Gamo V3 Reviews
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★★★★★
“Overall this is a great training gun. ”
Written on: 12/07/2007 by josiasvz (1 review written)
Overall this is a great training gun.
Does not shoot to accurate when taking shots to fast, shots loose power.
Well balanced, perfect weight. Shoots very accurately when shots are taken slowly and powerful shot.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Gamo V3. Cheap Rubbish. ”
Written on: 08/03/2011 by dee50 (1 review written)
Gamo V3. Cheap Rubbish.
The first one arrived, I couldn,t pull the trigger to fire it, other reviews have mentioned how hard the trigger is, this one wouldn,t move, so much for quality control. The rear site was jammed solid it was impossible to move it. I sent it back and got a replacement.
The rear site was jammed and the pull action on the trigger was extremely hard, it appeared as if it was catching on something, the gun did however fire and with reasonable accuracy.
This did not last...
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★★★★★
“I see that many people have been complaining about the...”
Written on: 30/10/2010
I see that many people have been complaining about the trigger pull being hard to fire. I don't know if you tried, but its very easy to adjust, just pull the top and lift it, then take out the barrel. Unscrew the little screw and adjust it forward and vise versa. you will notice when you move it one way "i forgot which" it will fire when you just pressed it a little. be careful with it tho.
I've used the gun or a couple of months and it doesn't give me much problem. For the...
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★★★★☆
“Good points - grip, safety location, magazine design...”
Written on: 30/08/2009 by hfs (16 reviews written)
Good points - grip, safety location, magazine design and release
Bad points - trigger pull, fake blowback
The Gamo V3 is a gun that many seem to hate. That made me have to purchase one, to see if I could make it better or prove people wrong. After inspecting the pistol and figuring out that the slide is actually part of the linkage between the trigger and hammer, I decided to leave the Gamo V3 alone and just shoot it. (Okay, I did lube it since many moving parts were dry.)
The V3 sure...
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★★☆☆☆
“All and all a very good value for your money,If you...”
Written on: 02/07/2008 by DRESSBLUES (12 reviews written)
All and all a very good value for your money,If you can live with an all plastic gun then it is an improvement over the 1088 (read more)
★★★★★
“Yes it is really good. If you want to kill birds,...”
Written on: 22/02/2008
Yes it is really good. If you want to kill birds, you'll no problem with the Gamo V3. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I have read the reviews here, and everyone is...”
Written on: 12/10/2006 by Marussi (1 review written)
I have read the reviews here, and everyone is complaining about the hard trigger pull. I have this Gamo V3 gun for a month now and I can easily pull the trigger! You can shoot all 16 BB's in about 5-7 seconds, at least I can, so I don't know if the others are so weak and can't pull the trigger or what. Everywhere it is written that it has a 15 shot magazine! That is also not true. You can put 16 BBs in there and the gun is very powerful, it shoots thru a 100 page magazine from 5 meters! It's... (read more)
Pillsbury's Response to Marussi's Review
Written on: 10/07/2007
Stay away from this junk!!
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Disturbedisthebest's Response to Marussi's Review
Written on: 31/07/2007
When people are complaining about the trigger pull, they don't mean that they don't have the strength, they mean that when you pull it it throws off the shot.
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Pillsbury's Response to Marussi's Review
Written on: 01/08/2007
Of course it throws off the shot, but after firing many shots with this air pistol, you will NOT have the strength.
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<br/>When people are complaining about the trigger pull, they don't mean that they don't have the strength, they mean that when you pull it it throws off the shot.
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★★☆☆☆
“Don't be lured in by the neat magazine, the Gamo V-3...”
Written on: 20/09/2006 by VANDAL (6 reviews written)
Don't be lured in by the neat magazine, the Gamo V-3 is junk and isn't typical of Gamo which usually makes some fine products. The "fake" blow-back is gimmicky and child like. The slide is not blown back at all by CO2 but rather it moves a half inch every time you pull the trigger. This probably contributes to the absurdly impossible trigger. Also, you can see through the gun where the slide meets the frame, it's light as a feather making it feel like a toy, and the power and accuracy... (read more)
Pillsbury's Response to VANDAL's Review
Written on: 10/07/2007
Stay away from this junk!!!
