Riser attachment

Assembly

Assembly of the Crosman Teton is simple and straightforward:

Slide the cable saver onto the cables, align the riser section to the flight track paying attention to slide the cables and cable saver into the slot,  press it firmly (make sure you are working on a non slip surface) and set the front Allen screw , there are also two additional Allen screws that keep down and align the flight track to the riser , once set the two screws rest below the flight surface and are positioned very close to the riser , there is no chance they may interfere with the arrow (fletching) or interfere with string travel.

Ok that’s it , almost ready. Now you just need to place the scope onto the weaver rail in a suitable position to provide correct eye relief and tighten the screws. Just a couple of notes here: the CenterPoint scope (center Point is a sister company of Crosman) comes with scope rings pre assembled onto the scope to save you some time (as each ring has 4 screws). Secondly I like these rings very much as they are very beefy aluminum “tactical” type (quite in contrast to the 10 cents type seen on some competitor’s models). More on this subject in the quality paragraph.

Last step the foot stirrup, just slide the two ends into the riser holes and tighten with the provided retain screws. The screws come with some thread-lock product on in order to prevent accidental unscrewing because of vibrations.

Quality

I had mixed expectations before testing the Crosman Teton: from one side the company had lots of experience in producing air rifles but none in archery and secondly the product was set into a price point with lots of competitors. What I expected was a young product with some points to improve on, also I was anticipating that Crosman would cut some corners to be profitable at a very competitive price point.

I am happy to say I was wrong. As you can tell from the pictures the product is really well engineered and conceived. There are many examples of this:

The stock is very well designed with ergonomics in mind (more on this in the ergonomics chapter)

The stock is fitted with a vented recoil pad, not really needed but nice to have , also gives a more finished look to the stock.

The stock molding shows no seams or burrs

The camo finish is very well executed and applied

The cable saver is designed to self center onto the upper surface of the stock slot.

The trigger (though a bit heavy) is nice and crisp with a short travel and a good feeling.

The included quiver has a quick detach feature

The Crosman Teton is also well equipped with quality accessories. Crosman archery engineers leveraged from products from other Crosman sister companies: the included 4x32 illuminated reticle scope (from CenterPoint) is not just sharp edge to edge but also very nice to operate (look at the brass windage and elevation knobs with audible clicks): I just love this scope.

Included in the package you will also find a foldable shooting bipod with its own carry pouch as well as a padded sling with quick detach swivels.

Crosman Archery decided to include a nice and  useful booklet, an addendum to archery course that goes a great length explaining to first time shooters the peculiarities of a crossbow construction, usage and safety.

I appreciated this a lot, as it tells how much Crosman cares about its users and the general attitude toward attention to details.

Is this crossbow just perfect? Well actually there are a couple of points that would need some improvement:

The camo paint is applied so that the seam of the texture overlaps over the flight groove, nice point but this appears to leave some not so nice on the uppermost area of the tock just in plain sight.

The foot stirrup is made from a simple shaped hexagonal wire, some rubber sleeve slipped over would not just make it anti slip but also give a more finished look.

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