shoots as good as it did when I was 15. Only thing replaced were the air seals about 15 years ago.

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    MachtSchnell

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    Jul 30, 2012
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    Carroll County
    Sorry, old thread bump.:innocent0

    But, recently my old 760 was failing to pump/build pressure and was generally a little weathered. I decided to pick up a new version at Walmart and was really surprised that the barrel was a smooth bore... really??? My original is close to 20 years old has a rifled barrel :thumbsup:. Well, I swapped barrels and have the best of both. The welded sights on the old barrel are better than the new chintzy clip/slip on fiber optic plastic junk.
     
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    Half-cocked

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    Mar 14, 2006
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    MachtSchnell said:
    Sorry, old thread bump.:innocent0

    But, recently my old 760 was failing to pump/build pressure and was generally a little weathered. I decided to pick up a new version at Walmart and was really surprised that the barrel was a smooth bore... really??? My original is close to 20 years old has a rifled barrel :thumbsup:. Well, I swapped barrels and have the best of both. The welded sights on the old barrel are better than the new chintzy clip/slip on fiber optic plastic junk.
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    Rifling is a step in the manufacturing process that costs money. Probably only a few pennies, per unit, but that's irrelevant when the mantra today seems to be "squeeze every penny possible to increase the bottom line". I doubt 9 out of 10 Walmart buyers care, or even know, what difference a rifled barrel makes. They just know it's cheap.
     
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    MachtSchnell

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    Jul 30, 2012
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    Half-cocked said:
    Rifling is a step in the manufacturing process that costs money. Probably only a few pennies, per unit, but that's irrelevant when the mantra today seems to be "squeeze every penny possible to increase the bottom line". I doubt 9 out of 10 Walmart buyers care, or even know, what difference a rifled barrel makes. They just know it's cheap.
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    I find it funny how nearly everything is so cheaply made nowadays, but actually it's kinda saddening.

    The old rifled barrel version was extremely accurate with both pellets and BB's, but I actually cannot attest to the accuracy of the new smooth bore variant; and I imagine it's not too great.

    When I purchased the new model I automatically assumed it was rifled like the old reliable (but in this case not so reliable.) I bet a lot of the sales of the 760 are to people just like me who see it and say "I remember shooting that when I was a kid" and buy it on a whim.
     
    Mark75H

    Mark75H

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    Sep 25, 2011
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    That may explain my experience with Crosman 760's.

    We had one that wore out the pump seals; you had to pump fast and shoot right away. So we bought a new one ... that never shot half as well as the original. Never thought about switching out the barrels.
     
    Pushrod

    Pushrod

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    Aug 8, 2007
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    MachtSchnell said:
    I find it funny how nearly everything is so cheaply made nowadays, but actually it's kinda saddening.

    The old rifled barrel version was extremely accurate with both pellets and BB's, but I actually cannot attest to the accuracy of the new smooth bore variant; and I imagine it's not too great.

    When I purchased the new model I automatically assumed it was rifled like the old reliable (but in this case not so reliable.) I bet a lot of the sales of the 760 are to people just like me who see it and say "I remember shooting that when I was a kid" and buy it on a whim.
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    That was my exact reason for buying a new one. I wish I had my old 70's model 760 still, it was one accurate little air rifle. This new one... not so much, now I know why.
     
    Half-cocked

    Half-cocked

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    Mar 14, 2006
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    I have a Crosman 1377, that I bought in the early 80's. It has a rifled barrel, I wonder if the current model does? It's primarily a pellet gun, so it should.
     
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    Blacksmith101

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    Jun 22, 2012
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    Joshua M. Smith

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    Apr 8, 2011
    191
    Wabash IN
    I personally have not seen a Crosman 760 Pumpmaster without a rifled barrel.

    This includes one from the early '90s and one made relatively recently. The recent one is junk, though, compared to the '90s model. I don't recommend the new ones with plastic sights. Not accurate at all.

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    Magnumite

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    Dec 17, 2007
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    Harford County, Maryland
    I bought mine new when I was 12, that was 44 years ago. It took me months to work and save and pay off the layaway on it. It is rifled and with 10 pumps (it's 'sweet spot') i could consistantly hit the pipes of football goal posts from around 35 yards.
     
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