Gamo Issue - Q for you air rifle enthusiasts

[Tex_Cattleman]

Nathan saved his $ from skinning deer heads and bought a Gamo Wildcat Whisperer. I'm at my wits end trying to get any accuracy at all out of this thing. Does the gun suck? Does the scope suck? Any suggestions before we take it back to Academy?

[Hooverfb]

I've heard the scopes suck out of the box.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Yes on both accounts... but... You can get it to shoot good enough to whack sparrows and such at 30 yards or so... First thing you should do is take the scope off, clean the mounts and scope and re-mount it with clean dry parts. Second buy some heavier pellets. Those Gamo and other low end guns all brag about how fast they shoot when in reality a diabolo pellet will not stablize when they are flung out at 1000+ feet per second, especially the lighter ones. Get some heavier pellets and that will slow the gun down to a manageable speed. It will make it more sensitive to range, but it will make it more accurate too. Also break barrel guns are a special breed. They like to be caressed, not held for best accuracy. Get on you tube and search for "artillery hold" and use that to mount and shoot the gun. Basically it is a hold that secures the gun against your shoulder, but is not held onto at the forearm. You basically let it sit in your open hand, or on a sand bag so that it is free to move....

Not a high end or even a quality gun, but there ARE things that you can do to make it shoot reasonably well.
Good luck.

[arrowsmack324]

Slick is spot on with most that, I've had some Gamo springers that shot very well out the box. Google artillery hold for Springer air rifles, that ought to help too.

[BigThicketBoy]

There is definitely a learning curve on shooting them.
X2 on the artillery hold.
And if you change scopes make sure you get an airgun scope.


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[Walker]

Ive got old.benjamins, a rws, and a gamo. Everyone of them prefer.heavy, I think theyre 9.2s, crossman premier pellets.

[Playa]

You have all the info you need here. One other thing to check is leak around the seal. Place a tissue over the seam where the barrel closes and shoot a few rounds. If you see any black residue or tears you may have a bad seal around the chamber

[AntlerCollector]

What they said^^^^^

[Wits_End]

All exactly right. Just upgraded to a hammers 3-9x40 and it's great, very clear and very repeatable. Adjustments have been dead on. Regular rifle scopes wouldn't stay steady.
Free hand shooting is more accurate than using a fence post or anything else to rest the gun on.

I shoot 14.3 grains out of 22cal gun. Very quiet

[DRT]

My Gamo is accurate but I had to tighten the **** out of the mount and find the pellets it likes. And it wasn't the light ones. However I've whacked squirrels out to 35 yards and I have a witness.

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