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dropshort 
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 Topic: good morningPosted: 03 Dec 2022 at 12:41pm |
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morning all,Dropshort here ,new member .avid firearms enthusiast ,airrifles ,shotguns duckgoose hunting and also centre fire rifles.have a couple of airifles nowt too fancy. looking forward to getting some good advice /knowledge from those in the know and likewise if i can contribute in a postive way.
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xyon
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 1:35pm |
Welcome. I'm an air rifle enthusiast with a couple of firearms 😃
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 4:41pm |
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Hi and welcome aboard. You'll get some sound advice from guys here. I'm constantly surprised at what gems of knowledge are stashed away in the grey matter of some of these guys.
Have no dought you can contribute in plenty of ways, hunting air rifle adventures always appeal to me personally. Put up anything you find interesting I recon. You never know what little gems of knowledge you have, that you may be an insight for a member, but seem like nothing to you. What you shooting air gun wise, how you enjoying them. What's your prefured shooting. Great to have you here. |
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Pauly5
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 5:03pm |
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G'day dropshort,
Welcome to the forum. Paul.
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dropshort
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 5:21pm |
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primarily ducks /geese,but willing to have a crack at anything .i do have a chinese airirfle ,periodically do a spot of backyard target practise but mayvbe not enough to get really proficient .Thays primarily why id like to recondition the 600s Gamo Ive got sitting here in pieces .It is a bit of a brute.Im looking for a spring that smooths out the safety operation ,but its proving a bit of a task.Id also like to tune that up a little so Illbe willingly seeking advice from you guys on here as youve obviously got a lot of knowledge etc on these beasties.
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 6:08pm |
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So what have done to it thus far or is it been disassemble.
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dropshort
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 6:36pm |
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It came to me in parts via my sons cobber .he also presented the mangled safety spring which to put it bluntly was munted! the rest looks Ok to my eye altho an experiencewd shooters eyeball mk1 over the piston etc would be much appreciated .the piston appears to be cupped with a leather washer???
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 7:09pm |
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Yep earlier ones were leather.
There's ppl here that are way more onto it than me. But look up polishing a air gun cylinder. Polishing trigger. Polishing piston. Crosman cylinder oil. What oils you can't use. Moly grease. Can't help with spring. Hopefully some with more knowledge will get back to you within a couple of days. But that should start heading you in right direction. If you don't know the artillery hold principles look that up too, and why air gunners use it. Right I'm off to try this sig out in the field. |
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mercs
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 9:53pm |
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Welcome from Taranaki.
I look forward to hearing what others think of early Gamo, the later models get a hard time. I think they are all "harsh to operate" and if you have to invest in anything more than a seal it can be for little reward. Chinese airgun with a reasonable trigger can do good work at targets and pest control. Look forward to some pictures and interesting conversations. Custom Seals Australia have some great kits. Youngs Airgun Centre in Auckland almost always able to help. NZ Gamo contact is Vaughan Sports.
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Pauly5
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Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 10:53pm |
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Yea, was going to suggest custom seals in Australia. Of late, TinBum Tuning has put out a video on spring kits for some versions of Gamo's and they are selling good quality springs too, so it may be worth checking them out or even contacting Nick Stanning of TBT.
Some picture of the gun might yeild some good advice from others that might know it too.
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