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★★★★☆
“My Gamo V3 is about a year old now, still in excellent...”
Written on: 18/09/2006 by gamo lover
My Gamo V3 is about a year old now, still in excellent condition. It's a good gun and powerful enough for birds, awesome for rats, but it's hard to get a co2 without it leaking a little.
It's a blow back but not a true blow back. There's no open chamber, the trigger makes it a blow back. I get about a 2 inch group at 5-10 yards.
Overall it's a decent gun and I would suggest it over any Crossman or Daisy.
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Pillsbury's Response to 259975_gamo lover's Review
Written on: 10/07/2007
Stay away from this junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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★★★☆☆
“I have brought a Gamo v-3 from a sporting shop in...”
Written on: 12/09/2006 by kiwishooter (23 reviews written)
I have brought a Gamo v-3 from a sporting shop in Auckland of New Zealand. It did cost me $200NZ. I had 500 shots with the gun. There are two problems I have found very quickly. They are - valve leaking and jams. Valve leaking is a common problems with most of Gamo co2 pistols. However I received a new magazine form retails. When it comes to the jams, the result of jams cause hard trigger pull. As most of the buyers complained hard trigger pull, it is actually caused by jams. The mechanical... (read more)
Commissarhunt's Response to kiwishooter's Review
Written on: 27/01/2007
Hi. I wish I had read this review before yesterday. My PX-107 has been working great for the last month, then yesterday I went to use it and it had no power. (I have placed a post in the Review Centre shooting forum with the whole story). It turns out the barrel must have come loose. If I had known the way that these pistols operated, I probably would have noticed the problem sooner. I guess it is covered by warranty...?
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Kiwishooter's Response to kiwishooter's Review
Written on: 31/01/2007
Dear friend
<br/>The problem with both Gamo V3 and PX 107 is the mag valve. Both of the guns use the same magazines. The quality of the mag is not constant. Some of the mag is good and some not. My one is leaking.
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Pillsbury's Response to kiwishooter's Review
Written on: 10/07/2007
Stay away from this junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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★☆☆☆☆
“This Air Pistols sucks. Gamo makes good air rifles,...”
Written on: 22/08/2006 by pillsbury (6 reviews written)
This Air Pistols sucks. Gamo makes good air rifles, but bad C02 pistols. Just as bad as the Anics Skif-300 air pistol. JUNK!!!!!!! STICK WITH DAISY. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Overall, the Gamo V3 is a great plinkin BB gun well...”
Written on: 08/03/2006 by byrd86
Overall, the Gamo V3 is a great plinkin BB gun well worth the price. I was expecting so much fun with a BB gun under $50.00 (read more)
☆☆☆☆☆
“My Gamo v-3 CO2 pistol didn't work from the time it...”
Written on: 16/10/2005 by rexy
My Gamo v-3 CO2 pistol didn't work from the time it was pulled out of the box. Miserable workmanship. Horrid trigger, because of the slide that "moves". What Gamo doesn't tell you is that your finger moves it as you pull the trigger. Everything else that is above this is 1000% on the money. Don't waste yours.
I didn't even bother to send it back. The girl on the phone told me not to expect any satisfaction.
I smashed it with a 3 pound hammer, and will be mailing it to Ft Lauderdale...
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★★★☆☆
“The Gamo V3 gun is great, just not a good trigger...”
Written on: 11/10/2005 by Rockey10466 (1 review written)
The Gamo V3 gun is great, just not a good trigger pull. If you want a powerful gun this is one of them. (read more)
★★★★★
“I bought the Gamo V3 pistol the other day and was a...”
