Page 5 - Gamo Whisper Air Reviews

This is the first air rifle that I've owned of at this level. I've owned some Crossman products in the past and this was to replace a pistol that had lost all it's umph. I've been very impressed with the styling, fit and finish, and look/feel of the weapon. The noise dampening system looks great, and seems to work fairly well. I have been up de-varminting the backyard from a bathroom window and the wife and kids in the livingroom downstairs are unaware that I've even fired it. Further, there was a time I used the back door in the room next to the kitchen and the wife was washing dishes and had no clue that I'd shot it. Seems to be pretty accurate, though I should spend a little more time sighting it in. I've only fired lead pellets from it so far but without issue.

The large sight on muzzle infringes on the scope view slightly at the bottom of the scope. It's not an issue with targeting, but it's noticable if you look for it. I've read a lot of complaints about the trigger and haven't found it to be an issue, it's a 2 stage for certain, but I can feel when I'm at the limit of the firing stage and it seems to respond well when I push it just a little past that.

Scope comes unmounted, but was easy to mount and the covers for it are clear so you can shoot without even removing them if you'd like. All in all a very solid weapon for your money I believe.

Very nice rifle. No complaints except sites

Cross hairs on site were bent. Would think the Chinese who made the thing could look through it and pull the bad ones.

Break barrel, ease in inserting pellet into chamber, noise suppressor, ease of cocking. I have a pumpup air rifle and there is no comparrison.

Trigger. I installed the GRT-III Yheoben trigger modification with no problems. Also, will add a sling and Sling mounts.

Ammo. Almost every weight and style shoots a different pattern. Buy the six pack of different weights before investing in large quanities. I found the Beeman Crow Magnum and the JSB Diablo Exact Heavy shoot identical at 50, 60 and 90 feet, consistantly hitting a dime sized bullseye after sighting in. The Beeman H&N Match wadcutter followed closely in accuracy. The PBA's , in the same gun, will shoot high, & right by 2-3 inches and the Beeman Kodiak Heavy shoots high, left, 2-3 inches. If sighted in with just PBA's, or the Kodiak, I'm sure the accuracy would improve for that pellet. I find it a pain to have to realign the scope for each weight and brand of pellet. In the future, I intend to stay with the Crow-Magnum pellet since it is both less expensive and the most accurate at the ranges I use.

Good balance and very accurate with the open sights. I disliked the rear fiber-sight, because they are a little too small and one side of the fiber wire was not cut clean, making it take longer to aim because of the very dim sight. I haven't mounted the scope but it seems to be decent for a air rifle. Pyramyd Air was a pleasure to deal with. Even arranged local pickup at there office quick and easy. I see no reason to shop anywhere else.

Rear sight setup is a single Fiber-Optic wire bent into both side of the wire is not cut clean it will produce a very dim sight, They did not leave any slack in the wire to repair. They really need to produce a specific manual for this gun.

If you clean your gun... use a soda straw inserted in the "Sliencer" to help guide the cleaning patch through the baffles and clean from the muzzle. My Whisper liked the heavy pellets. I would suggest a trigger update and the Gas-Ram option to make this gun perfect.

The noise dampener worked quite well but not as silent as i was expecting. The open sights as well as the included scope was easy to install and easy to sight in.Love the color.

The trigger is a bit heavy and a little bit creep of spring when cocked, i wish they would add sling stud or swivel on the Whisper.

My Whisper was not picky on ammo, i shot Benjamin Diabolo 14.3 gr, Beeman Crow-Magnum hollow-points, Gamo Hunter and almost any kind of pellets in my arsenal, except for the Gamo Magnum 15.89 gr., i got a couple of fliers at 40 ydrs. The Whisper prefers dome-type heavier grain pellets at longer distances.The Whisper is freakin' accurate !!!

The whisper is pretty accurate, but i've seen better. The noise dampener does'nt really work maybe for longer ranges, but not up close.

Better sights these ones don't work too well.

The gun at first has a lot of recoil, but it does tame out a little bit.

This is the third Gamo I have purchased. Prob because of the silent option. I love the weight, look, feel, accuracy, with a different scope, and balance. Mine is a lot quieter than my Gamo fixed barrel. Great gun for the money.

THE TRIGGER! I cannot count the shots I have missed because of it. I thought it would get better with use, but it sadly does not. If you are picky like me, change the scope. And can Gamo give us an owners manual that would be worth reading? Can you say GENERIC?

