Gamo customer service did OK this time...

[vinceb]

I called Gamo Customer service yesterday afternoon to find out the status of my Hunter 220 warranty claim (2nd time I sent it back to them), and they said the rifle hadn't even been looked at yet. A couple of hours later, my wife lets me know that a big package from Gamo arrived via UPS.

This time they sent me a new rifle, instead of just repacking the old one. It's much better - the barrel is straight and the stock looks much better. Velocity is still low - but I can take care of that. And one of the stock-to-receiver screws was backed out by a couple of turns.

But shooting it revealed the biggest surprise - the gun isn't twangy. In fact, the firing cycle is so solid I never would have believed it from a Gamo. The last Gamo I got (a refurb 440) was so twangy it made me wince!

I suspect I know why this is, but I'm gonna hold my opinions until I can find out. I was prepared to sell the gun off as soon as I got it back from Gamo, but now I'm not so sure. It's such a pleasant shooter that I might just keep the silly thing.

[shadow]

Glad it worked out for you, the joy of a good shooting iron. Keep us updated on it's performence and good luck. Ed

You got the suspense going here vince.....so tell us your opinion on this, don't leave us hangin...inquiring minds, oh ok "nosey" minds want to know He He He

Glad to here you had a good experience with customer service...I'm still waiting for my Realtree stock....arrrrrgggghhh!

[vinceb]

I tore the gun down tonight abd found a couple of things.

First, the front stock holes aren't drilled quite where they oughta be.... as  a result, it was a bear getting the screws back in. There was some thread damage (dunno if I did it or the factory "rebuilders" did) that I chased out with a tap.

Second, the rear spring guide is the thinner one that seems common these days. In addition, the spring had a fair bit of grease on it. I suspect that it was the grease keeping it from twanging.

And, not surprisingly, the spring that came out of it was short. It measured just about 10" end-to-end, whereas a nice, healthy Gamo spring oughta be in the 10.7-10.9" range. So I know why the gun was slow (sorta figgered that).

I put 'er back together with a new Crosman spring. Hopefully, I'll be able to put some time on it tomorrow.

[shadow]

Whats the length on that Crosman spring that you put in and updates on it's performence. thanks Ed

[vinceb]

When I put the new spring in (set length of about 10.8") velocity jumped about 30fps - not nearly as much as I would have hoped. I pulled the old seal out, found some nicks, and replaced it. Power actually dropped after I did that, but the seal is kinda tight. I'm gonna wait for it to break in a bit before checking it again.

But in all honesty, this one's such an accurate shooter I'm not quite so concerned about it...

[shadow]

Thanks, keep us updated. Ed