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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles » Gamo Big Cat Gets A GTRIII    View previous topic :: View next topic  Gamo Big Cat Gets A GTRIII   Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:54 pm Buster Bodine Veteran Member Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 234 Oh... hell... YEAH! Man, what a difference! Suddenly, my groups are half as big with half the work put into each shot. Best 32 bucks I've spent in a long time. I can't believe Gamo puts the "long way round the barn" trigger in there instead of something along the line of CDT's excellent replacement. Without any adjustment, it feels like a whole different gun and I have to relearn the trigger all over again. There's going to be a little fine tuning to get rid of the tiny bit of creep in the second stage but just as it came out of the bag, it's 1000 times better than the stock trigger. I thought the Gamo was good before, it's a stone cold rat killer now. VERY pleased!   Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:47 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Every thing I hair about the GTR is good...must order one... There is a new GTX trigger out....made by the guy that designed the GRT , Steve?...mined you who realy knows there's so much b!tch fighting between Charlie & Steve...The GTX is ment to be better depending who you are talking to... I have 2 identical Kral's should put one of each in them...that should tell the true story......   Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:30 pm Buster Bodine Veteran Member Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 234 The only "complaints" I have with the trigger are the rather unfortunate "gold" anodizing, I'd be much happier with just plain black, and the fact the trigger's aluminum. I'd have paid another 20 bucks for a steel trigger and been perfectly happy to do so. But hey, at this price, if the thing wears out after a few thousand rounds, I can buy another one and feel like I've gotten my money's worth. Dunno nuttin bout no "b!tch fighting" but comparison tests are always cool. You should give it a shot and let us know what you find out.   Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 3:02 pm aircube Veteran Member Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 261 Hey Buster, I just added the trigs to my Phantom and Benjamin Classic 22 and same deal, ....WOW! I know guys in my area that color anodize for cheap, black would be no problem, and would hardly cost anything for something the size of a trigger   Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 3:16 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Buster, I have never heard a complaint about GRT, GTX, or any of the other aftermarket triggers (that actually work). Doubt it will ever wear out. More likely the anodizing to rub off. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 3:25 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA The parts that rub on the "strut" (or secondary sear) are steel-to-steel, and the pivot is large enough to have lots of surface area. It should last a long time. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:23 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho isn't that an improvement!!!!!! i LOVE mine. now if i can only get my 440 the operation it needs. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:26 am aircube Veteran Member Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 261 AAARARARARARAGAGGGAGAGA! My Phantom with the new trigger stopped cocking tonite. WTF It just won't catch when I cock it, any ideas?   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 2:20 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand aircube wrote: AAARARARARARAGAGGGAGAGA! My Phantom with the new trigger stopped cocking tonite. WTF It just won't catch when I cock it, any ideas? adjustment screw...you prob aready thought of that one... you had it set to fine and the sear / piston has rounded the corner down....adjust the sear down..if poss   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 3:39 am aircube Veteran Member Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 261 ya, i think so... I put a thin washer under the trigger where the square bolt holds it on to tilt it forward a little and now it works fine. I could't adjust it enough with the blade settings   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:18 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Is the original adjusting screw still in there? _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:24 am sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho that same thing happend to me and i can't remember what i did to fix it. i think i had somethig installed wrong. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:29 am aircube Veteran Member Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 261 First time I installed it I forgot to remove the org screw. I had it installed and working fine for about 400 shots and then it just stopped working, i think Kanyon nailed it, I was just catching the edge to start with. The trigger assembly that came with my phantom was very poor, it was bent to one side and the tab with hole that mounts to the camber was bent and the hole did't line up well. Like I said in my earlier post I tried shimming it up with a washer and it cocked, so I think the mounting tab has to be bent back down a bit, then I will be able to remove the washer.   Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:52 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA What you describe sounds right. By putting a shim under the tab (or bending the tab) you could have rocked the sear farther into the piston area for better engagement. Check to be sure the sear comes to rest against the outside of the compression tube. Those two little "ears" on the trigger housing could be preventing reliable sear engagement by limiting the rearward movement of the piston. (There was evidence of contact there in my G1.) Removing a millimeter or less with a file will cure that. Also be sure that the trigger housing is pushed as far forward as possible before locking it down. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego! 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