GAMO recalls rifle
GAMO USA Corp., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said Wednesday it is recalling about 14,000 air rifles.
The scope mount on the rifles can be installed incorrectly, causing the rifle to unexpectedly fire. This poses a serious injury hazard to consumers.
GAMO has received one report of an air rifle firing unexpectedly. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled air rifles are the following GAMO models: Hunter Pro, Hunter Sport, Shadow Sport, and F1200. These models bear the serial numbers 04-IC-415577-06 through 04-IC-579918-06. The model and serial numbers can be found on the left side of the barrel just above the front left side of the stock. Models Shadow Sport and F1200 look identical.
December 7th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
And just how does an incorrectly installed scope mount cause a gun to fire unexpectedly?
I guess it shows that I have negative mechanical ability.
December 7th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
It’s an air rifle, there’s no real correlation between them and real firearms as to their mechanics.
If it’s a purge valve design, all that has to be done is to introduce a leak into the valve chamber… either a misdrilled hole or one drilled deeply enough so that an overly long screw can press on something that warps. Pressure drops, the air reservoir pressure overcomes the valve chamber’s pressure, *pop* gun just fired.