Gamo Shadow 1000

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Gamo Shadow 1000
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Verdict of Gamo Shadow 1000

Gamo Shadow 1000 - Read our summary below of the over 140 user reviews for this air rifle at Review Centre. Our Editor summarises the views of this gun's owners and provides other specification details to help you make an informed choice. February 2006.

Gamo Shadow 1000

  • The Shadow 1000 is a high performance Hunter air rifle designed and built for target shoots, game and vermin hunting as well as plinking.
  • A .177 caliber air rifle, the Shadow 1000 is a break-barrel single shotter. It is finished in a black synthetic stock. There is a dual cheekpiece for left or right-handed work.
  • The steel barrel is fully rifled. The top of the receiver is dovetailed for easy installation of a scope and has a scope arresting block.
  • The Shadow requires a single cock to fly a .177 pellet at 1,000 fps or to spread .20-inch five-shot group at 30 yards.
Gamo Shadow 1000

Review Centre Reviews

Over 150 reviews at this site and the overwhelming majority of them are in favour of the Gamo Shadow 1000. The majority of reviewers rate this gun as extremely good value for money, citing good construction quality, lightness, feel, ease of use, good looks and accuracy as well as great power. One reviewer calls the gun, a "hand cannon!" and many feel it has the qualities of a full rifle rather than a pellet gun. There is a lot of debate amongst reviewers of this gun about which pellet to use to maintain the best accuracy. Some reviewers are concerned that you may need to spend a lot of time trying different pellets to improve the Shadow 1000's accuracy. There have been concerns about accuracy among some reviewers.

Yes, there are over 150 consumer reviews at Review Centre so far for this high quality, affordable rifle.

Key Features

  • Weight - 6.2 lbs
  • Length - 43.8in
  • Calibers - .177 in (4.5 mm) and .22 in (5.5 mm)
  • Initial Velocity - 1000 ft/s (305 m/s) with caliber .177 (4.5 mm)

More Features

  • Black synthetic stock with dual cheek-piece for ambidextrous shooting
  • Two-stage adjustable trigger safety system with trigger pull of 3.75 pounds
  • Blued or stainless steel finish
  • Truglo sights
  • Black synthetic body
  • Manual safety
  • Automatic cocking safety
  • Uses variety of pellets

Reviews

GunWeek.Com said:

"The Shadow has many appealing features, but the one that drew me to it the most was the guns ability to launch a .177 pellet at 1,000 feet-per-second (fps)."

Basspro.Com said:

"Its power, accuracy and all new looks make it a shooters favourite."