Very accurate, even longer distances once you get used to the balance. Also, where do we get trigger upgrades?

Light, Accuracy, Quiet and a good value for the money

The trigger

I shot Gamo Raptors, Gamo Magnums and RWS Superdome pellets through this rifle. The Raptors were almost as loud as a regular .22. The Magnums and the Superdomes were quiet. All I could hear was the sound of the spring when I fired them. The scope is ok and I could hit the bulls eye at 20 yards fairly easy. But the trigger does tend to mess up my aim, I think I will replace it with a GRT III from Charlie Da Tuna . Overall I think I got a nice gun for the money. Pyramid Air handled the order well too.

Lightweight, natural feel, can be very accurate and pretty quiet. The sights are great, and it's nice having that option. I decided to try this for shooting in my back yard; my other gamos are much louder and makes my neighbors uncomfortable. When they see me shooting he Whisper they don't even look twice; they think it's a toy since on their end they barely hear anything.

Either include a much better scope or none at all and drop the price. I immediately replaced the stock scope (something I do with all my Gamo rifles) to a Center Point AO. I also purchased a GRT-III trigger even before ordering this rifle and installed it the day it came in.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about this rifle's noise dampening qualities. If that's why you're considering this rifle, do some research here and at the various Gamo forums. The suppressor works as it should with subsonic lead ammo. Once you go supersonic (past the speed of sound) it will be loud as with any other rifle (airgun or not). From the shooter's side of things, it won't be any quieter than other springers since your head is planted right against the rifle. If you have someone else shoot it (if possible have them shoot a different springer for comparison too) while you stand off to the side, you'll notice the difference in sound right away. Allow yours to break in for at least a thousand rounds. Once the parts have worked themselves together enough, the Whisper will get much more smoother and the noise level of the powerplant a lot more easier on the ears. One other thing to keep in mind - this is a pretty light rifle and the butt stock is hollow. Stuffing it with foam or anything else to help dampen the vibrations and add a little weight may help you in certain ways. Mine is particularly sensitive to the added weight of a heavy scope. I started with a scope that weighs 1.5lbs, but couldn't figure out why she was grouping irregularly until I switched off to a lighter scope (about 1lb or less). That made a world of difference. If you're having some issues, just be patient, read the forums, and try different things. You'll eventually get her to where you want her to be and have a blast with this rifle.

I feel like I got a good value; while I have centerfire rifles that are more accurate, I can't shoot them in the backyard. On average, so far, I get quarter-sized groups at 10 yards.

The trigger feels like something I'd expect on a toy. The scope doesn't adjust accurately and should have a see-thru mount.

Educate yourself on what to expect from the silencer/suppressor. Just like on a firearm, you cannot suppress the supersonic crack, and airguns just aren't that noisy at subsonic velocities.

