Quote:Zorro I'd love to get a fixed barrel version of the one I have.
Here's a pic of El Gamo CF-30

There are 3 models fixed barrel with similar features to the shadow 1000
el gamo CF-30 it's an old model, it has uderbarrel lever and sort of a guillotine load port, the loading sequence is:
1.-cock the spring with the underbarrel lever, this also will rise the guillotine loading port behind the rear sights and will set safety on
2.- load the pellet into the gullotine port
3.- press down the guillotine port so pellet gets inline with the air exaust.
4.- set safety off .
5.- fire
The new models are CFX royale (wood stock) and CFX fiber stock (same grey fiber stock as the shadow 1000)
The fiber stock model is a bit lighter but gravity center is placed forward wich i dislike. wood stock model is better balanced but a bit more heavy.
CFX comes with fiber optic sights and the tip of the barrel has supressor-like end.
The loading port has been changed, now is sort of a rotatory block.
loading sequence is now a bit more "time consuming"
1.-cock the spring with the underbarrel lever, this also will set safety on
2.-open the rotatory port, this will expose a funnel to drive pellet into the air chamber.
3.- load a pellet into the air chamber.
4.-close the rotatory port.
5.- set safety off .
6.- fire
This can be a lot cumbersome if you are just plinking or hunting... that is why i bought a shadow 1000 instead of a CFX after my CF-30. (besides i enjoy a lot more open sights than a riflescope at argun ranges and shadow 1000 comes with fiber optic open sights