Gamo Changes...

[454 Big Block Chevy]

so with all the recent GAMO changes, who's glad they have an older model?  i know i am, i have an Untuned bone stock GAMO BC 1200, with stock trigger, and i absolutly love it, and its getting shipped off to be turbo'd and gold triggere'd...   i'm sure after Gene does his magic to it, i will love it that much more!  I keep debating on trading the ole girl in, and getting a .22 cal Disco or something, but... the fond memories..  that and .177 is just so much more fun to shoot.  and cheaper.

454/ED

[longislandhunter]

I'm certainly glad I have a few older GAMO's tucked away in the back of the gun safe

A couple of years ago Walmart was selling them off for dirt cheap and I picked up 2 extra Shadows. I didn't need them but for the price I couldn't pass them up.   They're both stock, except for the triggers and I never really shot them much.  They probably only have a couple of tins apiece run through them, then they just sat in the back of the gun safe resting.  I also have an 890 that I bought brand  new that is resting with the 2 Shadows. I never shot her much either but I'm glad I have her.    I had been  thinking about selling those 3 rifles because I never shoot them but now I think I'll hold onto em  

The first adult air rifle I bought when I got addicted to this sport a few years ago was a GAMO Shadow, which I still have and will never part with.  She has whacked more starlings than I can count.  She's been worked on a little and is a super fine shooter.  This spring, when the starlings return to the duck farm, she'll come out of hibernation and wreak havoc on the yellow beaks  

I'm also glad that I got my "older" .177 and .22 CFX's and my .22 Black Shadow.  The Black Shadow was my main squirrel gun for a couple of seasons and she's one heck of a hunter  

To bad GAMO changed their guns    I think in the long run they'll realize they made a mistake when the sales start to drop off.  

Jeff

[airiscool]

Ed,
Why not both ?  Tune the BC, then get a Disco ?

Paul.

[longislandhunter]

You can't trade her in.... she was your first rifle... that makes her special....  

I agree with Paul,,, get the BC tuned and then get the disco  

Jeff

[airiscool]

Jeff,

" ...............To bad GAMO changed their guns I think in the long run they'll realize they made a mistake when the sales start to drop off.
"

Lets hope that the bean counters don't win out. Over the years I've seen a few companies that "bottom lined" themselves right out of business and the mistakes were was so obvious I have to wonder what were they thinking. Is suicide-by-cheap a business plan taught in business schools ?

Paul.

[longislandhunter]

Yeah, you may be right Paul  

Time will tell......

Jeff

[snookman]

I love my old shadow 1000 and after installing Charliedatuna's wonderful trigger,stuffing the hollow stock with polyester fiberfill,and shooting about 1000+ shots, it is broken in and it is a fine shooter. Someday I will send it to Gene for a Turbo tune, but for getting trigger time in, it is great. It is my first adult air gun, and doing research on it is how I found the GTA. Good shooting,snookman

[454 Big Block Chevy]

well, right now i'd love to get both, but $$$ calls.  if i make good on this deployment, a AF Condor might get a home in my gun rack... we shall see.  depends, if the tune works out well (which i know it will)  i may find i have no use for a second gun... i've always been a one woman guy... :-D

[xschug3]

Sorry, I guess I'm behind a little....what are the changes that GAMO has made to their guns?

[gamo2hammerli]

There's a few threads on this forum talking about the changes with the Gamo trigger;

Read Charlie Da Tuner's post in the sticky above; Late model Gamo's brought forward

Another one from Charlie/Bob on the Gamo Gate....a few threads down; Read about....Late model Gamo's

And then there's this one in the Airgun Gate;

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23207&mid=184416#M184416

[xschug3]

Wow, what a shame! What's GAMO's motive? Seems so counterproductive. I sure am glad I have an old BC with the gold trigger now. I might have to hit WalMart and see if there are any more old versions still out there.

[454 Big Block Chevy]

yea, sounds like a good idea, of course, i got to shoot a RWS 48 sidelever today, in .22, and fell in love