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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Gamo Gate => : Walt November 06, 2009, 09:54:31 AM
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I was punching holes in paper today and was thinking for the money my Gamo assortment really gives me a lot of good shooting fun. I know you can spend a lot more on air guns that usually follow the you get what you pay for rule but with a little work I think Gamo really gives you a good gun for the buck. With out a doubt my Hunter Elite is my favorite and most accurate, with my 220 as a close second. Both are very good shooters with there favorite pellets. The Elite is at it's best with JSB's and the 220 likes CPHP's. The Big Cat is not bad with CPHP's but try as hard as I may, has no where the accuracy of the other two. Maybe it's the weight but its still a fun gun. What's your favorite Gamo?
W
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The Gamo's will hold their own against more expensive shooter's at the target field and hunting. :) My Viper, Hunter 220, ShadowSport, CFX and my Hunter 1250 are all super shooters but I'm very fond of my 1250.22, she's a hammer and deadly accurate. I'd show a pic of them but their all laying next to dead critters but you can find em in the Hunting Gate and my ALBUM. Those are some good looking Gamo ladies you have there bud thanks for sharing pic's of them with us. Ed
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Don't currently own one but I do have a soft spot for the old Shadow 1000. Can't beat it with a stick.
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Love my whisper csi in .22 with the gasramand trigger.... easiest rifle to shoot, period. Look wise, I would love to own the Gamo stutzen... classy.
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My favorite Gamo is my only Gamo -- a .177 Hunter 220. Have had it for a LONG time. Bought it before they came out with fiber optic sights. Its size and weight suite me. Most of the newer airguns I have seen are much longer and heavier. She looks like a midget beside my B-26. She groups Kodiaks well and sprays everything else :o
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I'm lucky enough to have two Hunter 220s, so that's my vote. Betsy has been tweaked by both Charlie and Gene, and as a result of that she's one of the finest 220s ever made. With .177 Gamo Hunters she's hitting at 1025.30 FPS and 18.45 Ft pounds of energy on average. I'm sure she will lighten up given time, but she just feels good. This is an older picture, before I took the scope off her I'll post some new pics soon. Betsy is on the bottom. The other rifle is a bone stock Hunter 220. I've been focused on Betsy, so I have yet to do any of the necessary upgrades to this gun (GRT-III). Shes rough to cock and needs a lot of work, but that will come, along with money, in time.
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CFX .22. CFX .177. Varmint hunter.I would post pics, but I dont know how..
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As I only have one Gamo, the Viper express, great at short shots with the shot shells!
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Gotta be my Hunter 440 :)
I got it as a Cabela's Bargain Cave "giveaway" for $90 a couple years ago.
Gave it a GRT trigger and a semi-decent scope, and it cloverleafs Gamo Match at 25M all day long :)
Nice wood, too.
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Only got one so this is easy.
22 Whisper with a tuna trigger and an air venturi gas spring.
Paul.
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I have to say my S1K's are my favorite of the Gamo line. Jungle Love with 440 Shadow Camo Design Stock and my NRA Special Edition.
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My favorite (and only) Gamos are my Viper and Shadow Express rifle/shotguns.
I had an absoulute riot hunting and testing different hand shotshell loads this fall. Using the right handloded shells makes all the difference in the world as far as these being effective (albeit close range) hunter. They are shockingly accurate with a couple of pellets and absoulutely deadly with .22 roundballs. I need to find the usb cord to my camera to post some hunting pics.
I have alot of higher end airguns, but Gamo makes some good solid airguns and I can never understand why guys want to bad mouth them.
Those Camo Gamos are very cool guys!
Great forum BTW!
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I don't own a Gamo yet but I would like to have one of the new SoCom elite which is just they're hunter elite with a new Tacticool stock and have a GTRIII trigger in it and have it tuned, I've wanted a BSA lightning tactical XL but they don't have near the power of the big Gamo and now that Gamo has the cool stock to boot, its on my next to buy list.
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THE ONLY I HAVE.... WHISPER VH // GERALD
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Well Walt,
I love my Gamo 890S, the big brother of the Hunter 440. I always wanted a 440, but always had something else on my short list when they went on sale !
