Gamo Swarm Magnum Reviews

the gun works great

scope is not good

should sell the gun with out the scope, give people the option to buy with scope or without.

Power and accuracy

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Very accurate, very powerful

Power and accuracy

Bought twice returned twice, magazine broke down first, then shroud shattered second time

Awesome gun for two weeks each time before it breaks :(

I tried the H&N Hollowpoint 12.65 grain pellets and was getting an average of 1030 fps at 30 fpe. 1.75 inch groups at 50 yards. All-round great rifle paired with a Hawke Airmax scope.

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Breaking the barrel isn't as bad as they say it is. You get used to it.

I really like the feel. The distance and accuracy. I love the 10x shot loader. That is why I bought Gamo over other rifles. I already own a gamo .22 Swarm 10x. Both great breakbarrle rifles.

A little harder than the other Gamo rifle to cock. But I just change my grip and works fine. Also I am a 56 yo man with a bad shoulder from motorcycle wreck. So I can't really complain. Great gun.

It does have some kick. Good butt cushion.

The Gamo swarm magnum is very powerfull . My chronograph is showing an average of 27.3 FPE at 837 FPS with the Crossman 14.3 Grain premiere hollow points. I'll try the more expensive pellets after break in. The CAT trigger is crisp, and smooth. As far as quality goes time will tell. The accuracy is still being worked in due to the break in period is not near completed. With that said once things start to stabilize the group's will start getting tighter. This is my second Gamo break barrel, and after I broke in my other one the accuracy is amazing.

Improve the recoil reduction rail. There's no way it's taking 99.9 percent of the recoil off the scope as stated. If it is I sure would love to see some solid proof! My other Gamo rifle has torn up some scopes due to the harsh recoil.

Be careful when cocking the rifle. If not cocked correctly the barrel can hurt you, and destroy the rifle.

Coming from an older Norica Gold, the Gamo Magnum is probably the best break barrel I have ever fired. Knowing that most non-pcp air rifles accuracy suffers past 30-35yrds, I have taken headshots on cottontail at 45-55yrds with ease using JSB 18.13. Cocking takes a bit of effort, but its not bad at all even after 100+ shots. Scope is decent for what it is. Pellets load smoothly. Contrary to what some say, this rifle is very quiet. I can shoot from my porch where I have several House Finch nests and it doesnt bother them at all.

Scope definitely needs some more, preferably some mil dots. Other than that, nothing.

This rifle is not as pellet-picky as most make it out to be. Its accurate with the JSB 15.89, JSB 18.13 and the Predator GTO 11.75. I have put all pellets in 5-shot groups of 3/4 inch or less at 35yrds, and Crosman domed at 1 inch.

I never really got a chance to like it between scope issues accuracy issues I never got the performance out of it that I was looking for for $300! I spent the same $300 on a Hatsan flash PCP and I haven't looked back, you can keep the break barrels!!!!

The barrel that's got to be the flaw I couldn't hit anything for 10 yards away.

I bought this weapon with high hopes early amid the hype. I was immediately let down by its accuracy. What's the point of all the power if you can't hit anything with it. I'm no Momo I can shoot! Maybe I got a lemon. All I know is I've thrown six Gamo weapons in the dumpster and this one was one of them!!!

This Air Rifle doesn't disappoint! This is my first purchase of a high powered .22 cal air and GAMO really hit the mark this rifle is everything I hoped and much more! The weight of this rifle is perfect and the cocking effort isn't as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be. I'm 5' 3" so I have shorter arm's and I have no problem cocking this rifle. The multi short mag is Great and it's easy to use , I would highly recommend ordering a few extra mags. I also upgraded the Scope to the Leapers UTG 3-9x50 AO True Hunter Rifle Scope, EZ-TAP, Illuminated Mil-Dot Reticle, 1/4 MOA, 1" Tube, See-Thru Weaver Rings and mounted it using the existing rings to make use of the Amazing Gamo Scope base. Second day out I was hitting 1 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards. I highly recommend zeroing in this Scope at 50 yards to make the best use of the high powered nature of the rifle.

Upgrade the Scope when you purchase your rifle you can always save the stock scope as a bachup.

The two best Pellets I found are the Gamo Rockets and for Hunting the Polymag .22 Shorts (REMEMBER TO USE SHORTS. 22 WHEN ORDERING POLYMAG PELLETS.

Great rifle. Accurate and fun to "show off.

Initially difficult to cock at 45 ft. lbs. but all thing take some getting used to.

I'd like to see PyramidAir offer a sampling different gr. pellets. I see differing opinions on which pellet would work best for my rifle so if there was a option for us to "build" our own selection of different pellets and test each sampling, e.g. 30 qty of 5 or 6 different pellets. This way we're not stuck with tins of pellets tht aren't right for our rifle.

