Prob the best group I’ve seen on the little silhouette target at 42 yds with this gun…outstanding! Hail to repeated trips year after year to the rifle range. Semper Fi brother!
The gun will do it, but it took me some time and patience to learn the hold that would deliver the consistency. Not too tight, not too loose. Thanks for watching, and enjoy your new air rifle!
@@shanepitzer4126 I have some 3000-4000 dollar Field Target PCP's...that I might sell...haha...as I have just really gotten into break-barrel air rifles. Perhaps it's because as a boy in the 60-70s I had some Daisy and Crosman guns..but also some Weihrauch and Feinwerkbau guns too...I was obsessed with guns and airguns in England from about 7-8 years old. I like that it takes work....isn't that how we truly learn. 🙂
Great shooting man. I took my g-magnum out to 100m(109yards) and i got about a 3inch grouping on a steel gong.it was a bit windy so i held about a mil for wind but i was very impressed with the rifle's capability. I use h&n barracuda 18 pellets. Greetings from South Africa.
Hey Shane, I just found your channel. I’ve enjoyed your wisdom on the web for the last 20yrs, so I’m delighted to see your new channel. I subbed before the video even started.
Hope you get some useful info or just enjoyment from the channel. I started a couple years back, just sharing stuff I'm interested in. I'm not trying to get too fancy with it. In the past I've got a lot of useful info on bows and airguns, so I figured I'd try to put some info out there for others as well.
Thanks Joe! Shooting these break-barrel air rifles is reall a lot of learning the technique that will allow the rife to perform. There is a lot of 'monkey motion' that goes on inside the gun when that piston slams forward. Learning how to let that happen consistently is the key. Thanks for watching brother, Shane
Mine shoots like yours does, I am very impressed with this gun. I am even comfortable with hail mary shots from 100 yards at yard vermin. I actually got some hits from that distance. DOA hits at that with gamo red fire pellets.
Yeah I feel like I won the barrel lottery with this one. It seems the Gamo rifles shoot pretty good on average, from what I see on the YT vids. Thanks for watching!
Part of the fun in dialing this air guns in and finding the magic combo. May take some pellets to lead in that barrel and get it broke in. Looks like your on your way. With the crazy winter we've had it should be a great ground squirrel season.
@@shanepitzer4126 Got my snake gators at the ready. The grass is going to be tall and they like to stay off trail. Can't count the ones I've stepped on while hunting. LOL
Great shooting brother. I would have better luck chucking my gamo down range to hit the target. Never been able to dial it in. Appreciate your video. Have a great day. Best regards
Thanks Scott! I haven't quit archery. Wife gifted me a Black Hunter recurve for my b-day. Actually it's the Galaxy Ember (Lancaster Archery's version). I need to do a vid on it. one of these days. Yeah, the break-barrel airguns can be tricky sometimes. This Gamo of mine just like to be held gently, not too tight, and it shoots well. Have a great day!
Hey Shane, very good shooting. Especially at 42 yds. I can't bet that at 20 yds (same gun, maybe 80 to 90 pellets through it). I've tried 4 different Gamo pellets, all 15.9 gr. Nothings working. What is the best Way to hold this airgun to get good groups?
Like that B mod target . should have challenged yourself and fire down range on some dog targets .lol BUT Excellent grouping. no Maggies. Just ordered mine. They dont have many ranges outhere in So Cal. so gotta keep my Skill set up with this. If i was under pulling targets down the goups would have been so close id sent it back up with just one peg with a cardboard circle. ( Only MArines will understand being on that side of the target AKA the dug out.) .semper fi!
Austin, When I shot this vid, I was on a portable shooting bench. I had a front bag, with my hand on the bag, and the forearm resting on my hand, my thumb was indexed on the front stock screw. I wasn't gripping the fore end, just resting the gun on my hand. I had what I would consider a medium grip with my shooting hand, not too tight, and the butt of the rifle with medium pressure into my shoulder. Not too tight, not too loose. I need to do some more work with the magnum and see if there is a more consistent method, but this kinda works. Shane
FROM MY RESEARCH Hatsan Mod 125 Spring Combo Spring Piston Air Rifle .25 Caliber $200 Amazon Max Velocity- Lead-Free- 900 FPS, Lead- 850 FPS; Max Energy- 34 FPE That would be 150 (ish) fps faster than this Gamo .25 cal air rifle YOUR RIFLE AVERAGES 700 FPS Would you agree with my research results... You mentioned Hatsan .25 being faster my research came up the same Looking to purchase either one leaning towards Hatsan Any thoughts appreciated TY for the review
I do believe the Hatsan 125 will put out more power, especially in 25 caliber. I have a Hatsan 125 in 22 cal, had another in 25 cal. Sold the 25 cal. At my local elevation of 4000 ft, the Hatsan 125 Sniper QE made 690 fps with JSB 25.4gr, and 610 fps with the JSB 33.9gr. My Hatsan 125 in 22 cal does get more speed/power than this Gamo Magnum. Roughly 30-60 fps more depending on pellet weight, and 3-4 more ft-lbs.
