Replacing a bent barrel

[Jay-El]

I have a Crosman Nitro Venom .22 with a slightly upward bent barrel (bear trapped -- bring on the shaming!). It still fires and does not appear to have been damaged except for the bend.

Crosman no longer carries the replacement barrel assembly. I'm wondering whether I can order one somewhere else. Can anyone direct me to a supplier? I've had no luck looking online -- everyone just refers me to Crosman, and the guy I spoke with there said there are no plans to stock more.

The part number is B19-7-01-100(5.5).

Thanks.

[autoduel]

I'd bend it back until you can get the sights/scope on target.
The bend will not affect how it shoots as long as the end of the barrel is pointed at the target.
Parts might be interchangeable with the Benjamin Trail XP:

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=21370.0

[Grandmasterlooney]

If you contact crossman, they should be able to tell you if there are any local shops that could do a barrel swap for you. I doubt if you try bending it back that it will ever shoot straight again. Once you've stretched one side and compressed the other side of the barrel, it's practically impossible to get the metal to go back where it was. Good luck.

['ol shooter]

There is a really good shop in Gardena, Mac 1 Airgun Distributors, that might be able to help you out. He is in and out, so don't get frustrated if you can't hook up right away.

http://www.mac1airgun.com/mac1home.html

[Click Boom]

I'd bend it back until you can get the sights/scope on target.
The bend will not affect how it shoots as long as the end of the barrel is pointed at the target.
Parts might be interchangeable with the Benjamin Trail XP:
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/...?topic=21370.0

Definitely worth a try.

[Jay-El]

Bent it back today using a 12-ton hydraulic press, some shims and verrrrrry tiny adjustments. Once it looked straight, I reinstalled it and gave it a test run. Bingo!

Still need to sight it in a little more precisely, but I think it's back in business.

[Jay-El]

If you contact crossman, they should be able to tell you if there are any local shops that could do a barrel swap for you. I doubt if you try bending it back that it will ever shoot straight again. Once you've stretched one side and compressed the other side of the barrel, it's practically impossible to get the metal to go back where it was. Good luck.

Thanks. I did that, but the guy they sent me to said just buy a new airgun. And he's a Crosman service center -- that struck me as pretty strange.

[Grandmasterlooney]

Wow, I'm impressed that you were able to bend it back! I never would have thought of the hydraulic press, pure genius!!
Glad it worked out, you are the MacGyver of air guns.
The guy at the Crosman service center must have figured that it would cost more to fix it, so replacing it was probably a better option.
He clearly underestimated your abilities.