Page 3 - Gamo Whisper Air Reviews

Mounted the scope, and it sighted in very easily. Held a nice tight group at 40 yards. Very quiet with lead after a few shots. Trigger is fine for me.

Nothing, the rifle works just fine the way it is

Not a toy, very powerful, when I was sighting in it blew through 3/8 plywood with ease. lead pellets are a lot quieter than the ones that came with rifle. Perfect for shooting when there are neighbors. Very quiet.

weight, power , weather proof stock

steel barrel and silencer, better stock trigger, sell without scope

gun is very hold sensitive,once this gun is broken in groups tighten up,spring sound is gone and firing behavior is much more consistent, pin top accurate once the gun is settled in and the right pellets are found, for me RWS superdome's. If u want a out of the box accurate shooter look rws,beeman,Weihrauch, p.s never use pba grossly inaccurate

I bought mine second hand, and it came with the scope detached for shipping, but mounted easily, sighted in with 5 shots.. Stock is comfortable (I have large hands) and this baby has taken down 29 squirrels with 32 shots.... it is accurate, make no mistake..... but only as good as the shooter(G)

Very accurate. My son has taken several varmints with this rifle. He enjoys the guns cool looks. Easy to operate.

I would beef up the plastic piece that is located behind the receiver. Ours broke after 1 month. The gun was replaced free of charge and in a timely manner. Iron sights need a way to be removed so they wont be visible in scope.

Fun to shoot. Great gun to have around.

Very accurate....awesome looking gun...gets quieter the more you shoot it

Gamo trigger is a little sloppy....upgrades are easy to come by and make a huge differance

Nitro piston makes all the difference in the world

Extremely accurate with the PBA raptors ammo. Decent with Gamo Magnum ammo. Not good with Daisy Precision Max ammo. Great value for the money.

Scope could be better. Its seems like the (L) or (R) adjustments for the scope are opposite. The trigger break could use some work, but is decent. I can live with that.

Make sure that all screws in the gun get some loctite before sighting the rifle. .448 group at 10 yds with Gamo PBA Raptors ammo 1.51 group at 10 yds with Gamo Magnum ammo 2.07 group at 10 yds with Daisy Precision Max ammo

very accurate, easy to load, easy to reset

seems to take a couple shots for the sound dampener to kick in. happens every time I take the gun out.

Just bought my first air rifle at age 56...hope I don't shoot my eye out. Looks like a sniper rifle, like the color, like the fiber optic sights. I never really used a scope before, somewhat hard to put on, but I think I have it right. Noise dampener loud but I'm using PBA pellets...read that lead is a little quieter

Trigger pull is hard, I tend to jerk after shooting...can't see if I hit my target. I would like to see better instructions with this rifle

I would like to know if the front sight has to show up through the scope when sighting or do I have to adjust the scope so I don't see that front sight. This is throwing me off when trying to adjust the scope? Help Please

over all a good gun my 8 yr old can hit drink bottles at 50yds with scpe and he has never shot a gun

the trigger but it aint bad

I have the .177, anything under 800 fps for me unless it is 9mm or larger is too slow. There is no debate, in the words of Mythbusters "I reject your reality and insert my own". This gun is accurate to 40 yds, that's all I ask of it. I've seen someone shoot pop cans at 130 yds with the open sights but he and the feat are an anomaly. It's easy to cock, light, and quiet. Too all you naysayers out there talking about noise... two things to consider.... and physics WINS. Sorry Pyramid, but it seems a lesson in noise is needed for some folks. Skip to what you should know for the quick physics lesson.

Pretty much nothing, except you should NEVER touch the gun forward of the groove in the bottom of the stock for the cocking. Learn to hold it, it won't be a problem. Also, don't by from a store unless you are ready to return it... I think some stores must store their rifles in cigar humidifiers that are humidified by a salt water tank... and they must occassionaly spray an acetone substance. If you don't know, don't ask... just buy one from a reputable dealer. I should have bought mine from Pyramid, instead I went through three with various problems that weren't the construction (Gamo). The rear sight screw is not secured, watch it if you have it close to max or you'll be looking for it. Other than that... NADA. As to people claiming the target hears the rifle, this may or may not be true. Animals have better hearing than humans, but depending on what you are shooting at and the light conditions they may also see it! Especially if you miss. A 9mm bullet travelling at 1000 fps is visible to the eye if the conditions are right. So an animal, especially a bird could easily "see" a pellet if it was looking and the conditions were right. I won't get into variables there, but the whisper is quiet from a target point of view. Great "I have neighbors" gun. And if your shooting supersonic and complaining about noise... just skip asking about physics and take a class. Or ask... it's less expensive.

