Why not more Cometa love

[triggerfest]

I was recently eyeing some Cometa's and I just wondered why there is not more Cometa love ?

Yes, there is of course some trigger bla bla bla, but... it seems their cold hammer forged barrels are top notch. Also their wood stocks are looking gorgeous. And I understand they deliver on the claimed speed/power as well. Otherwise the Cometa's are looking solid and they still don't use a lot of synthetic parts.

So what is not to like ?

[cjtamu]

Who said there was anything not to like? Until recently they’ve been hard to get in US. Just bought a Fenix 400 Compact for future SIL. Very impressed with it so far. Trigger on it is actually nice. Beautiful beech stock. Need more time to play with it and develop a full opinion. This is a .22 and it’s making 19 FPE with FTT so the power is excellent.

[Ronno6]

I am suitably impressed with my Fenix 400 Premier/Star.
Beautiful craftsmanship and excellent shooter

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Hi Rudy.


I don't know anything about Cometa rifles.

I went to Mundilar's web site to look at the Cometa rifles.

The Fusion Galaxy caught my eye as did the Galaxy 400.

All of Comet's rifles are real nice.



Best Wishes - Tom

[triggerfest]

Thanks all, yes, the Fenix 400 USC caught my eye.



Seems like a very nice compact shooter in .22 cal.

Best wishes too Tom (and all) !

[Novagun]

I agree that they are nice looking rifles and they are available here. I have read on this forum that they have small springs that are prone to breaking. Toxylon put the cap on it for me. At least I think it was him   . Reported as being jumpy rifles. That turned me away from them.
One day maybe   maybe not.

[triggerfest]

They are selling gasrams as well 

[Novagun]

Not sure that gas ram cometas have reach nz yet. That would be a game changer for me. Here we go again  Do I need another airgun?

[Ronno6]

Not sure that gas ram cometas have reach nz yet. That would be a game changer for me. Here we go again  Do I need another airgun?

N + 1

[Novagun]

N+1=? Never was very good at maths and outcomes.

[Ronno6]

The quantity of airguns you need is... N + 1
Where N is the number of airguns you currently own.....
Happy New Year !

[choughton]

I too have wanted to know more but I will proably never be able to get along with a plastic trigger. Also what I have seen for prices doesn't scream value to me. 

[Toxylon]

Cometa 400's are very good springers - they are miles better than some popular Spanish spring guns. The best trigger in the price bracket, accurate barrels, handy dimensions, high power, simple and solid construction etc. FWIW, there's a Cometa springer boon right now happening in the UK, so not exactly no love for'em.

But there is NO airgun around that didn't have a "what were they thinking??" type of weakness or three, no matter the price point or country of origin.

With the Cometa 400, there's the super-small-diameter, overstressed mainspring that usually lasts only a short while, and often gives erratic output pretty quickly into ownership. Even British shooters with 12 fpe versions have this issue.

Cometa 400's also have heavy, loose fitting steel tophats that really amplify the harshness of the shot cycle. But it's not harsher than on any Gamo, Norica etc. off the shelf.

My own Cometa 400 .22 cal today has the best shot cycle of any of my gun, past or present: a soft "thud" and nothing more, but at 12 fpe, against the 18 fpe it shot with the factory internals.

[Gimmly]

Now Cometa is available in USA again.

keystoneairguns.com

regards

[triggerfest]

Cometa 400's are very good springers - they are miles better than some popular Spanish spring guns. The best trigger in the price bracket, accurate barrels, handy dimensions, high power, simple and solid construction etc. FWIW, there's a Cometa springer boon right now happening in the UK, so not exactly no love for'em.

But there is NO airgun around that didn't have a "what were they thinking??" type of weakness or three, no matter the price point or country of origin.

With the Cometa 400, there's the super-small-diameter, overstressed mainspring that usually lasts only a short while, and often gives erratic output pretty quickly into ownership. Even British shooters with 12 fpe versions have this issue.

Cometa 400's also have heavy, loose fitting steel tophats that really amplify the harshness of the shot cycle. But it's not harsher than on any Gamo, Norica etc. off the shelf.