Written on: 10/10/2005 by Major Mitt (1 review written)
I bought the Gamo V3 pistol the other day and was a bit disappointed when I put in the co2 and fired it at an orange and watched it bounce off. I thought I had purchased a dud gun. The next day I changeed the co2 canister and watched it proceed to fire a bb strait through the orange. It's the dud co2 from gun shops not the gun that is broken. This gun is incredibly reliable and has a nice weight while still remaining very accurate. The stiff trigger isn't really that stiff adds to the... (read more)
Rockey10466's Response to Major Mitt's Review
Written on: 10/10/2005
I bought the v3 the other day its a nice shotten gun but the trigger pull sucks it is hard for a pistol for the trigger pull. The best thaing about it it has great accuray.
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Superdude's Response to Major Mitt's Review
Written on: 02/01/2006
the trigger pull on a m1911 is only 4.5 pounds on the standerd g.i used in ww2. i think they're even lighter now. i haven't shot a 1911 in 3 years.
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★★★☆☆
“The Gamo V3 has the worse trigger pull (Nearly 11...”
Written on: 04/10/2005 by The vahmant killah (13 reviews written)
The Gamo V3 has the worse trigger pull (Nearly 11 pounds) on any gun I own. It is powerful though, and it will shoot lead or steel BBs through it's rifled steel barrel. It has what one would call "combat accuracy" That is, it will hit a paper plate every time from 40' during rapid fire. It is pretty heavy, and it feels like a real pistol. It is pretty easy to modify it, and the trigger pull improved when I did. It is pretty powerful, but the bad trigger pull ruined accuracy. Hope this helped. (read more)
Picker's Response to The vahmant killah's Review
Written on: 16/10/2005
I just bought the Gamo V-3 and overall I was impressed by the look, feel and power. The big drawback is, of course, that horrible trigger pull. So... what can be done in the way of modification to improve this? I really like this gun, but I'm getting a little tired of having to use two hands to fire it with any accuracy. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Picker.
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The Vahmant Killah's Response to The vahmant killah's Review
Written on: 27/10/2005
Picker, You can field strip the gun, remove the mag. & pull the trigger all the way back. Then pull the slide all the way back & lift up. Inside, you will see a spring oroung the barrel. You can remove the spring & stretch it to about twice the length. Then you can cut the spring in half, thus lowering the trigger pull. Of course, oiling it helps a bit. Hope this helped.
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Picker's Response to The vahmant killah's Review
Written on: 27/10/2005
Thanks for the tip, Killah. I've already shortened that spring and while it seemed to help a little, I'm still not happy with the trigger pull. Having a PPK definitely spoiled one for any other blowbacks.
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<br>I have a P-99 Compact on the way and I recently bought a Walther P-88 Competition also, so no more junkers for me. Wish now that I hadn't altered it - I might have been able to get some money back. I just decided that the V-3 is going to be an Xmas present for a friend.
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The Vahmant Killah's Response to The vahmant killah's Review
Written on: 03/11/2005
lol Fill me in when your compact walther comes in... I'm thinking of getting 1.
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Picker's Response to The vahmant killah's Review
Written on: 04/11/2005
Val... got the Compact in a couple days ago and so far I am very impressed with everything but the accuracy. This gun is almost as much fun to shoot as the PPK. Give me a few days to work out the bugs and you'll see a comprehensive review from me about it.
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☆☆☆☆☆
“I had the Gamo v-3 pistol for about a year. Most of...”
Written on: 25/09/2005 by b70irv
I had the Gamo v-3 pistol for about a year. Most of the time it was sitting like new in the box. Like most of the other posts, the technical stuff was the same. I had to pull the trigger hard, it misfired a LOT, BBs would roll out of the gun (how embarrassing). I got approximately 200 shots out of the thing before the top 'slide' just came apart! It was never accurate shooting. A total mess. I own the p23 and the 44. Both of these guns so far, shoot accurately and are mechanically well. It's... (read more)
Bertie's Response to 211468_b70irv's Review
Written on: 24/10/2005
'......with this pile of ... metal.'
