Jan
20

What’s better for small-medium game hunting crosman storm xt or the quest?

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I’ll be shooting anything smaller than raccoon

Categories : Small Game

4 Comments

1

Its really not a hunting weapon for coons and not humane. It takes a vital shot with a real rifle like a 22LR for that or bigger or a shotgun.

2

Flip a coin… Literally. Or pick the one you like better because they’re nearly identical guns. The Quest and the Storm produce basically identical energy levels (13 ft-lbs of muzzle energy or around 850 fps with 8 grain lead pellets). (Both guns have ample power for birds, squirrels, cottontail rabbits, and jackrabbits. Accuracy will be the limiting factor. Anything much bigger than a jackrabbit and you’ll need a more powerful gun.) They’re going to produce basically identical accuracy levels (1-1.5 inch groups at 30 yards). The only real difference I can see is the cocking effort is 31-32 pounds on the Quest and 28 pounds on the Storm.

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It’s just like “J Kirsch” said, all of the .177 Crosman** break barrel rifles in the $100 range give nearly identical performance.

**Quest, Phantom and Storm XT

IMO, all of the Chinese built Crosman springers are very poorly made. If you like to shoot a lot, you’re going to be lucky if the rifle lasts 2 months
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Added for your info

IMO, as of right now the best all around deal on an air rifle in the $100 price range is the Gamo Big Cat** from Cabela’s

Gamo Big Cat + 3-9×40 scope for $105
Gamo Big Cat + 4×32 scope for $90

**Refurbished = IMO, you’re getting a better than new rifle and saving $50 on each package. A springer functions better after a break in period and the only parts that can be expected to wear out in normal use are the mainspring and piston seal. Replace those two parts and you have a good as new rifle, or better.

Take part of the $50 you save and add a custom GRT-III trigger($32) includes shipping

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don’t listen to c_f_45 i have the storm and the nitro titan.Ive had the storm for over a year and the titan gp for a month and so many people bash the scopes that are furnished with these rifles, maintain your gun clean the bore after 50 to 100 shots check all screws for being loose use blue locktight on locking your scope mounts down as well as scope rings yes chinese rifles are cheap priced but they do work. if you bought a 500.00 dollar pellet rifle would you never maintain it? c_f_45 2 months lmao now if you want to hunt the crosman nitro gp 149.00 at walmart pistol grip wood stock is what i recommend mine is broke in and is dead on at 30 yards also don’t use cheap pellets crosman premiers work well for me the gamo from what i here is a fine rifle ive never owned one

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