My new Gamo came today

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  • John from MD

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    May 12, 2005
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    While the snow stopped delivery yesterday, Fedex did deliver my new Gamo Wildcat Whisper .22 to me today. After cleaning and lubing, I started sending lead down range in between shoveling and ice breaking sessions.

    "Down Range" is in the basement shooting at 30 feet until the temps come up again. I managed to shoot 100 shots today with breaks for cleaning and getting my heart rate down again. :lol: I haven't shot a springer in at least 10 years so I expected to have some issues at first. Surprisingly though, after the first few shots, I was keeping a nice 1 inch group. This was a shock as for 1, springers used to take a couple hundred rounds to set in, 2, I am using the cheap 4 power scope and cheap rings that came with the gun and 3, I'm old and shaky. :lol: In fact, the basement smells like a candle factory as the gun continues to burn off the preservative oil in the air chamber.

    Now for a little about the rifle. It is pretty clean as far as machine work and plastic stock goes. No sharp edges and everything fits pretty good. The barrel is nice and tight and has no droop to it. It is very quiet for the money. If I wasn't shooting into a Steel .22 Rimfire bullet trap, it would be quieter yet. I shot it into some tree stumps I have for vise benches and it was almost as quiet as my Prod with a cheap silencer on it. The gas strut is very smooth to cock since it doesn't stack like a spring. It is about 30 pounds cocking force and not too bad even for an old guy.

    The only truly bad part of the gun is the trigger. While very smooth, it is a long pull never knowing when it is going to release. That said, if you practice good trigger finger discipline, you will have no problems keeping tight groups. I knew the trigger issue going in and I know how to fix it by putting a longer adjustment screw in it. However, I had planned to replace the trigger with a Charlie DaTuna GRT4 anyway and I have one on order. if you own inexpensive springers, you owe it to yourself to put a Charlie Da Tuna trigger in it. His trigger changes the geometry and gives you a good two stage adjustable trigger. For less than $40, it is well worth it. His web site is https://www.charliedatuna.com

    Well, time to have a cup of hot chocolate after a hard day in the cold. :party29:
     

    mauser58

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    Dec 2, 2020
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    I bought a Winchester break open a few days ago. I own like a dozen or more BB and Pellet rifles. I have quite a few brands and calibers. I am looking for a place to shoot some of mine soon. I bought a 25 Caliber pump recently and need to shoot that also. Are you planning on target shooting or small game hunting with it.?
     

    John from MD

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    I bought a Winchester break open a few days ago. I own like a dozen or more BB and Pellet rifles. I have quite a few brands and calibers. I am looking for a place to shoot some of mine soon. I bought a 25 Caliber pump recently and need to shoot that also. Are you planning on target shooting or small game hunting with it.?

    I will probably use this more for pest removal around the place. I have others that cost more money that I don't want to walk around the woods with as it isn't unusual to trip and fall. :lol: I use the expensive models for target shooting. :D

    The Winchester is probably a Chinese made rifle and you can put a Charlie Da Tuna trigger in it also. $36 shipped makes for lots more fun.
     

    John from MD

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    Here are some pics from today. I moved back to 45 feet as the cheap little scope was blurry at 30 feet. Some people on the net have said that it likes heavier pellets. There is only 2 grains difference between the Gamo and Crosman but it appears to like the Gamo's a little better. If the wind stops, I will try some rested shots at 25 yards.
     

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    mauser58

    My home is a sports store
    Dec 2, 2020
    1,755
    Baltimore County, near the Bay
    I will probably use this more for pest removal around the place. I have others that cost more money that I don't want to walk around the woods with as it isn't unusual to trip and fall. :lol: I use the expensive models for target shooting. :D

    The Winchester is probably a Chinese made rifle and you can put a Charlie Da Tuna trigger in it also. $36 shipped makes for lots more fun.

    Nice looking break open rifle you have there John. I like the barrel. Is the heavy barrel for noise or to reduce any recoil and balance it? I have a Gamo in my safe and have to see which model I have. John the Winchester Ii have is made by Daisy. Imagine that...
     

    John from MD

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    Nice looking break open rifle you have there John. I like the barrel. Is the heavy barrel for noise or to reduce any recoil and balance it? I have a Gamo in my safe and have to see which model I have. John the Winchester Ii have is made by Daisy. Imagine that...


    Daisy PRC that is. :lol:

    The front end of the Gamo is a noise suppressor and does a really nice job. One reason I picked this rifle is that it is light. It is also well balanced at least with the little plastic scope on it. I'm sure it will change with a heavier scope but I doubt it will throw it off much.