Physics... so complicated. To humans and most animals high pitch is annoying, bass not nearly so much. Turn the treble to max on your stereo to verify, preferably on some acid rock. If you are shooting the gun, your experience will always be "loud"... the vibration (noise) travels through the stock into your skull and is translated as loud... the spring clang. At five feet it might still seem "loud". Without getting into technicalities, high pitch/frequency does not travel as well as low noises. So... if you extend your listening distance to 10 yds, 20 yds, 30 yds, you will notice a significant fall off in the whispers report as compared to other airguns. If you doubt this, move further from the shooter and compare... it's a fact that isn't disputable. My Walther Talon .22 sounds quieter at the muzzle to 10 feet than the .177 whisper. Extend that range and the only noise you hear from the Whisper is the pellet whizzing by. Conversely the Talon is audible at 30 yds... although negligible as being a significant "noise". The point most of the naysayers seem to be missing is that it is meant to be less audible at the target, which it accomplishes. Done so by allowing baffles so the expelled air doesn't create an audible noise at range... The only issue here is the 52%, Gamo doesn't say how or where that was measured... and I'm not paying the money to figure it out. Suffice to say, no one outside 15 ft. or so will have any idea what you are doing. Go back to things I would Change.

gun is light and easy to shoot. I adjusted the trigger pull length to shorten it a lot to prevent pulling off target when firing. The scope was not sighted in as described. Took some adjustment time and shooting to get it right. Scope is adequate.

The noise level is not much better than non dampered barrel. I wrapped some wash cloths and foam rubber around the dampner, and taped it as well , which helped quite a bit, but you have to have the scope mounted in order to do that or the front sight is not visible.

Not as quiet as you'd expect. This is my second Gamo of this size, one without sliencer, and then new one which is not exactly as quiet as described.

very nice sights,noise depresser make a great cocking lever, accuracy, 22 caliber power

maybe the trigger but this is my second gamo rifle i knew what to expect, i can live with it with out any trouble. i would bring back full steel barrel. i would sell the gun with out a scope.

mine is a whisper 22 not as quiet as 52% thats over half. shot great right out of the box fiber optic sights were dead on left and right enough to cut small weeds into at 15 ft only took a little adjustment to line up on paper. i have shot it about 500 times sofar with no problems. the scope needed to be adjusted to be clear on level 5 to be clear on 3-9 . i read where the scope rail was to soft and decieded to use fiber optic sights only, that was the real reason i got this gun was great sights! all in all great air rifle i would buy another if it was needed and it would be a gamo have fun shoot safe and enjoy your air rifle

power is sufficient

trigger is totally useless should not even be on a toy gun- order a www.charlietuna.com/airgun trigger immediately scope supplied is not much better up is up on elevation adjustment. L moves bullet impact oppositewould pay more for better scope.

I like the scope. For an air rifle it is well fitted. The weight is nice and it seems durable. It is very accurate for close range shots. Very good gun for paper targets.

I was extremely disapointed in the noise of the weapon. It does not at all fit what you advertise. I purchased the weapon in the hopes it would be quiet. I live in town and have a severe rodent problem (I'll leave it at that), I needed it to be quiet as not to stir unwanted attention to my plight. The first weapon I purchased from you was an air pistol (couldn't handle the job, but quiet). Now I wished I would have bought a daisy pump air gun for a quarter of the cost. I won't be purchasing strike three from your company, so please remove me from your mailing list. Again, extremely disappointed.

Please be very careful how you read the statics and check with someone who spent the money on one before you buy it, save yourself alot of disappointment and money. The ads are there to get you to spend not help solve problems.

Very lightweight, Nice Stock, @ calibers available, Silencer/Dampener works well (although unsilenced powerplant is quite loud, but no muzzle blast). Silencer makes a nice muzzle break for cocking. Seems to have accuracy potential, but jumps around a bit, perhaps due to breaking in. Power is there, very close to the full 1000 fps. Safety works well. Sleek appearance and feel. Mild recoil. Nice buttpad.

