Gamo Hunter Problems

[Striderman]

Hey everyone I have purchase a gamo hunter pro and have not be able to get any grouping smaller then 3" at 18 yards.  I had the store where i purchased it put a new scope on it but still no better.  I called gamo and they told me to make sure I am golding the gun tight.. that with these types of airguns you have to hold tight.  I am a very exsperenced rifle shooter so my question is .. Is this true must i hold this gun tighter then a standard rifle?  and If so how much tight.  Any suggests would be great.

Thanks for the help

[sixgunSal]

Its not a question of holding it tight as much as it is "holding it the same way everytime.  What I would check first is to see that all the screws are tight and there is no interference with the barrel form the stock (I have never seen a gamo so I can't be more specific then that).   I would guess that its probably the pellet thats causing all your trouble.  After checking the screws, I would get a smapler pack from Straight Shooters (http://www.shotgunnews.com/gaylord/streak/) It has about 18 different pellets in it and you can do some testing on which one shoots the best in your rifle.  Not all pellets shoot well out of an airgun.  Shooting an airgun is an aquired experience...it takes some learning on how to hold them and what to shoot out of them to make it as accurate as you can.

sgS

[adirondacker]

let me start by saying that gamo is full of shxt and their airrifles are crap.i recently returned 3 i had purchased at CHRISTmas.we had the same problem.i can shoot ,i dare say as well as anyone at gamo and you can hold one of these "hunter" air rifles anyway you want,you are not going to get it to shoot any better than you did.i think the best way to hold one is barrel first right up gamo's ass.i am not a kid,or a novice shooter.take my advice get rid of the gamo and stay away from them.i will admit i have no experience with their more expensive rifles.the two models we had were two-440 hunters and a youth hunter.all three garbage.just needed to vent a little,imagine telling your son's christmas day that the air rifles you just gave them have to be returned because you bought them crap.ok kids here's your crap inaccurate,poorly made,plastic component air rifles,,,now give them back so i can return them,merry friggin christmas.good luck,adker

[airgunandy]

I recently bought a pair of Gamo Shadows for my son and I. At first they were not very accurate. You have to clean all the grease or whatever they put in the barrel to protect it while shipping, and make sure all the screws are tight. Then you just have to shoot them. There may be extra grease in the compression chamber that will make the gun smoke when fired. My son's smoked nearly as much as a blackpowder muzzleloader. Once the smoking goes down the accuracy will improve. I hate that the new Gamos do not have open sights. It is a lot easier to get used to shooting springers without having to try to get a scope sighted in too.

Then you have the backward recoil of high power springer airguns to deal with. Once the trigger is pulled the piston flies foreward then snaps back. Usually you have to hold them a little differently than a firearm. I get the best shots with my Gamo if I hold the forearm kinda loose (to allow it to slide back and forth during recoil) and keep the thumb of my shooting hand up touching the rear end of the receiver, like I was trying to pull back the hammer (if it had one). Sometimes folks who could accurately shoot a firearm have trouble with any kind of high power springers, not just Gamos, because they recoil backwards and forewards. Also these guns can tear up scopes and mounts if they are not designed to be used on springer airguns.

It takes a little time to get one of these guns to shoot well. You have to be patient to learn the idiosyncrasies of springers. If you have trouble with doing that, try a pumper or a CO2 gun like a Benjamin-Sheridan. Power, accuracy, and no recoil at all!

[rellis1962]

I have a Gamo Hunter 440 and have tuned it with a JM kit.  I had the same problem after the tune.  I found that the barrel pivit screw was working its way loose.  The looser the screw got the worse my groups got.  I took the stock off and tightened and put loctite on the screw.  Problem solved.  Even if your pivot screw is not working its way loose, it may still be too loose.  Tighten untill the barrel will not fall on its own after cocking.