.22 caliber/5.5mm sub-500 fps Airguns

One of the jewels of my Airgun collection is my Hawthorne Montgomery Ward M-150, a rare variant of the Crosman model 150 .22cal. pellet pistol that was made around 1955.
This was the second vintage airgun that i bought.
i bought it from Mr.Marvin, and he told me that in his  35+ years in the airgun biz, he has never come across a Crosman model 150 in as close to 'New' condition.

my G.K.Arms TD-22 Custom is a Crosman model 2240, which is essentially, the grandchild of the model 150.

the Crosman model P1322 "American Classic" is a multi-pump pneumatic that has a similar design to the model 2240, but it is a consistently more powerful.
i like the P1322 with the 1399 Stock attached, a nice compact carbine!

Another heirloom airgun in my collection is my Beeman P-1 Magnum, which was made in Germany by Weihrauch.

my .24cal/6mm Kel-Tec PMR-30 is close enough to .22 caliber to be included in this post.

Industry Brand/SAG QB-57 side-lever spring piston Bullpup air rifle.

Tolmar/Grand-Power X-caliber .24cal/6mm Co2 pistol.

 Crosman SA6/Single Action Six .22cal. Co2 pellet replica of the Colt 1873 Peacemaker.

 Diana 'Chaser' .22cal. Co2 Rifle/pistol kit.

 Crosman 'Phantom' .22cal. break-barrel /spring piston air rifle.

top down: Crosman Medalist 1322 multi-pump pneumatic air pistol, Hawthorne Montgomery Ward M-150 & Stock Crosman model 2240.

This is such a nice air pistol. the build quality is exquisite, and Colt 1911 walnut grips + Pierce rubber grip makes for  a stylish and ergonomic .22 caliber air pistol!

A Crosman 2240 with the new P1322 grips.

Crosman 1322 American Classic

The Crosman 1322 is a potent, multi-pump pneumatic .22cal/5.5mm pellet pistol that can easily be modified, and can be used for pest control, some small game hunting and target shooting.

Thanks to D.T. Fletcher for this, and other superb companion books to many  Crosman Air pistols and Air rifles.

My first 1322 was a 1322 "medalist" that was made in 1978, and still holds air and shoots straight & hard like the day it was built.

The first 1322 variant had a steel breach and sliding breach cover, metal rear sights and a metal cocking knob on the rear, beneath the sights.

i think that Crosman based the design of the Medalist 1322 on a Browning .22LR.

The 13XX pneumatic airgun appeared on this Guns magazine cover in April 1981.

I have a 1377C, but don't have a current photo, so here is a pair of nice pics showing the 1322C with the older style grips & pump handle.

This next photo is from replica-airguns review of the P1322 which was introduced around  2015.
The main design  alterations are to the grips & pump handle.

This last photo is one of my 1322's set up as a carbine with the polymer stock, and with Crosman's picatinny barrel mount, Weaver rail adapter and a Walther Competition II green dot sight.
This is my favorite configuration of the P1322, and since I rarely shoot further than 35 feet, the electronic optical sight is the perfect, compact and durable choice for me.

Pneumatic AirGuns handle heavyweight ammo, like these JSB EXACT Jumbo Monster 25.39grain/1.645gram Lead SLUGS, which I have chronographed at 375 fps after ten pumps with one of my P1322's!!!