Page 3 - Umarex Notos Carbine Reviews

I like the size, it fits right in for what I wanted. A small rifle I could put on my back seat and have for those opportunities that pop up on stop That doesn’t require a lot of power, but can be effective with the right shot placement Overall this rifle a good gun especially when you look at the price

Nothing I would change about the current 22 cal Would love if it came in 25 cal

Tons of fun as a plinker, excellent as a small game rifle

Ordered my Notos on 6-12-23 and it arrived on the 14th with free shipping, beat that. I had all the issues others had and fixed them all next day with about 90 minutes of work. Rough loading, difficult cocking and poor accuracy. Even when loading with the single shot tray the back of the pellet rose up, damaging the pellet on the way in. I beveled the breech slightly with a cone shaped stone and polished it and area before o-ring with Autosol on a 22 cal bore mop in my drill. Checked hammer for burrs with 2000 grit sandpaper and gave it a quick polish with Autosol. With it removed the bolt action was buttery smooth, nothing needed there. Rough cocking caused by 2 sharp edges top and bottom of receiver fat part of hammer rides on. Wrapped 1200 then 2000 grit paper on eraser end of pencil (all I had handy to hit only those edges) lubed hammer, I normally don’t, and reassembled. Rounded sharp point of 1.5mm trigger screw, polished and greased it and sear. All problems are gone.

It would be nice not to have to do my mods but it is a budget gun and feels totally different from stock now. 1300 shots through it so far, great light trigger, smooth cocking and pellet loading with accuracy. I put a 30mm 3x12x44 scope on it. Videos of people shooting farther than 30 yards are out there. I’m looking for humane close range shots with the Ft lbs to do the job, I use a different gun for long ranges. Put in the time and reap the rewards in this light cool little carbine. People have been doing mods to Gauntlets and Avengers for years with great success too. People want all the bells and whistles of a $1000 and up gun in a $265 package. It’s like my wife’s honey do list, I just tune that out. Be sure to get the Carm mags, you’ll love them.

CPHP 14.3, 24 shots, Hi 779, Low 765, Avg 774, spread 14, STD 3, shot #24 was 19.2 Ft Lbs.
Hades 15.89, 24 shots, Hi 761, Low 740, Avg 756, spread 21, STD 4, shot #24 was 20.4 Ft Lbs
Hammer spring 1.5 turns in from flush. Simply unscrew stock to adjust it, no need to remove 4 screws on grips, takes seconds to do. Stock regulator setting, I watched a video on adjusting it after removing it from the air cylinder. I see no need to do so. A few simple items and a little time spent make a huge difference. I use this to pest 30 yards and in, 14.7 Ft Lbs @ 30 yds with Hades according to Strelok Pro. I also lightly polished my barrel with a .17 bore mop and .17 Dewey rod and Autosol, moderator attached. Not ideal but gun is quiet and I didn’t want to remove it. The gun isn’t choked so no worry about going out end of barrel. This wasn’t done in the above listed 90 minutes. Ordered 2 Carm 12 shot mags, 2 weeks to get to Michigan. No cover to spin, load pellet, turn, repeat, love them.

Lightweight, accurate, budget friendly.

Charging handle could be a little smoother.

Overall great gun. Im running high rings on it with a UTC scope. I really have to get my eye down low. Might look into a rail riser, paired with a low/medium ring should raise it up some. Besides the “gritty” feeling charging handle thats my only complaint.

The gun is lightweight, accurate and my wife loves it.

As far as the gun goes, nothing.

I ordered the Umarex Notos and clicked the "PCP Hookup" tab. I chose the Air Venturi G9 and the site stated I was "All Hooked Up". This tells me the pump will fit the gun and work properly. When I received the shipment, the pump worked with the test plug, but the fill probe did not fit the pump properly. I managed to fill the gun twice with a lot of fiddling and fussing to get the air into the gun. After that it would not work. I sent a message to Pyramid Air about this and they said I had to contact Umarex. This is not acceptable. I purchased all these items from Pyramid Air, and I expect them to honor any problems. They stated that these items would work together. I will never order from Pyramid Air again.

I like everything about the gun but the trigger. I love the left side cocking lever, and I am a “rightie”. This is the handiest Airgun I own. Short, light, fast handling and more accurate than I would have believed.

The trigger, as is, is decent. The pull weight is very high, but it is a crisp break and does not interfere with accuracy. The trigger adjustment screw is useless. Surely some genius on YouTube will come up with a fix.

I gave this gun 5 stars all the way around. It won’t replace my FX, but for the price, it is an outstanding Airgun. If I wear it out, I’ll buy another. I am 78, a lifelong shooter and an avid air gunner. I love my Notos

This carbine is a great value! Very accurate inside 50yds, maybe farther but that's as far as I've shot it because I only have a red dot on it. It shoots CPHP 14.3gr pellets great. And lead free ammo of the same weight hit the same spot, as did H&N Excite.

