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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles » Gamo Fluted Barrel Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Gamo Fluted Barrel   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:43 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Gamo bashing. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:06 am cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 They're pretty funny looking. They have one down at the local gun shop. The owner is pretty pissed off about it too. It seems that they failed to state that it has a PLASTIC covered barrel, so that they can cut costs by using a tiny soda straw size barrel covered with plastic to make it look bigger. It was stated elsewhere, in another thread that gamos are far superior in quality to B26s. As far as I know BAM have never used plastic on their B26/2 barrels to dupe people into thinking that they are getting higher quality item then they actually are. Also, their marketing pratices are questionable at best. They try to con the public into believeing that these poorly made, plastic and sheet metal, 12-18 fpe airguns are putting out big energy. I for one, will not support their dishonesty by purchasing any of their products. If I want a inexpensive airgun I will look elsewhere. They offer NO parts support either. Quite honestly, I don't know why any well informed adult would consider, such poorly built, out of sheet metal and plastic fall-a-part kid toys.   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:26 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I'm not sure about the sheet metal, where did you get that idea? The steel used on Gamo rifles lacks a certain quality, but that doesn't mean it breaks down. I do think that the plastic on their barrels is just bad looking. If you look at it close enough, you see the finish sucks T-rex cloaca. You just don't want that. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:54 am cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 You've obviously never been inside a lamo trigger group.   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:46 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I did. I thought you were referring to the rifle as a whole. That wouldn't make sense. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:13 am cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 I thought that you were bashing, my gamo bashing.   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:27 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Don't bash gamos too hard or they are liable to break! _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:19 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA The poly bull barrel is actualy not such a bad idea... I does reduce the harmonics and impoves accuracy... Gamo's failure was using the soda straw barrel on a brake barrel to begin with. Even with the poly it is not realy all that ridgid. _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:42 pm cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 Hey I'm sold. I'm going out to the shop right now to try to figure out a way to encase all of the barrels on my guns with cheap plastic. Especially the Condor. It will be a big improvement over the hardened, brushed and blued cro-moly steel look. I can't wait to see how cheesey it looks.   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:12 pm cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 Whaaaaaaaaaaaa! I think that your avatar has gone to your head. Enough of this gay banter (gay in the old sense of course).   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:17 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Now boys. Don't make Eric go cut a switch for both of you. Anyway, Gamo plastic = s*** They break(like most gamos) and they are not worth having. Agreed? _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:27 pm cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 Quote: Anyway, Gamo plastic = s*** They break(like most gamos) and they are not worth having. Agreed? I wouldn't call them feces (sh!t). They have their place. I just wouldn't compare them favorably with a gun made with superior materials and of superior design.   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:30 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA oddtodd wrote: Now boys. Don't make Eric go cut a switch for both of you. Anyway, Gamo plastic = s*** They break(like most gamos) and they are not worth having. Agreed? Agreed... back to my original statement in this thread... Having a non resonate thick rigid barrel liner is meant to improve accuracy and reduce harmonics... Gamo just went "Cheap" using the soda straw barrel... If they were to use a heavier gauge steel barrel and have a nice blued steel shroud over the poly for aesthetic purposes... I would not complain about the "Barrel". Now the rest of the gun... Can we all say "Budget and Marketing?" CW and my banter has gone on for a long time… It is just the way we are and never to be taken personally… He just misses me… I have been working too hard and not here to razz him… _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:24 pm Eatamoose Member Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 75 Location: Nashville, TN oddtodd wrote: Don't bash gamos too hard or they are liable to break! That's classic!   Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:07 pm kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Hi...My boys Gamo Delta fox has a rubber sheaf over the barrel but the barrel under it is a real barrel. Thought it was a good idea for a kid as they never look after things and stops the blueing being damaged on the barrel anyway. 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