Open sights are hardly usable. There is lots of play in the rear sight, and brushing against it will knock it off target. Usable, but not for pinpoint accuracy. Ok for plinking. Too much plastic, though it keeps the gun super-light. The barrel and entire breech blocks are all plastic, though strong and well made, metal against plastic doesnt seem like a good idea to me in high stress and high friction areas. Breech block and pivot point should be metal and more metal in the barrel too/thinner fluting imo. At the end of the cocking stroke, I could almost detect the barrel (steel encased in poly shell) bowing/bending very slightly, and all these things worried me regarding longevity and accuracy issues. The trigger has long creep and an uncertain let off point. Something youd probably want to improve if you could (grtIII trigger etc.) Barrel had some play unless tightened down quite snug. Again, plastic sandwiched between metal...

To be honest, Ive not been that interested in Gamos, but the silencer , weight, and .22 made me want to try it. To me Gamo seems like a lot of corporate marketing flash, without backing it up on the products, craftsmanship, and really making an airgunner's gun. Cases in point are the usage of exaggerated velocity claims (PBA), The PBA pellets, which seem destructive to magnum springers, the triggers, and expedient engineering choices (too much plastic...). I just think they need to get people with real knowledge of the sport and tighten things up. This gun has a lot of great points, but for the money, something like RWS, Hammerli, walther, or crosman seems a better value, in my personal opinion. Man, I wish we could buy airgun silencers as easy as they can in UK and some places in Europe.

Adjustable trigger

Scope

One allen wrenchs provided did not fit well. Scope zeroed within 6 shots at 20yds. Seems fairly accurate at 20yds with 4 shots within the size of a quarter. Scope adjustment for left to right seemed opposite. Up and down are ok. Scope and trigger are really not that bad at this price. Ammo used Predator .22 cal 16g pointed.

The power and accuracy. I am far-sighted now, so I couldn't use the fiber optic sights. Once I got the scope dialed in, it was very accurate. Quiet. Some may complain it's not "that quiet",. but for a .22 cal. air rifle of this velocity, it's damn quiet. A weak, low velocity .177 may well be quieter, but that isn't what I wanted.

The trigger, and I wish I had ordered it with the gas air spring. Those are both things I can remedy later.

Good ammo is key. Try several types. Make sure it's quality ammo, not cheap stuff. So far, I like the Game PBA Gold Plated high velocity ammo. Will try the RWS sabot .22 cal ammo soon.

All weather. Power.

The trigger, obviously. The rear sights are OK, but still a bit on the cheap side. Fix the sound dampener's end cap so it doesn't go flying off. Use some thread locker on the scope mount stop screw (the one attatched to the gun out of the box)

I have a 17 cal. This gun requires a fair amount of practice to shoot correctly... you cannot use a sling, bipod, or bench rest to sight in this gun. This gun is loud enough to scare the squirrels... they do backflips out of the way before the pellet gets to them. crazy, I know. My end cap for the suppressor went missing (i take good care of this gun, it wasn't dropped or anything). The scope mount (the one attached to the gun it's self) stop screw will back out, so when you take it out of the box, put some thread locker on it.

The scope and iron sites on this rifle are the best! The stock and trigger are worth the money. I like the .22 cal version and will never go back to .177. The recoil pad is compfortable and loading of the break barrel is simple enough to where my youngster can handle it. Big advantage to this rifle is weight. Its heavy enough to place on a rest and get good aim while being light enough to carry around for several hours of squirrel hunting.

Order with or install the gas spring! Recoil is a major factor on this gun especially with .22 cal. Warn the user in the instruction set when cleaning the gun to avoid disturbing the silencer. The plastic arrangement on the end of the barrel can trap debris and cloth after a good barrel scrub. You have to look down the barrel when done to ensure no strands of cloth or patch are in the way. if they are, you pellet will be drastically effected for accuracy. A clean rifle is and accurate rifle. Gammo needs to stress this in their documentation. Somebody needs to come up with a special that includes cleaning equipment for the rifle. Accuracy depends on clean rifling.

Be sure to follow the scope set up instructions. I did not set the recoils screws and paid the price with "scope creep" It took me 150 rounds to finally realize the recoil was causing the scope to creep back. The rifle is very accurate and windage adjustments are rarley encountered. Elevation adjustments are still in question. If I fire within 30 yards of a target no problem. Beyond that Im still having issues of hold over. This may be due to cleaning but still not sure.

Love the look.Very accurate right out of the box.Fantastic power.Easy to cock and load.Scope easy to mount and sight in.

Trigger and better scope.But not that that bad.Trigger has long pull and is somewhat stiff,takes some getting used to.I find the scope works best on the lowest power.

After 6 days on the job my garden is now safe from those pesky, destructive tree rats..1 shot 1 kill...2 shots 2....well you know the rest....Buy the wisper and you will be happy...I know i am : ) : )