I'd make the hammer spring adjustable with the stock on and the trigger a little lighter from the factory. And a regulator you can adjust, but it was only $269....

Get an extra magazine, one isn't enough!

Positive reviews online, and the price point drew me right away towards this purchase. The Notos is a great little rifle, perfect for backyard, plinking and target shooting. It would also make a good testing Rifle as well . The rifle itself weighs under six pounds and is highly accurate! If Umarex ups their game with a Notos .25 caliber, I will jump in line in a heartbeat!

Considering the price, I don’t have a lot of expectations, but, I would love to have the pistol grips and iron sites and a larger capacity magazine come standard with the rifle. That being said, all those things are available online..

If you’re new to PCP rifles, then I highly suggest that Umarex Notos makes it onto your list of considerations! In my opinion, you won’t be disappointed!

This gun is a blast to shoot, super light, no recoil at all, easy to cock, nice trigger, easy to fill air cylinder, easy to read gauge and ACCURATE! Shooting 30 yards at small pill bottles and never miss, with a Red dot!! Umarex hit this one out of the park!!

The stock should have some drop or put it on an angle down, it’s hard to get down on scope or Red dot unless you raise it at least an inch.

Buy it, you won’t be disappointed!!

I like almost everything about this gun and am so happy to have decided to buy one. I do not like a lot of pellet rifles because of the weight and overall size. This is short and light to carry. The overall look of it is great. I put a 3X9 on it and so able to accurately play at short distances or out near 50 yards. The trigger pull on mine is very good straight out of the box. I really want to mention the sound. This gun is the quietest of the 4 rifles I have by quite a bit. The finish is good and looks to be of good workmanship. It came to pressue as expected and holds fine. The bolt is fairly stiff in movement but I expect it to lighten up after some use.

The only two issues I would change are that it badly needs an adjustable cheek piece. As mentiioned by others, even with tall rings, it is necessary to really get down against the cheek. The second is that I hope magazines are availble soon as you really need a couple or a aftermarket high capacity one.

Unless you are expecting a $1000 quality gun for $260. you will be very pleased with the Notos. It seems to me to be good value for the money.

The fit and finish is pretty good and better than I thought it would be for the price. The size is perfect. It really is a fun little pellet gun and you can't beat the price. I just have a hand pump and it works perfect with the Notos. Also very quiet, I have been using it in my backyard with no issues. I live in a suburb with a decent size yard but not the acreage like you see on Youtube, that they call a backyard.

This thing should really come with iron sights in my opinion. Not a big fan of the cocking lever, I am fine with it being on the left side but the sort feels brittle. Also, I hope that there will be more upgrades available over time. Could use a little bigger air tank. To be honest the magazine is kind of "jenky" like a lot of oem mags but works well enough for now.

I don't have an opinion on accuracy, it seems fine at close range. I put a cheap reflex sight that is probably more suited for airsoft but it works great in my situation. A lot of the Youtube videos you see get into the weeds about accuracy and tuning, but I find the Notos is just fine to go out and have some fun right out of the box. I use JSB 15 grain pellets with no issues.

Short, maneuverable, light weight when scoped, and very accurate. Adjustable stock allows my 11 year old grandson a comfortable fit.

Not a fan of the magazine. Depending on the pellet, cycling can be smooth as butter or in need of gentle massaging.

The gun did have trouble taking first air as in other reviews, but has performed flawlessly since with no air loss. Domed pellets seem to cycle best. Changes in pellet geometry (polymags, destroyer, even hades) has an effect on cycling smoothness. Regardless of cycling efficiency, my gun absolutely loves everything. Air Arms 18 grain are hole on hole at 25 yards. This gun is too much fun. I mounted a 3x9x32 bug buster and it seem a good complement out to 45 yards. I forget it's an 18 - 20 fpe pistol. It has quickly bumped my higher end air rifles for small game inside of 45 yards. For mid $200's, you can't go wrong.

the hole gun

nothing

I got my Notos from PA 5 weeks ago. It performed pretty well for about 750 to 1000 shots. Especially for its size/weight. 1” to 1.25” 7-shot groups out to about 45 yds with JSB 15.89 and 18.13, with avg MV of about 735 and 705 for those, and 23 shots on reg per fill. Plenty of power/accuracy for small game/pests/plinking out to 40 yds Easy to fill with hand pump and quiet. Fun. Used a UTG Bugbuster scope.

