After several weeks of waiting and anticipation, today I have finally received the "Whisper" from Gamo that we all have heard so much about. I have not divulged up until now that I was expecting or that Gamo was shipping me one in the event that they did not have one available. There are only a few of them that have been brought into the US to date and Gamo did indeed send me one to get a first hand look see.
As most of you know, I am a strong supporter of Gamo and have been for years, long before the CDT trigger development and a great gun for the money spent in my opinion. In addition, in the last couple of years Gamo has improved their line of pellet guns aesthetically and in some ways internally also.
So what's next???
Well it is out of the box but still in the bag. I have contacted Gene and asked him to come here before I even open it up. At that time I/we will do an initial evaluation including inspection, pellet tests, chrony, trigger pull and the like. Nothing internal, stock out of the box. After that, I'll do an initial review.
The second phase will be to tear it down and see what changes have been made internally if any. I don't expect any drastic changes and to look at it (through the sack)...lol... sure doesn't say much. But like the old adage goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Most of us know that the Gamo, being a massed production item and like many other massed produced items, can be improved considerably. But as a mass produced gun that is in the price range and affordable to almost anyone, the Gamo is a gun that in my opinion is a great bang for the buck. It is also "a diamond in the rough". But even out of the box, most are pretty hard to beat.
Stay tuned
