Gamo Cfx, Whisper, and Big Cat?

by Templar1307

Can someone delight give me a rating of the 3 air rifles:
Accuracy:
Power:
Overall rating:
Also, for some reason, on the pyramid air site, under “Suggested For:” It says that the CFX and Whisper are suggested for plinking/target practice…does this mean they wont do well against small game?
(If they’re excellent against small game, whats the largest thing that they can take out?)
Would you say that the Huge Cat has more power than the CFX or Whisper, im really attracted in the CFX, but kinda concerned that is isn’t suggested for small game hunting…Which one of the three would you buy if those were your only options?
Thanks.

Answer by jethro66
I’d say anything Gamo at 1000fps. and up is fantastic! You can shoot racoons and less vital with those guns 80yrds or less with a well placed shot!!

Answer by C_F_45
The CFX is easily the best of the three as far as accuracy goes, which IMO is the main criteria for air rifles. It’s also considered to be the best value.

You can hunt small game, but I would suggest nothing larger than rabbit, and around 45 yards will be the range limit.

If you want to equate. IMO the RWS 34 is a better all around rifle than the Gamo CFX.
RWS 34 – specs – reviews – article
http://www.pyramydair.com/p/rws-34-air-rifle.shtml
You can find a better price than Pyramyd Air, but they are a excellent source of information.

Answer by airgun_target
None of the above…
They all have about the same power, because they all use the same power plant. In the real world, expect 800-850 fps from a tablet less than 8 grains. The certainty of the matter is that is marginal for small game. Look for something that can shoot a .22 quality tablet that’s 14-15 grains 800-850 fps. Consider the Mendoza RM-2800, Walther Talon Magnum or Walther Magnum Seeker (even in .25 if you choose). If you can go for closer to $ 400 the Diana RWS 350 Feuerkraft is a fine choice.
In my experience, whatever Gamo says the velocity is, deduct 20% for real world results.

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The Fantastic Pyramid and the Sphinx


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Before you say anything dumb, I don’t reckon extraterrestrials did it. But I was watching a segment on the Description channel and it talked about how most of these blocks weighed around 2 tons, and there were 2.3 million stone blocks used. TODAY, architectural designers say a feat like this would nearly be impossible now, even with the MACHINES we had now. How did the Egyptians, not having any advanced tools (we suppose), build these mega-monuments. The architectural designs are nearly perfect so that you could barely slip a piece of paper inside one of the crevices of the Giza pyramids. I know that the pyramids are “supposed” to be used as a burial site for the Pharaoh(s) and all his/her treasures. But wouldn’t something that huge be an simple target for grave robbers? What if the pyramids had another function; the Giza pyramids do line up with stars in orion’s belt and they are geographically located at the centre of the planet (if flattened out). What if they had some enhancement tool given to them by enhancement beings from another planet. I GIVE the Egyptians credit for building these pyramids, but what was the all determining catalyst? As you look all over the world you see similar structures to the pyramids, such as in South America and Mexico, but the Egyptians and Inca/Aztec/Mayans/etc didn’t mingle or share thoughts, or did they? How can pyramidal structures be so common all over the world?

EDIT: plus there are no written records of how they built them. SO we can only have theories of how they did.

Answer by Citizen Kane
This is going to signal crazy, but there have been studies indicating that they may have been able to manipulate signal waves to lift things that heavy. I can’t remember all the details, and I know the studies were far from being conclusive. But I am pretty sure that’s the closest thought anyone has to how the heck they did it. Excellent question though, hopefully someone else has more insight than I.

Answer by Ptolemy13 p
Ancient Egyptians considered the building of their monuments a fantastic honor, no slaves would have been given the task. When the Nile flooded annually, the people turned to building. The Nile valley was much much greener in ancient times, so large, strong tree trunks would have been used as rollers for the blocks of stone, greased with stout and rolled on a bed of fine sand. Most agree that the pyramid shape is universally a symbol of the sun’s rays, radiating down and a stylized burial mound, very common throughout ahead of schedule man. Monuments with columns and pyramids were slowly covered with sand as they build up, then impressed as they went down, slowly removing the sand. Pyramids were built as huge ramps, going around the sides and up. As they went down, these ramps would have been covered. The blocks would have been sanded and shaped exactly when they were nearly in position, then slowly placed together without any gaps. Most of the prominent monuments didn’t even control bodies, they were buried far away, in the Valley of the Kings. The function of the monuments was an ongoing visual representation of the greatness of Pharaoh, the living embodiment of Egypt. Most of Egyptian description can be thought of as a giant beehive, everyone working for the common excellent and the greatness of their ruler. They didn’t have what we would consider advanced tools, but they did have centuries of experimentation with what would work and extremely fine craftsmen. They also had time and lots of patience on their side, most pharaohs and their queens were long dead when the monuments were completed. Many of the earlier pyramids collapsed. The three fantastic pyramids at Giza would have been even more spectacular originally, they were covered with white limestone, which made them blindingly white with a huge pyramid shaped metal cap at the top. This stone was later removed for building projects in Cairo.

Answer by Silverstream
My theory is that they used molds. They could have used a cement-like substance. That way, they could have used a mold made from wood that they made, poured the substance in, then waited in anticipation of it dried, take off the mold, then make the next block. This would produce the blocks to be exactly the same shape. But, this theory could be challenged because the Romans were the first ones to officially use cement. Then again, they wouldn’t have really used cement, just something similar.

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