I magnified your 2nd photo and can see the screw is not flush with trigger frame. The front screw is threaded into the air tube while the rear one pictured is threaded in the end cap. More likely they are cross threaded. Still reason for return/exchange.
"Made me look" Yep, standard Socket Head Cap Screw... I coulda SWORE it was a "button head".Never mind, I will shut up now...
I contacted Crosman to see if I may get replacement directly from them, instead of getting another one (possible also a return) from Amazon.
I got prompt reply from Crosman (nice) offering fixing it for me with a turn-around time of 3 weeks. I replied back asking other alternative. They said that it is actually very easy to fix the tilt, just as the member here suggested, by just adjusting the 4 breech screws. I did that in last time but the right side of screws are already bottomed out and cannot be further tightened. Out of desperation, I gave it another try. But this time I was more bold to move the breech around a bit (thanks to my 2nd round of 1377 trigger mode over the weekend). That move shifted the breech laterally and now allows me to further tightened the right screws to partially fix the tilt. There was still some about 50% tilt left even with my best effort on the breech screws. So then I worked on the trigger/grip frame screws to nudge the frame a bit. With the combination of these adjustment, now the breech and grip is fully aligned. Now I am very happy with this gun since it shoots well and takes RWS Basic pallets (my most used one) very well. I enjoy the shoot out between this 1701p and my steel-breech, trigger-modded 1377 a lot. The only complain is that 1701p is much louder and not good for late night shoot out. I have seen people use this TKO moderator (https://www.tkoairguns.com/product-page/crosman-benjamin-moderators) for it. I have also seen some 3D printed one for 1377. I wonder has anyone tried the 3D-printed moderator for 1701p and would like to share your design?
DukjaI have a 1701p that is tuned slightly higher. I am wanting to put a shroud or moderator on it. The front sight doesn't matter as I am running a compact red dot on it already & love the set up. I will follow this thread to see what you come up with. I do not have a printer or lathe, so looking for a less expensive solution.Willing to extend the length of the shroud 2.5 to 3 inches past the barrel, but not any longer. The shorter the better. I don't really know if that's enough to work or not, but any reduction in sound would help. Please keep posting any sources or ideas you get. Thanks.