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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Gamo Gate => : gatonini February 02, 2010, 03:08:37 AM
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I want to buy a good 22caliber rifle looking for a recommendation
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Hey Garry,
I assume you are looking for a Gamo? If so I would recommend getting last years model and check its one that will receive the GRT111 trigger the newer ones do not:(
You don't say what your going to use it for or a budget..but IMO the best all around .22 AG is the Diana RWS 34, good German quality, hard to beat and cant go wrong:) something like this maybe http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&brand=RW&prodID=RW2166159&prodTitle=RWS%20MODEL%2034%20CMBO%204X32%20W/CMNT.22 My second option would be something like a MM B-26 from bestairguns. you can look in Mall at top of page to find .
Good luck in your search:)Tony
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If it has to be a GAMO, then it would have to be a CFX. They're very accurate. Look for one w/ the metal trigger housing, slip a GRTIII and you're good to go. Good luck. Let us know what you get.
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I'd have to agree with Tony's advice,...go with a Diana 34! Much better value and quality than any but the high-end English made Gamos IMHO. .22 is the ideal caliber for this rifle!!!! tjk
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well i had a gamo whisper a time ago and they r great with adjustments like trigger and a tune but for hunting get the .22 in any brand but for target the 177 will do but some .177 will perform in the hunting area,so here is my opinon the b25bamboo any cal ,b21 any cal b28,b40,tf89,rws34,rws350,rws48 crossman npss gas ram,any above mentioned u could get at 350.00 or less the gamo 220 and 440 will also do cfx also ,.so many to chose with so little time to shoot each to the brake in period takes time ,good luck gatonini ....jorge
p.s dont forget scope also leapers or centerpoint will do ...
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I have a Crosman 800X, - Turbo-Tuned by Gene & with a GRT_III trigger, - NICE!!! ... Of course I should say I'm picking up a .22 Nitro shortly.
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I've got an RWS 350 Magnum in .22, that is very accurate. It's out to Vortek right now getting a Pro-Guide 2 installation and a custom muzzle brake. Apparently, my rifle is too old and internal dimensions have changed, so they have to custom build a Pro-Guide 2 for my rifle. But before it went out to them, I put it through the chrony using the stock spring and it was shooting 14.3 grain pellets at 850 fps - more than enough to airgun hunt in NYS. And supposedly, with the Pro-Guide 2, it'll be a bit faster. I asked him to get it up to 900+ fps if he could. My other .22 cal. pellet rifles are both CFXes that are in the middle of some upgrades. Stock, they are pretty accurate, but I've got upgraded triggers on them, one of which is the GTX trigger I found on Airguns Of Arizona's website (and I figured I'd give that a try), where I also found the NCT trigger for my NPSS (also in .22, but not shooting at speeds I would like), and another with the GRT-III trigger. I'm finding the GTX trigger much easier to tune and set at the 2nd stage with a better positive feel of the 2nd stage stopping point. I've also got a Theoben gas ram on its way to me from Airgunwerks.com for one of my .22 cal. CFXes which is said to increase velocity by 20 to 30 fps.
I recommend the RWS 350 Magnum for it's power and accuracy straight out of the box, but I also recommend the CFX for customization and the underlever feature most of all, because a fixed barrel will be inherently better than a break barrel that is prone to barrel droop.
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Benjamin 392, If your not looking for a gamo. You can't beat the accuracy and consistency for the price. Less power, but the accuracy easily makes up for it when it comes to hunting. You can leave it cocked forever if you want. It's also short, light, and easy to carry.