Ok, I took a 3 hour (one way) trek to the nearest Cabelas store yesterday and Wow was I impressed! Anyway, while checking out the air rifles my wife told me she really liked the Cabelas outfitters thumbhole rifle. Ok, seemed like a decent enough rifle for the price especially since it had a scope included. Today, I just couldn't resist taking the stock off and seeing what was what:
The gun was packaged with that funky plastic Crosman trigger lock.....hmmmmmm
The action, barrel lockup and trigger group appear to be identical to the Gamo hunter/shadow series (without taking measurements) with the exception of a much heavier trigger spring.
The muzzle break is identical to the mb on my B26-2...made of steel with two set screws. The gun did have printed on it "Made in China" so I guess that was expected.
The scope, a 3-9 X50 AO w/illuminated R & G mildot reticle is a Leapers scope (or made by the same company as Leapers) but without the insignia :p included as well was a solid medium height integral mount with stop pin, appears to be an accushot mount.
The manual states, in the warranty section, if service is required you have to send it to the nearest Crosman service center..... double hmmmmmmm
I remember reading that one of the Crosman break barrel rifles (Quest???) was based on the Gamo Hunter/Shadow series internals....and it appears that this gun is the same.
On first glance it appears that the Gamo internals would be interchangeable with this stock, and I'm going to check it out later this afternoon.
I shot the gun a couple of times (scope not sighted in yet) though the trigger pull was pretty heavy, the guns firing cycle was pretty nice. No twang, just a nice solid thunk. Granted only about 5 or 6 shots were fired, we'll have to see how it does after a few hundred.
I'll try and post some pics, external and internal a little later.
