A couple of You Tube videos about pump handle extensions for Crosman’s 13xx pistols prompted me to assemble one of my own. What a difference it makes! Putting in 10 or 15 pumps is no longer a chore, and the Sheridan-style tubular bumper I added at the back end converts the usual harsh pumping clatter to soft thumps. There’s an aiming benefit as well. I can grasp the angled part of the extension with my weak hand and make the pistol hold almost as steady as a rifle
As the photo shows, the extended handle’s horizontal part copies the blocky handle on older Crosman 760 rifles. I suppose it might look better if the back end were beveled as a continuation of the handle’s angular part instead of being squared off. But the extra mass creates a place for the tubular bumper and strengthens the joint between the two parts of the handle. That brings me to how it’s put together.
Instead of being sawn from a single piece of wood, the handle is a lamination of ¼” craft boards patterned so that when glued together they form the inletting automatically and create the handle’s bend. Two more pictures will show most of the tools and a sample of the cut parts required for a 13xx extension built this way
Having only hand tools and limited woodworking skills, I had to resort to this simple method of construction when I was building handle extensions for Benjamin and Sheridan rifles years ago. I described and illustrated it in four posts that appeared in the old Yellow Forum in November of 2004. For anyone interested in reading them, here are the links:
Yes, I remember Streakfreak's awesome "stick-stocks." He did incredible work, as have you. Nice job on your 1377. I'm currently considering doing something similar with my Seneca Dragonfly. Probably not as radical as Streak's work, but I am thinking about an extended pump handle that integrates/becomes the trigger guard. Thanks again for finding those old posts and putting them up again. Truly remarkable work, as is your own interpretation.
<edit> Sorry, I didn't understand. Are you in fact the original Streakfreak? If so, nice to see you back at work!!!
Yep, it's me. And I hope to see what you make of your Dragonfly.
I may be mistaken, but I think I took a Diana 27 of yours outside for a test fire at Findlay a couple years ago. When I returned it, I told you I had broken the spring. I was pulling your leg, of course, (if it was you) and we laughed about it afterward. Good to hear from you, Jim!