Gamo Raptor Whisper Reviews

The performance is excellent for the price.

The scope is not the best.

I bought this in .22 cal to deal with some backyard pests. This was the first air rifle I have owned. With proper ammo and shot placement I was able to eliminate a large groundhog at about 15 yards. This gun is quiet and you can become quite accurate with it in a short amount of time... The power impressed me. I would recommend this for dealing with pests in residential areas..

Crazy accurate after doing a few upgrades, relatively quiet with the .22 (subsonic), comfortable to shoulder and absorbs any recoil. Use for plinking and hunting small game/ back yard pests.

Stock scope on any break barrel is typically going to be garbage due to how a break barrel double recoils. It's going to kill a scope in no time and thus you're going to think the gun itself is inaccurate. It's unfortunate but the scope needs to specifically be able to handle recoil from a break barrel gun. Stock scopes typically aren't/ this isn't either so the gun itself gets the blame.

Upgrades I've done: - GRT-4G Trigger from charliedatuna - Diana ZR mount - CVLIFE 6-24x50 scope I can consistently hit .5 in groups from 25-30 yards all day. I use Predator Polymags and JSB Diabolo Exact Jumbo Heavy

Very powerful, looks good and comfortable to shoot in all positions

Scope doesn't center as well as I had expected. 2 different people have tried to center the scope and we still are having problems.

Not as quiet as I had hoped.

It's lightweight and it handles like a Sporter. The feel of it was really good it just didn't perform very well.

More accurate barrel and more power I had this weapon in both calibers. Both weapons are in the landfill.

Don't bother guys, save your coin buy a Benjamin prowler.

There was absolutely NOTHING I like about this rifle!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't even know where to begin..... maybe completely wipe out the blueprints for this rifle and start from scratch.

I waited over a month for this rifle, it was on backorder, and I was pretty psyched to finally get it. Once I got it and started to use it I was immensely disappointed. There's not way in the world this is a 1 Low sounding rifle, it is much louder than that. There's no such thing as getting any kind of grouping with this rifle. Shooting from 40 feet away the "grouping" was anywhere between 3 to 6 feet, YES feet not inches. The loudness and the lack of accuracy was enough for me to send it back. LIke I said I waited over a month for it and once I shot it I sent it back the day after I received it. One other thing, I bought 2 rifles at the same time, the other was a crosman valiant. This is not feedback about the valiant but I just thought I'd let you know briefly the valiant is incredible. I target shoot and hunt with the valiant. It took over a month of shooting regularly for me to miss a single shot target or prey. I can't say enough good things about the valiant.

The noise level, or specifically the lack thereof. The accuracy, the ergonomics (other than cocking effort.)

A better scope would be nice but that would alter the very attractive price; I can live with this one. A little more mechanical advantage on the cocking mechanism to reduce the effort required would be a big plus.

It took a while for the rifle to settle in. My first 20-25 rounds were all over the place. It coupld be the barrel needed breaking in, it cold be the scope and mounts moving slightly under recoil till they found a home. I'm somewhere north of 50 rounds now and it puts everything in one hole at 10 yards

I know every gun may like different pellets but just like to add that the pellet that my gun is the most accurate with at 25 yds (will completely obliterate a half inch circle) is the JSB Match Diablo Exact 8.44 gr 4.52mm). My scope is a Hawke Vantage 2.5-7x32 AO. I thought this would be helpful as a starting point. I tried a sample pack of Gamo pellets to see if the grouping would be better but the grouping was all over the place from 1/2 to 1 1/2inches at 25 yds.

Nothing. Very Happy

The price is right. I like the trigger pull the most. I have been shooting centerfires for a long time and it is a great starter gun for someone who hasn't shot a pellet gun in over 50 years. Sighted it in, in the morning and disposed of several pests in the late afternoon. I also liked the look on the other people's faces at the range, trying to figure out what I was doing.

The safety is not what I'm used to. I would prefer a wood stock.

