117cal Gamo 890 Hunter

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

I worked on a 117cal Gamo 890 yesterday.
It belongs to a friend & neighbor.
He was having accuracy issues and asked me to take a look at it.
I found excessive play in the barrel pivot area, a nicked breach seal and a poorly mounted rifle scope.
After I resolved the issues above I did a general clean up and lube.
I removed any surface rust and touched up the nice beach rifle stock.
I got the bore squeaky clean and polished the chamfer at the end to the barrel.
I began the rifle sight in and adjusted the trigger for a smoother, lighter pull.
I was able to achieve dime sized shot groups at 25 yards.
I returned his rifle to him and he was well pleased.
He commented that it looked and shot like it did when it was new.

Wow, that Gamo 890 is a nice rifle.


Best Wishes - Tom

[Bicycleman]

Good morning, Tom.
I think you like tinkering with stuff.  And I do too.
But no one around my neighborhood hunts or plinks with air guns.  So I am mostly cleaning, adjusting, and shooting my own guns.  That is okay, but not great.
I did tinker with my grandson's bicycle this past week.  When I was finished, I was able to ride it and stop it.  But after the couple of years that he has ridden it with no maintenance, it didn't ride like a new bicycle.  I would have to work on it another couple of hours; and then maybe . . . .


That is good on you that your neighbors and friends trust you to work on their guns. 

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Hi Mike.

My Neighbor bought his 117cal Gamo Hunter 890, new, from a gun shop several years ago.
He knows how to cock it, load it and that's it.
About all he uses it for is the occasional pest control.
It has mostly sat unused in his garage.
I was impressed with how his gun handled and shot.
That rifle was a really nice shooter and looked nice too.
I read everything that I could find about that Gamo rifle, in past posts, before I started working on it.
A lot of what I read had been posted by OleTomcat and Shadow.
Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the rifle I worked on.
Here is a generic picture that I pulled from the internet to give you an idea of what it looked like.
His rifle looked exactly like this one with the exception of the scope and the finish on the rifle stock
The scope on his rifle is a Walther 4x32 scope with low ring mounts.
I had given him this scope when the original equipment scope failed.
The hardwood stock on his gun is nicely finished to a semi-gloss shine and has some interesting wood grain.

Here is the final shot group I shot with his gun.
2 holes with 5 shots @ 25 yards.
I did the sight-in and shooting with 117cal Crosman 7.4gr. Destroyer pellets, which is what he was shooting in this gun.
I was shooting semi off-hand from a standing position with the rifle's fore-stock braced on an upright door jamb.



Best Wishes - Tom

[Bicycleman]

Nice looking rifle and it shoots nice to - with the right equipment operator.

[PelletSport]

Hi Mike.

My Neighbor bought his 117cal Gamo Hunter 890, new, from a gun shop several years ago.
He knows how to cock it, load it and that's it.
About all he uses it for is the occasional pest control.
It has mostly sat unused in his garage.
I was impressed with how his gun handled and shot.
That rifle was a really nice shooter and looked nice too.
I read everything that I could find about that Gamo rifle, in past posts, before I started working on it.
A lot of what I read had been posted by OleTomcat and Shadow.
Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the rifle I worked on.
Here is a generic picture that I pulled from the internet to give you an idea of what it looked like.
His rifle looked exactly like this one with the exception of the scope and the finish on the rifle stock
The scope on his rifle is a Walther 4x32 scope with low ring mounts.
I had given him this scope when the original equipment scope failed.
The hardwood stock on his gun is nicely finished to a semi-gloss shine and has some interesting wood grain.

Here is the final shot group I shot with his gun.
2 holes with 5 shots @ 25 yards.
I did the sight-in and shooting with 117cal Crosman 7.4gr. Destroyer pellets, which is what he was shooting in this gun.
I was shooting semi off-hand from a standing position with the rifle's fore-stock braced on an upright door jamb.



Best Wishes - Tom

I love a good airgun story with a happy ending.
The Gamo 220/440/890 platform is my favorite of all time. (I have 5 of 'em.)
Your group is just fantastic and you are a heck of a good shot. I can only shoot that well with my Gamo 220 sitting down with a full rest. And only sometimes, ha ha. Thank you, sir.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

I love a good airgun story with a happy ending.
The Gamo 220/440/890 platform is my favorite of all time. (I have 5 of 'em.)
Your group is just fantastic and you are a heck of a good shot. I can only shoot that well with my Gamo 220 sitting down with a full rest. And only sometimes, ha ha. Thank you, sir.

Hi Matthew.

I can see why you like the Gamo 220/440/890 platform.
That rifle was a really nice shooter.
It was accurate, fairly light weight and easy to cock.
I had never shot one of these before, I was impressed.
Thank you for your reply, sir.

Best Wishes - Tom