Crosman 1322 vs 1377 pellet air guns

Both are very popular. Both should be accurate up to reasonable distances. I'd say that for just target shooting, go with the .177, but with pumping up for each shot, I'd think that'd be a wash. Personally, I have big hands and would take the .22 for the sole reason that it'd be easier for me to manipulate the pellets.

I have a 1377 from around 1986 or so. Crosman made (and probably still makes) a shoulder stock for it that replaces the grip panels. I still have that, too, but I have to admit I haven't shot the gun in probably eight years. Always enjoyed it when I did, though.

The backpacker/bugout kit, etc has the shoulder stock by default (1322). Might be more cost effective to buy that one then get a steel breech kit and some peep sight to go with. I had some issues with the threading of the bolt on my kit and just recently tapped the bolt an put it together, and got some williams type peep sight for the rear. I haven't shot it since all the fixes though.

I have owned a 1377 for 38 years.(Frankly I am a bit shocked myself!) I recently bought a 1322 and had a friend turn it into a magnumized carbine. Both are fun....As stock pistols, theoretically the .22 is more efficient in terms of muzzle energy yield for the pumping effort but as a practical matter I think that at pistol velocities the higher velocities of the .177 are advantageous both in terms of trajectory and penetration potential on vermin. The pellets are also cheaper. If it isn't budgetarily irresponsible buy one of each!

I had the original Crosman Backpacker 1389 bought in the late 1980s and shot the bejeezus out of that thing for over a decade. With optic, with sights, with stock, and without. I retired it maybe 8 or ten years ago as the special breech seal finally crumbled.

Several years ago, I bought a new Crosman 1377 and installed the backpacker forearm, grip panels, and trigger spring into it. It's the same gun except for breech and barrel length.

Just this year, I bought the Crosman barrel clamp mounts* to mount a Bushnell TRS25 I had laying around. It's a fun shooter. Although, the optic would be more stable with the steel breech optic mount.

*and picatinny to rimfire adapter

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As far as choosing calibers, I do have two air rifles in .22, but no air pistols in .22. Currently, I prefer .22 in an air rifle but .177 in my air pistols is good enough for what I do with them. Although, the .22 pellets are easier to grab and chamber like Kookla mentioned.

I've put to rest a few bunnies with my 1377 with the Crossman red dot on it with no more than 7 or 8 pumps (I've never pumped it 10 times) at about 100 ft ( not measure but backyard was surveyed at 130 ft wide so not hard to est)

Having said that and admittedly not anywhere close to an expert on air guns,,,,

.17 for feathers and .22 for fur is a common saying.

I think the .17 has the better trajectory as noted above but more influenced by breeze/wind. Pretty much all the pros and cons of lighter faster vs slower heavier in rifle firearms.

The should stock is still available.

This thread reminds me that I've been meaning to buy the 1322 and a shoulder stock should I have both calibers and just interchange the stock and grip.

I did a quick search and didn't see any available but the Backpacker / Doomsday Bug Out kit (and maybe another name or two) usually have 12" barrel instead of 10" and come with the shoulder stock, backpack (cheap), usually eye protection, and a tin of pellets and maybe some other trinket.

I grabbed a 1377 at Walmart for $50, put a steel breech and an aftermarket trigger and sear in it, then added a cheap red dot sight. I have more money in the mods than I do the pistol. It likes heavier pellets, and shoots the fairly cheap Crosmans very well. This is my second 1377; the first is probably rebuildable, but it was new in 1976 and has a different breech than the new ones. It's reasonable to say that I learned pistol shooting with that old gun.