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Gamo Hunter 1250
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Average Ratings for Gamo Hunter 1250

  • Accuracy4.3 stars
  • Handling3.9 stars
  • Value for Money4.2 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.3 stars
  • Overall Rating3.8 stars

45 Reviews For Gamo Hunter 1250

  • Guest 22nd Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    Purchased a Gamo Hunter 1250 from Cabelas in May, 2 cans of ammo and two months later main spring broke, not covered by warranty $63 for postage and repair, the scope mount broke, replaced the BSA thing with a Williams 5D peep, it was lost during the repair and the scope rail has a large gouge installed by the repair center. Will not achieve claim accuracy or FPS. Don't make the mistake I did buy and RWS they are twice the rifle this thing is.

  • Reddeer6 Rank: Lance Corporal 20th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    I have a 1250 I purchased from Cabelas, had it two months, shot two cans of pellets, the main spring broke, not covered under warranty. Cost 63.00 to mail back to gamo and pay to have fixed. When it was returned the Williams 5DAG peep sight I put on was missing, and the scope rail has a large gouge in it. It does not achieve accuracy or velocity claimed. As yet gamo has not responded to emails or phone calls, would not reccomend any gamo to a person I do like or for that matter do not like. Bu ...

  • Guest 23rd Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Gamo Hunter 1250 is awesome but its too heavy

  • Guest 9th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Gamo Hunter 1250 - generaly an extreme value for the $400 that it's worth, I swear it's strong enough to take small deer with head shots. It'll go straight through just about any animals skull. It could blow up birds with hollow points.hint: use .177 cal rws hypermax pellets, at 5.2 grains they can reach 1664 fps and 32 ft/lbs
    absolutely kills my crosman multi-pump powermaster'' it's only rated for 690 fps and 7.9 ft/lbs''.also replace the stock trigger with a GTR-III aftermarket trigger wich ...

  • wuwei666666 14th Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Generally a good rifle, but it would be superb if the trigger was looked at by Gamo!!!!! Trigger is most annoying and way hard to pull off in order to get a good clear shot. The Gamo hunter 1250 has a nice Grain and Finish

  • socanasto 28th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Its an amazing rifle. The Gamo Hunter 1250 is extremly powerfull and significantly accurte. Its structure is quite powerfull and has a long range capabilities withought lack of accuracy and most importantly power. For me there are no bad points with this air rifle.

  • adfreedi 22nd Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Gamo Hunter 1250 was not as powerful as expected. Its is pretty accurate though. I didnt like the weight of this air rifle either.

  • swanndry93 Rank: Major 30th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Gamo Hunter 1250 is a riffle that is meant to last with a solid construction, and fine checkering on the grip, the stock is made out of hard walnut wood.The .22 fires lead pellets at 910 fpsand .177 fires 1250 fpsit's a very powerful airgun for its class and takes 58 lbs of cocking effort.great gun for plinking and serious small game hunting.the riffle is quite expensive but the quality of the gun is awesome.it is a heavy gun to carry for long periods of time, the sights on this gun are reas ...

  • electric2 9th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Great gun unless you have to carry it very far. Best for back yard critters etc. Accurate below supersonic speeds, thats to be expected with any air rifle, Hard hitting with pellets weighing more than 10.5g and nice looking with my BSA scope. It is too heavy though

  • shoota 6th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    great thing IF it works, i repeat, IF. would i by this gun again? probably not, with all the anger and waiting and money involved, i would probably go for an pre charged daystate or airarms. (almost) same power, stiff barrel .... better quality.obviously kinda pissed.

  • killib12345 Rank: Brigadier 20th Aug 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    This is a fantastic gun for hunting and good for backyard plinking also (unless you are built like a weed) you should have no problems at all with this gun.
    I strongly recommend it to anyone wishing to hunt small game.


    p.s buy it in .22 (helps keep velocity down, improves accuracy)

    Happy hunting.

