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Nathan
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Replacement Trail XL arrived
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January 20, 2012, 12:34:03 AM »
The replacement Benjamin Trail Xl arrived via UPS yesterday. I didn’t however get it unpacked till earlier tonight. Crosman sent me a new complete gun. I say that because when I returned the gun, I asked if I needed to return the gun, scope, mounts etc. I was told no, just send back the gun. Before returning the gun, I removed Charlie’s trigger and replaced it with what I thought was the original blade. It may have been the blade from the Crosman Quest, I’m not sure. The gun fired so I put it in the box.
The cool part is I got a free scope, mounts and sling out of the deal. I never even unpackaged the first sling, so I have now 2 brand new slings.
So, how’s the gun? Well the finish on the stock is a darker brown than my original one. It reminds me to the tee of my Diana M52. It’s not that reddish brown of older Diana’s, more of a brownish brown. The bluing in the receiver looks a tad duller, but it could be just me. The finish on the shroud looks the same. The stock has a couple of marks that looks like they filled with wood putty. The finish looks evenly applied. I wiped down the metal with some Kroil to remove that brown oil/preservative. I cleaned the stock with some orange scented cleaner from the Dollar Store. I was surprised by how dirty the stock was. Next came the barrel, Kroil soaked patches (of which the first several were black) then a Nylon bore brush, and then more Kroiled patches using my Otis coated cable. I loaded a Barracuda (Kodiak) pellet and shot it point blank into a stack of 2 blocks of duct seal. I was expecting a loud cracking diesel shot but it didn’t happen. That shot and the next couple were loud, but not cracking. There is a good deal of smoke after each shot, so I may need to open it up to clean out the excess lube. The firing sound is louder than I remember the first gun, but not too bad. There is, however, a peculiar “ping” sound when it fires. I’m not sure what it is, as the first gun didn’t do it. The trigger although stiff is not a bad as the original gun’s trigger. It’s not as long and creepy as the stock Gamo or Crosman Quest. I will eventually put Charlie’s trigger back in.
Nathan
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uncle paulie
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Let us know how she groups when you get a few hundred rounds through her!
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