Gamo Swarm Fox Reviews

Right out of the box I was hitting targets at 55 yds. Was totally thrilled.

Excellent gun, light, ergonomic, accurate to 15 yds. Put on my own scope (gave away the one that came in the box). In the last two weeks this little rifle has become my favorite for target shooting and pest control. Used to have dozens of chipmunks in the backyard. Not anymore.

The mag.

Overall the gun works well and the mag is great.

Scope and trigger.

Liked everything.

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This is one sweet shooting break barrel air rifle. I cleaned the barrel, although it was not that dirty. Right out of the box shooting very accurate. Have a Gamo urban 22 pcp 5 shot group 1/4 inch center to center , fox 5 shot group 5/16 center to center. Both 16 yds. Both shooting Crosman premier 14.3 gr. H.P. Almost pcp accuracy. The scope that came with it is usable but I prefer a 3x9x40 AO scope.More on that in a minute. Loved the Gamo Fox 22 Cal. so much that I got it in .177 cal. also. Just a note of caution. The magazine for the .177 and .22 will fit in either gun. It was getting dark the other afternoon and I wanted to try some thing out in the .22 so I loaded the 10 shot mag. Grabbed the Gamo fox to go out and shoot. Said to self better check to see if gun is .22 not .117. To tell what caliber it is on the left side of the barrel next to the loading mechanism is stamped the serial number I think and the caliber of the rifle. Also on the butt stock the green band is .22 red band is .177. The .177 and .22 look alike if you put them side to side. Oh!! I had picked up the .177 by mistake. It would not have been good to load a .22 pellet into a .177 barrel. So if you have both calibers make sure to which one you are shooting. The magazines work well on the .22 but some times the pellet would push in hard. Read a review some where said spray mag with wd-40. Tried it worked great. No hard loading pellets now. Which gun do I like best? The .22 for these reasons. Some times the .177 pellets fall out of mag when shooting the last couple of shots. It does not happen all the time. When this happens if I do not notice it then there is a dry fire. They both shoot very accurate but that is why I like the .22 better. Also the .177 pellets are hard to load as they are so small with these old tired fingers of mine. The .22 pellets are so much easier to handle. Have shot over 1500 pellets though the .22 cal. fox with no issues with magazine,loading or firing. The only problem is one has 20 time’s more fun this air rife then a single shot break barrel so one has to buy more pellets as one can shoot 10 shots very quickly. Now why I like a variable power scope with AO over fixed power scope. The parallax on say a 4x32 like that comes with the Fox is set for 25 yards. But with 4 power one will not see much parallax error. Once one goes to 6 power or more on a variable scope you will get what is called parallax error. Let’s say you are shooting at a target 10 yards away and you do what is called the bobble head test. Move your head left to right and up and down. If the cross hairs move up or down or left and right from the center of you target that is called parallax error. If the scope has AO one can adjust the parallax so the cross hairs do not move as you move your head when it is adjusted to the distance target is from you. To can learn more on this go to you tube. There is some good videos on parallax adjustment. To sum the fox up right out of the box it shoots great. No breaking in period. The pellets I found that worked good are Crosman domed and H.P. 14.3 Gr. Gamo red fire 15.4 Gr. H&N trophy power 14.66 Gr. for just a few. Hope you love your fox I know I do mine.

Very well made and balanced . Great value.

The fixed sights are not easy to use . The Scope is difficult to adjust and not very accurate.

The price was very good.

The air rifle was put on backorder. I requested a refund on Jan 11 but on Feb 12 still have not received anything.

I haven't had a chance to use this awesome rifle as of yet.....waiting on the weather to make-up its mind......Luv it!

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Buy it!

Value for money was great!!! Caught it on a smoking good sale ($79 through PA)! Great rapid fire and accuracy is acceptable (not as good as PCP but can put pellets in a hole the size of a quarter at 20 yards all day long....so good enough for clean kills on rabbits/squirrels. Not as smooth as gas piston but for the money I have no complaints about the gun itself, whatsoever.

The scope is worthless....dont even sell it with a scope if you are not going to provide one that holds zero. Scope would be dead on for a few shots, then the new zero would shift a couple inches....rezeroed numerous times then bought a cheap 4x Leapers for $30 and have had no issues since then.

Have only tried the Crosman premiers in 14.3 gr hp and they seem to work well and be fairly consistent....curious if group would shrink with JSBs, but at $6 for 500 at Wal-Mart, I cant justify paying 3x that for JSBs.