Then I started to have problems with rough to very hard cocking. I did use a little bit of silicone oil and grease, but it still got progressively worse. After about a total of 1250 to 1500 shots, the cocking mechanism is binding up. I took it apart and found that the steel bolt and hammer had worn small grooves in the soft aluminum receiver. I tried polishing out and lubricating the parts. It helped a little and it functioned for maybe 15 shots, but then got to point where it will not fully cock. The wear in the receiver makes everything mis-align just enough to bind up the action. This thing is disposable. The geometry of the cocking mechanism causes the parts to rub and wear the receiver excessively. A simple bolt action or redesign of the side lever action is needed for this thing to really last. It was good for the short time it lasted. Now it’s a paperweight. You get what you pay for. If you shoot a lot, this is a $265 mistake.

This thing is disposable and the current design is flawed for long term use. I have 2 AV Avengers, both about a year old with well over 7500 and 10000 shots through each, and both show no signs of wear or decline. Put you money toward something other than the Notos, unless you only plan to shoot it for a few tins of pellets for its lifetime.

short, light, quick to aim, accurate,

make the mag a little larger for us folks with big fingers

a lot of fun, its great,, good value.. my son is going to purchase one also,, i will get another so i can have a pcp pistol

Notos is in a category of it's own. Its powerful and accurate and very quiet, the price is the best thing about it. Performs like a competitor's offering at 2x the price..

Nothing. It works well and does what it is advertised to do..

Get one before the price goes up!

I like the compact size. It was a reasonable price and since I like other Umarex products I gave it a try.

I am not a fan of the adjustable stock. It is wiggle or flex point that allows you to slightly pull a shot. It would be nice if the magazine was on the right hand as with the cocking/loading lever.

Once you get used to the magazine and loading lever being on the left side it isn't a bad little rifle. Given the shorter size than the origin it is a little louder. So far I have only played with it at about a 10 yard range, but having said that it keeps most pellets in a ragged hole at that range. I hope to get out with it this next fall and become a squirrels worst nightmare with it.

I love this little rifle. It is a great gun for squirrels..

Maybe a larger capacity magazine.

Great value for what you pay.

This is a super lightweight carbine that is very accurate. Power was above the manufacturer's claim right out of the box, when is a plus! Shooting 14.3 grain Crosman Domed pellets at 40 yards it's shooting sub-half inch groups and is making an average of 765 FPS. Shot count is excellent, but with only one supplied 7 round magazine, you're doing a lot of reloading between refills! The built in moderator is really quiet, quieted than some of the name brand moderators I have on my other air guns! It's definitely backyard friendly!

It needs a larger capacity magazine and should come with more than one. It should also include the pistol grips and iron sights so it can be configured as a pistol without having to purchase extra parts.

If you are just looking for a light weight carbine with excellent accuracy, decent power, and is backyard friendly, this is an great choice for the money! A quick search of the popular airgun forums with give some great suggestions to make the trigger much better. With about 5 minutes of work, mine is now in the good to very good range! It's not a target grade trigger, but this wasn't designed to be a target rifle. For backyard pesting, it does an excellent job!

Rifle is compact. Hand pump friendly. Regulated. Shoots accurate groups at 25 yds. I was able to put 10 shots inside a dime at 25 yds. Quiet and backyard friendly. Moderator works very well. Can be uncocked safely. As a left hand shooter I like the charging handle on the left side of the gun. Charging handle works great. Seems pretty rugged and should stand up to abuse. Would make a good truck gun.

I'd like to see a Foster fitting instead of the fill probe. Trigger is awful and slides against the sear like like a scratch awl against bare steel. The trigger blade itself has significant side to side movement. Safety is not automatic, but is positive and functions well. Overall trigger quality I would rate as poor. In carbine configuration the hammer adjustment cannot be made with the stock installed. I found the rotary magazine was difficult to load occasionally- didn't slide easily into the receiver. Moderator is glued to the shroud and can't be removed. Barrel is not threaded into the receiver nor is it threaded for a moderator. The barrel is retained into the receiver with a single set screw. I found the rifle was difficult to shoot off of bags because of its light weight. If I were to keep the gun the stock would have to be changed. It needs a cheek riser as it was hard to maintain FOV sight picture through my scope even with tall rings.

I really wanted to like this gun, but came away disappointed. You get what you pay for. My Notos arrived with no pressure in the air tank and I soon realized why. The rifle leaked down from the very 1st fill and got progressively worse. I never discovered where it was leaking from. On day three it lost 1500 psi from a 3,000 psi charge in < 12 hrs. I thought about taking it apart, but it was under warranty, so it went back to Pyramyd on an RMA. Pyramyd was great to do business with and they gave me a complete refund with no hassle whatsoever. Kudos to Pyramyd customer service.

Very Light, easy to handle, highly silence

Larger air tank or carbon fiver tank

Its never hood friendly, good for small game, but I hunt large iguanas with it, head shots at 30 yards