But my 890 is a great rifle and has taken many squirrels and nasty, dirty birds in her time !
The Gamo isnt the bottom end of the air gun market, it's the high middle ! And when you add Bob's GRT-III trigger, it surebrings it up to the upper side of air guns, and it shoots like a Beemen.
That Gamo rifle with a tune and trigger, is a real winner in my book !
Bill
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As Big_Bill said...with a GRT III trigger most Gamos shoot pretty for their cost. Of the four Gamos I own...I shouldn't really count the Expotec as it's so old and I shot thousands of bb's out of her....I like my Viper the best; low noise, hard hitter, accurate and great weight....at least for me.
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i had a cdt turbo tuned whisper and sold it but now i miss it cause i had a great airforce 3-16x50 on it and was very accurate with gamo hunters and wadcutters they r great rifle with the cdt trigger and a turbo tune well worth the money.....
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My Big cat is not my favorite air gun / But when you need somthing Blasted to ***** It's the one,
& I don't know why mine is so hard on me (Kicks)**** out of me.
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My favorite Gamo is my Paul Dykstra tuned Hunter 1250 in .177.Smooth, accurate shooter with a lot of power.Shoots cp heavies @10000+ fps.The GRT111 trigger makes it easy to shoot accurately.
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My .22cal Gamo 1250 tuned by ^*^()(%*^$%^)()(&( with a GRT III trigger.
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Progun - 12/6/2009 1:49 AM
My favorite Gamo is my Paul Dykstra tuned Hunter 1250 in .177.Smooth, accurate shooter with a lot of power.Shoots cp heavies @10000+ fps.The GRT111 trigger makes it easy to shoot accurately.
Dave. 10000+ fps???? from your Hunter 1250. got ot get me one of those.
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My favorite has to be the very first air rifle I bought...... my Walmart .177 GAMO Shadow
She has a 3x12 BSA sittin on top and she'll shoot pellets into ragged hole groups all day if I do my part. She's not fussy about pellets and is still shooting in the low to mid 900's depending on pellets. She's sporting a shiny GRT trigger and has rid the world of more starlings than I can count. :D
I liked her so much I bought 2 more when WallyWorld had them on sale for $79 bucks. I like all my GAMO riles but that first Shadow will always be my favorite.... :D
Jeff
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Have you had or you Tuned yours?
from big cat..??
Ron
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Walt, yeah some of the guys tell me to stop buying "cheap" rifles and stick with the high end and classics. But I have so many awesome shooters and I dont' care who makes them as long as they are accurate and fun to shoot.
So mine is my Big Cat. I have several supposedly "better" rifles in .177 but I can never bring myself to sell this one. It was my first attempt at a home tune and while I'm not giving any pro tuner a run for his money I think it turned out just fine. I have great personal satisfaction every time I shoot it. Yes it is a bit hold sensitive but once you master the "Gamo tender caress" it rewards with accuracy as good as my TX200. Here's a pic of a 5 shot group at 23 yards. TX on the left BC on the right.
Andy Wong aka larspawn
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gotta be my CSI in .22 with the trigger and the ram.... easiest rifle to be accurate with...
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Mike, I really wish all of my airgun buds could experience what I have been able to enjoy with this rifle. There would be a lot less bad mouthing of these Gamo guns if they could. You might be able to find a used 1250 for sale somewhere but of course the Hunter Extreme is the "new" 1250 and they are readily available. The Hunter Extreme that I have is also in .177 (it wasn't available in .22 when I bought mine a couple of years ago). That rifle also spits out the 10.5gr in excess of 1000fps (mine is consistent @ 1030fps) but it is untuned and is not as smooth as my tuned 1250.Someday I may consider selling both of these rifles when the economy improves and I can get a fair market price for them as I recently aquired a UK Webley Patriot in .22cal that was gas rammed by David Slade.(Thanks again to Chris Falquero aka Fatback).It has a little more power than the .177 1250/Extreme and is a dream to shoot. I do love my 1250 though and it is awesome as an accurate, powerful squirrel getter.
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The Bam B19. Half the price, double the quality.
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Gamo cfx .177 my favorite and accurate rifle any time any day.