Mike I had good success with Patchworm and used a drinking straw inserted in the front of the moderator to clear the baffles.
Steve
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AEAC's video review of the Gamo Urban .22
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Mike I had good success with Patchworm and used a drinking straw inserted in the front of the moderator to clear the baffles.
Steve
Hi Steve,
Where you affected by the new YouTube policy concerning channels with guns and advertising monetization? Seems like some policy like that would be the main concern for derailing your efforts.
Where you affected by the new YouTube policy concerning channels with guns and advertising monetization? Seems like some policy like that would be the main concern for derailing your efforts.
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Yes, we all have been. For me it's not been as bad though on account of the solid group of sponsors behind AEAC, but I have lost most all the revenue coming in from YouTube. What was averaging $9 a day is now averaging $1.
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Mines here. Pleased as punch. $370 delivered.
turns out it's only 40" OAL which is great. Very quiet, the dust collector is huge.
turns out it's only 40" OAL which is great. Very quiet, the dust collector is huge.
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Midway had 'em for $319 a little while ago. What kept me from buying was the $50 a pop price for spare magazines. As I would want at least a total of 3 mags there's $100 more for the rifle for ME. JMO but that's kinda robbery especially for an entry level PCP.
Ed
Ed
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A seller on gun brokers had them for $250 and that's where mine came from ....after owning it I think it was a steal at that price .
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I'm part of the diaper club (hint hint I have a toddler ) lol so I have to shop and shop to always find my best possible deal on everything theses days . In the past I would buy 1k airguns like nothing but things change .
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Here's the thing, Steve's old sound pressure meter was not fast-acting enough to register the impulse-type sound from a gun. So it was missing the first part of the shot, and the readings were low.
To get a meter that is fast enough to capture that impulse would be VERY expensive.
So he's doing a dual-mic setup to try to better represent how it actually sounds. A video camera's meter is also not fast enough, so I think it's a moot point. Just like if he points his camera into the sun, we're not going to be blinded watching the video*, because the camera can't register as much light as is actually there.
Another analogy: Ever tried to measure a changing voltage with an old digital multimeter? I wasn't fast enough to see trends, so it took awhile for digital multimeters awhile to take off. Fluke had to come up with an analog bar graph that reacted 10X faster than the LCD digits, so that it could truly replace an analog multimeter.
* but he might, if his camera has an optical viewfinder!
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@smaug I hear that I really don't know too much about it except that I use a decibel reader on my iPad and Android phone and get similar if not the same results as others that test sound on the Web so for my purposes all I need is a decent estimate. I like the dual mic sound test too though it just does not give any frame of reference.
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Noise, eyewitness opinion from an expert is really all I need. The Gamo Urban is claimed to be mouse fart quiet and it is. It should be quiet, it has modest power and an engineered LDC.
Dont need no stinking decibel meter!
How to tell if a rifle is going to be pretty quiet:
177s are the quietest.
22s aren't bad.
25 use more air and make more noise.
Is it high powered for its caliber? It will make more noise. Fer-instance, the Urban only makes about 22fpe whereas many 22cal rilfes make30-35fpe, because the urban makes less power it will be relatively quiet when compared to other 22s.
Has the manufacture installed a quieting system such as a shroud or mod? If so this gun should be pretty quiet.
Unshroud Korean high powered rifles are loud as are their ilk, like AirForce heavy hitters.
Expert eyewitness opinion: What does Steve say? Or Matt?
FX rifles like Streamline: They have a modest shroud and these bark a bit on high power, however, on the medium and low settings they are very quiet.
Carbine sized rifles, like a S510 carbine have a short shroud that helps but it still barks on high, turn the knob down a bit for quieter operation, this is what I do when the Clauger is in the drawer. It's very quiet with the clauger.
Word of mouth from other hobbyist.`
Airguns are going to make a bit of noise, make sure you are using them in sensible ways in accordance with the rules.
I'm not around mice much and have never heard one fart, I assuming it makes a quiet noise when farting. My kids a cat that farts, but I've haven't heard that either, but it reportedly stinks.
Dont need no stinking decibel meter!
How to tell if a rifle is going to be pretty quiet:
177s are the quietest.
22s aren't bad.
25 use more air and make more noise.
Is it high powered for its caliber? It will make more noise. Fer-instance, the Urban only makes about 22fpe whereas many 22cal rilfes make30-35fpe, because the urban makes less power it will be relatively quiet when compared to other 22s.
