Gamo G hammer 15.42g. .177

[Perle]

Greetings

Has anyone tried this pellet ?
I’m using it in a NP03 but my test are limited to 12 yards and they group well not as good as the Jsb 10.3

Just comparing notes here

 

[pdxFrank]

all gamo ammo is garbage, even if it's been re-labelled.

 

[Perle]

all gamo ammo is garbage, even if it's been re-labelled.

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Hey Frank !!

I had a bad feeling when ordering the ammo. I wanted heavy .177. Beyond the 10.3 s on up

It’s not terrible at the 12 y range …..

 

[pdxFrank]

i get that. who knows if the cheap stuff works fine unless we try it!




In my experience, JSB, H&N and RWS (in that order) are typically safe bets for ammo.

 

[Perle]

You and me same page …. You’ll like my lineup !!

I suppose these will have to do…….

 

[pdxFrank]

of everything i see there...
i'd first question how old those JSBs are. i'd like to assume they're better than today's mold, but eh, let's bet they're fine. JSBs treat me best over-all. i'd pick those off the shelf first.

next, anything H&N "match" seems to do well. their FTTs work from okay to nice across many guns. a lot of my break-barrels like 'em.

i've not used the polymags, but as i'm not a hunter, i don't see the benefit for my #backyardplinking. to me, they seem a little gimmicky, like the gamo red fires. and i don't get the science of how adding a plastic tip and all the extra angles added and risks of poor seating of the tip or any tip for that matter, as they're never perfect... almost mind-boggling the things that could go wrong with those.

me, diablo or hollow-points always do better EXCEPT in 10M where wadcutters rule.

nothing i've had from beeman have i loved. ammo, scopes, a few guns, hell i didn't like my R9. i want to love 'em, but for some reason, they keep falling short of what i like, prefer, enjoy, or whatever.

even the cheap RWS ammo does me well. although i'm not a fan of anything tied to Umarex, i use their ammo regularly.
RWS match and RWS MKs are great for 10M anything.

this is what my ammo drawer looked like before the prices doubled.

 

[pdxFrank]

and today's rather sad stash. more like a sampler kit!

 

[pdxFrank]

just a side note: those "beast" JSBs in the lower right corner... strangely enough, the slug-like types of pellets seem to work GREAT in any co2 pistol i've used that'll take 'em. short-range of course, i typically shoot pistol offhand at 10M. has a nice feel to it too.

 

[Perle]

of everything i see there...
i'd first question how old those JSBs are. i'd like to assume they're better than today's mold, but eh, let's bet they're fine. JSBs treat me best over-all. i'd pick those off the shelf first.

next, anything H&N "match" seems to do well. their FTTs work from okay to nice across many guns. a lot of my break-barrels like 'em.

i've not used the polymags, but as i'm not a hunter, i don't see the benefit for my #backyardplinking. to me, they seem a little gimmicky, like the gamo red fires. and i don't get the science of how adding a plastic tip and all the extra angles added and risks of poor seating of the tip or any tip for that matter, as they're never perfect... almost mind-boggling the things that could go wrong with those.

me, diablo or hollow-points always do better EXCEPT in 10M where wadcutters rule.

nothing i've had from beeman have i loved. ammo, scopes, a few guns, hell i didn't like my R9. i want to love 'em, but for some reason, they keep falling short of what i like, prefer, enjoy, or whatever.

even the cheap RWS ammo does me well. although i'm not a fan of anything tied to Umarex, i use their ammo regularly.
RWS match and RWS MKs are great for 10M anything.

this is what my ammo drawer looked like before the prices doubled.
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I’d say those Jsbs are at least 9 maybe 10 years ago.
Damn Frank. Good eye.

You are one organized man !


I guess I should have mentioned I’d use this carbine .177 with heavies for some pesting. Polymags genrally shoot very good maybe a step behind the Diablo exacts.

My maurader shoots the Baracuda Match to an amazingly small group. 4.53 head size though

Like you said. You gotta try the cheap stuff. I mean the CPL shoot very well and when I had my expensive TX I could use no better ammo for laser accuracy

 

[Perle]

just a side note: those "beast" JSBs in the lower right corner... strangely enough, the slug-like types of pellets seem to work GREAT in any co2 pistol i've used that'll take 'em. short-range of course, i typically shoot pistol offhand at 10M. has a nice feel to it too.

G hammers are built like that …. But at 15 grain. Don’t know how well a co2 can spit that out.

I have a Desert Eagle Co2 pellet pistol…. Maybe I can try that with the g hammers !