Stupid question about Gamo Urban...

[Back_Roads]

 Good to read your replacement doesnt need replacing

[kzz1kaw]

Paul search the forum an how to clean a new barrel. Everyone cleans their barrels differently to remove the cosmoline  I think that’s how you spell it? That comes inside the barrels to keep from rusting. Shooting it is not going to remove it. It might make the barrel worst😳 this is what I do get a can of brake clean. Walmart has their brand supertech under $2. Do you have a gun cleaning kit? If you do get the 22 brush I don’t recommend using the brass bristled brush for fear of damaging the bore. I use the nylon brush spray the brush with brake cleaner. Brake cleaner dissolves the grease one the barrel and in the grooves. Cock the gun make sure there isn’t a pellet in the barrel put on safe push rod from the business end allthe way to the Breech. You have to be careful I believe there is a seal oring that may pop out so take a 👀 before you clean you barrel. After a good scrubbing in the cleaning kit there is a loop that you can put a cleaning patch through spray that with brake cleaner and run it down the barrel. You will see how dirty your barrel is. When my groups open up I’ll run a patch with brake cleaner down the barrel sure enough the barrel is dirty and my groups tighten up  Any new gun you buy will have grease in them because a gun can sit for months before it is sold. Keeps the barrel from rusting up. Not cleaning it out can cause accuracy problems. I’ve said my peace

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Paul search the forum an how to clean a new barrel. Everyone cleans their barrels differently to remove the cosmoline  I think that’s how you spell it? That comes inside the barrels to keep from rusting. Shooting it is not going to remove it. It might make the barrel worst😳 this is what I do get a can of brake clean. Walmart has their brand supertech under $2. Do you have a gun cleaning kit? If you do get the 22 brush I don’t recommend using the brass bristled brush for fear of damaging the bore. I use the nylon brush spray the brush with brake cleaner. Brake cleaner dissolves the grease one the barrel and in the grooves. Cock the gun make sure there isn’t a pellet in the barrel put on safe push rod from the business end allthe way to the Breech. You have to be careful I believe there is a seal oring that may pop out so take a 👀 before you clean you barrel. After a good scrubbing in the cleaning kit there is a loop that you can put a cleaning patch through spray that with brake cleaner and run it down the barrel. You will see how dirty your barrel is. When my groups open up I’ll run a patch with brake cleaner down the barrel sure enough the barrel is dirty and my groups tighten up  Any new gun you buy will have grease in them because a gun can sit for months before it is sold. Keeps the barrel from rusting up. Not cleaning it out can cause accuracy problems. I’ve said my peace

Thanks Ken!  I do have a cleaning kit with the nylon bristle brush.  I've always used Goo Gone to clean the barrel and have had good luck with it.  I'll have to look into the Brake Cleaner too.  It was getting dark this afternoon, and I was mainly wanting to ensure the rifle shot, and the gauge worked.  I'll clean the barrel real good in the morning and send some decent pellets down range and see how it goes. 

[avator]

Paul... not for nothing but..
If your new gun is anything like mine I wouldn't even bother feeding it anything less than 15gr domes.
Good luck Bro.
BTW.... bore snakes are your friends.

[toddbrat]

Looking forward to seeing how the replacement does. Good luck!

[MaineJim1821]

Glad to hear the replacement Urban is showing promise Paul.
Hope you got a nice one this time.

[Tater]

After all you've been through with them, I really hope it's a greats shooter for you Paul.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Thanks for the positive comments, I hope this one is a keeper!  I hope to get some shooting time in today lithesome decent pellets and see what it will do.

[Johnsairmadness]

My Urban barrel was very dirty. Used a pull through crown saver with several patches with go gone. And I mean it was really dirty. I do not use any rods or brushes to prevent barrel damage. My Urban is very accurate. Great rifle for the $$.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

My Urban barrel was very dirty. Used a pull through crown saver with several patches with go gone. And I mean it was really dirty. I do not use any rods or brushes to prevent barrel damage. My Urban is very accurate. Great rifle for the $$.

