guns you got and was dissapointed with

[fatttmannn]

Ok, I will kick this of. For me it was the FWB Sport its a great rifle in so many ways, light accurate and ok on the power front with out being unmananagable but, I dont/ didnt like the cheapo back sight with imprecise slide adjustment or the bent metal pressing saftey catch. So what do you lot think

[mrto]

Everything that I have ever owned by Gamo!

[fatttmannn]

Everything that I have ever owned by Gamo!

Have to say I like my 1979 vintage Statical in .22 and my Paratropper allso in .22 circa 1974 But thanks for your inputt.

[gedfinn 2]

Have to say I like my 1979 vintage Statical in .22 and my Paratropper allso in .22 circa 1974 But thanks for your inputt.

I have to agree with the above .
In their day they were very good ! Innovative to the extreme, ( Did Bsa, or Webley ever make a recoiless rifle ? Or a multishot break barrel repeater )
Whilst in the same vein, Did any of these 2 Or others make all these models inlcuding an SSP ( Used at the Olympics )

Whilst all have there foibles, I consider all 3 to be light years ahead of there time,
Have you ever fired a " Statical " recoiless rifle ? ( They work ) Or a repeating Paratrooper , ( They work )Or indeed the " Supertarget " It works ( Sometimes ) Ha ha
My Mods including a power upgrade on the Statical & The Supertarget transform them.,

At the time & For the money I consider them great buy,s & Excellent shooters ( I have a couple of all 3 ) In next to mint & 3 shooters .
Ged.

[fatttmannn]

I have to agree with the above .
In their day they were very good ! Innovative to the extreme, ( Did Bsa, or Webley ever make a recoiless rifle ? Or a multishot break barrel repeater )
Whilst in the same vein, Did any of these 2 Or others make all these models inlcuding an SSP ( Used at the Olympics )

Whilst all have there foibles, I consider all 3 to be light years ahead of there time,
Have you ever fired a " Statical " recoiless rifle ? ( They work ) Or a repeating Paratrooper , ( They work )Or indeed the " Supertarget " It works ( Sometimes ) Ha ha
My Mods including a power upgrade on the Statical & The Supertarget transform them.,

At the time & For the money I consider them great buy,s & Excellent shooters ( I have a couple of all 3 ) In next to mint & 3 shooters .
Ged.

Hi Ged, thanks for the inputt, how did you improve the [power on the Statical please
mine dose 9.5 with crossman domes

[gingernut]

The Stalker works.
But not often!

[gedfinn 2]

Hi Ged, thanks for the inputt, how did you improve the [power on the Statical please
mine dose 9.5 with crossman domes

Hiya mate,
It needs a decent Piston weight & A proper spring , This & 3 in 1 oil ? ( The original spring is from a " Biro " )

No, Not that 3 in 1 , Mine , A mix of Ptfe, Moly & Another , Does it diesel , Yes
The lotion has to be wherever the piston touches, Ie in front of the piston too, It takes about 20 shots before settling down & Before the carrier oil is burnt off, Leaving an
Ultra smooth base,

I know this is contrary to all the other Forum tuners so get my Flak suit on now , Ha ha, Expect an easy 11 Fpe, It is .22 of course
," Bunkered down now "

Cheers, Ged.

[mrg4ull]

Asi sniper, followed by an Asi commando they have to be two of the lowest powered .22 I've ever owned, good looking guns with solid wooden stocks and nicely finished but an empty pop bottle at 20 feet, no chance.

[scrapman]

Everything that I have ever owned by Gamo!

I've always been very happy with my Gamo Center underlever pistol, which still shoots very well after 40 years or so.

[I. J.]

FAS 6004 (not to be confused with the classic FAS 604 )

I had waited months for its arrival so I bought one of the first available. The shots were going to low at 10m so I adjusted the back sight to its maximum (no force) and the thread stripped. 2mm steel threaded rod into ally with the detent hole right next to it so you couldn't increase its size. NOT my idea of good engineering. God knows what the sears were made of. It only lasted two days - less than 200 shots.
Swapped it back, no probs, for a s/h FWB100

ATB
Ian

[Sam99]

My biggest disappointment ? … A 35E Vixen.