The gun belongs to a friend and he wanted me to sight it in for him. We changed the scope to a older Beeman adjustable 10 -100 yards. First I laser bore sighted for starters then manually perfected it to shoot 3/4" hole at 30 yards with the Beeman scope. I found it to be consistent when I got it zeroed in. NO flyers at a bench rest. Cocking isn't as bad as some of the reviews. Once you get a best for you method it cocks with ease....and I am 71 years old. I like the trigger pull at the factory setting and the creep is predictable. At least for me. On ANY new gun you have to practice the trigger pull to get what is comfortable for you. This one didn't take long!...Noise level for me is not a concern because I live in the country ..but the suppressor does it's job. Shoot on my range I have "Chickens" all around and they didn't seem to run for the hills like when I shoot some of my airguns. Weight for this rifle is just about right being as the power level is up there and helps

Pretty much I wouldn't change anything except the trigger being plastic could be changed. The price is in there !.....

I think for the price if you have little critters to eliminate and you don't want to spend a lot of $$$$, this rifle is a good one for you. . I have about 15 airguns and I just might add this one to my collection. Shoot at least 100 shots before you even try to evaluate what you have. LOTS of smoke from oil from the first 25 - 30 shots. Clean the barrel a couple of times before you sight it in. It will surprise you if you do. I would tell anyone to buy this rifle at this point with my experience.

I like the Gamo Raptor Whisper I have the 22cal once you get side it in your good to go I dont have any problems I use Crosman premier work really well couldnt asked for a better air rifle

Riflescope ok I can hit my target with this scope Maybe put a leapers Accushot 11mm Dovetail with Gamo Raptor Whisper I purchase 11mm dovetail lot better thanks to Pyramid.Air

Are and all Really good air rifle

As someone brand new to air rifles I think this is an excellent entry-level air rifle. Once you sight it in, it is extremely accurate at 10 yards. I've always been a handgun shooter so the weight of a rifle is a little foreign to me. It is a little heavy and takes some getting used to. For the money it's a good buy and the folks at Pyramyd Air were very helpful in answering all my questions.

Even though it may raise the cost a little bit I would put on a better scope.

Buy it.

Awesome rifle for the price

It seems well built but ends at that. The scope was broken on delivery, I put on my Hammers scope which was excellent on my Crosman Shockwave which just broke after 4 years. Thought I'd try a Gamo product. BIG MISTAKE. No accuracy shots all over the place using JSB dome pellets both in 8 grams and 10 grams.

Get accuracy right before marketing a product. You would expect more for the price this is more than a kids gun.

DON'T BUY IT. The other review on this product was a .22 mine is a .177.

The rifle fits me well and the adjustable trigger is firm and grit free. Both features are very important to me. The barrel is long enough to allow some leverage in cocking. The gun is relatively quiet. The 22 pellet hits hard, and I thought it had good accuracy out of the box. At seven pounds, eleven ounces with my scope and rail, the rifle has good heft but does not 'feel' heavy; the balance is good. I like the stock.

Make it easier to cock. There must be a way to make the piston rifles easier and still give adequate power. I'd give this rifle an automatic safety. I have some other rifles with that feature and think it's great for safe shooting. Leave out the scope, lower the price, or, bundle an AO scope with the rifle that will hold up and increase the price. Either is preferable to bundling a scope that won't last, or is not preferable out of the box. (The rear ring on the provided scope enlarged the pin-stop hole on the gun with just 40-50 shots. I installed a four bolt 155 mm scope rail to support a UTG 4x32 AO scope instead). I would NEVER change the great support I got from PA regarding this purchase. Tyler was absolutely correct on his advice for me, and completely accurate in his assessment of piston driven rifles.

Marketing tells me this is "quiet" and "easy to cock", and that the recoil is "reduced significantly". I think none of that is really true with my rifle. This feels like about 35 pounds to me, right from the start of the cocking stroke. When it nears the end of the cocking stroke it rubs on the inside sides of the stock a bit. It's louder than expected, I'd say a strong "3" on the scale. It probably needs breaking in. I've got about 100 shots through it at this writing. I have four break-barrel rifles including two Crosmans, one Ruger, and this Gamo. Two are springers, two are pistons; two are .177s, two are .22. I also have 12 other CO2 rifles for comparison. The CO2 guns, including a Hammerli 850, three QBs, and a Fusion among others are far easier to shoot, much more accurate, and more fun overall than any of the break-barrels. On balance, the Gamo is the nicest of the break-barrels, but my Crosman Stealth is more accurate and fun to shoot, and the Ruger is better looking.