Has the manufacture installed a quieting system such as a shroud or mod? If so this gun should be pretty quiet.
Unshroud Korean high powered rifles are loud as are their ilk, like AirForce heavy hitters.
Expert eyewitness opinion: What does Steve say? Or Matt?
FX rifles like Streamline: They have a modest shroud and these bark a bit on high power, however, on the medium and low settings they are very quiet.
Carbine sized rifles, like a S510 carbine have a short shroud that helps but it still barks on high, turn the knob down a bit for quieter operation, this is what I do when the Clauger is in the drawer. It's very quiet with the clauger.
Word of mouth from other hobbyist.`
Airguns are going to make a bit of noise, make sure you are using them in sensible ways in accordance with the rules.
I'm not around mice much and have never heard one fart, I assuming it makes a quiet noise when farting. My kids a cat that farts, but I've haven't heard that either, but it reportedly stinks.
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I just ordered one of these. Will be my first air rifle (have a couple of pistols) and my first pcp. Getting a hand pump too. I need the exercise.....LOL!
I have a question that will affect long term usability for me. I see that there are no sling stud holes. As the stock is hollow plastic, I'm not sure that it will support studs if I just drill them and screw them in. Anyone have any thoughts? Lot easier to haul it around in the woods with a sling....Not to mention that I might want to put a bipod on at some point.
I have a question that will affect long term usability for me. I see that there are no sling stud holes. As the stock is hollow plastic, I'm not sure that it will support studs if I just drill them and screw them in. Anyone have any thoughts? Lot easier to haul it around in the woods with a sling....Not to mention that I might want to put a bipod on at some point.
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I mounted a picatinny rail on mine used the screws it came with. See no reason why you would not be able to mount sling studs in the stock.
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Coming back to this thread months later. The price is down another $100 from when it was released.
Eutzler's Urban was shooting at 29 FPE, I wonder if they tuned it up since it was released.
I've got two nice .22 PCPs now, but I'm tempted by this one anyway. I like my Compatto so much because of its great balance, and this seems to have the same thing. I also had a Coyote, and the action was excellent. (except the trigger was just OK, [creepy] as Steve pointed out) The pistol grip canted the hand uncomfortably forward, for any kind of rested shooting. The Urban won't have that problem.
One thing I'd like to see them do more of, instead of making hollow buttstocks is to engineer the stock a little more. If it's going to be hollow, how about molding a storage compartment in there? Or clip-in points for spare mags, like some of the bullpups have. (Cricket? Vulcan? Kral.) It's a missed opportunity. It would have only taken an enginer a few more hours and an aggregate amount of people would benefit from it. Include the sling swivel studs and pre-drilled holes.
Steve, did you happen to take the action out and see if it is easily possible to adjust the hammer spring tension? I don't really want another 30 FPE .22. 20-25 is just perfect.
Eutzler's Urban was shooting at 29 FPE, I wonder if they tuned it up since it was released.
I've got two nice .22 PCPs now, but I'm tempted by this one anyway. I like my Compatto so much because of its great balance, and this seems to have the same thing. I also had a Coyote, and the action was excellent. (except the trigger was just OK, [creepy] as Steve pointed out) The pistol grip canted the hand uncomfortably forward, for any kind of rested shooting. The Urban won't have that problem.
One thing I'd like to see them do more of, instead of making hollow buttstocks is to engineer the stock a little more. If it's going to be hollow, how about molding a storage compartment in there? Or clip-in points for spare mags, like some of the bullpups have. (Cricket? Vulcan? Kral.) It's a missed opportunity. It would have only taken an enginer a few more hours and an aggregate amount of people would benefit from it. Include the sling swivel studs and pre-drilled holes.
Steve, did you happen to take the action out and see if it is easily possible to adjust the hammer spring tension? I don't really want another 30 FPE .22. 20-25 is just perfect.
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I impulse bought one of these as a spare gun for under $280. Returned it the next day. Was a POS (to me) that I would have not paid $100 for had I known. But some folk love them so....
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What about the urban that was a pos?each to their own. I find the urban extremely accurate 8 shots inside a dime @50 for a gun as you say under $280. Not bad at all
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Like I said, "to me" I'm really not a snob, and am quite aware that if the gunnwas $280, well, I'm not expecting top of the line, but what I got, was very disappointing.
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