Around 1980 I bought a new HW35E Vixen - mail order.
I bought it to use for hunting not collecting. I was disappointed from day one.
I was 35 years younger then and when I complained about the lack of power and was told it would improve with age I believed it.
Looking back I think you could just about see the pellet leave the barrel. Things didn’t get better with time.

I took it to Manchester Airguns who chrono’d it and laughed.
I remember the gun having a chrome spring / piston sleeve ????
Anyway, MAG didn’t have a replacement chrome spring so a standard spring was fitted.
It changed the gun completely. A standard spring though. It should have a chrome spring being a “ Vixen “
A year or two later I swapped it for a boxed 0.25 Service , which I still have.

My Vixen came with a sheep skin lined cover and a HW Test Target.
I still have the cover and possibly the Test Target.
I’ll have a rummage for the target as It may have the guns Ser No on it ???
If so , It would be interesting to see if the gun still survives and if its owned by a BBS member.

10 or so years ago , I was offered a HW35E by a Theoben employee , who had fettled the gun.
I still have this as well , and I think this is how all HW35E’s should be.
I don’t use it that much , as it is still nearly mint and I have a HW100 for hunting with these days.

And lastly , I bought Garvin’s 1950’s Burgo 35E a few years ago. I still have that also.
That’s a lovely gun.

Sam

[peddy]

Mine was my first proper rifle the hw35 export, my friend had a hw80 mk1 and I felt like I had grandads rifle. When I finally got it chrono graphed it had to go! That was 30 years ago and would love to have it back now!

[Rickenbacker]

Nice thread idea Dave I totally agree with you about the FWB Sport (although I've never quite owned one myself, but I've used a few)... You do realise you'll have the FWB Sport Appreciation Society (FWB SAS) after you, if they see this thread! They come at night, mostly

My big disappointment was the Sharp Innova.

Click clack (this thing is horribly made of painted metal and plastic. Not even the barrel is blued).

Click clack (must remember not to hold the pistol grip while pumping, or the stock screw can strip the threads).

Click clack (ok, so I bridge my finger & thumb over the scope, to hold it by the plastic breech).

Click clack (ugh, this thing feels nasty)

Click clack (right that'll do. if I keep going its gonna break).

Load - Aim - Fire (where did that go? How long is it going to take to zero this thing? And the trigger is hard & horrible).

[I. J.]

My biggest disappointment ? … A 35E Vixen.

Around 1980 I bought a new HW35E Vixen - mail order.
I bought it to use for hunting not collecting. I was disappointed from day one.
I was 35 years younger then and when I complained about the lack of power and was told it would improve with age I believed it.
Looking back I think you could just about see the pellet leave the barrel. Things didn’t get better with time.

I took it to Manchester Airguns who chrono’d it and laughed.
I remember the gun having a chrome spring / piston sleeve ????
Anyway, MAG didn’t have a replacement chrome spring so a standard spring was fitted.
It changed the gun completely. A standard spring though. It should have a chrome spring being a “ Vixen “
A year or two later I swapped it for a boxed 0.25 Service , which I still have.

My Vixen came with a sheep skin lined cover and a HW Test Target.
I still have the cover and possibly the Test Target.
I’ll have a rummage for the target as It may have the guns Ser No on it ???
If so , It would be interesting to see if the gun still survives and if its owned by a BBS member.

Sam

IIRC the Vixens were advertised guaranteed to exceed 600 fps in .22 and 800fps in .177 !!! It doesn't state the weight of the pellets used ;-). I have also read (Dennis Hiller books?) the if the main spring doesn't break within the first hundred shots it will last a lifetime. Did yours have a broken spring? Didn't they also come with a little bronze medallion?

Good thread.

ATB
Ian

[PCPShooter]

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LOL Me - Gamo 440 Hunter .