Gamo Swarm Magnum 10X GEN3i

I wish it wasn't a break barrel ! So it would be more accurate

Pros
Love the whole gun

Cons
Hard cocking

Pros
Very powerful and very usable with the gen3i 10x magazine

Used it today in the very rainy woods so hardly a control environment. The rifle held up and worked flawlessly. The cocking is yes stout, but totally doable. The scope is kind of Meh, but sighted in well and worked fairly well in the rainy conditions The inertia loading magazine worked well. I was shooting 18.1 grain pellets at about 35 yard and got reasonable groups off hand. They would likely be much better at a range using a rest. All in all a fun rifle to shoot in the field and should make for a good hunting rifle.

Pros
Seems well made, accurate and powerful

Cons
adjustable comb

Chose this swarm after viewing very favorable ytube vids. Vids show fairly effortless cocking and talking in normal tones of voice before and after whisper quite shots. I'm dumbfounded as to how we're miles apart!!!

Pros
Seems powerful.

Cons
Loud as (if not louder than) my son's Henry AR7. Heavy and extremely hard to cock. Inaccurate at approx. 40yds. out. Groupings sporadic at best

Pros
Awesome rifle, good power

Cons
None

Pros
Nothing to add

Cons
I cannot get it to accept the magazine so I can use it, so I can write my review.

Pellet loader, extra magazines, a big plus. After using one all others are a toy.

Pros
Lots of power, speaks with authority, it is louder, lighter than a Benjamin. Will need a pellet loader & extra magazines 3 or 4. Looking to add additional ones. 25cal definitely has my attention. .177 & .25 would make pair. 1 for practice and the other for when hard punch needed

Cons
It is harder to cock, loading magazine by fingers can be a bit of tricky pellet loader a big plus .

With majority of online reviews and reviewers touting this is one of the best break barrels since the dawn of time. For the money I am searching for the positives. I found only one. The auto loading feature. That was all I can find. I would not recommend for an average person. Be sure to keep some money above and beyond to get a descent scope.

Pros
Not much. I like the auto loading feature

Cons
Was not impressed enough to have positives. Scope sucks. Magnum means difficult to cock. Reportedly quiet NOT Really that quiet. If you do not use the artillery hold DO NOT SHOOT THIS AIR GUN.

Buy it if power is needed

Pros
Accurate and precise

Cons
Hard to cock

The cocking effort is significant. Pellet weight selection for this rifle is key. Anything below 8-9 gr. tends to break the sound barrier resulting in much higher noise and decreased accuracy. Ideal pellet weight for the .177 rifle seems to be about 10-11 gr. Very pellet picky in my experience if you want reasonable accuracy.

Pros
When it shoots, the rifle is quite powerful for a break barrel. The included scope is of decent quality for the price. The synthetic stock seems to be a better quality than some budget priced rifles. When you find a pellet it likes, the gun is reasonably accurate for back yard plinking and small pest control. The whisper sound suppression seems to work well when shooting pellets that do not break the sound barrier.

Cons
My rifle already requires warranty service. The magazine loading system does not reliably feed pellets, resulting in the pellets falling out or getting smashed/destroyed. I have tried multiple pellet brands, weights, and shapes to no avail. To their credit, the Gamo customer service people were responsive and are mailing out replacement parts. The scope only mounts in one specific spot on the rail due to a metal detent that fits in the receiver requiring you to adjust your eye placement instead of adjusting the scope distance from your natural shooting position. Replacing the rings/scope mount would remedy this issue.