Lamar, Here are some chronograph results. I'm at 4000 ft elevation, so that thinner air is robbing some power, Crosman 14.3gr - 850 fps/23 ft-lbs Hades 15.89gr - 775 fps/21 ft-lbs JSB 18.13gr - 775 fps - 24 ft-lbs
Prob the best group I’ve seen on the little silhouette target at 42 yds with this gun…outstanding! Hail to repeated trips year after year to the rifle range. Semper Fi brother!
I can't shoot like that all the time with this rifle, but on this day I was really in the zone....grin
Wow! Just ordered mine earlier today....and if I can do anything close to that 5 shot group I will die a happy man Sir! Excellent!!!
The gun will do it, but it took me some time and patience to learn the hold that would deliver the consistency. Not too tight, not too loose. Thanks for watching, and enjoy your new air rifle!
@@shanepitzer4126 I have some 3000-4000 dollar Field Target PCP's...that I might sell...haha...as I have just really gotten into break-barrel air rifles. Perhaps it's because as a boy in the 60-70s I had some Daisy and Crosman guns..but also some Weihrauch and Feinwerkbau guns too...I was obsessed with guns and airguns in England from about 7-8 years old. I like that it takes work....isn't that how we truly learn. 🙂
Great shooting man. I took my g-magnum out to 100m(109yards) and i got about a 3inch grouping on a steel gong.it was a bit windy so i held about a mil for wind but i was very impressed with the rifle's capability. I use h&n barracuda 18 pellets. Greetings from South Africa.
Wow that's excellent! I must have missed your comment earlier. Thanks for watching!
Hey Shane, I just found your channel. I’ve enjoyed your wisdom on the web for the last 20yrs, so I’m delighted to see your new channel. I subbed before the video even started.
Hope you get some useful info or just enjoyment from the channel. I started a couple years back, just sharing stuff I'm interested in. I'm not trying to get too fancy with it. In the past I've got a lot of useful info on bows and airguns, so I figured I'd try to put some info out there for others as well.
Wow from 42 yards that thing is giving you an awesome grouping!!! Great shooting Shane! Thanks for sharing that and God bless!
Thanks Joe! Shooting these break-barrel air rifles is reall a lot of learning the technique that will allow the rife to perform. There is a lot of 'monkey motion' that goes on inside the gun when that piston slams forward. Learning how to let that happen consistently is the key. Thanks for watching brother, Shane
That is very impressive, looks like you’ve found the right Ammo for that gun!! Well done Shane.
God bless.
I'm still finding my way with these break-barrel air rifles. But this Gamo definitely has the potential.
Great stuff man hope to see more from you.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid, thanks for watching.
Mine shoots like yours does, I am very impressed with this gun. I am even comfortable with hail mary shots from 100 yards at yard vermin. I actually got some hits from that distance. DOA hits at that with gamo red fire pellets.
Nice!
Wow that's super accurate and very far away, amazing!!
This rifle really shoots well with the 18.13gr JSB. Thanks for watching!
Great Video - I love the Gamo Gen3i rifles.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, and for the sub! I've also got a Whisper Fusion Mach I, need to get some vid on it too.
Super great shooting 😃👍. That Gamo Magnum has a great barrel 😃👍.
Yeah I feel like I won the barrel lottery with this one. It seems the Gamo rifles shoot pretty good on average, from what I see on the YT vids. Thanks for watching!
@@shanepitzer4126 Definitely 😃👍
Amazing accuracy
Thanks for watching! Some days are better than others. This was a very good day for me.
Great shots and interesting accuracy test! Hi from France 💀 👍
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the vids!
@@shanepitzer4126 That is perfect! You have a new subscriber my friend 💀👍
Sh@t that thing hits with authority 😅. Great shooting as well 👏🏼
Thanks!
Part of the fun in dialing this air guns in and finding the magic combo. May take some pellets to lead in that barrel and get it broke in. Looks like your on your way. With the crazy winter we've had it should be a great ground squirrel season.
