Gamo CF-X Review

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Jarven's review of Gamo CF-X

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“I just bought the Gamo CF-X and fitted a Bushnell...”

Written on: 07/05/2009 by Jarven (1 review written)

Good Points
Looks
Feeling
Power

Bad Points
A little hard (slow) to load
Very picky about pellets
Hard to shoot good due to the heavy coil movement

General Comments
I just bought the Gamo CF-X and fitted a Bushnell 3-9x40. When I went out to our shooting range to zero in the scope the gun broke after about 17 shots. I went to the local store where I bought it and instantly got a replacement rifle, and just moved the scope to the new gun.



When I took the new gun out to the range it broke in the exact same way as the last in about 15 shots.



The problem is that it doesn't lock the spring after loading the rifle. It will just act like I'm holding the trigger in while trying to use the underlever. Both rifles broke in the exact same way and they where both brand new out of the box.


Why a 7 then? Well, the gun is really nice looking (Royal model) and I think that it's got potential to be a really great gun when I learn to live with the trigger. The power is really good and the loading problems was next to nothing after just about 30 shots, so I'm not worried about that.



The CF-X has quite a large coil movement, resulting in quite a big kick and that makes it hard to keep on target after pulling the trigger. It's a well known fact that the recoil comes before the pellet has left the barrel, so it will indeed impact on the precision. Learning to compensate for this is a tricky thing, but it can be done. Most people that do compensate for this do it without knowing it, and that's what make them professionals. =)



If you are new to airguns, you will eventually master this gun. If you are going from a BSA to this, you will probably get bored and return it in a while....

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Jarven's Response to Jarven's Review

Written on: 11/05/2009

[UPDATE]
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<br/>Now the 3:rd Gamo CF-X have died. It lasted around 50-60 shots before it too broke in the same way as the other two.
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<br/>Just to clarify that I've owned a fair share of Gamo rifles in the past, I've never ever experienced that poor quality of functionality. 1 is just bad luck, 2 is extreme bad luck and 3 is a pattern.
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<br/>I've now returned the Gamo CF-X to the retailer, who didn't even ask a question about my return. He just said that he too is fed up with the poor quality (he is a retailer of Gamo since 30 years or so back in time). He said he would resend all the current Gamo CFX for a total refund of his money and I could just pick up a catalogue from his shop and point at a gun I wanted instead (in the same pricerange) and he would have it delivered to me in person within 3 days.
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<br/>Although I'm pretty sure I've been the most unlucky person in the world at this time. I will NOT buy another Gamo rifle, ever. Even if I had extreme bad luck with these 3 rifles, not even one of them should break after about 17 shots, in any condition, ever...
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<br/>I looked at the product catalogue in the shop together with my salesperson and we both agreed I'd try the Hatsan 100x Torpedo instead, since it was almost identical in functionality and data as the Gamo CFX.
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<br/>I will write a review about the Hatsan 100x as soon as I get a feeling about it...
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<br/>And, let me just clarify something again, although I never ever will buy a Gamo again I'm not saying that all their guns are poor quality. I've been using Gamo for a very long time without problems, although those rifles was in the mid 500fps range and not 1200fps (max) as these ones.
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<br/>If you know a local retailer that sells Gamo, talk to them. If there have been problems with the model you are considering, they will know about it better then you because they handle all the returns.
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<br/>Thanks for reading my review and I hope it made you think before you act. Not like me, that bought a gun based on my past experiences with the brand. Remember that there are many many good or better brands out there, probably for a lesser amount of money then Gamo.
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<br/>When you buy a Gamo you will pay more because, well, it's a Gamo, and everyone know how good those are... =)

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Swanndry93's Response to Jarven's Review

Written on: 15/06/2009

Bushnell scopes aren't really designed for today's spring airguns. Try leapers,hawke airmax,nikko stirling airking ect

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