Page 8 - Umarex Steel Storm Reviews

feel of the gun is great 6 round burst is a lot of fun and its nice to have a single shot option

needs more shots per clip and a ready mount for a stock not included but a spot to mount one if wanted

buy this its a great gun for the money and the pre-packed deals are good for the money pyramyd air made my xmas the best one in a wile

I really enjoy this gun. I bought one for each member of the family. It's fun to plink with.

I would increase the quality of parts.

The twin co2 cylinders lasted longer than what I thought they would have.

The three round burst

The magazine and the sights

This is a all metal gun

6 Shot burst is awesome and this gun is really accurate. The 2 Picatinny rails make this gun even more fun because you can add pistol grips, lasers, red dots and all kinds of fun stuff.

I would make better seals for the CO2 drop out clip and maybe add more metal to the gun instead of plastic.

When I first got this gun, it took less than a week and all of a sudden the CO2 clip started leaking. I called UmarexUSA up and told them and they shipped me a new one, which after a month started leaking too. Luckily I was able to fix the leak by watching Youtube videos, but this problem should not occur this fast with a quality gun and Umarex usually does make quality guns.

Multiple 6 shot is fun. Lots of power for a co2 gun.

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Mine only wants to shoot on multi shot and not on single fire. OK by me.

The Steel Storm is an excellant intoduction to machine pistols. Reliable accuracy at 20 yards; this is an automatic gun, not a target rifle. The gun works exactly as it adverised, feels great, and is crammed with loads of fun. You just can't beat the price. Value! Fun!

A better sight. It would be great if it were possible to have some accesories available- a shoulder stock, suggestions for a forward pistol grip. I added , when I shoot, the pistol grip from my Umarex EBOS, which really helps grip stability.

If in doubt... try this- don't let it get away. You won't be sorry...

6 round burst is fast, no batteries needed is a big plus, double safety on the CO2 magazine drop is assuring, no leaks is awesome, and the low cost makes this BB gun a must have.

A folding rear stock with sling rings would allow easy carry in the field

The 2, 12 gram CO2 powerlets allow many shots but get the bulk fill adapter and a couple of 9 ounce CO2 tanks for maximum FUN along with plenty of BBs.

The accruracy" the amount of shots"Ease of use" Handles nicely"

Add sling swivel attachment and folding stock

It has a lot of plastic,but once you use it you
will be happy with it"

A very fun gun(when working). The burst setting is amusing. I liked the piccatinny rails and the ability to trick it out with some gear.

I think this gun may have been defective in some way. Mine "jammed" quite a bit. I really wasn't able to enjoy this like my other guns. It's fun for an hour, but then was more trouble then fun. I am writing this off as a mistake and a learning experience. It is huge, not that accurate and kinda lame.

I think this gun ended any use of bb's in my life(nothing but pellets from now on). It just destroyed any memory of fun. I have a good number of other guns and none have been a "mistake" except for this one. Throw your money at some real air rifles. The price is halfway to a good rifle, instead of a 20ft jam machine that will collect dust after a few times.

Big fun factor with informal targets like cans at 30 feet. Pretty good accuracy even with 6 shot burst. Doesn't eat up CO2 as bad I thought it would, but plan on changing Powerlets and adding BBs if you got kids. I like the very definite on-off action of the safety.

Add an optional folding butt-stock. Put a sticker on the CO2 compartment that say "The C02 key is hidden in here, the loose one in the box is just a spare. And if you lose both of those a 10mm hex key will work perfectly".

At first my back stop was a new sheet 4' X 8' X 5/8" 7 ply fir. That was way to bouncy, the BBs made it downrange and back again to us shooters because of rebounds.
Now my backstop is the compost pile and I get no rebounds.
I tried to "back page" and do "Overall rating", "Value for money" and "Accuracy".
Since that's not available I say;
Overall......4
Value......5
Accuracy......3
Thanks, Ron

Love it when it works

Selector switch

I would stay away from this till they fix the selector switch so in single mode it won't shoot more than once at a time. Sometimes it shoots 3 or 4 bb than it might shoot the whole mag. out.

The Power. The burst shot settings. The size. The look is realistic to a high power gun.

The Way the co2 is put in takes along time and fiddling. The Price. The Barrel Style. The BB's Dock door on top isn't tight enough it should be harder to open.

In All Its a great buy for a automatic, But like i said it takes a white to load up the co2. And i get airguns for protection So that matter's to me.

I loved this gun. It was fun to shoot with the semi and 6 round burst

The Magazine after the first 10 or so times i shot this(as in when i changed co2) the magazine started to jam. it was nothing at first because it still worked great but then one day the spring popped out and the it was tangled up so bad.

