gbundersea
Just my 2¢
Last June, after reading an airgun thread here on BSC, I got a wild hair for a pellet gun, something I've never owned.
I started reading about the Gamos, some of which are available at Wal-Mart. While there, I saw the Crosman Storm XT and then did some research.
Here's the gun: http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1342
And a couple of review pages:
http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews114230.html
http://reviews.walmart.com/1336/5913352/reviews.htm
The reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
Hardwood stock, 1000FPS, all steel, with a 3-9 x 32 scope. Pretty much the same specs as the Gamo, except a better scope and less plasticky, in my opinion. Plus, the price at the time was $88.88! (They are now about $109.00).
I picked one up, and have been very pleased with it. The only weakness, which is mentioned in the reviews, is that the scope rings suck. For about $14.00 (now $14.95) I bought a very sturdy 1-piece scope mount, which solved the problem very well.
I haven't shot it nearly as much as I'd like, but lately have been having a lot of fun "varminting" the rats that sneak out of the ditch to steal bird seed from my feeder. I plan on posting my rat-killing exploits in a lighthearted thread pretty soon.
I intend to drop a GRT-III trigger into the Crosman, as its factory trigger isn't too great. The GRT-III is inexpensive and apparently the best thing since sliced bread. It is a crisp, very precise trigger with an average pull of around 1.5 pounds.
I started reading about the Gamos, some of which are available at Wal-Mart. While there, I saw the Crosman Storm XT and then did some research.
Here's the gun: http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1342
And a couple of review pages:
http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews114230.html
http://reviews.walmart.com/1336/5913352/reviews.htm
The reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
Hardwood stock, 1000FPS, all steel, with a 3-9 x 32 scope. Pretty much the same specs as the Gamo, except a better scope and less plasticky, in my opinion. Plus, the price at the time was $88.88! (They are now about $109.00).
I picked one up, and have been very pleased with it. The only weakness, which is mentioned in the reviews, is that the scope rings suck. For about $14.00 (now $14.95) I bought a very sturdy 1-piece scope mount, which solved the problem very well.
I haven't shot it nearly as much as I'd like, but lately have been having a lot of fun "varminting" the rats that sneak out of the ditch to steal bird seed from my feeder. I plan on posting my rat-killing exploits in a lighthearted thread pretty soon.
I intend to drop a GRT-III trigger into the Crosman, as its factory trigger isn't too great. The GRT-III is inexpensive and apparently the best thing since sliced bread. It is a crisp, very precise trigger with an average pull of around 1.5 pounds.