After using my new mini-lathe to repair my cheap foreign made propane heater, I decided to use it for what I really bought it for – some amatuer gunsmithing. Enter my squirrel-b-gone device – a Crosman Pumpmaster Classic, more commonly known as the 1377. The Crosman 1377 is a fairly powerful (500 fps), extremely moddable, cheap air pistol that’s great for short range rodent elimination and lots of fun to shoot. My first order of business with the 1377 was smoothing out the trigger, which out of the box felt like the manufacturer had filled the gun with coarse sand before shipping. Now I’d like to make a replacement barrel band to allow me to thread the barrel for muzzle attachments. Continue reading →