Quality, low weight, sights, balance, quiet, powerful, easy to cock

deserves better scope, better trigger

The rifle arrived double boxed and undamaged in a brown cardboard box with little fanfare or ornament. Opening the brown box was the Gamo packaging complete with a multicolor striking advertisement of all the wonderful features the Whisper has to offer. After taking everything out and checking for damage, I quickly read the dismal instructions. Very generalized, not rifle specific and nearly useless. I then read over the scope instructions, which later I found out was the best part of the scope. I then made haste and set up my makeshift pellet trap that I devised just for this day when my new Gamo Whisper would arrive. (Essentially a hastily concocted cardboard box filled with old magazines taped shut and with computer generated and printed by me target sheets of Mini Bin Laden figures, bull-eyes of different sizes and black mini animals-oh what fun!) I was using RWS Superdomes 8.3gr pellets. I chose these because it was the only good quality pellets my local store had. Matter of fact it was the only can of .177 pellets they had at all. Nevertheless, weighing my options, it was a good choice overall. I think 1000 fps rifles like the heavier weight pellets, but what do I know that I had not already read somewhere. Now lets shoot this rifle. 1st thing I noticed was the easy cocking action. Next I noticed a ton of grease around the barrel opening, which I surgically wiped off. I then cleaned all residues away from the barrel openings and breech area. I though I read how it was so very important to keep oil away from those important areas and out of the barrel, but here was my brand new rifle chock full of the stuff? Not having a barrel-cleaning device, which at the time I had not purchased yet, I loaded up a superb RWS quality pellet. I stuck it into the barrel facing the proper way and noticed a nice tight fit with the rear cup area of the pellet fully flush with the barrel lip. Nice uniformity and exacting like fit. I closed up the break barrel, checking for looseness or play while rifle is cocked, finding none I took off the safety and prepared to fire. That's when the 1st problem came about. I have never used these fancy newfangled fiber-optic sights. I did not know what sight picture I was suppose to see. I have only used scopes or the old-fashioned V ramp adjustable rear and blade Bead front sight. So I activated the safety feature on the rifle and proceeded to re-study the Gamo instruction book. Not only did it not even mention having high quality fiber-optic sights on the rifle or how to use them, but also it said, "Your Gamo air rifle comes with the scope mounted and bore sighted." Which is not the case. So I shot at my little target the best I could. I shot twice, which at 15 yards was way off. I did notice a burnt oil smell immediately after firing both times. After the two quick shots and trying to toy with the sights I decided to forego that route until I know what I am doing and just put on the scope. I followed the long-winded pamphlet like instruction book, that again was generic and very basic (but complete in various languages!) The scope itself seemed a decent quality, mounted easily and made the rifle look mean and sinister. My pet name for the rifle is "Sinister Black." He heh It took quite awhile to sight in the rifle; I was almost convinced the clicks did nothing as it took nearly 40 clicks to get on paper. I rechecked the scope install; the mount had the proper gaps, eye relief, was correctly aligned and facing the right way. If it was up to me I would have bought the rifle without the scope and put what I want on it at a later date. I like the A1 Optic Halo sight or the Aim Point reflex sight. Shooting the rifle was fun. The rifle has a natural balance area right in front of the trigger(at least with the scope on) and has a little oblong bump that fits oh so nice down the natural middle groove of my palm. Kinda cool, like it was made for me. The shot is not loud at all, not even in the house. My Crosman 2100 Classic (BB 755fps) pumped up the max of 10 times was significantly louder. On the Whisper nearly no explosive air sound at all to the shooter. However there is quite a mechanical Thunk sound from the spring and compression. Still not loud at all. In my backyard while shooting neither my daughter in the family room 10 feet from me could not ever detect when I shot, nor my wife in the kitchen who was listening for it also. If I was to shoot in my garage with the door shut no one could even here it. The pellet hitting the target is the loudest part. The horrible trigger everyone says that Gamos have, felt average to me, the 1st take in of the trigger is adjustable, where as I feel the 2nd part should be adjustable because of how lousy it feels. No crispness at all, slow steady pressure until it breaks, seemingly never the same way twice. Definitely a trigger insert or upgrade trigger replacement like everyone suggests would make this a much nicer rifle. Overall I am very happy with the Whisper, seems about right for the price point, does as advertised and just looks mean to boot. Thanks for listening.

Everything!....the looks, weight, powerplant, the synthetic stock and the accuracy of this rifle.

Replace the infamous factory trigger with a GRT III trigger and add a Leapers 3-9x32mm scope.

Forget about using Gamo Raptor PBA pellets with this rifle. PBA pellets are great for rifles under 800fps but for the Whisper you should be using a heavy, standard lead pellet, upward of 10gr like the H&N .177 Barracuda Match 10.65gr. Heavy and very accurate pellet. Specifically designed for Field and Target shooting long distances. Especially made for strong rifles with high initial velocity........Not just my opinion. It's a fact!

Light weight and fits me very well. Quiet and low cocking force. Stunningly accurate! Can easily hit a bb from 10 meters from a rest. The scope mounting system is first class!

Two things only. The trigger pull is horrible. Creep goes on all day long! Takes real concentration to control trigger and hit that bb at 10 meters. I will add an after market mod and hope that can be solved. The scope is a 3 X 9 and does not have an adjustable objective. So it is fuzzy at most ranges! I scoped it with a Beeman 4 X 12 X 40 AOE and it really helps in the accuracy department!

This gun is as accurate as my Beeman R9 even with the horrible trigger. It also chronographs about 75 - 100 fps faster than the R9 with all pellets tried. If Gamo put a rekord trigger on this and a decent scope it would be the BEST hunting/plinking/field target gun around! I am not concerned about the synthetic stock nor the synthetic barrel shroud. For knocking about in the woods and fields it is perfect! And it really looks cool. As another reviewer said it really does look like a tactical sniper rifle! It is already by far my favorite shooting springer! It won that place from the R9 because of the easier cocking force, amazing accuracy, quietness, greater power and all around better fit and lighter weight for this 61 year old arthritic body. Including the scope and trigger kit it is still less than half the price of the Beeman R9 and scope! It is great fun to shoot. Buy it and add the GTX mod or blade for $10 - $35 and a good scope and enjoy!

