General quality of Gamo products

Moss500Bantam · 05-15-2007, 07:27 PM

Looking for anyones valued opinions. I am specifically looking at the varmiter model. Quality as well as performance.

okami515 · 05-15-2007, 08:10 PM

got a gamo shadow hunter for xmas its great. very accurate of the bench. 5 shots under a dime at 30yrds. been shooting quite a bit since the weather has gotten better, 50-100 rounds a day, been doing mini sniping in the back yard

Moss500Bantam · 05-15-2007, 08:44 PM

Great thanks.
I'm thinking of dog food steeling birds & mabe using for coons when my buddy uses his dogs.

NRAJOE · 05-16-2007, 04:15 PM

I've had a GAMO rifle and a GAMO pistol...quality...

jaybo · 05-16-2007, 07:23 PM

I've had a Gamo for about three of years now. Very reliable and accurate.

dceptiv240 · 05-16-2007, 07:26 PM

weren't you the one posting about the cats..? (goes to look!)

nope that was someone else...lol

i started to send him a link to the gamo page.. they give you discounts if your a member of the NRA. but i didn't...

bigandrich44 · 05-16-2007, 08:16 PM

Dont get a GAMO. accuracy is subpar, compared to a Benjamin 392 in .22. Also, if your gonna be shooting coons, get the Benjamin .22 model. More thump when it arrives, less wind deflection at the cost of more bullet drop.

Moss500Bantam · 05-17-2007, 07:17 AM

I have heard accuracy is not at the top of the list, but acceptable for the money. I'm more concerned about reliability. The coon hunt would be very occasional & there would be another red neck or two with me with a .22 guaranteed. Mostly I'd be plinking paper, nussience (sp?) birds. Pesky burrowing critters that tear up the yard and an ocassional tree rat. Thaw .22 is an option though.

bigandrich44 · 05-17-2007, 07:43 AM

The .22 does an excellent job out to about 100 yards. If you wanna get that really cool POOF when you hit a bird, get the .22. If you wanna make a second shot, get a .177.

05-15-2007, 07:27 PM	#1
Moss500Bantam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 257	General quality of Gamo products Looking for anyones valued opinions. I am specifically looking at the varmiter model. Quality as well as performance.

05-16-2007, 04:15 PM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	I've had a GAMO rifle and a GAMO pistol...quality... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

05-16-2007, 07:23 PM	#5
jaybo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goshen, IN Posts: 49	Good Quality I've had a Gamo for about three of years now. Very reliable and accurate.

05-16-2007, 07:26 PM	#6
dceptiv240 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: south ALABAMA Posts: 260	weren't you the one posting about the cats..? (goes to look!) nope that was someone else...lol i started to send him a link to the gamo page.. they give you discounts if your a member of the NRA. but i didn't... __________________ ________[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Ruger Redhawk .44 mag w/Simmons 2-6x32 "FREEDOM SHOULD APPLY TO EVERYTHING, AND EVERYONE!" Last edited by dceptiv240; 05-16-2007 at 07:29 PM.

05-16-2007, 08:16 PM	#7
bigandrich44 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,013	Dont get a GAMO. accuracy is subpar, compared to a Benjamin 392 in .22. Also, if your gonna be shooting coons, get the Benjamin .22 model. More thump when it arrives, less wind deflection at the cost of more bullet drop. __________________ http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...eehobosig9.png

05-15-2007, 08:10 PM	#2
okami515 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 184	got a gamo shadow hunter for xmas its great. very accurate of the bench. 5 shots under a dime at 30yrds. been shooting quite a bit since the weather has gotten better, 50-100 rounds a day, been doing mini sniping in the back yard

05-15-2007, 08:44 PM	#3
Moss500Bantam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 257	Great thanks. I'm thinking of dog food steeling birds & mabe using for coons when my buddy uses his dogs.

05-17-2007, 07:17 AM	#8
Moss500Bantam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 257	I have heard accuracy is not at the top of the list, but acceptable for the money. I'm more concerned about reliability. The coon hunt would be very occasional & there would be another red neck or two with me with a .22 guaranteed. Mostly I'd be plinking paper, nussience (sp?) birds. Pesky burrowing critters that tear up the yard and an ocassional tree rat. Thaw .22 is an option though.

05-17-2007, 07:43 AM	#9
bigandrich44 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,013	The .22 does an excellent job out to about 100 yards. If you wanna get that really cool POOF when you hit a bird, get the .22. If you wanna make a second shot, get a .177. __________________ http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...eehobosig9.png