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<br>Well, at least it's not plastic - everyone's unfave rave.
<br>What bemuses me is that there are seven other reviews of this pistol, and all less than enthusiastic and you go and buy one!
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<br>I hope you get more satisfaction with your next piece as it saddens me when fellow shooters don't get the enjoyment they should.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Having been to my local gunshop to purchase a Co2...”
Written on: 17/09/2005 by DaveP19 (1 review written)
Having been to my local gunshop to purchase a Co2 pistol there was limited stock so ended up buying the Gamo v3. When I begun to fire the pistol I slowly realised why this gun was in stock and no other,the Gamo v3 has a feeling of almost wanting to break each time fired and that the power was extremely weak for a normal 177 Co2. Having to pull the trigger all the way back before a shot is fired means that the accuracy is greatly reduced and after shooting at a plastic drinks bottle (no more... (read more)
★★★★☆
“I bought my Gamo V3 last Sunday. I find it extremely...”
Written on: 04/09/2005 by Bobbysox
I bought my Gamo V3 last Sunday. I find it extremely powerful, accurate and pleasent to hold. I have previously had many pistols and rifles in the past such as the Gamo Shadow 640 and 1000. Agile, compact, reasonably affordabe. This truly is a boy's toy. Due to the rather stiff trigger of the V3 I would not recommend this pistol to anybody aiming to shoot moving targets. The V3 has a easy to load Co2 compartment in the magazine of the gun for easy loading being able to shoot up to 60 shots... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I bought the Gamo V3 Feb. 1 2005, I like the way it...”
Written on: 02/02/2005 by sonic07 (19 reviews written)
I bought the Gamo V3 Feb. 1 2005, I like the way it loads the CO2 which is similar as my Walther CP Sport. It's not too accurate but it's expected from a bb gun. Power? it's all there. I tested on my chrono it shoots at 405.5fps to 411.5fps. The trigger is hard to pull reminds me my walther CP88N and the CPSport. I think the way this semi-auto design, the trigger must pull the hammer back to later knock the pin. Unlike single shot you can cock the hammer first and the trigger just have to... (read more)
Ironsight's Response to sonic07's Review
Written on: 28/08/2005
Hey just a suggestion for you. ive had a gamo V3 for about a year now and i love it but you are right about the trigger.
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<br>HOWEVER.....> you can make it lighter!
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<br>just remove the magazine and pull the topslide back as far as you can. you can then pull it up from the back to remove it. inside, you'll see the spring around the barrel that pushes the top slide forward and you may also notice, its too long! simply measure out the sping to the point where it is no longer stressed with the topslide on and clip it! i did this and the trigger was atleast twice as light!
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<br>dont forget to lube up the moving parts for smoothness. hope this helps!
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★★★★☆
“I bought the Gamo V3 when it was first released on the...”
Written on: 22/09/2004 by ted maul (1 review written)
I bought the Gamo V3 when it was first released on the strength of a review in a gun magazine. The gun was supplied by Gamo without seemingly being oiled, and this made the trigger very stiff. Once I had oiled it up, it made a big difference to the trigger pull, and I have no problems now as long as I keep it oiled.
I also found that I wasn't getting what I thought was the claimed power; and on inspection, I found that the seal for the CO2 capsule was made of a too tough plastic to attain a...
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Trains1900's Response to ted maul's Review
Written on: 29/12/2004
Thanks for the review. I am going to get the gun to mess around with and stuff. I also want to modify it like you did. I could not understand what you did. Was wondering if you could give me a brief or exact desription of what you did to it.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Purchased the Gamo V3 to help my son start into the...”
Written on: 10/08/2004 by vcoots (1 review written)
Purchased the Gamo V3 to help my son start into the shooting sports. He wanted a laser as well so he would look cool. No problem, the literature stated a 450fps rating and the gun just looked good in the package. Unfortunately, the gun lost all of its shine when my son put his finger into the trigger. He was having a hard time getting the gun to shoot. I checked to make sure the safety was not on and that everything was in order. Looked fine so I took the first shot about 50ft from the... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“I also bought the Gamo v-3 just a few days ago,...”
