Steve Scott used a Gamo Hunter Extreme on this 200+ lbs. wild
board in Oklahoma as seen on "Outdoor Guide" TV show
Hunting with air guns
isn’t new by any means. The oldest pneumatic air gun
technology has existed since the 15th century. However,
it was simply so expensive that only rich royalty were
able to own or afford the cost of practice. Over the
centuries, society has changed and many more people now
have access to air guns that are affordable. Today, air
gun hunting or shooting has increased in popularity for
sport, pest control, and backyard fun plinking.
Hunting with an air gun
requires an combination of gun and shooter accuracy, an
air gun of appropriate power should be used for intended
game, and knowledge of your intended target anatomy in
order to make the best shot possible. Much of this
information is acquired through experience, while some
can be obtained by reading and corresponding with other
hunters. A good place to start learning is with pest
control on undesirable varmint or rodent species,
followed by the pursuit of small game during the legal
hunting season. As the hunter’s experience and
familiarity with their air gun increases, there are
additional challenges that come with the pursuit of big
game with air guns.
Many hunting enthusiasts
are learning, there is a lot to be said for hunting with
an air guns. It is a thrilling challenge that is well
worth the effort if you enjoy hunting, for there is
always something in season for the air gun hunter,
allowing you to hunt and shoot year-round.
GAMO’s air guns provides new performance products
that give sportsmen and homeowners effective hunting
products which deliver enough power to get the job done
without the extreme range of conventional firearms.
GAMO manufactures a wide-range of air guns, air
rifles, air pistols, pellet guns, ammunition and
pellets, targets, rifle scopes and optics,
cleaning kits, air rifle oil, hunting apparel,
and other related air gun accessories. Gamo is
the world leader in top quality performance air
rifles and accurate ammunition that are used for
small game hunting, sport shooting, target
shooting, pest control, shooting spinners, and
back yard plinking. The Gamo products also make
great holiday and birthday gifts for hunters and
shooters. Air gun enthusiasts will appreciate
the variety of Gamo semi-automatic air pistols,
.177 caliber air rifles, and .22 air shot guns
that deliver power performance and penetration
needed for hunting small game and birds at
medium to close range; making it a powerful pest
control for your home, barn or garden. Air gun
hunters should be particular about the ammo they
use, Gamo offers high performance pellet
ammunition for hunting and competition and
standard lead pellet ammunition for practice and
plinking.
The low cost and safety of air rifle and air
guns shooting and the ability to set up safe
outdoor shooting ranges with paper targets, cone
pellet traps, moving target system, and rocker
target, and knock-down squirrel target has led
to the use of air guns for safety and training
programs.
Hunter Extreme
A spring piston, break barrel air rifle that
shoots .177-caliber pellets. Gamo's Hunter
Extreme attains that velocity shooting PBA
Raptor Ammo at 1,600 fps, making it a high power
small game hunter. The 3-9x50 scope has an
illuminated mil-dot and comes with a one-piece
solid mount and raised scope rail.
Whisper Deluxe
The Whisper is one of the most innovative Gamo
high powered air rifle designed for quieter
shooting with special ND 52 Technology. The
technically advance ND 52 technology is an
integral non-removable noise dampener that
reduces the noise up to 52% from a standard
spring air rifle!
Varmint Hunter
The Varmint Hunter is one of the most popular
and well known high powered air rifle for
ultimate shooting fun and perfect for varmint
hunting, pest control, small game hunting,
backyard plinking, and target shooting on the
market today, and after shooting or hunting with
it, it is easy to see why.
Viper Express
The Viper Express has all the power and
penetration needed for hunting small game and
birds at medium to close range; making it a
powerful pest control for your home, barn or
garden. Our precision, raised ribbed, choked
barrel yields a tight pattern of only 12" at 10
yards. Now you are ready for small game on the
run or in the air.
Big Cat 1200
The Big Cat 1200 is an affordable air rifle that
will go the distance for 1000's of rounds at
hunting and target shooting in any weather. With
the power plant able to yield a sizzling 1200
fps and match grade accuracy with PBA
ammunition. Powered with a 4x32 Air rifle scope
with rings makes this feature-loaded Gamo air
rifle a great tool for pest control.