Do you guys think the Gamo Swarm changes anything with it being a relatively quiet 10 shot repeating 22 cal gas spring gun with enough power for small game hunting / pest control?
The review I just saw on YouTube described it as a "game changer". I can understand why he would say that. The main reason I got into PCP initially was because I wanted a repeater with hunting power. The ability to get that now without the cost of a pump or tank certainly sounds game-changey.
I think the concept has always had game changing potential but this one falls short for me. It's still a break-barrel... the accuracy test in the review was done at 20 yards and it wasn't exactly printing single hole groups or even clover-leafs at that distance. It shots like the cheap $200 air gun it is.
If I could talk to Gamo about it, I would say that I'd like to see this concept done right with a quality barrel and a separate cocking lever instead of a break-barrel design.
If I sent any other type of gun to a gunsmith and he came back telling me he'd installed the barrel on a hinge that moves up and down, I'd literally be inconsolable. It doesn't sound like a good idea at all. Barrels don't move on accurate guns that hold zero. Especially not heavy recoil guns like this.
I think, if they made an accurate version that cocked in a civilized manner, then it would be an actual game changer. I could see something like that tempting some people away from cheaper PCP guns. It's the first springer review I have been interested enough to watch in a while.
What do you guys think?
The review I just saw on YouTube described it as a "game changer". I can understand why he would say that. The main reason I got into PCP initially was because I wanted a repeater with hunting power. The ability to get that now without the cost of a pump or tank certainly sounds game-changey.
I think the concept has always had game changing potential but this one falls short for me. It's still a break-barrel... the accuracy test in the review was done at 20 yards and it wasn't exactly printing single hole groups or even clover-leafs at that distance. It shots like the cheap $200 air gun it is.
If I could talk to Gamo about it, I would say that I'd like to see this concept done right with a quality barrel and a separate cocking lever instead of a break-barrel design.
If I sent any other type of gun to a gunsmith and he came back telling me he'd installed the barrel on a hinge that moves up and down, I'd literally be inconsolable. It doesn't sound like a good idea at all. Barrels don't move on accurate guns that hold zero. Especially not heavy recoil guns like this.
I think, if they made an accurate version that cocked in a civilized manner, then it would be an actual game changer. I could see something like that tempting some people away from cheaper PCP guns. It's the first springer review I have been interested enough to watch in a while.
What do you guys think?