Gamo Hunter 1250 Review

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Gamo Hunter 1250
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Tbird's Review of Gamo Hunter 1250

9th Jul 2006

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Handling
    5 stars
  • Accuracy
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Accurate, powerful, nice quality including barrel and the stocks finish. This rifle is also a well designed small game rifle. Chronograph results are breath-taking!


Bad Points

This gun is extremely loud and heavy. It may scare your quarry away along with your neighbors! This rifle could be a bit more compact.


General Comments

Gamo Hunter 1250 - If you are looking for a true air rifle for hunting small game you are now looking in the right direction. I purchased this rifle a couple months ago and have bagged a 2 squirrels and a chipmunk so far. I have to mention I'm up to 83 red-squirrels, many taken with my bengemin silverstreak and previous shadow 1000. But this rifle is different in many ways and will help me enjoy many hunting adventures to come. Anyway, I use strictly gamo hunter pellets in my rifle, I consistently get tight groups extending 25-30 yards. I have yet to mention what stands out most in this 1250. I used a f-1 chrony with gamo hunter pellets for an unbelievable @1320fps! This number was atttained at about the 120th shot through my rifle. At around my previous 20th shot I was getting a lower number @1290fps(hunters) These are exceptional numbers to my previous hunter 1250 which only dented the @1180 fps mark with the same pellet. This rifle was exchanged with a sure default in accuracy, and velocity consistecy at low numbers.I'm happy with this rifle in all means. With a 350 rws scope, consistent accuracy, exceptional power, and years to come of great shooting, you can't go wrong in an air rifle right? This is what makes this one special.

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Members' Comments onTbird's Review

  • Markthebum Rank: Staff Sergeant on 1st Sep 2006

    Gamo Hunter pellets are only 8.1 grains. Want to see your squirrels get knocked clean off the tree? Try a heavier pellet like Beemans Kadiak 10.6 grains or Beemans Silver Arrow (my favorite) 11.1 grains. I use a Gamo CFX fixed barrel gun. The day I bought it I sighted it in with the Silver Arrow pellets. A unlucky squirrel crossed my path as I was shooting at about 35 yards. From a standing shot I put one in his chest and dropped it dead. I've used Gamo's Hunter pellets and they are a little faster because they are lighter than Beeman's Silver Arrow. But the knock down and penetration are far better with the heavyer pellet. Give it a shot, I bet you'll never go back. I didn't!

  • mybike9 Rank: Lance Corporal on 5th Oct 2007

    Do you know if there is any difference between the hunter 1250 and the hunter extreme?