RWS 34P vs. Gamo CFX

[tom96]

for anyone saying the cfx is more accurate heres why flies shouldn't land on my 30yard target when i have the 34 out

.22 rws 34 @30yards

CFX .177:      Ya don't know how good she was to us,  son,,,  ya just don't know.

well then have you ever shot flies at 30 yards with a cfx? and if so pix plz.

[Bullit]

Used to....  But I seem to have misplaced my 30 yard Fly Leash!
 

[Whip Lash]

I find it amusing that people think they have to have the latest and greatest of everything coming down the pike.  For me I find that old is good (enough).  It was good enough for my grand dad and dad and by gosh it is good enough for me.  T05 vs T06 triggers?  Who among us will really know the difference?  High fidelity stereo or surround sound?  I'm deaf enough I won't know the difference.  I will tell you I am sticking to iron sights and for me the accuracy I get is just dandy.  My eyesight isn't what it use to be but it is good enough to get the job done.  3 shots under a dime?  3 under a quarter works for me.  Am I a nut or what? I'm just sayin'.

[RedFeather]

You're not nutz, just honest, LOL!  Nothing wrong with old guns.  However, just as with new guns, some of the old ones weren't so hot and Great Grandad would have been more than happy to trade ya.  I have old guns going back almost a hundred years.  Thing about guns is, if they are kept in good condition (BIG IF), they usually are good to go.  And older-style accessories, like peep sights and fixed power scopes can work surprisingly well, too.  Way overlooked these days, especially the scopes since everyone wants one now that tells you the range and lights up inside like a carnival.

Bottom line on 34 VS CFX - If you can find a good, used older CFX (steel trigger that easily takes Charlie's drop in) for about $100 - $125, snap it up.  Over $175 (unless it's a tuned Royal woodstocked gun, etc), stick with the 34.  That puts you within range of a new 34.  Either gun will do most anything you ask of it.

[TOM aka critter99]

Red you sure got that right....they do 4 changes to a new product and 3 of them are cost cuts...that do nothing for the customer.  I would clearly take the 34 over the CFX the Diana trigger(T05) is leaps and bound ahead of the Gamo trigger even after it has a aftermarket blade installed. The T06 is even more refined. 

Scrape up the pennies and get the RWS....besides the older CFX are becoming scarcer and scarcer and if you want it in 22 even more so

[Bullit]

Tom, actually the steel CFX .177 is becoming the scarcer of the two, it worked out well for GAMO.  The .22 was a bit slower than was thought it would be.  I was one of the many, who tried and returned the CFX in .22.    With the original "aftermarket" triggers, they (CFX  .177), became a formadable shooter against High Priced F.T. Airguns.  That accuracy and power balance made them very desirable as a cost effective F.T. alternate.  A CFX .177 was used by a very good national shooter, and he placed in the National event (I think N.Y.  but don't hold me to it), using a CFX.  Of course, that doesn't mean that one may jump up in the used sale tomorrow  
Edit:  I still kick myself when I passed on getting one of the last Royale in wood.

[3ants]

how many fps is the 34 in a 22,and how is the consisten shoot place ment at 35 yards?

[lillysdad621]

mine shot 14.3 cphp at 660 fps avg. very mild. but it was my number 1 squirrel hunter. i used a hawke sr6 scope and had it zeroed at 30 yards (nickel sized groups at the zero). the farthest i have taken game with it is rabbit at 53 yards (rangefinder) with a shot under the eye. POA was the top oh the head. and it hit 1/4 inch under the eye. I love that gun but the cfx is no slouch.

[3ants]

that sounds pretty good,been thinking about another ag though i am ag poor

[RedFeather]

Mike, I had the Royal and, to be frank, the stock was nothing to write home about.  Same quality as the 440.  It was in .22 and I sold it, then found out that Charlie had done a full blown tune to it.  Had I known ..........but that's another story.  Charlie's trigger, BTW, was pretty darned sweet in that gun.  The CFX owes much of it's accuracy to having been designed by BSA in the first place.  As I said, above, they can be about as good as a 34 for a bit less money.  Certainly no flies on them, no pun intended.

Regarding the CFX in FT competition, you might be alluding to the CFX that @@$$$&^( worked up for Jock Elliot.  I believe Jock one a smallish match with it, but did prove that a CFX can, indeed, run with the big boys.  Almost bought that gun from him a while back.  There are no under levers as nice anywhere near the price.

[Bullit]

That's one in the same Red...Jock Elliot was who I was referring to.   Thanks for clearing the "Fog".  And that was not a modified gun; to stay within the rules.    These truths are just testimony to some to the great things about the CFX, that has gotten lost over time.
Yeah, mine has the GRT trigger. It's better than my modified trigger was.  Took a few years for me to play with mine, (S1Ks), but then the better trigger came along, and I finally bit the bullet and got one...no regrets.
Heck, I'll not getting rid of mine...that's for sure!
Edit:  I'm gonna have to take a look back to see about finding write-ups on Jock, and the CFX, in FT matches.

[gby2k6]

Mike, I had the Royal and, to be frank, the stock was nothing to write home about.  Same quality as the 440.  It was in .22 and I sold it, then found out that Charlie had done a full blown tune to it.  Had I known ..........but that's another story.  Charlie's trigger, BTW, was pretty darned sweet in that gun.  The CFX owes much of it's accuracy to having been designed by BSA in the first place.  As I said, above, they can be about as good as a 34 for a bit less money.  Certainly no flies on them, no pun intended.

Regarding the CFX in FT competition, you might be alluding to the CFX that @@$$$&^( worked up for Jock Elliot.  I believe Jock one a smallish match with it, but did prove that a CFX can, indeed, run with the big boys.  Almost bought that gun from him a while back.  There are no under levers as nice anywhere near the price.

Red,  I think I might have that one.   I picked it up last year on the Yellow.  Here's a little info on it:

"Dated 2004. The rifle has been fully Turbo Tuned with custom trigger, a Tarantula spring, new Maccari seal, Custom Delrin Guide"

It's got the polished loading port too.  Not exactly sure if it's the one since I don't know too much about its history. 

-GB