GamoSwarm Maxxim G2 .22 Cal Multi-Shot Pellet Rifle

I bought this Gammo .22 Cal after my tried and proven Ruger .177 finally gave up. I mainly use the air rifle in a residential neighborhood to eradicate squirrels. The Rugar did an ok job but I wanted something with a little more power.Pros and cons:Pros: This air rifle packs a punch; I can usually dispatch a squirrel with a single shot at distances of 100+ feet. The accuracy is good. With a good hold, trigger control, and follow through, I can cover 3 shot groups at 75’ with a ½ dollar and many times with a quarter. This is plenty accurate for what I need. The balance of the air rifle is good. The optics are an adjustable 3-9 scope. No parallax adjustment and no focus adjustment for different distances but for the money, it’s what I expected. The air rifle does come with a clamp-on rail system and the kit includes the rings. The trigger isn’t too bad for what this is (some take-up and creep but once you get a feel for it, the trigger is consistent). I like the composite stock. It’s “grippy” enough. I’ve never had the benefit of a 10-shot magazine and will say that it is nice not having to reload and fumble with a pellet for each shot.Cons: The cocking barrel is operated with a heavy spring. I have to place the butt on the ground and operate the barrel cocking with two hands. I am however small at 5’8” and 130 lbs. I’d be confident that larger people could operate it with one hand. I also appreciate how quiet the air rifle is. I missed a squirrel at about 30’ and it didn’t even flinch.Biggest complaint is that the owner’s manual is of NO BENEFIT. The manual contains too many inaccuracies, and it just does not provide useful information to properly setup the air rifle. For instance, the 10-shot magazine instructions are useless. Nothing to help know which way the pellets go in (point first or base first) and nothing to show how to insert the magazine into the breach. There is nothing in the manual on the trigger adjustments. Although there is a small allen head where you’d expect it to be for adhusting the trigger, there are no detials and nothing to indicate the proper size allen wrench or whether it is SAE or metric.Overall I’m very happy with the air rifle and look forward to running out of targets very soon.

I really like my swarm. I've dispatched 5 squirrels so far all on the first shot. The scope was off by a lot when I installed it, but I put up a target on a large wooden board and I could see where the initial shots were going. After about 20 shots and scope adjustments the gun is super accurate. I've only used the gammo red fire pellets because that's what someone said in another review and they work for me. I have the .22 caliber because I thought it would be quieter and pack more punch. It's not super quiet, but my wife says she can just barely hear it from inside when I shoot it in the backyard. As far as packing a punch, like I said earlier the squirrels don't really stand a chance. I would highly reccomend this gun if you're on the fence. It performs exceptionally well for only 200 bucks.

I have had my Gamo Swarm Maxxim G2 .22 for several months now. It performs flawlessly! I have put over 500 pellets down range without a single issue. It has enough power to take down small nuisance animals, even as large as a racoon, but is quiet enough that it doesn't disturb the neighbors. There is of course a fairly loud thud, it is an air piston rifle; but the noise doesn't carry far and since the round is subsonic there is no "crack" and the sound buffering makes the pellet exit quiet. The rifle is very accurate and holds tight groups. It does like some pellets more than others. I have been happy with the Diabolo Jumbo Express by Exact. The scope with comes with the rifle is cheap; but it works as long as you don't mind not having an adjustable objective (AO). I upgraded to a Hammers 4 x 12 with AO, I needed an offset mount to allow the front to clear the loading mechanism, be careful of that when selecting a scope. Make sure any scope mount has a stop pin...the vibration of the air piston will cause mounts to shift and loose zero if they don't have the stop pin. Overall this is a great air rifle, especially for the price! I recommended it to my friends and it has provided many hours of fun.