That's how I cleaned the first one.  Will do the same with this one, but may run the nylon bristle brush through it if it's not totally clean after using the crown saver.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Well, I think I'll call this one a keeper! 

Top picture is a 5 shot string from a bench at 35 yards shooting Crosman Premier Domed pellets.  The second is the same except shooting JSB 15.89gr Exact Jumbos. 

The gauge works, the magazine is feeding pretty smoothly and accuracy is way better, I think I can live with this...

[Marc In Iowa]

I'll call this one a keeper!

That is good to see!

Mine is on the way back, hopefully my replacement will shoot well too!

[kzz1kaw]

Well, I think I'll call this one a keeper! 

Top picture is a 5 shot string from a bench at 35 yards shooting Crosman Premier Domed pellets.  The second is the same except shooting JSB 15.89gr Exact Jumbos. 

The gauge works, the magazine is feeding pretty smoothly and accuracy is way better, I think I can live with this...

Much better 😉 stretch her out to 50 and see what she will do. Buy some jsb 14.35 and h&n ftt in different head sizes. If you are happy with the groups  then keep shooting the pellets you have

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

I'll call this one a keeper!

That is good to see!

Mine is on the way back, hopefully my replacement will shoot well too!

I think the first one I received was a return.  The serial number was older than the replacement and the replacement came with O-Rings in the baggie and the baggie was taped to a big note that said "Attn:  Accessory Kit Do Not Throw Away."  The first one didn't have a note, nor did it have the O-Rings.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Well, I think I'll call this one a keeper! 

Top picture is a 5 shot string from a bench at 35 yards shooting Crosman Premier Domed pellets.  The second is the same except shooting JSB 15.89gr Exact Jumbos. 

The gauge works, the magazine is feeding pretty smoothly and accuracy is way better, I think I can live with this...

Much better 😉 stretch her out to 50 and see what she will do. Buy some jsb 14.35 and h&n ftt in different head sizes. If you are happy with the groups  then keep shooting the pellets you have

I want to try some heavier pellets as well. Bill (Avator) is having some great results with those 3 lbs monster pellets (can't recall the brand)!

[WesBob]

Congrats Paul! Great to see!

[K.O.]

There may be more returns than they planned on because of the non removable can, mixed with the fact that they like the Buc/Yote are easy to double feed... firing them out chances damaging the baffles to the point of effecting accuracy... there really should be a warning about it in the Owners manual... IMO...

Hope they go on sale again it just had to happen right after I picked up a new used 04 stang and am broke for a while...well at least I can take solace in the fact that my .177 Buc loves the 15g snipers... makes for a nasty  .177 so its not so bad not having a lighter shorter .22 carbine...and I love a carbine...

[toddbrat]

Glad to see you got a keeper this time around. Those are some great groups!

[kzz1kaw]

Well, I think I'll call this one a keeper! 

Top picture is a 5 shot string from a bench at 35 yards shooting Crosman Premier Domed pellets.  The second is the same except shooting JSB 15.89gr Exact Jumbos. 

The gauge works, the magazine is feeding pretty smoothly and accuracy is way better, I think I can live with this...

Looks like the first target is shooting a tighter group with the Crosman 14.3

[avator]

Well, I think I'll call this one a keeper! 

Top picture is a 5 shot string from a bench at 35 yards shooting Crosman Premier Domed pellets.  The second is the same except shooting JSB 15.89gr Exact Jumbos. 

The gauge works, the magazine is feeding pretty smoothly and accuracy is way better, I think I can live with this...

Much better 😉 stretch her out to 50 and see what she will do. Buy some jsb 14.35 and h&n ftt in different head sizes. If you are happy with the groups  then keep shooting the pellets you have

I want to try some heavier pellets as well. Bill (Avator) is having some great results with those 3 lbs monster pellets (can't recall the brand)!

28.8 EunJin Domed... A little pricey but the smack they put on a critter and the accuracy is devastating. If I were just plinking I would surely use something less expensive.