Page 6 - Hammerli 850 AirMagnum Reviews

As seen on American Airgunner TV show

Price. Accuracy. Power. Feel & Weight. Overall Design. Magazine Capacity & Design. This is a prime example of German Engineering. For the money, this is the Best All Around Air Rifle I've purchased. Easy to convert to HPA. Many aftermarket upgrades available.. A Moder's Dream. Rifle.

A Nice Walnut Stock and a combo Weaver/Dovetail Mount.

Buy it. You want be disappointed...

Love the 8 shot mag. Did most of my shooting with the crossman wadcutters. Had a center point 9x32 laying around and after a few shots i was able to hit a tack at about 10yrds and group inside a bottle cap at 15yrds. This thing is outstanding and has motivated me to look into highend guns with these features. Can't go wrong with this one .

The hollow stock

I purchased the .22 and added the compensator and a CenterPoint 3-9x40. You cannot miss! My model favors RWS 14.5G Superdome's with pinpoint accuracy at 10 to 30 yrds, haven't got a chance to try any long range targets. The bolt action is fun, the barrel is top of the line. With JSB 15.8G Diabolo Exact Jumbo's you get a great combination of take down punch and only slightly compromised accuracy (only very slightly at short range)

You can see the casting seam on the synthetic stock, it's not terrible, but if it weren't for that I would call is gun flawless!

Get a good scope, this thing can really make rodent control fun. With the compensator (optional accessory) holes covered this gun is very, very quite.

The accuracy is wonderful with this gun. I think it is the ccombination of a great barrel, fine trigger and the large C02 tank. Because of the tank size you get hundreds of shots at the same pressure. I can not think of any other airgun that gives so much for so little money and I have lots of airguns.

I am sure that part of the low price on this great gun involves not spending a lot on the stock. It is cheap looking. On the other hand it functions fine. I would pay $50 more for a plain ambidexterous beach stock or $100 more for a nice walnut stock. It would add weight to the gun however.

This is a great gun. It shoots hard for a C02 at about 700 FPS in .177. This is a gun that I would recommend to anyone. It is C02 the way it should be done.

Powerful, consistent, really accurate. Bolt action is very smooth and positive. I LOVE having an 8-shot magazine on an inexpensive rifle! Nice trigger. Very economical gas usage.

Give me wood! Stock is much too light (at shoulder). Plasticky cover at front of foregrip is doomed to fail, not a good arrangement. Magazines (for .22) hold pellets a bit loosely, could be tightened up a bit.

VERY GOOD BUY! I know, I gave 5-stars across the board, and obviously, this isn't a 10M olympic grade rifle or a super magnum hunting springer. For CO2, though, 5-out-of-5! I have this in .22 caliber; great CO2 rifle! Really quite powerful, very accurate and consistent, right out of the box. Internals are pretty simple, so changing springs/hammer weight shouldn't be too challenging. Easy to convert to HPA, also. Pretty loud (but most CO2 rifles are). I'm seriously considering getting one in .177 and putting in a lighter hammer and hammer spring for indoor shooting.

Nice look and feel. Great power, smooth bolt action 99.5 percent of the time. Pretty darn accurate as I'm able to hit those daisy shatter blast targets (which are a little smaller diameter than a standard pellet tin) at about 25-30 yards with iron sights. Many shots (apporx. 200) from single air source cylinder. Excellent iron sights. Nice trigger pull and well balanced rifle. Sometimes puts a hole thru those shatterblast targets at 20 yards!! I shoot fairly quick yet still seem to get constant velocity throughout shots.

Being that I'm left handed it would be nice to have bolt action on the opposite side of the receiver, given the fact it's advertised as ambitdexrus but oh well just like everything else I can adapt. And like others have stated...The removable fore arm grip which hides the air source capsule has kind of a weak latching system which I can foresee wearing out but time will tell. I would personally compromise fewer shots for more power.

For a person like me this is a huge step up from those 30-50$ daisys and crosmans you buy a wal-mart. So I might be a little biased in that sense but I do know quality and this rifle ain't no cheap hunk of steel and plastic. Buy lots of pellets and CO2 and pellgunoil with this rifle and your set for non-stop smiles. Shoot Safely!!

convenience of shooting in doors 10 meters. I shoot competitively cmp sporter class. This air rifle is a great way to practice when I can't get to the shooting range. This is a one hole gun at 10 meters

The trigger is OK but could use some serious improvements needs to break crisper, better adjustments needed. Also sling mounts need to be added. Stock rear sight needs better adjustments

RWS Diabolo basic 7.0 gr. pellets shoot great. I've shot just over 1000 rounds no complaints. Scope this gun!