Written on: 05/04/2004 by casper1 (2 reviews written)
I also bought the Gamo v-3 just a few days ago, trigger pull is the worst i've tried, very hard and it affects also accuracy, I have also done some mods to the gun so it will perform better, I believe it is unnaceptable that Gamo produces and sells faulty products and then has the balls to charge
$69.99 for this product!! I do own another gamo pistol (p23) and compared to the v-3 it is a champ, well every now and then it shoots just gas,i t seems that ammo gets stuck, but well back to the...
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Sl33Pyriceboi's Response to casper1's Review
Written on: 06/04/2004
Sup, I totally agree with you on this gun. I am the guy who wrote the review before this one. thanks for telling me to problem of the v3 and now ill try and fix it.
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<br>Oh yes, about the p23 air thing. You said it sometimes shoots out air? well that is because when you pull the trigger back, you have to let the trigger FULLY go back to its origional position, Why? because the backward motion is the motion that loads the next BB. that is what I have learned from my experience with the gun. I also confirmed it with a few other gun collectors.
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<br>-James
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<br>P.s. I hope your using lead balls. They are more accurate, probably as accurate as a pellet. You can buy cheap air gun stuff at http://www.pyramydair.com/ I buy thousands of dollars worth of stuff there.
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Casper1's Response to casper1's Review
Written on: 06/04/2004
Let me know about you fixing the v-3, how about the power?? On mine as I said before it does not shoot close to 425fps more like 300 fps, do you think we could change trigger spring and maybe valve spring as well?? to get it to shoot close to 500 fps?? I noticed you are from south florida also, so am I , Miami Lakes. Are there any activities for South Floridians that involve air guns??? I also know about pyramid air, I have bought a couple of chinese rifles from them, the ak47 look a like and the sniper rifle that shoots .22. Well nice meeting you. Casper
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185643_Van3000's Response to casper1's Review
Written on: 17/03/2005
Dude....my Gamo v-3 shoot's like a charm!!! I love this gun sooo much to. I have 5 other CO2 pistols but I have to say it isn't as good as my powerline 617x! I'm Rick James !!!!
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Sl33Pyriceboi's Response to casper1's Review
Written on: 16/04/2005
Laugh out loud... "I'm Rick James..." though its over used, it cracks me up every time...
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<br>But anyways, I don't like the V3. Maybe its because I have really high standards for air pistols. My favourite is the Baretta 92fs and the cp99 trophy.
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<br>I really never practice with my V3 so I can't really call the gun "inaccurate".
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<br>As we all know, if you use a gun a lot, you will get accustomed to it, and it will feel very natural when you shoot it.
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211468_B70Irv's Response to casper1's Review
Written on: 25/09/2005
Im sorry to bumb Mr James out, but the V3 fell apart on me. Its in two pieces. The top 'slide' piece and the rest of the gun. I shot a grand total of 200 BBs through it. Now I am waiting for GAMO to e mail me back. I had this gun for about a year, mostly sitting, like new, in the box. My P 23 is way better. I just got a 44 and thats even better than both, way more accurate, and easier to pull the trigger.
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★★★☆☆
“I also bought the Gamo V3 gun just a few days ago,...”
Written on: 05/04/2004 by casper1 (2 reviews written)
I also bought the Gamo V3 gun just a few days ago, trigger pull is the worst i've tried, very hard and it affects also accuracy, I have also done some mods to the gun so it will perform better, I believe it is unnaceptable that Gamo produces and sells faulty products and then has the balls to charge
$69.99 for this product!! I do own another gamo pistol (p23) and compared to the v-3 it is a champ, well every now and then it shoots just gas, it seems that ammo gets stuck, but well back to...
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★★☆☆☆
“I know what im talking about when it comes to...”
