Gamo Hunter 440

[gilly]

what do u think
it has very good reviews on other sights what would u say

[Lawdog]

gilly,

As I stated in my reply in your other post Gamo uses way too much plastic in the rifles.  They also don't honor their warrantee all that well.  My daughter had a Gamo 880(now it's called the 890) which is close to the top of their line of offerings.  When thru seals like there was no tomorrow.  I replaced it for her with a Winchester 1000X and it's three times the rifle that the Gamo was.  The 440 is a cheaper model then the 890.  Look at a different maker than Gamo.  Lawdog

[klorbekld]

Stay clear of gamo.............you have been warned..........

[Runs with Scissors]

I had the 440 for maybe 3 months before I sold it.
I  replaced it with a BSA Supersport .22
There is no comparison between these rifles.
The Supersport may cost $50 more, but it is well worth the additional $$.

I'll never own a Gamo again.

Bill

[big6x6]

Gamo 440...
That's Gamos' bread and butter rifle.  The 220, 440, Silver Shadow, Shadow 1000, 890, etc are ALL cosmetic recreations of the 220.

I have a Shadow 1000.  It's not a BAD rifle.  It has some good features.  It's lightweight, pretty accurate, and easy to cock for the power.  It also has some not so good features.  The trigger pull is not up to par and breech seals wear out in short order.

A Gamo is usually ones' first air rifle simply because of their fantastic advertising.  No one spends more.  With all those advertising dollars from magazine to magazine and air rifles in every major retailer, it would be hard to believe that they are not the best air rifle out there, BUT they're not.

The question is, "Is it up to the competition?"  If you know where to look the answer is NO.  For around $200.00 you just can't beat a BSA Supersport or a Beeman HW-30S.  Also really good rifles in the same price range are the RWS 94 and 34.  I'd rather have one of those four than a Gamo 220/440.

[Runs with Scissors]

Chuck.

The Gamo 440 was my first spring gun.
I think it claimed 1000 fps with the .177 pellet.
I guess I never really warmed up to it because I've owned Sheridan's all my life.
The fit, finish, reliability, trigger pull, and the lack of plastic parts in the Sheridan cast a shadow on the Gamo.
Then the Gamo's seal blew.
I found the Supersport when searching for a source of a replacement seal.
Precision Sales had the Supersport .22 for $150 (5-6 years ago) and I immediately ordered it.
I love this rifle! It did take me awhile to become accurate with it as I had shot pneumatics before. Spring guns are very different.
Now, I can easily do one-hole groups at 10 meters with the stock sights.
It's supposed to do around 900 fps with the .22 pellet. I have no means to verify this, but it hits FAR harder than the old Gamo 440.

Bill