El Gamo CFX Royal

[Silo]

Thanks Derek,
I contacted him today, I might just send him the whole rifle and let him
do his magic with it.
I'll just have to get it past the boss ...... which might take a wine and dine
on Friday night

[johnnystorm]

Slight thread drift I have a 20 year old Gamo cadet owned from new, a bit down on power maybe (memory could be fooling me!) but it's all still ok despite not having had a moments tender loving care!

[derekm]

I don't doubt your Gamo is still OK. Maybe they would be more popular in the UK if they cost more! Just look at the £80+ jeans on the market. Jeans = workclothes (originally).

[Silo]

Well I sent my CFX off to Rich on Monday, he's working his magic
on it as we speak, I should have it back before next weekend.
I'll put up a "Pre and Post tune" review when I get it back.
Thanks for giving me his name Derek, he seems to really know his stuff.
I can't wait to feel the CFX after everything he plans to do to it for me.

[derekm]

Not only does Rich know his stuff, but he's also an extremely pleasant guy to deal with. While emailing him questions about his trigger insert, he said "send me a stamped envelope and you can have one to try". Also, when querying the whereabouts of my tuning kit (late due to Christmas mail as it turned out), he immediately offered to re-send the package, without question of payment, claim forms, or anything. A 110% good guy to deal with.

Both he and Charlie da Tuna (Bob Werner) seem to have equal amounts of positive customer feedback on the US Forums, apart from the Yellow, where Charlie's name is banned due to internal politics with Forum owners.

[derekm]

Another edit in the review, after chrono today.

[Silo]

okay.... not too sure if this is a right place, but here's the after tune report
I promised.

I got my CFX back from Rich last night, after he had done a custom tune on it for me.
This is the sequence of events / things I saw upon opening the box:

1. Custom Muzzle break looks awesome.
2. The carbon look on the barrel took me about 20 minutes to get used to, but I have to admit that now I like, it gives
the rifle a “trick” look.
3. It also looks a lot “cleaner” with the sites off.

Now for the stuff that matters:

1. The rifle cocks very smoothly. You cannot even begin to compare it to
how it was before.
2. The loading block, a lot improved here:
a. It turns / rotates very easily and very smoothly now
b. The pellets literally just “drop” into the barrel now too.
c. I can immediately feel when the loading block catches a pellet now b
because of how much easier it rotates.
d. It no longer over-rotates, this is great. I never realized that it bugged
me till it stopped doing it hehe!
3. The trigger, it is super light now, took some getting used to not having to
pull the "door spring". All it takes now is a gentle squeez....... like it
should be.
4. Did I mention how quite it is now

Rich this rifle is Awesome, thank you very much.

Roald.

PS I'll post pics of the rifle with the custom muzzle break... looks sweet!
and the chrony results - it gained almost 100fps !