Written on: 04/04/2004 by SL33pyRiceBoi (9 reviews written)
I know what im talking about when it comes to COMPARING co2 arms. How are the other people suppose to rate their guns when they have no foundation to rate it upon! in simple terms, they only have 1 pistol and they don't own any other pistol. how are you suppose to compare gun? exactly my point.
I own 9 pistols, and when I review guns... I do know what im talking about. [own:crosman 1008b, c40, 357 revolver; gamo pt60, p23, auto 45, v3; walther CPS, CP99]
If you are interested in buying this...
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★☆☆☆☆
“Bought the gamo v-3 gun last week and it has already...”
Written on: 01/03/2004 by rotty
Bought the gamo v-3 gun last week and it has already gone back for an exchange! It's that bad.
Ok, so what's the score with this pistol then?
Well, it looks good - it has the looks and weight of an alloy framed Colt Commander (something I used to own and shoot before the dark times descended on the sport) - and to be honest, that is what attracted me to the pistol. I was also quite impressed with the way the CO2 and BB's were integrated into the drop-out magazine - which also contains the...
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Plpsystems's Response to rotty's Review
Written on: 06/03/2004
Couldn\'t agree more. I brought this weapon under the pretext that it was blowback, like the ppk which I already own. when it arrived I was also annoyed to find that it wasn\'t, unlike yourself i\'ll keep it but only because I collect co2 weopens, it\'ll never come out of it\'s box except to show others how not to make and market a pistol.
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Stevebly's Response to rotty's Review
Written on: 02/08/2005
Thank you for your review!!!
<br>Most people don't give any details at all as to why a product is so bad. You said all that needed to be said about this pistol, and as a result you have changed my mind about buying it.
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<br>Thanks for the putting time and thought into your review!
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☆☆☆☆☆
“Bought my Gamo v-3 via mail order, and immediately...”
Written on: 29/02/2004 by chad471 (2 reviews written)
Bought my Gamo v-3 via mail order, and immediately found the trigger went right back to the frame, thus unable to fire! Suppliers have agreed to replace, so no complaint with them, but this gun should never have got past the factory dispatch department.
Wish I'd read these reports first, might never have bought one at all.
I'll keep you posted on the replacement
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★★☆☆☆
“The Gamo V3 Looks like a Colt Commander....Magazine...”
Written on: 22/02/2004 by Dave Fulton (1 review written)
The Gamo V3 Looks like a Colt Commander....Magazine houses BBs and Co2. Feels good in your hand. Worst trigger pull on any gun I have shot. Fake blowback works off the trigger. Have to pull the trigger almost all the way to the rear before it shoots. I wrote to Gamo and asked what I was supposed to do with this boat anchor. Never heard from them of course. They got my money which is what they wanted. No more Gamo guns for me. (read more)
Ironsight's Response to Dave Fulton's Review
Written on: 26/03/2004
I also brought a Gamo V3 a few months ago. I have to agree with the trigger pull being tough and the fake blow back being tacky but to be honest, the power is amazing! from about 40 metres away, i've managed to blow clean holes in the glass window of my shed! the glass is about 4-5mm thick so its not exaclty weak! Im pleased to say ive got about 7-8 full mags at full power from this thing, but to be honest I have made my own modification. if you do the same, maybe youll find it much, much easier to operate as i did, so heres what you do.
<br>As you may know, with the magazine removed, you can remove the top slide by pulling it as far back as possible and then up. You can then slide it free. Inside is the front spring around the barral, which pushes the topslide forward. This pistol is tough because there is excess spring. You'll need to do a bit of messuring, but if you cut some coils off the spring, just so there is no tension in the spring when the slide is on and forward, you should find the operation of the trigger about 3 times lighter. good luck pal!
