Crosman Quest 1000's arrived...........

[mikeiniowa]

The triggers have arrived, takes about 5 minutes to swap them out if you have done one before, I did three in 20 minutes (I cheated a bit the rifles were out of the boxes and lined up ready to go) no more rough or tough triggers. The rifles are ready to go, if you want one let me know.

[SDale]

I'll take one of the 800's when/if you get em in!

[scottinharwood]

Got a Crosman Storm XT this July last from Wally World - I wanted a cheap springer for no-pump plinking.  According to Crosman, its a Quest 1000, just diffrent name - same parts.

I fired it straight out of the box looking to break it in over 100 to 200 shots.  Got over 300, but each time I picked it up for a given shot set, there always seemed to be some oil on the transfer port breach seal and it always smoked the first 5-7 shots of each sitting.  Finally Chrony'd it with Crosman Premier heavies, first shot was 1066fps and lots of smoke, then 800, then 925, then 755, then 905, then 700.  This was after I had fired about 300 pellets from it (all CPH's).  It now has a pronounced 'TWANG' and I really think it has been going into detonation each time I picked it up on a given day for shooting and fired it the first few times.

I sent this info to Crosman, they want me to order parts to fix it; I believe at no-charge.

Moral of this story for Quest and Storm owners, look to see if oil is leaking out of the compression chamber before you fire it and if there is some, tear it down and work it over - heck, out of the box, tear it down and work it over before you fire the first shot.

I will tear into this later this week to see if, as I suspect, that the main spring is either broken, or severly twisted.  Also, I would guess the piston seal is a goner and the piston may even be bent - I will let you all know.

I still like the gun and how its made and the scope that came with it - you just have to baby it out of the box which means its not for novice owners I guess.

Scott

[mikeiniowa]

They are juicy from the factory, don't be to worried about broken parts they are tough, if you need a seal for the piston or a spring I should have both on hand if you have trouble getting them from Crosman.

[Jaymo]

Dang, Mike! That velocity is almost R1 velocity for about $500.00 less, not even counting the scope. That's a fantastic deal.  Can't afford a tuned Gamo, or an R9. May have to get one of these from you.
How much do they weigh?? I have an R1 that I love. It's a squirrel hammer in .177 if I've ever seen one. Trouble is, it's HEAVY!! Too heavy for carrying around all day. Even my beloved B40 that I bought from you is chunky. Don't get me wrong, I love that B40 and the work you did to it. I wouldn't trade it for all the tea in China. I just need something lighter than my B30/B40/R1 and more powerful than my MP512K. I also want it to shoot as well as my R1.
Is this Quest 1000 the rifle for me? Your opinion means a lot to me, Mike. You more than proved yourself with my B40. Both with the tune you did on it(can you say sweet?), and with the way you conduct business, openly, honestly, and patiently.

[Jaymo]

Does Jim McCari sell a spring and seal that would be a correct fit for this? I put a McCari tune kit and seal in my B30 and love it. I may have to buy one of his TX200 seals and kits so that when the day finally comes that I wear the originals out, I can slap them in.

[scottinharwood]

Mike:

Thanks for the heads up on parts.  I will be taking the Storm apart this weekend to see whats going on.  With velocities boutncing up and down by 200+fps, I know something is wrong.

Will let you all know after I get it opened up.

If its really bad, I will try to post pics too.

Scott

[gamo2hammerli]

The first time I fired my WalMart bought Storm, I thought I shot a .22 longrifle bullet out of it....it was that loud.  Right after that it started to quiet down.  Still have quite a report now.  I`ve over 1200 shots through her now.  There`s still a film of oil around the breech/loading area....but it haven`t detonated since that first shot.

If the purchaser is lucky....he/she can get a really good air rifle for the money.  Not too heavy/light, jumpy or twisty and pretty accurate.  Likes a variety of pellets.  I got a 3-9X32mm scope (A CenterPoint I believe) that came with it...not the best scope...but haven`t moved or broke yet....knock on wood.

[mikeiniowa]

A small Telsa seal works, I put a Tarantula spring in one of the Quests and it worked good, bit of a tic,tic,tic when closing the barrel but a softer cocking and recoil out of the rifle with no loss of power........

[iconoclast]

mikeiniowa,
Did you sell all your Quests?
I didn't see Quest listed on your website.

[mikeiniowa]

Yup they are all gone, sorry

[scottinharwood]

I did break down the Storm XT, polished the compression chamber sides and ground down some bits of metal that were sticking out at the bottom.  Also, Crosman sent me a replacement main spring and seal so I used a light coat of moly coat on the seal and in the compression chamber.  I tar'ed that main spring and lubricated the spring guide.  I added two drops of RWS compression chamber oil after reassembling the rifle.  I have been firing it on and off for about 200-pellets, CPH's, and my velocities are holding at 935fps +-5fps.  I had already put the GRT III trigger into it and now this is now one accurate gun.  3/8" ctc at 30 yards (on a non-windy day).

Scott