Umarex Gauntlet .25

Keyman, Please don't knock things to those who are basically beginners. It takes a while for newbies to get used to, and understand something they've never done before. I appreciate your response, though I didn't really find it helpful.



Hey TNT 19 - Thanks so much for responding. I am pretty new to the hobby. I bought my first rifle, a Swiss Air TG-1, .177 and discovered how difficult springers are to cock. As I have said, I do not have the upper body strength you Guys have, especially at my age.

Nest rifle was a Daisy Avanti 753 .177. I really like this rifle. It is very easy to use, and very accurate.

Next rifle was is the Hammerli 850 AiMagnum CO2 rifle .177. Again, a really nice rifle, and very accurate, and again, having a lot of fun shooting it.

Except for the TG-1, the other two are not capable of really doing over 25 yards. I thing the Hammerli might make it to 50 yards, but it would need to be lobbed.

I purchased this rifle based on looking at a ton of videos and reading. It should easily be capable of hitting a target at 50 yards, and someone has actually hit something at 150 yards.

I was also told to purchase a larger caliber rifle than the .177's. Seems those little pellets don't do well in even a slight breeze, and don't retain the energy as well as larger caliber rifles.

I still have a lot to learn, and hope that I can get my 50 percent down payment in about six months to a year for my replacement vehicle. In the meantime I guess I will just store the air tank and rifle. I still haven't found any place in the Morongo Basin (29Palms, California) area that will fill my air tank. Closest is a scuba shop about 100 miles away. So no car, no get air tank filled, and cannot afford an expensive hand pump or electric pump. I shot my bankroll on that air tank.

I guess I should be happy with what I have right not. I do enjoy the AirMagnum and Daisy. I established a 15 yard range in my back yard. I have a really small lot, so cannot shoot any farther. I just love it when I put a pellet through the previous hole, and then nearly do it again. Guess that's what everyone tries to do.

Back to the Umarex. Your post made me go back and try harder to cock the rifle, and by putting the rifle butt on the ground, and shoving hard with my thump pad, I got it cocked. I guess it will loosen up. Seems to require about 20 pounds of cocking force right now. But it does work now, thanks to your post.



Regards Caley Ann Hand

Student Pilot, Thanks for posting your reply. I had watched one of those videos, and watched the other last night.

Yes, this is going to be a really nice rifle to use, but like I've said elsewhere on this forum, it will just have to wait until next year when I finally can afford new transportation.

I worked on the rifle last night. I added a bit of oil to the charging handle, and then worked it quite a bit. The oil helped a lot. At least the handle doesn't feel like it is stuck all the time. I still cannot pull it back with just a couple fingers like you Guys can do. I have to stand it on it's butt, and use my whole hand to pull hard against what I assume is a spring, to charge it. But I can now do it. It is probably as much effort as cocking my Daisy Avanti 753, which requires me to set the rifle butt between my knees, grip hard on the rifle body, and then perform the cocking with the handle.

Like I said before, I just do not have the upper body strength you guys have. I have to figure ways to compensate for that. I am sure that once the spring gets some wear, it will be easier to cock the Guantlet.

What's neat is in a few videos, with some scope adjustment, this rifle seems to be able to reach out to 100 yards and make a fairly nice grouping of pellets. But my real goal was 50 yards, and that will be what I use this rifle for. If I want farther, then I will have to pay the money for something that is more capable to reaching 100 yards without having to lob the pellets into the target.

TNT, Wish I could work, but I am disabled. Had to quit back when I was 52. I'm 69 now, but I am still active, and trying to do new things, like shooting.

All this means that being on basically a fixed income, and having had my 19 year old car, which I really loved, destroyed by someone who ran the red light, I have to accumulate a pretty good sized down payment. I got my insurance settlement, so I am about 1/3rd of the way to having enough money to get a new vehicle.

I have two air rifles that work well, so I can wait. No need to purchase any more equipment. I will just wait until I have my new vehicle, then drive down to the local scuba shop (100 miles away), to get my air tank filled.

I'm patient. Lived long enough to know patience pays off. Caley Ann

I just finished watching how to adjust the trigger on this rifle. It looked pretty straight forward, so I gave it a try, following the step in the video.

I got the trigger to the point where it was very smooth, and without that very long travel that the factory set it on.

I then put the parts back together, but I found that the air bottle rotates, though it cannot rotate much, due to the guard being in place, and stopping it where the manometer sticks through that guard. I remember another comment that said that even though it does rotate a little, that when you start filling the air bottle, the bottle will seat itself properly.

Is this true? I hope so. I hate to have broken this rifle before I even get to use it.

I am going to watch "Hajimoto's" videos on YouTube to learn more about this rifle. He is pretty good at showing how things are done. I'm also looking at Airgun Depot and Pyramid Air's videos to learn more about it. Caley Ann