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Casper1's Response to Dave Fulton's Review
Written on: 05/04/2004
I also bought gun just a few days ago, trigger pull is the worst i've tried, very hard and it affects also accuracy, I have also done some mods to the gun so it will perform better, I believe it is unnaceptable that Gamo produces and sells faulty products and then has the balls to charge
<br>$69.99 for this product!! I do own another gamo pistol (p23) and compared to the v-3 it is a champ, well every now and then it shoots just gas,it seems that ammo gets stuck, but well back to the v3,I was able to fix the factory defect, I did notice that mechanism that transports slide to cock gun is just two little metal prongs on each side of the trigger mechanism, when trigger is pulled,those prongs transport slide back, I also noticed that just one of these prongs is functional, since it seems that at the factory they grinded down metal bar inside the slide that makes contact with trigger prong, meaning that there is only one metal bar that works with trigger mechanism,anyway I noted that the engineers at Gamo calculated wrongly on the position of the metal bar on the slide, they needed to make it at least 1 to 2 mm. closer to
<br>trigger mechanism, how do I know?? I fabricated a metal sleeve that is placed on top of the only prong that transport slide back when trigger is being pulled, this actually fixed the problem of pulling trigger all the way back to produce a shot, I also will add that I tried shortening barrell spring, but it did not make such a big difference, sometimes I even had to push slide to the right when pulling trigger all the way back just to shoot a round, it seems that slide initially was not designed to be transported all the way back as they intended to be, but with my modification, it really fixed the problem and now it is a real joy to shoot, the only other problem that I see is that the gun does not shoot 425 fps as they indicate in their manual, I shot both the p-23 and the v-3 side by side with same ammo and fresh co2 capsules and the v-3 would not puncture a plastic cup at 6 feet, with the p23 I was able to puncture both sides of the cup, I guess I will have to play with the valve spring. Hope this was of help. Juan in Hialeah Fl.
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Sheep's Response to Dave Fulton's Review
Written on: 27/05/2004
My barrel fell out of the gun when I got it, something is definitely missing useless!!!
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Pillsbury's Response to Dave Fulton's Review
Written on: 08/08/2006
You are so right. My Gamo V-3 was the worst. Along with the anics-skif 3000, it leaks air and it jams. The gun makes a little pop noise as the bbs barely arc their way across my backyard. Also, gun has FAKE blowback that works off of the trigger. 10 lb trigger pull. what was GAMO thinking!? They make good rifles and I love my synthetic shadow 1000, but LOUSY handgun models. Stick with the Daisy 15xt and 008 models.
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Titan's Response to Dave Fulton's Review
Written on: 09/07/2007
Exactly how many coils do you need to cut off? I am considering purchasing one. I believe that if you take good care of a gun, and oil it often, it can't be THAT bad. Besides, I don't mind a bad trigger pull at all, as long as it operates as its supposed to, I don't care about the trigger pull. So, anyway, how many coils need to be cut off the spring?
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★★★☆☆
“I bought this pistol a few weeks ago as I thought it...”
Written on: 03/02/2004 by Muncher (1 review written)
I bought this pistol a few weeks ago as I thought it was good value. The trigger was extremely hard to pull which obviously affected accuracy. The barrel sprang open when I was loading it and it took ages to put back together. I was not immpresed I took it back and got my money back. I have bought a Daisy Powerline 622 .22 6 shot which is a lot better made than I thought it would be for the money. I am very pleased with it. (read more)
Davep19's Response to Muncher's Review
Written on: 17/09/2005
i totally agree with you on the Gamo v3. i have recently bought one myself but will soon be taking it back, just curious why such a high rating?
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★★★★☆
“It has a skeletonized trigger. It has a detachable...”
Written on: 30/12/2003 by spyderk999 (1 review written)
It has a skeletonized trigger. It has a detachable clip. It will fire rounds as fast as you can pull the trigger. (read more)
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Ragglestein's Response to josiasvz's Review
Written on: 14/07/2009
I found this review very helpful because...basically it says everything that I have found with the V3. I use the daisy nickle coated steel bbs and although lighter than the lead ones, very fast and accurate.