My own Cometa 400 .22 cal today has the best shot cycle of any of my gun, past or present: a soft "thud" and nothing more, but at 12 fpe, against the 18 fpe it shot with the factory internals.

Now you've convinced me  I need to start owning a Cometa 400 LOL 

[Charles Outdoors]

The reason was availability in the US. I bought Cometa Fusion 400 about 10 years ago from a guy that turned out a bit shady. Took weeks to get him to ship it. Great looking gun and dime size groups at 25-30 yards. I haven't shot mine in a while because I pulled the scope. I have to many airguns and not enough decent scopes.

[Horatio]

Cometa 400's are very good springers - they are miles better than some popular Spanish spring guns. The best trigger in the price bracket, accurate barrels, handy dimensions, high power, simple and solid construction etc. FWIW, there's a Cometa springer boon right now happening in the UK, so not exactly no love for'em.

But there is NO airgun around that didn't have a "what were they thinking??" type of weakness or three, no matter the price point or country of origin.

With the Cometa 400, there's the super-small-diameter, overstressed mainspring that usually lasts only a short while, and often gives erratic output pretty quickly into ownership. Even British shooters with 12 fpe versions have this issue.

Cometa 400's also have heavy, loose fitting steel tophats that really amplify the harshness of the shot cycle. But it's not harsher than on any Gamo, Norica etc. off the shelf.

My own Cometa 400 .22 cal today has the best shot cycle of any of my gun, past or present: a soft "thud" and nothing more, but at 12 fpe, against the 18 fpe it shot with the factory internals.

Does the barrel block locate in the forks more like a Diana or more like a Gamo/B19?

[Sqwirl57]

I have it on pretty good authority that replacement metal triggers will be available for the 400 series soon as well

[Toxylon]

Cometa 400's are very good springers - they are miles better than some popular Spanish spring guns. The best trigger in the price bracket, accurate barrels, handy dimensions, high power, simple and solid construction etc. FWIW, there's a Cometa springer boon right now happening in the UK, so not exactly no love for'em.

But there is NO airgun around that didn't have a "what were they thinking??" type of weakness or three, no matter the price point or country of origin.

With the Cometa 400, there's the super-small-diameter, overstressed mainspring that usually lasts only a short while, and often gives erratic output pretty quickly into ownership. Even British shooters with 12 fpe versions have this issue.

Cometa 400's also have heavy, loose fitting steel tophats that really amplify the harshness of the shot cycle. But it's not harsher than on any Gamo, Norica etc. off the shelf.

My own Cometa 400 .22 cal today has the best shot cycle of any of my gun, past or present: a soft "thud" and nothing more, but at 12 fpe, against the 18 fpe it shot with the factory internals.

Does the barrel block locate in the forks more like a Diana or more like a Gamo/B19?

Sorry, I don't understand the question.

[Sqwirl57]

Cometa 400's are very good springers - they are miles better than some popular Spanish spring guns. The best trigger in the price bracket, accurate barrels, handy dimensions, high power, simple and solid construction etc. FWIW, there's a Cometa springer boon right now happening in the UK, so not exactly no love for'em.

But there is NO airgun around that didn't have a "what were they thinking??" type of weakness or three, no matter the price point or country of origin.

With the Cometa 400, there's the super-small-diameter, overstressed mainspring that usually lasts only a short while, and often gives erratic output pretty quickly into ownership. Even British shooters with 12 fpe versions have this issue.

Cometa 400's also have heavy, loose fitting steel tophats that really amplify the harshness of the shot cycle. But it's not harsher than on any Gamo, Norica etc. off the shelf.

My own Cometa 400 .22 cal today has the best shot cycle of any of my gun, past or present: a soft "thud" and nothing more, but at 12 fpe, against the 18 fpe it shot with the factory internals.

Derlin top hat with a steel or brass insert to get it somewhere between 27-30g for a full power 400. I dont remember the exact base dimension but I want to say just under .750" there. I've gone as low as 6g with just a solid derlin top hat but I began to notice some bounce and groups opened up.