[chefhunter34]

OK So I went to Cabelas, and was looking at air rifles. I am told the are as loud as a .22
there was a Gamo Hornet on sale, does anyone know if it is worth buying and NJ legal?

 

[eb98]

Has a shroud? Right?

I have two air rifles. A springer and a PCP. The PCP is quiet and accurate but just under the FPS minimum while the springer has more punch and is louder and more diffciult to shoot accurately but no where as loud as a 22 LR. Not even close. It does have much more recoil than a 22 LR. I don't have any experience with the GAMO but doubt it is as noisey as a 22 LR.....did an internet search and could not find anything

 

[Mikelodeon]

I have a Gamo big cat 1250 and is noisy as hell. I have heard here is recommended to change scope and mount from factory... I think there is a good reason for that...

 

[chefhunter34]

Hornet Air Rifle | Gamo USA
it does not have anything that NJ would deem illegal, so I am thinking it is a good starter

 

[Scoops]

Cabelas should know if it's legal or not for nj.

 

[MackofallTrades]

There is no suppression system, so it should be legal. They are pretty loud...

I picked up the Ruger Air Magnum Ruger Air Magnum .22 Cal Air Rifle Combo | AirgunDepot.com from Cabelas the other day. I haven't really fired it much yet, so I can't comment on the way it shoots, but it does sound similar to a .22LR. One thing I would recommend, these things are tough on scopes. You might want to look into a rifle with iron sites. Adding them aftermarket is not going to be fun.

 

[Pintail]

Pyramydair.com is a good site even if you just want to educate yourself on what's available. Depending on what kind of quality you will settle for, there are better choices then gamo. if you have a gun shop close by that you do business with, most times for a couple of bucks you can have your air gun delivered to that shop.

 

[chefhunter34]

Thanks guys.

 

[slayer1962]

heavier pellets slow down the pellet and keep it under the speed of sound.

 

[Bowguy]

To be clear anything suppressed as in the Gamo whisper series is illegal

 

[slayer1962]

Gamo is a gimic. nobody needs 1300 fps from a pellet gun. Most pellets shoot much more accurately around 925 fps or lower. I .22 heavy pellet at 900 fps does some serious damage to most critters intended to be shot with a pellet gun! Pellets lose stability when going too fast. They also lose accuracy when breaking the sound barrier. All my air guns are tuned to be below 925 fps.
My Daystate air ranger is a hammer (and tack driver) at 905 fps (about they varry slightly)

 

[bgood]

Gamo is a gimic. nobody needs 1300 fps from a pellet gun. Most pellets shoot much more accurately around 925 fps or lower. I .22 heavy pellet at 900 fps does some serious damage to most critters intended to be shot with a pellet gun! Pellets lose stability when going too fast. They also lose accuracy when breaking the sound barrier. All my air guns are tuned to be below 925 fps.
My Daystate air ranger is a hammer (and tack driver) at 905 fps (about they varry slightly)

I just stepped up from 7gr pellets to 10.4 gr on my Crossman .17 cal. Accuracy and consistency improved dramatically. Slower/heavier=better in my case. Last week took out a squirrel from about 25 yards. All that was showing was his head and neck as he hid on the back side of a tree. No way I could have made that shot with the lighter pellets

 

[oakridgefirearms]

I have a Gamo Big Cat in .177 and .22 in stock if anyone is looking for one, and there is no NICS fee to buy one.

 

[Kramer35]

Look at RWS online.If you know someone who lives in PA you can have them purchase one for you online. PA air rifles are toys and can be delivered to your door.

 

[chefhunter34]

I bought it, finally, and the guy says "you from Jersey" I said why? He said just a standard question I had to laugh at him and said yea, but I grew up not far from Hamburg. He said don't tell anyone if they ask...now I need to get to the range.

 

[chefhunter34]

I have a Gamo Big Cat in .177 and .22 in stock if anyone is looking for one, and there is no NICS fee to buy one.

I would have but the FID is in the process of an address change so they do not match.

 

[slayer1962]

what did you buy?
I agree with RWS poster before I went to PCP air guns I had RWS excellent quality still no PCP
Once you should a PCP air gun you will say omg where have youbenn all my life! lol
If I had a Daystate air ranger when I was a kid I would have bagged a heck of a lot more frogs, squirrels rabbits ground hogs!