You bet, and when the rodents are aplenty, so are the rattlesnakes....grin. Thanks for watching!
@@shanepitzer4126 Got my snake gators at the ready. The grass is going to be tall and they like to stay off trail. Can't count the ones I've stepped on while hunting. LOL
@@Wingman115 Good deal!
Nice video. Thanks
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Great shooting brother. I would have better luck chucking my gamo down range to hit the target. Never been able to dial it in. Appreciate your video. Have a great day. Best regards
Thanks Scott! I haven't quit archery. Wife gifted me a Black Hunter recurve for my b-day. Actually it's the Galaxy Ember (Lancaster Archery's version). I need to do a vid on it. one of these days. Yeah, the break-barrel airguns can be tricky sometimes. This Gamo of mine just like to be held gently, not too tight, and it shoots well. Have a great day!
Hey Shane, very good shooting. Especially at 42 yds. I can't bet that at 20 yds (same gun, maybe 80 to 90 pellets through it). I've tried 4 different Gamo pellets, all 15.9 gr. Nothings working. What is the best Way to hold this airgun to get good groups?
Austin, thanks for watching! I tried to answer your question in detail on your other comment. Have fun with it, and best of luck! Shane
great shooting 👌
Thanks!
Like that B mod target . should have challenged yourself and fire down range on some dog targets .lol BUT Excellent grouping. no Maggies. Just ordered mine. They dont have many ranges outhere in So Cal. so gotta keep my Skill set up with this. If i was under pulling targets down the goups would have been so close id sent it back up with just one peg with a cardboard circle. ( Only MArines will understand being on that side of the target AKA the dug out.) .semper fi!
These air rifles are a lot of fun. I got into them a couple years back when regular ammo was so expensive and in limited supply. Semper Fi!
What kind of hold was you using to tighten up your groups?
Austin, When I shot this vid, I was on a portable shooting bench. I had a front bag, with my hand on the bag, and the forearm resting on my hand, my thumb was indexed on the front stock screw. I wasn't gripping the fore end, just resting the gun on my hand. I had what I would consider a medium grip with my shooting hand, not too tight, and the butt of the rifle with medium pressure into my shoulder. Not too tight, not too loose. I need to do some more work with the magnum and see if there is a more consistent method, but this kinda works. Shane
The 42 yard shot steel plate. What was the pellet you used?
That was the JSB 18.13grain on the 42 yard steel. Thanks for watching!
Are you using the scope that came with it? Which pellet did you record the 42 yd steel target?
Yes it's the Gamo scope that came with the rifle. The pellet is the JSB 18.13gr. Thanks for watching!
@@shanepitzer4126 Thanks for the info!
FROM MY RESEARCH
Hatsan Mod 125 Spring Combo Spring Piston Air Rifle .25 Caliber $200 Amazon
Max Velocity- Lead-Free- 900 FPS, Lead- 850 FPS; Max Energy- 34 FPE
That would be 150 (ish) fps faster than this Gamo .25 cal air rifle
YOUR RIFLE AVERAGES 700 FPS
Would you agree with my research results...
You mentioned Hatsan .25 being faster my research came up the same
Looking to purchase either one leaning towards Hatsan
Any thoughts appreciated
TY for the review
I do believe the Hatsan 125 will put out more power, especially in 25 caliber. I have a Hatsan 125 in 22 cal, had another in 25 cal. Sold the 25 cal. At my local elevation of 4000 ft, the Hatsan 125 Sniper QE made 690 fps with JSB 25.4gr, and 610 fps with the JSB 33.9gr. My Hatsan 125 in 22 cal does get more speed/power than this Gamo Magnum. Roughly 30-60 fps more depending on pellet weight, and 3-4 more ft-lbs.
I wish i had a place outside to shoot 🤨.enjoy
Thanks for watching, and I can appreciate it.
My neighbors shut mine down.
Avg. FPE with this .22cal?
Lamar, Here are some chronograph results. I'm at 4000 ft elevation, so that thinner air is robbing some power,
Crosman 14.3gr - 850 fps/23 ft-lbs
Hades 15.89gr - 775 fps/21 ft-lbs
JSB 18.13gr - 775 fps - 24 ft-lbs
What state are you in?
Montana
where is the gun?
Yeah I kind of left the gun itself out of the video. Good thing I'm not making vids for money.....grin.
Was this .22 ?
Yes, 22 caliber, thanks for watching!
You might want to invest in a better mic?
Yeah I was just using the camera mic there. Not the best way to go unless really close to the camera.
Eh? What? Huh?