By far, this air rifle commands respect. Friends who comment on it say its black finish and barrel silencer makes it look deadly. It REALLY does look like a high-tech sniper rifle, as one person put it.

Add a better scope...put it where it belongs...in a higher class of off-the-shelf air rifle where it belongs.

It is very easy to break and cock. Unlike many others I have used! The sound gets quieter as it is used. Very well balanced and is joy to fire. The price is right...the fun is there...the quality is assured. Go for it and buy one for yourself!

It is a mean looking air rifle. It is lightweight and the spring is very easy to cock. I am now mounting a mil BSA scope with vari-power. I really like this gun.

So far, I would leave the gun design alone.

You will really enjoy this rifle.

I've only had this gun for a couple of weeks, but so far I like it. The sight is nice and easy to adjust for better targeting. This is my first break barrel so it takes some getting used to. At 12 yards I can hit within a half dollar with the right ammo. I have not tried a further distance yet. I recommend RWS ammo, especially Super-H point. PBA is not accurate.

When you shoot the kick knocks your focus off so you can not continue looking through the scope to see the target get hit. It would be nice if the kick were less. This is a single shot gun so if you are looking for repeating action go elsewhere. The noise dampener seems to not make any difference- the gun is pretty loud. One shot and the critters usually fly away or run off, but if you are good, they fall.

Take advantage of the free shipping over $149 and load up on ammo, cleaning kit, cleaning pellets, targets, etc. Pyramid was excellent to work with and delivered my gun right on time. I plan to buy a Crosman 1077 repeater to go along with this gun. It's good to have a variety of airguns to shoot.

The only sound you hear is the firing mechanism. Very nice sound baffling. Quality piece for the money. Nice balance. Dropped a gray squirrel at 15 yards with the first shot!!!!

None that come to mind.

The packing of this item was terrible. Both outer and inside Gammo boxes had been opened. The inside box was flopping around inside the outer box. Inside Gamo box was held together with scotch tape, which had opened. Customer service said Gamo boxes were opened for accuracy of contents. That's great and appreciated, but at least some sort of notification on the box would have been appropriate. Everything was in the Gamo box inside. A little better TLC with the shipping would be nice.

Excellent rifle!! Great feel, easy cocking, VERY accurate and of course, stealthly quiet for a springer...

The trigger leaves a lot to be desired, however, it should be an easy fix with a GRT-III replacement... The scope is OK, but I would've rather been able to purchase the rifle without the scope at a reduced price and put that cash towards sumthin a little better.... The instruction manual is very poor pretty much useless...

This rifle is very picky when it comes to pellet choice.... It must be high end pellets or nothing at all... Mine seems to like Crosman Premier hallow points and Gamo PBA Raptors the best, giving me solid dime groups @ 40+ yards.... Cheaper ammo such as Daisy's Precision Max lineup tend to go flying way off target, even at just 30 yards... This rifle is very quiet for a springer, but only when using subsonic pellets... When I shoot lead, all i hear is the recoil of the spring and the sound of the target getting hit... On the other hand, when shooting pellets that go supersonic such as Gamo PBA Raptors, the silencer does little if anything to reduce noise... In fact, the crack of going supersonic is so loud, you'd think you're shooting an unsilenced .22!!

Solid well crafted gun with above average scope.

Spring is somewhat noisy and provides a kick to throw you off target....takes some getting used too. Trigger has large range but need to find ajustment...better info with instructions would help here.

Would be interested what others have thougth of scope as we were at nearly max to site in........thought of reversing scope in mount but thought I'd post before changing.

gun is fairly light, and comes with a better quality scope than I'd expected at this price range

fit and finish somewhat rough, fiber optic insert in front sight is quite dim as compared to rear insert, has annoying vibration/noise on discharge (which I hope will smooth out as gun breaks in).

muzzle break/muffler does largely eliminate "crack" of pellet discharge, but spring power plant is very noisy, so overall is not as quiet as I'd hoped. an older Diana spring air gun also rated at 1000fps, used with heavy .177 pellets, is not significantly louder balancing muzzle "crack" vs. powerplant "scrape/bong".