When you can't afford a C1 make a C! Hey advice on stain removal...

[SDale]

Here's a picture of my 800.

Terrantula mainspring, new spring guide and tophat, tesla seal, 13 inch barrel, delrin muzzle brake, CDT Trigger, bedlinered stock painted OD Green with Bedliner grip panels.

No sights or scopes of any kind. I've been using this one shotgun style (single pellet though!) to try and take birds on the wing. Sights just get in the way hehe.

[howie1a]

I bought a new trigger group and a new piston (it came with a new seal too ) then the sear slipped and my stock broke in hale but the stock was an easy fix and I thought I would replace the trigger group since the sear is inside it and the piston since that is what the sear locks up to. cost very low about 6 bucks for the trigger I don't remember what the piston was but I was happy that it was so low, crossman is very good with the shipping quick an easy. You might be better replacing the whole works you end up with almost a new gun this way. howie

[Jaymo]

I think I'd install a shotgun bead sight on that one for wingshooting birds.

[SDale]

I had one for a while, but for some reason it distracted me. I was paying more attention to the bead than the target.  Maybe a darker colored bead would work?

But so far I've got a 45% hit rate on flying pidgeons at 10-15 yards.

[larspawn]

Thanks.  I appreciate the offer.  I'll let you know.

[larspawn]

Bentong/Others,

Here's some better pictures.  I think the stock turned out really great.  It still has a bit of a bump where the pistol grip was removed and I didn't cut the stock to expose the hinge so not quite like a real C1 but I think it feels perfect.  The wood has a pretty nice grain to it.  I think it really is walnut.

The buttpad spacer sanded down really nicely.  I used a beltsander to do the rough grinding and finished off with the random orbit sander.  

Andy Wong aka larspawn

[larspawn]

Bentong,

Yes, I called Crosman today to get some prices.  I was amazed at the flatrate shipping of $4.  Unfortunately they didn't have any seals and if you order anything they don't have in stock they hold the whole order until everything is in stock.  So does anyone know if the barrel from the Quest 800 fill interchange with the Quest 1000?  due to liability the young lady couldn't tell me.  I surmise yes as the part number on the Quest 800 and 1000 all said B18-xx.

Andy

[SDale]

Yup! The 800 barrel is a direct swap for the 1000.

I have a spare Apex Seal if you want it. Just PM my your address and it's yours.

[larspawn]

Okay, so I took the Quest I bought from Jerry Smith and modified it to look somewhat like the C1.  I did a tune which included a new Tarantula spring.  That took power up from 840 to 1150 with CPLs!  It was just starting to settle in when catastrophe struck.  It would cock but not catch.  

Well today I got around to opening it up and found that the tophat had disintegrated!  So I don't know if I ot a bad one or was it due to the increased power of the Trarantula?  Does anybody have any advise on this?  I plan on ordering a new tophat tomorrow from Crosman but wondering if the Tarantula is just too much?  I reinstalled the original spring without the tophat and it shoots but boy is it loud and clanky.

Any advice from anybody?  I plan on replacing with the Tarantula unless anyone has advice to not use the Tarantula.  I'm wondering if the same thing will happen.  Do I need to have a custom Delring tophat made?

Andy Wong aka larspawn

[SDale]

You're getting alotta twang now because the spring doesn't fit the rear guide tightly. Also, without that rear guide, the spring has less preload and is allowed to vibrate more on the steel tube. FPS should have gone down a bit, but other than the twanginess she should have calmed down a bit. Closer to what it was in factory trim.

I'm not sure of the terrantula was to blame for this, as I made a new rear guide for mine and tossed the old plastic guide.

[larspawn]

I ordered parts today.  Tophats were like $1.50.  Breech seals were about $1 and cocking shoe/arm was $4!  Flat rate shipping was $4.  The only bummer was no .22 barrels in stock!

Andy Wong aka larspawn

[Bentong]

Andy..the one that's shattered on your AG is a back spring guide, made of hard brittle plastic..top hat is metal. The ZOS scope you got mounted on her..is it holding on?

[larspawn]

LOL.  Duh, yup.  I recall seeing someone make a spring guide from a 3/4" PVC barb fitting used in sprinkler systems.  Since I have no way of making one from Delrin (no lathe) I was wondering...

Anyway, they were $1.50 from Crosman so I bought two thinking we'll give this one more try.

WRT the ZOS scope.  I have been really impressed with it.  It is only 3-9 and wish it were more like 16 but it is very clear and the IR is also very clear.  I have others where the IR just ends up being a blurry mess. Plus I scored it for $19.99 shipped from Ebay!!!!!   One time deal as the seller I'm sure got wise to his flaw.  I think they go for $50 which is a good deal for pretty good optics.  It is built very well.

Andy Wong aka larspawn