88 gram capacity, multi shot,improved 88 gram cover for rifle stays in place and doesn't come off like prototypes did, sights in nicley.

I wish it could have more power but if you have a lot of air guns you can use the 850 for pest control and use your more powerful one for humane kills on small game.Ilove this gun and I would buy any updated one that came out. I would like to see a single shot adaptor so one could use the ultra and pointed pellet types for higher velocity.

Try various types of ammo I found RWS hobbys,super dome and Beemans domes worked the best so I bought 12 tins of hobby's alone I had no loading jams after I tried the above pellets and I 'll experiment some more.

MOST ACCUIRATE airgun that I own (14 total). With the right pellets this gun will shoot circles around some of the more expensive airguns on the market. You can't find a better all around airgun under $225.00. NOTE: All of the following are EIGHT SHOT groups at 20 yards from bench. PELLET: #1--JSB EXACT Diablo Heavy 10.2 grains--.144 inches. #2--Beeman Silver Bear Hi-Impact 7.1 grains--.701. #3--Beeman Silver Sting Pointed Pellets 8.61 grains--.314. #4--RWS Superdome Field Line 8.3 grains--.893. #5--JSB SCHaK 8.03 grains--.391. #6--H&N Match-Kugelin 7.56 grains--.471. BEST FIVE SHOT GROUP #1--JSB EXACT Diablo Heavy 10.2 grains--.091 inches. My wife loves this gun as it is light in weight and easy to load. The eight shot clip works flawless after break in. We have fired over 1000 pellets thru this gun and it never fails.

NOTHING....It would be nice if they would come up with a more expensive version that has a wood stock and better trigger.

Use the JSB EXACT Diablo Heavy 10.2 grain pellets for the best results. I had a LOT of flyers with Beeman Silver Bear and RWS SuperDome.

Accuracy! I put a 9x24 power target scope I had on the gun to see what it could do. one inch or under easy for this gun at 25 yards. A very fun gun to shoot. I am retired and I shoot everyday ,this is the first gun I pick up now. I have a stable of good air rifles this one is hard to beat.

I wish they made an upgraded version for us old folks who like the feel of wood and steel.

go ahead and get a couple extra magazines it makes shooting easier.

I got the .22 cal version. I like everything about this rifle, looks, power, how well it's made, how it feels in hands and it's accuracy. Nice bolt action repeater, I can't put it down once I start shooting it. The video review that pyramid air has on this rifle is right on the money.

I would offer a wooden stock for it. And I like to see a bigger caliber version as well, a .25 cal version or 9mm repeater. This thing has to come with an adapter for 12gram CO2 tanks, with this much shooting fun the cost of big tanks adds up. And as always more power would be nice :) make it do 800-1000 fps in .22 :)

If you buy this rifle you will be happy with it, it's a keeper. I get about 215 shots till empty on a single 88gram cartridge. There are mods out there to convert it to HPA or except a 9.0z paint ball tank via after market adapter, that set up does not fit under the stock but it works. This gun definitely was build to run on HPA so if you can afford the price range get the dominator 1250.

The feel, the accuracy! The big co2. Really a great gun, the trigger is so easy to pull, it's not tough, very smoth, as smoth as a paintball gun trigger, really easy to shoot!

everytime you shoot you have to manually cock the bolt, that doesnt bug me to much, but every time you pull the trigger and cock the bolt the safty comes back on, so you'll have to push that safty back in to fire, you just have to develope a skill for it to do it fast, but i would have done without that auto safty comming back on, it probably comes on because it's such an easy trigger to pull.

Nope

Super knockdown power and feel. Fun to shoot.

Not much.

I had a problem with the gun jamming with certain types of pellets. Do not have a problem if I load up with RWS Hobby or RWS Super point. The Beeman Silver Bear hollow points jam quite a bit.

Quick back ground- I've been into adult air guns long enough to remember Beeman's first color catalog. My conclusion on this gun - it is pure fun. Not the most accurate, not the most powerful. But a winning combination that will make you smile. The 88-gram CO2 will last and last and the gun is a blast to shoot. Yes, I would of paid more for better quality, but until they make a more upscale model, this will do. I had not cared for CO2 guns since the 1970s. now I can't put this one down. I have it in .22 caliber.

Make a deluxe version. I would pay twice the cost for the same performance in a prettier package.