  • Mackerelboy Rank: Staff Sergeant 13th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Without a doubt the 1250 is definitely one of the 4 or 5 break barrel springers on the market today that can put out over 20 ft/lbs. of energy. In pure size alone, it is the largest and heaviest springer that I have in my collection. With a scope it weighs in at a little over 10lbs. With 58lbs of cocking effort, I can only recommend the 1250 for those with the upper body strength to deal with it. I would say that the only other airgun that I have shot that compares in cocking effort is the Beema ...

  • Shaun 1250 6th Feb 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    With a 4-16 x 50 scope , a very lite grip and some Crosman premiers . This gun is a real performer.
    You just have to remind yourself to stay still after you pull the trigger.

  • shit4brains Rank: Lance Corporal 28th Sep 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    It's a wonderful gun overall if you would be wanting to get rid of pests from doves to rabbits. I have yet to shoot a rabbit, because I would like to see the devastation a Prometheus .177 cal does at 480m/s. It would be good for bird pests, considering it would be a one-off kill. If you're looking for a long shot or hunting pellet gun. the Gamo Hunter 1250 is the way to go, but it's not for a first pellet gun, and it's not for the weak either.

  • Markthebum Rank: Staff Sergeant 11th Sep 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Gamo Hunter 1250 is not recommended as a first air rifle or for a woman or child. This gun is for those who have experience with shooting spring piston air rifles. I'm only 5' 8'' and 160 lbs. and this gun is a bit big for me, 49 inches long and 9 lbs. I have gotten used to cocking it though. The 58 lbs cocking effort takes some getting used to. Not much of a problem once I got a technique down, but for a person without good upper body strength this gun will be too much to handle.
    The accu ...

  • spears Rank: Lance Corporal 1st Sep 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Gamo Hunter 1250, well I brought one about 1 week ago in .177 cal. I shot about 2000 pelits after previously owning a Diana RWS mdl35. I guess I wanted something to shoot around my 1.2 acres of land I've got out the back of Seberbia here in Perth, West Australia. I went on this site and read the reviews and thought yep that's me, the V8 of air rifles! They said it was loud but I'm thinking to my self how loud can an air rifle be, so I brought one, well bugger me, the thing was louder than my .22 ...

  • Tbird Rank: Corporal 9th Jul 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    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 consistent ...

  • jerryjpersinger Rank: Lieutenant 28th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have had Gamo Hunter 1250 17 cal for 4 years, haven't had any problems, except I demolished a BSA scope, I did not have a good scope mount it shook loose and tore loose the cross hairs. So I sent off the scope and bsa replaced it, so I got me a 5040 mount, that took care of that problem. I hunt squirrels, I use crow mag hollow points they seem to work well, if I get a head shot then it's all over for the squirrel, I limit my range to 40 yards for a shot then it's a clean kill, any longer then ...

  • Eastric 17th Dec 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    After having bought the Gamo Hunter 1250 from Suburban Guns in Cape Town in April of this year, I can truly say, that compared to my CFX Royal, this gun makes it look like a toy. I have not had the chance to go hunting with it as yet, as I own a Webley Venom Viper and a FAC Webly Raider (both single shots), as well as a Gamo CFX Royal.

    The chronographed results obtained with this gun is simply astonishing...
    Gamo Pro Match 7.4 gr = 1165 fps
    Gamo Pro Magnums 7.4gr = 1170 fps
    JSB 8.4gr = 10 ...

  • teleamp Rank: Sergeant 30th Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Gamo Hunter 1250 air rifle is extremely accurate. Mine is a .177 caliber. I get my best groups using Crossman Premier hollowpoints, Gamo magnums, and Crossman copperhead. I don't have a chronograph, but all go supersonic, except when shooting up at extreme angles. I get clean head shots on squirrels (I limit my distance on small game to 25 yards). If I were hunting anything larger or farther out, I would want to go to a .22 or .25 cal. With the proper stock this could be a good FT gun.

    Th ...