can anyone direct me to a good airgun forum?

sendit223

sendit223

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I'm having trouble with my Gamo pellet gun. Last year it was grouping very, very well. Now it's random, so I'm suspecting the scope (factory mounted included with purchase).

I would prefer a red dot option, but don't know if they stand up to the reverse recoil thing.

This is for my kids mostly as it is something they love to do....except when the pellet gun is not grouping well at all.

Thanks in advance.
 
Have you tried cleanin it? No powder doesnt mean no fowling. Also try predator pellets with the red tip.
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Sendit I would bet a Dollar it is your scope. I have tried many of the so called Air Rifle scopes and none have lasted long. I finally went with a Leupold because it was claimed they would last. I have had it on mine for about 2 years now but I think it is about done. It doesn't hold elevation anymore. I need to send it in and get it repaired.
 
I have a Bushnell Sportsman 4x32 on my Beeman R1 20 cal. It has been on there for a long time, and is still kicking, they are an airgun rated scope. Are not expensive either.

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first off. check your stock screws, they come loose! if they are clean them and add blue loctite.next, make sure your scope isnt creeping.after that, then suspect the scope. get a bushnell 3x9x32ao they stand up well on the gamos. send me a pm and i'll give you the heads up on making a cheap scope stand up to a springer
 
Ozzy - I can confess to not cleaning the air rifle. That said, I never (not once) cleaned my Sheridan pump air rifle and it never was inconsistent like this thing. I really don't have that many rounds through it either (100?).

Thanks for the link Evil. That site is kind of hard to navigate. Makes ours look awesome!

It seems weird to me that there isn't a scope company that has cornered the market by building an air rifle scope that is as reliable as regular rifle scopes are. Or is there one?

Thanks everybody for the help. You've given me some ideas to run down.
 
Lots of higher-grade scope companies offer airgun-rated scopes (Leupold included I believe). Some rimfire scopes are also rated for springer airgun use.

I would suggest only cleaning the barrel if you are certain it is not a scope issue.
 
10 years ago, all of Leupold's scopes were air gun rated. Don't know if they still are today.
Also, there were several of Bushnell's 4200 series scopes that were springer rated.
 
Sendit with only about a 100 rounds through it. I would hazard a guess your scope is not toast yet. It takes about a 1000 rounds to eat one. As suggested before check your mounts and all your screws. I have read comments that Springers are tougher on scopes than a 50 cal is.

Springers are also hold sensitive. This was confirmed on an Air Rifle show that comes on, on the Pursuit channel. You can't hold a Springer tight like you do a Rifle. Once you master that your groups will tighten up.
 
If you use a flashlight and inspect the muzzle (unload it and dump the air first) you'll be able to tell if it's leaded up. See if the lands and grooves still look crisp and square. I really have my doubts that's causing the problem. I shot a Crosman when I was young and it had many thousand rounds through it without ever being cleaned and the accuracy never fell off. A .22LR is much the same, they never really require cleaning (the barrel that is, not the chamber and action).

Quote:Thanks for the link Evil. That site is kind of hard to navigate. Makes ours look awesome!


Yeah, that site has tons of info, but you've got to dig for it. Still, if you ask a question, there are lots of knowledgable people on there.
 
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I checked the screws using my Wheeler FAT wrench to retorque them. It was the first thing I checked.

Evil, it's a break action, so sending a flashlight down the barrel should be easy.

One thing I can say is that the trigger just plain stinks. I've looked to the aftermarket, but haven't found anything stunning.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll keep trying.
 
Originally Posted By: sendit223I'm having trouble with my Gamo pellet gun. Last year it was grouping very, very well. Now it's random, so I'm suspecting the scope (factory mounted included with purchase).

I would prefer a red dot option, but don't know if they stand up to the reverse recoil thing.

This is for my kids mostly as it is something they love to do....except when the pellet gun is not grouping well at all.

Thanks in advance.

Without being able to see your air rifle to determine what may be causing the inaccuracy. Let me say, with all due respect, that Gamo air rifles are not notoriously accurate. It may be your scope, especially if it is the high velocity model Gamo sold by many mail order outlets. It doesn't take a whole lot of shots for a high velocity springer to eat a scope. The forward recoil of those 1000 fps models is VIOLENT.
I spent two years shooting nothing but air rifles 10 years ago. The most reliable springers, similar to yours, were the Beemans and the RWS models, back then. I bought most all of my Air Rifles from Straight Shooter's in St. Cloud, MN.
For kids, I think the best springer going is the Beeman R-7. Cocking is easy, and they are accurate. I own one today.
 
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