Very well balanced and lightweight. The stock is perfect for me and the riffle can easily be brought up to the shoulder without thinking about it. The 10 round magazine makes shooting the rifle a pleasure and the included scope is adequate ( not the greatest but certainly not bad). The rifle is very accurate using inexpensive pellets.

The magazine system on top of the barrel is a little awkward and seams fragile, but only time will tell. So far it functions flawlessly.

The magazine is a little tedious to load, especially if the pellets are a little off-spec. I use another pellet to push them into the mag. Buy a bunch of extra mags and you'll never look at single shot pellet rifles the same way.

The price and multishot

I could ask for all kinds of upgrades, but not for the price point

Stock up on pellets.... the swarm function is addictive!!!!

Nice and light

Scope is cheap and I thought was a gas piston instead of spring piston

Havent shot this springer yet

I like the size, feel, looks, weight, 10 shot Magazine (multi-shot). I bought 2 of these Swarms at the same time. A .22 and a .177. I have not fired this .177 yet. More to come when I do. The .22 cal is a tack driver when I can hold steady on a bench rest. I am gonna up-grade the scope if/when the supplied scope craps out.

Nothing I can think of.

In my opinion this is a great airgun for the money.

Great pellet rifle for the price . So far accurate right out of the box using scope at 25 yards. Putting holes through 1/2" fence boards with H&N .177 sniper light pellets. Cocking is easy and good for multi shot gun.

For the price nothing...

Had to have this .177 repeater to go with my Gamo .22 caliber Swarm...all screws were tight and no overly greased or oily areas to clean...just mounted the scope and went out target shooting with this very fun and quality built airgun.

The power to hunt small game and rodent control.

Nothing, other than the noise level when firing.

Very powerful airgun.

Well build gun .

The scope needs to be replace with a better one

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The overall feel of the rifle is very nice, shoulders easily, and the light weight of the gun makes standing off hand shooting easy. The scope mount that came with the gun is very nice, though the scope itself is only what I would call one that will work until I get something better. The cocking effort is comfortable, and having ten shots is nice. This is one of the few springers I have had that had tight stock screws from the factory, and they have stayed tight through the first tin of pellets I have shot through the gun, and I like seeing the torx head screws instead of the usual phillips head screws. The accuracy is what I would term good with the bundled scope, easily putting ten shots in 1/2 inch at my 20 yard backyard target stop.

The magazine functions well, but it requires a pellet pen or seater to get the pellets to click into the magazine, care must be taken to seat each pellet, or the magazine will not rotate.

Overall value for the money is great, and with a better scope I feel the accuracy would be VERY good for a spring piston gun. Be sure to seat the pellets.

It's ten shots as fast as you can cock it. It's light. Seems to be fairly accurate, through the limited shots I have been able to shoot. Love the light cocking action. Trigger seems to be acceptable with no modification.

Thumb hole on stock needs to be a little rounder, as my thumb knuckle is uncomfortable in it from being too tight.

Buy a few extra clips. Wish I had a chrono to test fps with different weighted pellets. If I had to do over and had the extra $50 I would have upgraded to the Whisper mostly because of the gas piston and stock. Don't get me wrong, I am very happy with my purchase and doubt I could find anything this caliber at this price point with 10 shots. And a day of target practice doesn't kill my arm.

The multi shot is why I bought this Sawrm Fox. I went for the .22 in case I shoot a criter or 2 but mostly I just shoot targets. I already have a Swarm Maxxim in .22 that I love and this Fox for a $100 was a no brainer . In fact I bought 2. The one I've received has impressed me. I wasn't impressed with the scope at first but after trying it, I am impressed. Sighting it in at 10 yds only took 4 clicks up and it was right on. Been spinning, spin targets almost every shot.

Would' know what to change about the gun but an extra magazine or 2 would save having to buy them separately.

To shoot guns well takes practice. This allows quick practice shots and I don't think you'll be disappointed . Don't forget a couple extra mags.

I was looking for a break-barrel rifle and scope. I am a newbie and this fit the bill. Inexpensive,10 shot, scope! I purchased the .22 cal version.

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Loading the pellets into the magazine is a bit hard until you get the hang of it. 10 shots vs. 1 shot in the field is better. Buy lots of magazines as you will go through lots of pellets while your friends are dropping theirs in the ground trying to load.

I bought the .22 cal. This is an amazing air rifle, very fast follow up shots easy break barrel and very quiet and accurate. Powerful you can feel the power in every shot.

No sights! You need a scope or some attached sight on this rifle. I wish it had basic fiber optic sights.

Excellent price! This rifle feels top quality. Delivery was fast too.