Page 7 of 7 - Gamo Express EXP20 Shotshells, Fits .22 (5.5mm) Cal Reviews

exellent on rats and birds in the attic when you don't want to damage the woodwork. good 6inch patterns at 10yrds. Great range, I've seen some pellets go 60yrds.

The size of the shot should be larger. Different loads should be offered( rabbit loads of 7 #5shot pellets, a long range load of 3 .22cal steel balls and a practice load of 30 #9 plastic balls). A reloading kit should come with the gun.

My gun is the shadow express. Pressing the shot cup with a pencil greatly increases pattern consistancy and size. I've had 4starlings on this and 2 grackels on this homemade load. For reloading, I reuse plastic shot cups, buy a 20lbs bag of #9 shot (or any other size that isn't steel), the seal it with a peice of cotton (q-tip).

GAMO shows a 12 inch pattern at ten yards. I found this to be consistently true so far. Each shell holds about two dozen # 9 shot. I found about 27% hit inside a three inch circle on each shot at a gallon jug full of water. The shot dimpled the inside back of the jug at ten yards.

I would like to see a couple sizes of shot available. I would also like to see the rear translucent cup plugs made available so a person to experiment with different loads for different targets and distances.

Very similar to my .22 target with rat shot loads. Obviously less velocity, but still sufficient within 10 yards for soft targets and 5 yards for snakes and such.