Gamo Hunter 890(.177 cal.) Review

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Gamo Hunter 890(.177 cal.)
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CVanMeter's Review of Gamo Hunter 890(.177 cal.)

28th Dec 2003

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    2.5 stars
  • Handling
    3.5 stars
  • Accuracy
    3 stars
Good Points

If anything, I would say price as it would seem "from advertised specifications" to be alot of Bang for the Buck but soon you will find the advertised specifications were VERY optimistic.


Bad Points

Build Quality, Twangy spring, very hard to get replacement parts for repair.


General Comments

This airgun was amongst some 10 other airguns that I purchased that fell into the price bracket between $150 to $300. These included a RWS-34, RWS-48, BSA SuperSport 177 & 22 as well as several chinese "clones" of these rifles. With a purchase price of $250 US which included a BSA Contender 3-12 x40 scope and mounts. The Gamo would come in well behind the RWS and BSA Airguns and only beat out the worst of the Chinese "Clone" airguns that ran 1/2 the price of the Gamo. The bright side of this gun is it has become my official "trunk" gun. Meaning the gun you keep in the trunk of your car with no worry if it gets bounced around and beat up as it would not be greatly missed. RWS, Beeman and BSA all have airguns that would be a wiser decission in the same price range

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Members' Comments onCVanMeter's Review

  • gammouser69 Rank: Lance Corporal on 13th Jan 2004

    How does it fail compared to the others? In accuracy, weight, size, feel, trigger pull? what? Is the problem the BSA scope? What pellets were used? You say it is hard to get replacement parts. I say, quit banging it around in your trunk and you won't need the parts to begin with.

  • CVanMeter Rank: Staff Sergeant on 13th Jan 2004

    Gammouser69,

    Interesting reply. To answer your questions. A variety of a dozen or so pellets were tried as I do with all my airguns. I found Beeman Ramjets to be as accurate as any other in this gun. My review was not concerning the scope, just the argun itself. I had several scopes on it "RWS-350, Bushnell Trophy" but accuracy was not the airguns worst qualities. Spring Twang and general fit and finish were it's setbacks compaired to others in, or near it's price point. Go to forums that are specificaly oriented toward airguns and you will see that the issue with obtaining parts for Gammo models is common. If you read my original comments the gun became a "Trunk Gun" because of how little I valued it. I eventualy gave it away. I never stated anything about it breaking so your little remark had no point. If it would have become broken and needed repair, I would have thrown it away.
    But I am glad that you're happy with yours.

  • James Butler Rank: Captain on 7th Jun 2008

    Greetings;
    Your experience with your Gamo 890 mirrors my experience with the Gamo Big Cat.Tried two of them.Thank God I bought them locally so I could return them-"which I did".My experience with a Gamo 440 was just the opposit.It's the best under $125 rifles I own.Gamo's QC is almost as bad as our oreintal freinds. That's the problem with Gamo's.That's my 2/C worth.