Way too loud.... Can't use.

Get rid of fake shroud.

Very accurate, very powerful, but just way too damn loud.

Shoots great out of the box 3" groups at 20 yards with only 20 shots. Not broken in yet!. Not a toy, little hard to cock for this 69 yearold! It's ok I will get in shape. Good looking and easy to modify stock. Scope unused I had a Nikon Coyote 3x9 sitting around. .22 caliber

No way to mount a Bi-pod or sling. I just installed the "Air Gun Detective Bi-pod" Works great and am mounting a M-lok mount sling to the picattiny that the Bi-pod is mounted to and rear picatinny on the side of the stock 2.5" from the end of the kick pad!

I made a target out of 12 layers of cardboard wrapped in hard plastic.....Right shot right thru it. Put piece of 2/4 plywood behind it and 14.6 gr pellets imbed themselves about a 1/4" in. Nice power!

Liked the gun, but not the scope

Could not get the scope to adjust, then it would adjust in two of the four directions so could never get it zeroed. Looking on line found lots of people had that problem so I spent $100 on a good scope now it adjusts and works fine. Could not get better than 3 inch group at 35 yards with Gamo hunting pellets. Tried cross man 14.3 grain pellets same problem. Tried Benjamin 14.3 grain and they group wonderfully less than an inch. I tried each several times with solid rest to be sure not operator error. Very repeatable results in all cases at least 40 pellets of each type tested. No wind super rest and I shoot a lot and know how to get good groups. I really like the trigger.

Not worth sending scope back for replacement many on line say replacement will be no better. I bought a 3 x 9 x 40 UTG with tactical mil dot reticle

Accurate Powerful

Its Louder than my silent cat, but I figured it would be. It would be nice if it had iron sights.

I was hesitant to buy due to reviews of poor accuracy but this gun was shooting 1/2 inch groups at 25 yards off a bench. It was accurate out to 100 yds. Just had to compensate for the drop as you would with a 22lr. This is a powerful air gun.

A lost of power good stuff for hunting

A better scope

I have had the rifle for about a week and a half and have well over 300 shots through it. It has operated flawlessly. The 10 shot mag is great. The rifle is capable of repeatable 10 shot dime size groups at 10 meters but see below. I have spoken with customer service and found them very responsive.

The trigger is pretty good but could be a little bit smoother. Availability of parts, Improvement on the dampener, see below.

I have seen many reviews in regards concerns about accuracy and have experienced some issues. If I wait a couple minutes between shots a 10 shot dime size group at 10 meters is repeatable with every pellet I have tried. If I shoot one shot after another at a relaxed pace I get flyers, sometimes several inches out of the group and always low. My theory is that the dampener needs time to rest between shots to recover. 4 inches low at 10 meters is off the map at 30 meters. If you wait between shots the accuracy is incredible which speaks to the quality of the barrel and lock up. As I was trying to figure out the accuracy issue I discovered that the suppressor internals are missing a good size chunk at the muzzle end. Gamo will not send the part even after I offered to pay for part and shipping to avoid not having the gun for many weeks for the RMA to process to complete. Not sure if it is a legal issue, company policy or scarcity of replacement parts, they are going to give me a new one.

The rifle is definitely powerful. Very comfortable to hold for tall and lengthy guy like myself. I also sight with my eye opposite of my dominant hand, so the pistol like grip makes adjusting to either hand very comfortable. Beautiful and powerful design to accommodate the punch that it packs.

I think the 10x multi-shot cartridge is feature great, but its kind of flimsy. You have to be careful not to knock it around too much you could damage it pretty easily. Gamo should list which scopes are compatible with this rifle. The recoil on this rifle will vastly limit variety of choices you will have as far as scopes go.

Although its comfortable to hold, its heavy. You need quite a bit of arm strength to cock it for sure. This rifle is pellet picky so buy a variety of ammo while breaking this gun in. You need shoot through a couple of tins of ammo before getting used to shooting this gun.

I'm down to the bottom, a dozen or so 14.3 gr. pellets remaining, of a 500 ct. can. Had a bit of lead fowling, but after a good brushing and a handful of patches, just shot the last two across the yard, twenty or thirty meters. One dead center, the other a quarter in. left. This bugger is a well made Spanish tack driver! HIGHLY recommended.

Put a good scope on 'er. You won't regret it.

Oil the outside and keep the barrel clean. If There were ten stars, that would be my rating. (:

Love it just what I ordered great gun for the money

Scope

Excellent

Nothing

Great airgun