Gamo Af 10 Review

Overall Rating

Gamo manufacturing quality
Nice looking
Reliable
Accurate (relatively)
Compressed air instead of spring

Hard to cock
Large grip

I bought my Gamo AF-10 more than 10 years ago, (and I traded it in a few years later).
At that time, it cost 15.000 "escudos" (roughly 75 Euros) here in Portugal, although it was a little expensive for an airgun PISTOL, today it might be at higher prices.

Aesthetically this was the main reason I bought it, as it is very beautiful and robust looking.

Strength: it offers very good performance, (I'm not sure about velocity or energy data), but for a pistol it had a good punch. However, much, much below the standards of a good AIR RIFLE.

Accuracy: I like its strength, and the accuracy wasn't bad for an airgun pistol. I would say it was very good considering that fact.

Sights: This model only had the Azimuth steering regulator instead of the azimuth & elevation regulators, as in the rifles, (but for its maximum operational shooting distance, the accuracy was very good).

Handling: Its weight was, in my opinion, normal for this model, and the kick back was acceptable. However, it had a relatively large grip, which doesn't help much when shooting if you do have little hands.
Also worth mentioning, is the fact that you have to apply a considerable amount of strength to close the upper part/bore of the gun to cock it, in result of the high air pressure being created, since the pistol works with a compression chamber instead of a spring/piston.

Durability: With some years of use, I had the opportunity to confirm Gamo high standards in manufacturing quality, and nothing has broken or worn-out. It even had the advantage of not having a spring to wear out with time, just the compression chamber. I would like to have that feature on my rifles.

Finally I did trade it in because I got tired of an airgun's pistol low power compared with an airgun's rifle high power.