Do not point the gun straight up when cycling the bolt, a pellet can fall and jam the action. My best groups were with Crossman premiers. Buy extra magazines. I load 4 at a time at 8 each, and can do that 6 times for 192 full power shots from one CO2 cylinder.

Smooth-fast-accurate-great power-a pleasure to shoot ! Eight rounds without digging for another. Unreal--I'm looking at a rabbit out the back window right now.....AH !

I quess , the stock-like everyone else says too. Maybe they will beef it up a bit.

Put the compensator on it & shrink tubed most of the holes ,and now it's deadly quiet. The round makes more noise hitting the target than the gun does going off. I keep the extra mags.' rolled in a small silicone cloth" in front if the CO-2. This weapon is a star. I never cared much for CO-2 guns....but I do now. Fasdraw

Good value. This is a relatively inexpensive rifle with a decent amount of power. I use mine to dispatch squirrels in my backyard at 30-40 yards. I also like that it's quite -- I have a compensator on mine.

A little more power and accuracy would always be nice, but for the price I can't complain. Likewise, a true semi-automatic mode would be nice.

Everytime you chamber a round the safety automatically engages. I found this to be a slight annoyance.

love the 8 shot repeater. It's a featherlite, very easy to carry around in the woods for a day. I had a Sumatra that thing was an Elephant gun, its been very beneficial change for myself. relatively cheap to feed. And Very accurate for a co2 rifle.

I thought price was a little steep. but I'm also very pleased with the overall build. I would be willing to sacrifice less shots per fill to boost the fps past 655. but It works great out to about 45yds.

Beware of the changes in temperature when you go out to hunt, with co2 it affects the overall velocity if it's cold out. I live in WIsconsin and it was snowing hard today, I took it out rabbit hunting and noticed a difference in the amount of shots I would get per fill, and velocity dropped a bit, but nothing horrible. still performed like a top. I found that all rws pellets perform really well. I like the pointed as a personal preference, but my favorite pellet for the gun would def. be jsb exact express. 14.3gr. light and accurate. to get the most of of the 850. .22 cal Overall, could'nt be more happy with the 850.

Accurate at up to 50 yards, very solid build. enough knock down power to kill small birds to squirrels maybe even a rabbit if you place your shot wisely. smooth action.

Hollow Stock makes it feel a little off balance but can be fixed with expanding foam. the cover for the airsorce is not very well thought out

This gun in .22 produces 18.72 joules of energy with a 14.5gr pellet about the equivalent to .17 at 1000 fps. this gun despite what other reviews say is not a 12 fpe rifle it is a 14 fpe not much of a difference but it is one none the less.

This rifle is full sized and quite rugged. Light enough to carry for extended periods. Plastic is not substituted for metal in the wrong places. Action is quick and smooth when the right pellets are used. This rifle has enough power to do some fairly serious work. No harsh recoil or vibration means I can mount any scope I like. The trigger is plenty light enough to fire this rifle accurately and exhibits a rather long European style (naturally) "roll-off" rather than a crisp "break". All-in-all, a very good trigger. Overall impression of this air rifle is that it would be very difficult to improve much without running the price through the roof.

In my opinion, the coarse open sights are not designed for the precision work that this rifle and serious shooters are capable of. The hollow butt stock could be a great place to store the extra magazine(s). The lock time is a bit long, but can be overcome by concentrating on follow-through. The only serious fault I have with this rifle is in the fact that the design for mounting the fore end cap can place a strain on the barrel which totally trashes the accuracy of this otherwise fine air rifle.

With the fore end cap installed this rifle did not group very well, and the zero changed every time I laid this rifle down, and picked it back up. With the cap off the groups tightened up to meet my expectation, and my zeros did not change. Groups fell into two categories: "warm" and "cold", as it is normal by nature for a gas gun's zero to change with ambient air temperature and the refrigeration effect of the discharging gas during rapid firing. To me, pellet choice is a no-brainer for this rifle: light pointed pellets. Light because a magnum pellet could be longer than the magazine is thick, causing the works to hang up during rotation. Also, I do not consider this rifle powerful enough to take advantage of the extra weight of a magnum pellet. Pointed, because the rotary magazine (of my rifle anyway) does not index accurately enough to load a precision wadcutter type pellet into the breech without shaving lead, ruining accuracy and possibly damaging the action. Were it that precise, I suspect it would cost a whole lot more money. Pointed pellets will self-center in the breech and chamber effortlessly without deforming. I haven't had a chance to try any domed pellets, but I believe some of them will be OK too. I had an old tin of Daisy Quicksilver (light & pointed) pellets available and they made this air rifle work so slick I couldn't help but smile!