Beware of the magazine spring. The gun is still great but the magazine isn't

Almost everything about this product appealed to me. It is affordable, well-built, easy-to-use, and loads of fun! Daisy BBs work best, as the .171" diameter OD is a perfect match for the .173" smooth bore. Although it voids the warranty, this is a relatively easy gun to modify. I tooled down a Daisy Powerline 901 barrel cut to 15" and enjoy much improved accuracy and external ballistics with GAMO lead round BBs. Coupled with a laser, Red Dot site, and verticle grip this guns a hoot! Because of its low cost this is just a great project gun for modification.

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Always slug the barrel of new guns as the .177 caliber is merely a reference number, and you need to know the true inside bore diameter to get the best ammo. You should also always double-check the OD of BBs and pellets for a good fit for your airgun. (Unlike BBs, pellets need to be a few thousanths bigger than the bore for proper function. How tight this should be varies with the gun.) This is easily done by using a good set of gunsmiths calipers to measure the OD of a lead pellet pushed partially into the bore and removed. The large Eun Jin hunting pellet works well for this due to its length. You'll likely be surprised at the wide variey of bore diameters you'll encounter with various airguns. The ideal BB gun bore/projectile relationship is for the BB to be .002" smaller than the bore so that there is a .001" of freebore on around the BB as it blows down the barrel. Anything greater loses speed, and anything tighter may cause a jam due to variations in some steel BBs. If you switch to lead BBs you can get away with a .001" tolerance for a total of .0005 around the BB in the bore for greater speed and better accuracy. If you fail to install/replace the safety C-washer properly on the barrel, behind the baffel, you will damage the inside of the gun, as the barrel will be blown out and the BBs will beat-up the inside of the gun. Lastly, if you choose to make and install a suppressor make it a permanent part of the gun or you may get a visit from the BATF.

look, feel,weight..PURE fun to shoot!

increase the fps so I can shoot longer distances or add a barrel suppressor or extender to increase accuracy.

GET IT you will not be disappointed! and a whole bunch of bbs. I fill the thing with as many bbs as it can hold and have just enough co2 to empty the entire reservoir, which i think is pretty convenient. I added a dot site and foregrip and its pretty accurate on single shot, go to 6 burst and.. well, let em fly!

This is one hell of a hayride, sometimes you have to let go and release the inner animal. The Steel Storm brings out the Hulk in me! All kidding aside, the Steel Storm shoots straight, fast, and plentifull on one charge of CO2. Its become the most popular gun in my arsenal, I need another one and for the price that is very possible. A word to the wise is sufficent, GO GET ONE NOW!!!!

I thought hard about this, but could not come up with anything. Its perfect as is, but lets see if it could take the test of time. Mine has been through @8000 BB'S and still going strong.

Add a forearm vertical grip and a red dot sight and it completes the package. Get the Steel Storm adapter hose and a 12 or 20oz refillable tank and pack a lunch...

Awsome little gun, very loud and very accurate with single shot and semi accurate with 6 shot auto. Sounds like a machine gun.

Would have made it out of steel and would have been nice if Umarex offered a folding upper fore handle for two hand shoot. Some oweners have found where you can get one that will fit, but would like to know where.

Shoot steel BB's, keep gun clean and what I experienced with shaking gun to keep chamber full is a pain. My solution is, leave the BB loader spring lever in the locked position and for some reason, it keeps filling itself and will run out of CO2 before the BB's. Also like to praise Pyramid Air for great prices and customer support.

The 2 12gram CO2 cartridge make this last quite a long time compared to my Cybergun Mini UZI. The 6 round burst has an incredible "Clacking" sound, like a real gun! I gave this gun to my son when he graduated from his beginners pistol and he has no problem operating and loading this gun. An excelent choice!

The only thing I would like to see is an adjustable rear sight.

This gun is fun as heck to shoot!!!

Things I would change: add an expansion chamber and more die cast parts rather than plastic!

The action on this gun freezes during mild temperatures making the gun shoot at lower FPS. So, after several repetitive "bursts" give it time to thaw out....don't yank on the charging handle if it doesn't move...it's frozen because of the CO2.

This is an update. Mine broke down after about a year and a half of constant shooting. I ordered a demo model from Umarex and it still shoots, though I shoot it way less than I did my other one.

I was not able to determine the cause of the malfunction. What ever it was, it broke my heart because I love shooting this gun! I will say this, the first gun shot 1,000s and 1,000s of rounds before it gave up. It is just so easy to burn up 5-6000 rounds in a sitting. I am sure it fired 25-30,000 rounds, which as far as the life of an air gun goes is not too bad for the average shooter. You will just be MORE disappointed if this one breaks.

I was so happy with the power and accuracy of this gun. I shoot so much that durability is a big deal with me. Depending on how long the gun I have now last will determine if I get another one if this one fails.