Page 7 - Gamo Swarm Maxxim Reviews

I like everything about this rifle it's the easy to break the barrel I'm happy with the rotary mag. No jams smooth to shot I've had the swarm for a month and had a lot of fun so far!

I'm not an expert on scopes by no means , but for me it's fine I've had a good grouping at 20yards.

Buy an extra clip 10shots go pretty quick !

Parts are good quality design & material (see below for assembly). Magazine is flawless, easy to load cycles well - wish all my other firearms were as well designed - love the quantity indicator. Stock pull and weight are good. Scope mounts and adjusts easily and is sturdy. After below adjustment and breakin, can put all shots thru same 1 inch circle at 20yds.

Assembly workmanship needs help. One of the 2 forward stock mount screws was 4 or 5 threads from being seated, sticking out (did not affect operation, but looked odd), was cross-threaded. Removed the screw, chased threaded hole with a tap, cleaned, loctited, and installed. Scope really needs a taller mount (or gun needs a shorter scope). Scope position, as shipped, in center of mount, causes magazine loader to block scope cap. Easy adjustment (for me), since I need need scope optically as far back as possible in mounts. Then scope also clears magazine. This does not work if you need scope farther forward in mounts. Scope mount and-or dovetail is off vertically - too low. Needed to shim scope tube in rear mount up, about .02, to allow scope elevation adjustment (otherwise scope elevation adjustment range is not enough).

Pretty good airgun for the price, even if it did not have the excellent cartridge loader. Just take the time to adjust it, and maybe buy the $10 for 10 shots (although I doubt it would have caught the above)

Accurate, repeatable shot groups, good power, nice weight and balance.

better scope, but the provided one is OK

This is a fun gun that will keep you shooting. I've put about 1000 pellets through it and it actually seems to be getting better.

I AM COMPLETELY PLEASED WITH THIS PURCHASE. ANY REVIEWS YOU HAVE HEARD CONCERNING ACCURACY ARE COMPLETELY DUE TO THE PROVIDED SCOPE. GET A RIFLE SCOPE OF NOTABLE BRAND NAME! AND NOT THE CHEAPEST YOU CAN FIND! "IF YOU SPEND MORE ON THE SCOPE THAN THE RIFLE YOU ARE IN THE BALL PARK!

THE THING I "DID" CHANGE WAS TO MOUNT MY OWN NIKON FIXED POWER SCOPE AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH ACCURACY. ALSO I WOULD LIKE MORE THAN ONE MAGAZINE .I WILL BE BUYING 2 MORE.

THE SCOPE THAT COMES WITH THIS RIFLE IS OF LITTLE VALUE ! WITH MY NIKON MONARCH UCC 4X SCOPE I PUT CONSISTENT SHOTS IN THE AREA OF NEAR A PENCIL DIAMETER AT 10 YARDS FROM STANDING WITH A REST. AND I AM ONLY A FAIR SHOTBY MY NOT VERY QUIET BUT STILL NOT SUPER SONIC AT .22CAL. WILL NOT USE LONG PELLETS IN MAGAZINE BUT STILL CAN LOAD HEAVY LONGS ONE AT A TIME.

i wrote a review yesterday but it hasn't posted yet,, i got the 22,, it isn't too heavy,, i really like this rifle

thicker magazines for longer/polymer/metal tipped pellets, maybe upgrade to the more powerful magnum piston

this is an excellent rifle

the pellet loading with the magazine is perfect,, i have tried several different pellet types and weights and brands,, some fit more snug then others,, the polymags are too long,, i have the shorts as well,, the crosman premiers fit the best so far,, really quiet,, scope is functional,, no kick,, cocking effort is easy for me with excellent lock up,, so far i love this rifle,, i have 3 magazines total

maybe modify the magazine and housing to accommodate longer/tipped pellets

this is a big winner for gamo,, if anyone gets a bad one,, it's a fluke,, this is an excellent rifle

got the 22.most said more accurate than 17.nice weight and balance.magazine worked without problems

at 20 yards scattered pellets like shotgun.some reviews said took 200-300rds beforecalming down.tryed several different pellets.h&n,jsb,gamo,Crossman-to no avail.i finally tried to perfect the artillery hold,and patternfinally started shrinking.still not as accurath as my older whisper springer in 17.also not as quiet as my stoeger x200 in 17.also doesn't seem tomatter if loadsingle shot or from mag-so not themag causing accuracy problem.

The 10 round magazine works great. The rifle feels well-built, with nice weight. It's pretty quiet, and trigger feel is good. Accuracy was very good with JSB Match Diabolo Exact Jumbo Heavy pellets. The price is good, and even better when it is on sale or has a rebate. I found it for $160-$180 before Thanksgiving. Extra magazines are $15.

The scope isn't very sharp, but it is functional.

I bought this for my Dad, and it was my first experience with a break barrel rifle. My dad was saying that he could no longer pump up an older gun that he had. This one takes some effort to cock it, but it's only once per shot instead of 10 pumps on the older gun. This made it much easier for him to shoot for an extended time. My whole family enjoyed shooting this gun, and it convinced me to buy one for myself. The scope isn't great, but it will get you started. In fact, I bought a UTG 3-9x32 BugBuster scope for my Swarm Maxxim and put the stock Gamo scope on an old .22LR that had a worse scope on it. I will be trying RWS Super H Point pellets in mine to compare to the JSBs that I bought for my Dad. If it lasts a long time, this will be a fantastic value, especially for the prices I paid.

