Replacement Trail- Chrony Numbers and Pictures

[Hey man!]

Well, my new Trail arrived last week, and I finally had the opportunity to finish up the work I wanted to do on it, and send a 30 shot string across the chrony.  I really couldn't be happier with it...

I sent the first rifle back to Crosman because of low velocity (not more than 690 fps).  Crosman had already sent me a replacement gas spring, but the rifle wasn't significantly faster after I installed it.  Even though I sent only the rifle back, Crosman sent in return a brand-new rifle, scope, and sling!  Turn around time was about two weeks.

Upon receiving the rifle, I immediately took it apart.  Then I de-burred the edges of the stamped out parts of the receiver tube, wiped the inside clean of all the oil from the factory, installed a new seal and GRT-III trigger, and dropped the whole assembly into the Remington Summit stock that I had waiting.  It's worth noting that the thumb-hole stock on the replacement rifle has a much nicer finish than what I originally received, and even though I'm not currently using it, I wouldn't hesitate to put it on another rifle.

A 30 shot sting across the Chrony yielded a high of 776.7 fps and a low of 750.1 fps, with an average velocity of 761.2 fps.  I've only put a couple hundred pellets through the rifle, but I'm managing dime size groups at 20 yards with CPHPs...

Hats off to Crosman customer service- they set the standard, I think.  Would have been easier for everyone involved for them to have sold me this rifle the first time around, though...  

EDIT:  Forgot to add that I also have the gas spring out of the original rifle.  There really isn't a thing wrong with it...  Likely my other Trail was shooting weak because of a number of factors, since replacing the gas spring did nothing to increase the velocity.  It would easily drop into my Storm or similar rifle, and in .177, should make a pretty good shooter.  Looks like another project is at hand!

[gene_sc]

Hey Man congratulations on getting it right... Nice looking baby you have there.

[NickB79]

"dang", maybe I should give them a call too, mine is only hitting 705 fps with CPHP's, which I always thought was normal for this gun.

[airiscool]

Hey man,
Congrats ! Sounds like you got a real good one this time. 

Looks great with that stock !!! Wish they made one large enough for the Trail XL ! 

Paul.

[uncle paulie]

Great accuracy and good looks, always a winning combination!

Good luck with her.

pv

[ezman604]

Good job and another "hats off" to Crosman customer service. Sounds like you have yourself a great shooter now. And I'm partial to those Summit stocks too. Enjoy.
Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave