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| Accuracy | 7.3/10   |
|---|---|
| Handling | 7.5/10 |
| Value for Money | 7/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 6.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.4/10 |
Full review by
WBZsDAD
on 30th Sep 2008
User Rating : 2
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Good Points: I am so frustrated with the whole air rifle scene that i don't have much good to say because until you make NECESSARY upgrades the good points don't really matter much. (See bad points)Everything you are about to read was done at 20 yards.
Bad Points: The first and most important point is that you will pay $270.00 plus for this gun, but before you can actually do what it is intended to do (which is hit your target consistently) you must first replace things.1) Trigger: The trigger is garbage, there is so much unnecessary travel in this trigger. Ridiculous! It is also very stiff. The good news is you can buy a trigger to replace this one (aftermarket) that seems to improve accuracy (according to some reviews I have read and people I have corresponded with on the web). Why couldn't the manufacturer have put a decent trigger on this gun? The aftermarket trigger is about 35 bucks if you order one and install it yourself. 2) Scope:The gun I bought came as a combo, which is the gun and a scope, the only problem is; the scope is also junk; it wont zero and is all over the place. I shot about 300 rounds through it and never got any consistency. I would shoot a few rounds that seemed to start to group but all of a sudden it would shoot completely on the other side of the bulls eye and so on. And again after reading reviews on the web as well as corresponding with others I find out that to get a "springer" (as they are known) to zero one would expect to need to replace the scope as well; hence most scopes that come with these guns couldn't be expected to be suitable for someone who expects accuracy and consistency. There again the manufacturer should sell the gun without a scope if one should expect to replace it anyhow or pair it with something that could be counted on. 3) Iron sights: At first glance I thought these sites were decent the windage adjustment actually was fairly decent but the elevation adjustment was kind of gaudy and cheap and hard to fine tune. A good scope seems to run anywhere from 50 to upwards of 300 bucks.
General comments: All in all if you don't mind paying around $270.00 for a gun that needs to have another couple hundred bucks thrown at it so you can actually hit something smaller than a football this gun is for you.What I am now wondering is: Could one spend more......say 4 or 5 hundred bucks on a higher quality gun (I don't know which one) and actually get a gun that doesn't need anything and could be taken out of the box and used.I have read some reviews that say "This is a good gun for the money". Well that may be a statement I could live with if it were lacking fancy design or velocity. But to say it's a decent gun for the money when it wont do what it is intended to do is to me a gun that isn't worth 42 cents. Before anyone is skeptical of me or this review: I have a house full of guns and bows and started plinking and hunting with my Father and Grandfather as a small boy, I have been around guns all of my life. Granted I do expect all of my guns to perform with precision; if they don't they don't remain here long. So maybe I am too much of a perfectionist when it comes to guns, I don't know. To summarize: Is it too much to ask of a manufacturer to produce a gun just under $300.00 that you could simply take out of the box, spend a little time zeroing, and just shoot some cans with some consistently? Again everything performed with this gun was done at exactly 20 yards
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Review by
kp4att
on 13th Sep 2008
User Rating : 1
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I do not recommend this rifle: Gamo Whisper VH Air Rifle .177, For the POOR quality and performance. I recomend you a WHINCHESTER 1000X, it is really less expensive and the construction is HEAVY DUTY, made in TURKEY. COMPLETLY HARD and SOLID STOCK. I shoot with the WHINCHESTER 1000x to a COFFE CAP at a distance of 53 meters, twice in the center, IN my 2 SHOOTS. NOW I know for experience in just 1 month of be in the air rifles targets hobbie, an expensive rifle, do not means you are buying the be ...
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Review by
mwinston
on 1st Sep 2008
User Rating : 9
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I recently bought this rifle under recomendation from a gun shop owner who lives near to me. I asked for a rifle that would bring down rabbits no hassle, he talked about BSA short barrel rifles but to be honest none of them took my fancy. The trigger definitely does need work as i found myself pulling it waiting for the shot to come for a long time. I have the sound moderator and it is indeed very quiet and perfect for shooting in my area. As for range and power, practicing in the back garden th ...
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Review by
blewbyeu
on 7th Aug 2008
User Rating : 8
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This is a weapon and not for children unattended to be shooting. For us living in the "civilized" world, this offers a lot of plicking and varmint hunting opportunities. I like this air rifle.
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Review by
Guest.
on 27th Jul 2008
User Rating : 9
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I have the Gamo Whisper X, and I must say it is an awsome rifle, the thumb hole stock makes it feel even... well nicer... yes the triger is slighty stiff but I find that helpfull as if I am lining up on a magpies head sumtimes it may move then I can adjust to that without pulling trigger. The whole point of this gun is that it is quiet and well it realy is the noise dampener is a great extra. It has enough hitting power to kill small vermin... ie squirels, pigeon's/doves's, magpies ect and I hav ...
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Review by
monkeybob
on 19th Jul 2008
User Rating : 7
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This rifle looks the business and is a very good inexpensive vermin controller. Its light, fairly accurate and has enough wallop to cleanly dispatch small vermin at 30m or so. For a budget gun its worth every penny. All in all a fantstic starter rifle.
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Review by
Guest.
on 8th Jun 2008
User Rating : 10
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I had a Gamo Hunter 440 for 4 years before the spring broke, so I had it repaired but it wasn't as accurate anymore. Then I bought the brand new Whisper X.
When I first saw it, I loved it already. It looks futuristic, and thanks to its black look, it resembles a high-tech SWAT sniper rifle.
The trigger pull feels heavier than of my old Hunter 440, but I ordered a Charlie Da Tuna customizable trigger so that problem will be solved.
The Whisper X is extremely accurate in combination with the G ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th May 2008
User Rating : 10
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Haven't had this gun long. and as my first air rifle i couldnt be more happy with my choice. its accurate, powerful and looks the part! really comfy to hold and shoot, really quiet with the silencer.
overall its an awesome gun and im glad i got it! i have had loads of fun shooting targets in the garden!
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Review by
Guest.
on 30th Mar 2008
User Rating : 0
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Great gun for starting off shooting, But what is the point of putting a silencer on it air rifles are quiet as this?
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Review by
joe M
on 10th Jan 2008
User Rating : 10
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The rifle arrived double boxed and undamaged in a brown cardboard box with little fanfare or ornament. Opening the brown box was the Gamo packaging complete with a multicolor striking advertisement of all the wonderful features the Whisper has to offer. After taking everything out and checking for damage, I quickly read the dismal instructions. Very generalized, not rifle specific and nearly useless. I then read over the scope instructions, which later I found out was the best part of the scope ...
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Review by
Mackerelboy
expert review 
on 13th Nov 2007
User Rating : 9
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When I saw the advertisement that Gamo was coming out with a break barrel pellet rifle that had a built in silencer I was stoked. After having to wait on pre-order list for a month, I finally got my Gamo Whisper this last August. What I first noticed about the rifle was that the barrel is a composite; with a small diameter, rifled, inner metal barrel that is encased in a hard plastic outer barrel. My understanding with regards to legally putting a silencer on an airgun in the USA, is that it nee ...
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