10 shot. cheap shootin and plinkin. great for squirrels.

would like to see with wood stock.

More accurate than I expected from reviews. The scope is limited but very usable. Easy to sight in. Little recoil, but enough to feel it. Love the repeater capacity. What fun!

My first break barrel, harder to do than I expected. But doable. Noisier than expected, given the marketing.

The magazine system is amazing on this gun ive put over 2,000 pellets thru it and not a single hic-cup. Easy to cock. Scope is good to be a freebie cant beat it. mine prefers a dirty barrel if i clean the barrel i have to put several rounds of thru it before i get my groups back.

Im a small person 5'5 the length of pull for me is a tad to long, eye relief from the scope is to far forward for me as well. the only pellets i had trouble loading in to the mag was the flat topped ones its almost impossible. but all others that are domed or pointed or hollow point went in perfectly. I had to put 800 rounds thru mine before i was able to get any kind of steady groups and even then it was hard i tried 15 different pellets the ones it likes the best for me are the h&n copper domes there were a few others that you can see in my YouTube videos that preformed ok.

if your under 5'7 you may have some trouble shooting this gun. but i have been able to work around it.

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Mine is the .22, this rifle is fun to shoot easy to load is not as hold sensitive as other break barrels. I'm surprised how well this gun likes crosman pellets especially the pointed pellets. This rifle does not have to have the most expensive ammo to be accurate. Keep in mind that most of my shooting is at 15 yards several shot strings in a dime with some flyers and I'm sure these groups would open up at 25 or 35 yards. I like the trigger the way it came out of the box so far no adjustment needed. I replaced the scope with a Simmons Pro Sport 4-12x40 A/O this scope is only 12" long works perfectly. It is quiet but not as quiet as my Trail NP2 but that's ok.

The scope. If only it had an adjustable objective. I'm a little concerned how the steel cocking linkage that pivots on the polymer break point of the barrel will hold up over time.

If you get one your other break barrels will not be used like they once were.

The 10 shot mag, the ease of cocking the rifle and the consistent velocity, and very accrete. light weight

For this caliber of rifle it should come with a better scope.

Well worth the money.

Light weight and handy. Love ten round rotary clip.

Factory scope ok but I may upgrade at some point. I am puzzled by the stage two trigger. Stage one fully adjustable with factory wrench included; but second stage requires a Phillips screwdriver not included. When I attempt to turn screw clockwise it seems bottomed out and won't turn leaving trigger pull a bit heavy for my taste. I do love this rifle! jw

Plenty powerful and accurate in 22 cal. jw

This is a wonderful repeating Pellet Rifle and it would be Very Accurate if the Scope could be tightened down so it wouldn't move when shot . It has quite a recoil and the scope mount doesn't hold the scope in place . Other than the scope and mount I would recomend this Very Innovative repeating Pellet Rifle . (I'm thinking about getting the scope where I want it and drilling and tapping and putting a small bolt in scope mount so it doesn't move .)

I would change the Scope Mount and Scope , compared to the Rifle Quality , mount and scope are Bargain Basement .

Be careful with Reloader , it is Quality , but don't abuse it or think it's unbreakable . Treat it like you would your Sights , it is not to be Beat Around !

Easy to shoot fast reloading

Better accuracy

20 yards and out accuracy starts to drastically fail

10 shots that's awesome

.22 version is very powerful and quite accurate. The break action is smooth and light. 10X mag has been flawless. Overall feel is good quality on a great gun you can throw over your shoulder and shoot all day.

Package the Swarm with the Varmint Hunter scope kit. The 4X32 scope would serve 90% of shooters. The option of laser/light would make for fast sighting after a quick break action.

Might need offset rings to achieve proper eye relief. The break action is light but takes proper technique and some strength for smaller shooters. The shooting experience is super satifying so practicing will be a pleasure. I've wanted an air rifle since i was about 9. 30 years later, and a great lil 10 shot option for $199 made it happen. Grab a tin of pellets, couple extra mags n go!

As other reviewers have noted, repeater functionality works flawlessly. Relatively speaking, a light rifle. Moderate cocking effort. .22 is very quiet from the shooters perspective. Unlike some other reviewers, I found this rifle to be very consistent between shots and the accuracy to be exceptional. Very reasonable price.

The non adjustable version of the ambi Monte Carlo stock gives poor cheek weld. As other reviewers have noted, the scope is not a world beater, but I think very reasonable at this low price point. I put in on an old beeman silver bear and it's quite usable.

My testing was with no break in, but I completely removed the supplied scope and the special recoil reducing mount and put a UTG scope mounted on a UTG drooper 11mm to picatinny rail. After zeroing in at 10 yards, I got dime sized groupings using JSB Stratton Diablo pellets at 10 yards, and quarter sized groupings at 20 yards. Consistent 690 fps muzzle velocity. I may just be lucky, but clearly, assuming the right pellets, this Gamo is capable of reasonable accuracy for pest control, hunting or plinking and you shouldn't be scared off. The multi shot repeater functionality is such a nice feature. Worth the try in my opinion. I'm not a big guy and getting on in years, and I found the cocking effort to be doable. Being a lefty shooting right hander is a bit of an advantage here, because I can cock with my right arm but I think most adult males can do it all day. Remember folks, this is a $200 magazine 10 round repeater .22 pellet rifle. Great time to be alive!