steel breech info from lady at crosman

[millipede]

i just got off the phone with a lady at crosman. i was ordering a couple of different parts but decided to ask if steel breeches were in stock out of curiosity. she said that they are made to order so i asked if that meant they are handmade on the spot. she said no that they order the parts and put the kit together then ship them. i asked where they ordered them from and she just said they are bulk shipped from various places. it seems like she didnt want to give me a straight answer as to weather theyre made by a person or a machine. if theyre made to order, why do they order them in bulk?

whatever... she said theyre out of stock anyways

[breakfastchef]

Trade secret - never divulge your sources.

[dpricenator]

No reason you have to buy it from Crosman.  There are multiple places to buy an aftermarket breech for these guns.

[millipede]

crosman is the cheapest though

[dpricenator]

this is true, $10 more for the next one up.

[1377x]

you wont get a straight direct answer from crosman
they just push buttons
it was hard to get answer out of them for the p-rod grip frame.never did get a complete answer.

[Nightshade]

No reason you have to buy it from Crosman.  There are multiple places to buy an aftermarket breech for these guns.

There are other sources?!?!  No kidding........

Please......where and who? 

[quickster47 †]

Don Cothran has breechs, Crosmods has breechs, Crooked Barn has breechs, Cobra has breechs, BNM CUSTOM AIRGUNS has breechs.  And probably a few I have missed.  However, these are all custom breechs and will cost more than the Crosman breech.

Carl

[RC1947]

I had a similar experience with customer service when trying to get availability answers regarding a breech.  Bummer, RC

[NorthStaR]

Another source for breeches is GMAC. He does an all brass one too. And he caters for 'lefties'.

[quickster47 †]

Another source for breeches is GMAC. He does an all brass one too. And he caters for 'lefties'.

Yep, GMAC was one of the ones I missed.  I can blame it on the MBS that I am plagued with.

Carl

MBS = Multiple Birthday Syndrome

[NorthStaR]

MBS = I thought it was Multiple Breech Syndrome.

Happy Birthday BTW, and if its not yours pass it on!     

[arkmaker †]

I am really surprised that Crosman does not make them in house. I would set up a cell of machines, one person, and go at it. After making an almost exact knockoff of their breech, I was thinking about how I would mass produce them if I were Crosman (making multiple anything syndrome is a trait of an old machinist). If you had the money for the initial investment of machines and tooling to be set up for just that purpose.....Cha Ching!!!
Rich

[Crosshairs]

They dont want to say there made in China.
                                       Mike

[1377x]

i noticed differences in the crosman steel breeches
some have serial numbers,others dont,some have ugly tooling marks,some dont
i am lucky enough to be able to get breeches right now.no waiting for stock,no shipping its worth the couple extra dollars and tax to me for this luxury.