A question for those who own the Crosman Quest

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350mag1 · #1 Post by **350mag1** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:31 pm

What, in your opinion, do you think is in need for improvement? I'm talking about the over all characteristics of the gun. Please specify if your gun is a 500 or 1000. Now, let's keep in mind this is not a "Grade A" air rifle, so let's keep it realistic. Opinions please

Leadchucker · #2 Post by **Leadchucker** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:35 pm

The best improvement I made to my Quest was the GTX trigger from Charlie da Tuna, the quest is a light air rifle with a fairly heavy trigger. The GTX trigger is adjustable down to featherlight so your able to balance the trigger pull to the weight of the gun beautifully.

I also put the 1000 piston in mine and did a full tune on it, watch the pivot bushings, they are plasic and the pivot screw doesn't lock in place so I am constantly checking that this is tight as I have a scope on mine, a little locktite on the screw does wonders.

Its a great rifle for the money IMHO.

Cheers, Leadchucker.

350mag1 · #3 Post by **350mag1** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:32 am

Thanks for the response Leadchucker. I friend of mine had the GTX trigger in his and he seem to like it also. I guess any thing would be an improvement over the stock set up! With the lack of replies, I guess the Quest isn't as popular here as I thought. Strange, I a thought with the availability and price, it would be more popular.

TCooper · #4 Post by **TCooper** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:52 am

The price on the Quest 500 sure is nice... $110Cdn at Russell Sports.

A few bits of info on the B18/19 (same as Quest).

http://airguns.net/reviews/hercules_b18.html

http://www.funsupply.com/airguns/b18comments.html

http://www.reviewcentre.com/review17138.html

http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/kick ... 9index.htm

http://www.funsupply.com/airguns/b18tune.html

Todd

350mag1 · #5 Post by **350mag1** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:07 am

Thanks Todd. I actually owned one not long ago, a 1000 model(sold it to my brother). The reason for my post was to see what people thought would be a cost affective, improvement for the gun. I was curious to see how many people would suggest making it smoother. The #1 peeve I had with mine was just that, so I machined a delrin guide to fit the stock spring and changed a few other odds and ends. It changed the gun completely. I am toying with the idea of machining some delrin guides and tophats and seeing if they would be a seller. But there's no sense if there are so few owners.

TCooper · #6 Post by **TCooper** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:33 am

New hinge washers might be a good idea for the Quest. A few forum members have reported grief with the synthetic washers, when using optics (POI shift).

I think fitted delrin guides might be another product that would sell.

Todd

350mag1 · #7 Post by **350mag1** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:04 pm

The hinge washers do seem to be an issue. That suprised me somewhat because the Quests I've handled seem to be fine but like all Chinese guns there are some good and some bad. Mine had compression tube issues. That's where the fun started for me. I spent alot of time with the gun and I think it was worth it in my opinion. It ended up being smooth, accurate and shooting cpl's around 915fps.

TCooper · #8 Post by **TCooper** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:14 pm

What was the problem with the compression tube? Tapered? Rough? Not round? Oversize/undersize?

Thanks,
Todd

350mag1 · #9 Post by **350mag1** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:39 pm

Mine had 3 fine, but deep grooves running full length of the area in which the seal travels. They must use some kind of boring tool with 3 cutters because the grooves were equal distance apart. It looked to me like the cutters were still in contact with the tube and the tool pulled out. Who knows! The seal was also damaged. Just my luck

LOL

Joben · #10 Post by **Joben** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:32 pm

350, could you tell us/me a little bit about the guide you made?

I want to make one for my Quest,
(it also needs a new one of that plastic collar like peice that goes around it)
But have been somewhat unsure how to proceed since the guide is an extension of the metal peice that secures the spring in the rifle...

Krazy Mike · #11 Post by **Krazy Mike** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:54 am

350mag1 · #12 Post by **350mag1** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:46 pm

The actual guide is pressed into the end in which the main securing pin goes through. You can secure the end piece in a vise and take a 1/2" pin punch and tap the guide out of the end section. The guides total length is just over 5 inches with a O.D of .505 of an inch. I use delrin because it's tough and seems to be the common material for guides. I use a lathe to machine it and use very tight tolerances. I've seen some factory tolerances of .025" between the guide and the spring. I try to keep the new guides as tight has possible usually +/- .005". I only machined one of those plastic, stepped pieces that the spring bunts up against. In my opinion, the original one is fine. Crosman carries these parts and are cheap. As for the Hatsan and Crosman guns, two totally different animals. I owned a Hatsan for about 2 hours. I was very disappointed with its performance so I returned it. Sorry if I offend some Hatsan owners, I'm sure there are plently of happy owners out there, I'm just not one of them

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Joben · #13 Post by **Joben** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:42 pm

the reason i want to make another of the stepped peices is that the first one shattered, so i wasn't sure i wanted to replace it with one of the same...

Of course since they are cheap i suppose i could just give one a try...

Cool, sepearting the guide will simplify things greatly.

thanks.

350mag1 · #14 Post by **350mag1** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:38 pm

Wow, that is odd. Even the 2nd step seems chewed up

Anyway, if you purchase a new one, find a metal washer to go on the guide, between the spring and the "plastic stepped" piece. Besure it's not a sloppy fit on the guide. A washer with a 1/2" hole in it will work of you hone the center out a tad. Unless you can locate a washer with the same (or close to it) O.D. as the spring, you will also have to machine the O.D of the washer down. I don't like butting a spring up against plastic. Becareful of the washer thickness, to thick and the spring will collaps before the sear engages on the piston.

Krazy Mike · #15 Post by **Krazy Mike** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:50 pm

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