    Get yours out and shoot it. If you can get it to group, buy a Charlie Da Tuna trigger and have a blast. Right now I have modded the trigger buy putting a longer adjustment screw in. This makes the trigger a true two stage but the second stage is still heavy. The CDT trigger makes it like a match trigger.

    I just finished shooting another 50 rounds and find it does like the Gamo Masterpoints better than the Crosman Premier's. Too bad since Wally World sells Crossman pellets and I'll have to order the Gamo's.
     

    Sealion

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    Subbed. Thanks for all the information. Will be curious to see what (if) scope you chose to replace the stock one with.
     

    shootnfishndorf

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    Very nice John. I haven't shot indoors in a bit....with the wife teleworking, shooting through the house to the hearth with my trap is frowned upon. Such a spoil sport.
     

    John from MD

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    Subbed. Thanks for all the information. Will be curious to see what (if) scope you chose to replace the stock one with.

    Funny you should mention that. The cheap rings came loose and the scope flew off and would not re zero after that. Oh well, I knew it was junk to start with.

    I put a Winchester (chinese) 2-7x32 AO that I had laying around and it is doing just fine.
     

    John from MD

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    Very nice John. I haven't shot indoors in a bit....with the wife teleworking, shooting through the house to the hearth with my trap is frowned upon. Such a spoil sport.

    I have a basement to shoot in at night and the front yard woods to shoot 50 yard shots during the day. However, my aging body doesn't go out unless the temps are in the mid 40's or better. :lol:
     

    Uncle Duke

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    Good thread! I know nothing about air rifles but am reading with interest. I think my last one was a Crosman 760 pump, many years ago.

    Read mention of "Charlie DaTuna triggers" and started laughing. Huh? Da Fuq??

    Had never heard of them before. Now I'll never forget them! :)
     

    John from MD

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    Good thread! I know nothing about air rifles but am reading with interest. I think my last one was a Crosman 760 pump, many years ago.

    Read mention of "Charlie DaTuna triggers" and started laughing. Huh? Da Fuq??

    Had never heard of them before. Now I'll never forget them! :)

    Get yourself a Benjamin 397 or 392 pump and you can adjust the power to shoot indoors. They even have scope bases so you can use a scope.
     

    Uncle Duke

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    Get yourself a Benjamin 397 or 392 pump and you can adjust the power to shoot indoors. They even have scope bases so you can use a scope.

    Ok, now I know why the Benjamin model numbers are what they are. The 7 being .177, the 2 being .22 caliber. Makes sense.

    I want to say that I remember these as "the powerful" air rifles of my youth. The .22 especially. If they are different nowadays, it doesn't appear to be by much.

    John, why do you suggest one of these over your Gamo say? Thinking you might likely have a reason.
     

    BigTinBoat

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    Jan 12, 2016
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    Ok, now I know why the Benjamin model numbers are what they are. The 7 being .177, the 2 being .22 caliber. Makes sense.

    I want to say that I remember these as "the powerful" air rifles of my youth. The .22 especially. If they are different nowadays, it doesn't appear to be by much.

    John, why do you suggest one of these over your Gamo say? Thinking you might likely have a reason.

    They are much "easier" to shoot accurately for a beginner. And as John says they are adjustable in power, the springer is not.
     

    John from MD

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    Ok, now I know why the Benjamin model numbers are what they are. The 7 being .177, the 2 being .22 caliber. Makes sense.

    I want to say that I remember these as "the powerful" air rifles of my youth. The .22 especially. If they are different nowadays, it doesn't appear to be by much.

    John, why do you suggest one of these over your Gamo say? Thinking you might likely have a reason.

    On the Gamo, you can't adjust your power. It is a very powerful gun. I just mentioned the pump since you said you had experience with a pumper before.
     

    John from MD

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    I finally got to Chrony my Gamo today. With Crosman Premier pellets (14.3 gn) it averaged 737FPS, ES 16.6, SD 6.55. Not bad for a cheap gun and cheap pellets. This is 17 FPE so you can see it has plenty of power for shooting small pests around the yard. I shot some Crow Magnum pellets (18.2) grain and they were considerably slower and the POI was 3 inches low at 25 yards. They came in at 621FPS, ES 14.16, SD 7.0.

    I also Chronied my Avenger .25 and currently have it set for 2500 on the regulator. With Diablo Field pellets (25.3), they averaged 940 FPS, ES 3.58, SD 1.41 which adds up to 49 FPE. With Barracuda pellets I averaged 887 for a FPE of 53.1!

    What a nice change from winter. :party29::party29::party29:
     

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