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Average Ratings
Accuracy9/10
Handling9.6/10
Value for Money8.8/10
Reviewer Rating8.8/10
Overall Rating9/10 Based on 14 ratings
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12- Gamo Gamo Sporter (500) Reviews

  • Full review by
    the4thshake
    on 6th Nov 2007


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: Cheap price easy to cock light weight, acurate, decent power, rubber butt pad.

    Bad Points: Front sight isn't removable, spring twang, typical game trigger

    General comments: I paid about $60 for this gun and am just tickled with what I got for my money. Having owned gamo rifles before, I knew the creepy trigger would be an issue and ordered a trigger replacement for about $30. Yes it cost half as much as the gun but it makes the gun shoot 10 times better. At 10 yards it was shooting 1/2" groups with open sights. After mounting up a 3x9 scope in a one piece mount, I moved the target to 15 yards and was shooting 3/8" groups. Not to bad..... I tried to mount a compact sized 6x scope but the scope rail grooves don't extend far enough back to allow proper eye relief. It was no problem with a full size scope. Thrre is no provisions for a scope stop but I have had no problem with scope creep with a one piece mount. Yes the gun has a plastic shrouded barrel but it seems to shoot just fine. It locks up nice and tight. The wood on the gun is fairly decent for a cheap gun. There is an abundance of spring twang when the gun is fired. This will most likely go away when I take the gun apart and tune it.....very easy to do. Compared to the larger gamo guns, this one isn't nearly as hold sensitive. At 40 yards the gun still had enough power and accuracy to hit take out starlings. I wanted this gun to be an inexpensive plinker and pest bird gun that I can keep by the back door and not worry about banging up my expensive guns. Seems like I got what I wanted.
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  • Review by
    bb2791 Rank: Major
    on 6th Feb 2007


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    I got this Sporter 500 at a bit more than USD170 here; which I consider it as a great deal (Compare the Crosman 2100 will cost USD200-220). This is the most accurate air gun and the first break barrel air rifle I ever owned, the construction is excellent with real wood stock. Even it is single shot, I consider it is more continence to load compare with the bolt action like the Crosman 760, 2100, Daisy 880, etc. Just break the barrel and insert the pellet directly into the barrel. With the ...
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  • Review by
    breakandfire
    on 29th Sep 2006


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    This is a great air rifle, and it will last you many years with consistent performance. I have had mine for probably six years, and it shoots the same as it did on day one. I really don't want to get a new gun just because this one is so much fun and easy to handle. If you want a good air rifle just for minor hunting plinking or whatever, this gun is the one you want.
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  • Review by
    Steve1953 Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 10th Jul 2006


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    Plunking in your back yard or hunting small game this Gamo Sporter is a very hard rifle to beat for the price. Filled a pop can with water and at 40 yds it burst it open rather nicely with the 7.0 gr. wad cutter.
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    Steve1953 Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 6th Jul 2006


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    Gamo Gamo Sporter - If you live in town where firearms are not allowed to be used and you would like something to plunk around with, this is the rifle for you. Enjoy!
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  • Review by
    Oleford Rank: Staff Sergeant
    on 15th Feb 2006


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Made a good deal on this Gamo Sporter 500 so my nephew will now have an air rifle. This is a good little airgun for someone to start with. Has a lot of good qualities about it. A nice hard beechwood stock with a rounded check rest, hard plastic buttplate, easy pulling steel trigger, and pretty good accuracy. Found RWS Superdomes shoot very good.
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    swr Rank: Lance Corporal
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    on 25th Jul 2005


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : +3

    Gamo Sporter (500) Air Rifle Review My original decision to purchase an air rifle was because I wanted to thin out the flocks of pigons that were making a nuisance of themselves in my back yard. I also wanted something for the rats, and occasional snake and possum at the barn where we board our horses. I've been a lifelong shooter and hunter and have a fair amount of experience with firearms, however this is my first air rifle since I was a young child. Please keep this in mind while re ...
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  • Review by
    shooter25
    on 15th Jun 2005


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I got this Gamo Sporter (500) Air Rifle for seventy five dollars on sale and it is the best gun i've ever had! I wanted an air rifle for killing birds and this one does it humanely!
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    max or TRIPPLE H Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 28th Nov 2004


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : +1

    First of all, nothing is wrong with the barrel of Gamo Sporter 500. Its not flimsy actually since its made by hard plastic. You don't have to worry about finger prints and smudges. Me and my friend shoot action figures out in the back. I hit those things right were I aim, if your scope or sights are sighed right you'll hit every time just like I do.
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  • Review by
    w2fgv
    on 8th Aug 2004


    User Rating : 0
    Respect : -1

    I've had about 5 break barrel airguns over the last 20 years and this one looked like a good deal in the ads. When it arrived I was shocked to find that the barrel was made of plastic with a thin steel tube liner. Even worse, the jaws that the barrel is held by are also plastic. Why didn't they mention this in any of the ads or even on the Gamo website? Anyway, I did shoot it briefly before I returned it. It shot decently, but the problem is that plastic tends to deteriorate over time, whereas s ...
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  • Review by
    marctrainor
    on 29th Jul 2004


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : +1

    I love my Gamo Sporter (500), and even though I'm not a professional shooter, this gun has a very quality feel and look to it. Boy what a difference between this and any other cheapie air gun I've had in the past. If I didn't know, I'd think it was a quality 22 calibre rifle. It has a nice feel and seems to shoot very accurately. I don't have any specs on this but; I'll bet it would prove that out. I really like the sights. They have a very professional feel. A lot of bang for the buck in ...
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    TRealD. Rank: Lance Corporal
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    on 2nd Sep 2002


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : +6

    If you want a great plinker and light hunter this Gamo Sporter 500 is the gun for you! I love mine despite how many people rip on Gamo this model I think is well worth it. Its like a cheaper R7 only much more powerful. It shoots crosman 7.9 pellets at around 730fps. I've shot many grackles and squirrels with mine. All kills were from 15yds + and humane. I've mounted a Simmons 4X scope on mine, but I think it's actually more fun to shoot the gun with open sights. At 25yds I can consista ...
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