My gun was shooting awesome groups at 50 yards then all went to hell, I figured the scope got bumped so I went to sight it in and im all over a 12" square target! I was shooting about 1.25" group, no idea what happened or what to look at, any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Umarex Gauntlet Accuracy Problems .22
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Breach seal!
Clean the barrel!
Check yourself... I had a rough time last spring, turned out I was having bad athsma and did not know. Blood pressure can be a cause, too.
Clean the barrel!
Check yourself... I had a rough time last spring, turned out I was having bad athsma and did not know. Blood pressure can be a cause, too.
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It could be so many things... I will list what I would check. If your scope is a good one and your mounts are tight, I would give that a pass at first, on the Gauntlet. 1. Check to make sure that while shooting that the barrel is not touching the fore end. 2. Take your barrel shroud off and check to see if the plastic air stripper is cracked. If not, put it back together nice and tight. 3. Check that you didn't lose an o-ring on the pellet probe. 4. If you have a chrony, check your velocity. It could be a stuck regulator washer. 5. Check every screw. I know, it is a pain.
To suddenly just start shotgunning it is usually is a scope issue though, and unless you have another handy to try, you check everything else. Besides bad mounts, or scope on the Gauntlet most people have trouble with the bottle cage fore end touching the barrel while shooting. Good luck.
To suddenly just start shotgunning it is usually is a scope issue though, and unless you have another handy to try, you check everything else. Besides bad mounts, or scope on the Gauntlet most people have trouble with the bottle cage fore end touching the barrel while shooting. Good luck.
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I've had the same thing happen in .177 and chased every mentioned problem/issue and it turned out it was due to lead build up inside the throat of the barrel where a savage 90degree step occurs. Shocked it could group at all but it did group very well ,but it just built up for a long while then .... . Knock that edge off any safe way you can.
Please do let us know what the issue turns out to be.
J
Please do let us know what the issue turns out to be.
J
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ok I have to figure out what a plastic air stripper and a pellet probe are, I'm shooting copper Barracuda pellets so there should be no lead build up
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Air stripper is on the end of barrel in the shroud.. The pellet probe is the bolt that pushes the pellet into the breech.. (there are 2 o rings that go into the breech need to be checked.. )
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OK took a few things apart...1) the barrel shroud part#40 is cracked and the set screw was loose on the barrel shroud rear port pn# 42 Im hoping thats the problem. Now where do I purchase a new shroud?
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Here is Hajimoto's post on the air stripper and experience with contacting Umarex:
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/umarex-gauntlet-cracked-air-stripper-hajimotos-resolve/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/umarex-gauntlet-cracked-air-stripper-hajimotos-resolve/
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Thanks guys I purchased new air stripper and barrel band and im back in action! Only if I could fix the multiple pellet jambs lol
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Double feed type jams? are usually caused by not cocking fully-If you fail to do so & push pellet in, then it does not fire,re-cock,the clip will cycle , loading a 2nd pellet.I have done this pryor to polishing hammer & changing hammer spring.You think it is cocked but its not- best solution if you realize is to re-cock & remove clip, then fire
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