Gamo 440

jaybo · 06-08-2002, 09:23 AM

I saw a Gamo 440 at the local gun shop the other day. It appears to be a nice piece. Has anyone had any experience with this air rifle?

NRAJOE · 06-08-2002, 02:28 PM

Gamo's are very good quality,I have 2 of their handgun pellet shooters. I don't know anything about their rifles but have heard their very nice. I was looking for a Gamo when I ran across a Crosman RM577 and said what the heck and got the Crosman, but if i ever run across a Gamo i will surely buy one.

styckk · 08-16-2002, 11:17 PM

I have a Gamo 440 that I have grown to love. Initially the trigger was a bit stiff, it is adjustable but took me a while to get used to it. The buttpad on mine was very slippery and would not stay on my shoulder. I replaced pad and the gun shoots GREAT! I took it hunting and it is powerful. I have RWS model 45 that is a very well made air rifle, but the 440 has more velocity and is very accurate. I'm looking to buy the 880!

jaybo · 08-17-2002, 08:33 AM

I ended up with a Gamo Shadow Hunter, which is the same action, only in a synthetic stock. The price was right, too: $139 at Dick's Sporting Goods. It's turned out to be a very good choice. I also found the trigger to be a little stiff. The adjustment does not effect the stiffness and trigger pull, only the take up for the first stage. It does seem to be a little better after some use, but still seem to have some creep. I'm able to maintain a group of less than 3/8" at 50 feet with open sights (using a rest), and I'm not that great a shot!
I live in a subdivision, but not within the city limits. We have been overrun with critters that want to burrow in the yard and under/near the house. A couple of neighbors have had tunnels dug under their driveways or porches that led to their sinking. We've started a concerted effort to correct the situation and I find the Shadow Hunter an effective way to dispatch the beasts. I don't hesitate to recommend the Gamos. Great gun for the price.

styckk · 08-19-2002, 02:48 AM

They are very good guns! I have a 4x BSA scope on mine and one day I was shooting ground squirrlls, sqyurulll, squrrills, aw screw it! I was shooting critters, and on one shot I had crosshairs right on the eye of one and was simply amazed at what a flat target style pellet at a velocity of 1000 fps can do. I saw a huge ground hog emerging from hole in my garden(his timing was awful) I was outside with my then new toy. One shot and he fell as if poleaxed. I have used other air rifles but I rather take the Gamo hunting.

06-08-2002, 09:23 AM	#1
jaybo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goshen, IN Posts: 48	Gamo 440 I saw a Gamo 440 at the local gun shop the other day. It appears to be a nice piece. Has anyone had any experience with this air rifle?

06-08-2002, 02:28 PM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Gamo's are very good quality,I have 2 of their handgun pellet shooters. I don't know anything about their rifles but have heard their very nice. I was looking for a Gamo when I ran across a Crosman RM577 and said what the heck and got the Crosman, but if i ever run across a Gamo i will surely buy one. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany Last edited by NRAJOE; 08-16-2002 at 11:29 PM.

08-16-2002, 11:17 PM	#3
styckk Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ca Posts: 17	Gamo 440 I have a Gamo 440 that I have grown to love. Initially the trigger was a bit stiff, it is adjustable but took me a while to get used to it. The buttpad on mine was very slippery and would not stay on my shoulder. I replaced pad and the gun shoots GREAT! I took it hunting and it is powerful. I have RWS model 45 that is a very well made air rifle, but the 440 has more velocity and is very accurate. I'm looking to buy the 880!

08-19-2002, 02:48 AM	#5
styckk Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ca Posts: 17	Gamo They are very good guns! I have a 4x BSA scope on mine and one day I was shooting ground squirrlls, sqyurulll, squrrills, aw screw it! I was shooting critters, and on one shot I had crosshairs right on the eye of one and was simply amazed at what a flat target style pellet at a velocity of 1000 fps can do. I saw a huge ground hog emerging from hole in my garden(his timing was awful) I was outside with my then new toy. One shot and he fell as if poleaxed. I have used other air rifles but I rather take the Gamo hunting.

08-17-2002, 08:33 AM	#4
jaybo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goshen, IN Posts: 48	I ended up with a Gamo Shadow Hunter, which is the same action, only in a synthetic stock. The price was right, too: $139 at Dick's Sporting Goods. It's turned out to be a very good choice. I also found the trigger to be a little stiff. The adjustment does not effect the stiffness and trigger pull, only the take up for the first stage. It does seem to be a little better after some use, but still seem to have some creep. I'm able to maintain a group of less than 3/8" at 50 feet with open sights (using a rest), and I'm not that great a shot! I live in a subdivision, but not within the city limits. We have been overrun with critters that want to burrow in the yard and under/near the house. A couple of neighbors have had tunnels dug under their driveways or porches that led to their sinking. We've started a concerted effort to correct the situation and I find the Shadow Hunter an effective way to dispatch the beasts. I don't hesitate to recommend the Gamos. Great gun for the price.