Gamo Viper Express Features
- Spring-piston
- Breakbarrel
- Single-shot
- Smoothbore
- Bead front sight (no rear sight)
- 2-stage adjustable Smooth Action Trigger (SAT)
- All-weather synthetic stock
- Ambidextrous Monte Carlo stock
- Ventilated rubber buttpad
- 11mm scope grooves
- Shoots .22-caliber pellets or .22-caliber shotshells filled with No. 9 shot
- ManufacturerGamo
- Caliber .22
- Velocity 750 fps
- Condition New
- Ammo Type Pellets
- Action Break barrel
- Barrel Style Smooth bore
- Fire Mode Single-shot
- Gun Weight 5.50
- Overall Length 43.50
- Barrel Length 18.00
- Loudness 3-Medium
- Magazine Capacity 0
- Mechanism Spring-piston
- Rail 11mm dovetail
- Safety Manual
- Front Sights Bead
- Rear Sights none
- Shots per Fill 0
- Trigger Adjustability Two-stage adjustable
- Trigger Action 0
- Use Hunting
- Warranty 1-year limited warranty
Pros
The viper is awesome,I love it.
I used to have a HW80k 22 cal springer, and it's shooting the same energy as the HW but weighs 3 lbs less.
Pros
I was surprised! Gun is well made and it was well packed for shipping. Barrel has some kind of polymer coating. Everything mostly plastic, but good plastic. Trigger a crisp 4-5 lbs out of the box... no need to adjust. For a smoothbore it's quite accurate with pellets... just hold it like a springer. I filed a notch in the rear ramp for a rear sight. It's shooting CPHP 14.3gr at 710fps, 16fpe. Don't know about the shotshell fps. I'm calling it a 5-10 yd gun with the shotshells... 5 yards and the pattern is 5 inches, 10 yards and it's 10 inches. 20 #9 pellets is not a lot of shot, but I loaded another 10 pellets of #9 in the shell on top of the factory load, and used an egg carton and standard hole punch to hold it in. Patterns the same but more dense. 11mm receiver appears to be painted metal.... but a good paint job... maybe powder coat?
Cons
Needs more shot in the shotshells.
I have been shocked at the knockdown on small animals like pesky house sparrows at close range. I've been shooting air guns for 40 years and have basically every type, but in my opinion, this one is the most fun to shoot. You definitely need to learn its capabilities and stay within that...it won't take a squirrel at 40 yards, but when house sparrows are attacking your chickadees and bluebirds...I haven't missed a shot yet. Especially when rodents or house sparrows are moving around, it gives you that bit of wiggle room to still hit the target when they scoot to the side right when you shoot. It's also an amazing gun for my younger hunters to practice with. I have literally killed thousands of mice, rats, house sparrows, and starlings over the years. Where was this gun when I was a kid? But I feel privileged to have one now! I absolutely love this thing!!!
Pros
Feels great in my hands; feels like a real shotgun. Relatively quiet. No kick. Ultimate air rifle for skittish mice, rats, and house sparrows. Perfect survival gun.
Cons
I would LOVE a .30 or .35 caliber version of this thing!
Had mine converted to nitro piston, and it's still junk.
Pros
Nothing really.
Cons
You might kill a mouse at point blank range. Took me 3 shots to do one in. It's no good as a pellet riffle either. The pellet adapter will destroy the breech seals.
Be sure to buy extra 22 adapters and shot shells
Pros
I like the fact that you can shoot shot shells as well 22 pellets, easy to cock and feels good in your hands, well balanced
Cons
One thing I will change at later date is to add a Red Dot to it as the rifle I received the rail guide down the barrel was put on crooked so when your aiming the Barrel looks bent which really throws you off. The barrel is straight but does not look like it. only gave 4 stars because guide rail on barrel was attached crooked
This gun is beutiful, well made, feels and handles just like a gunpowder shotgun. Its easy to handle and load, and will take down a crow at 20 yards. I am very impressed with the consistant patterns. And is fun to shoot! Perfect gun for teaching young kids on how a shotgun works. My favorite spring gun in my collection.
Pros
The best spring gun (and only) available
Cons
I hope that future models will have a stronger spring to increase FPS and distance. Also, wish there were more selections in the ammo ( pellet count and or loads).
Not a substitute for a real shotgun, but this little gun does what I need it to do; it is very short range and quiet. Just what I needed for rattlesnakes (3 dogs bitten) in my firearm restricted, gated, but rural horse community. It has enough power to kill a small snake. For such purposes, I only need an effective range of 20 feet or so. It does not have enough range (that's good) to carry or ricochet into my neighbors property.
My Gamo Express air rifle is superb! Performs flawlessly and is a blast to shoot!
Pros
Shoots pellets and shot shells
Cons
None
My Gamo Express air rifle is superb! Performs flawlessly. Sights are spot on with pellets and shot shells. Its more powerful than I had expected.
Pros
Very Nice styling &
a solid build.
I love that its almost completely covered in weather resistant polymer accented with rubber incerts.
Accurate advertised fps proven over my chronograph.
Cons
None!
Question?
Login to ask someone who bought this product.For the shot shells are they reusable and what type bbs do i put in them
asked Luka from USAYes, they are reuseable. Plug the base and overshot with packing peanut piece. The kind that sticks to themselves when you get them wet. That foam seals great and is light. Most of the shell is empty, if you fill them too much the FPS drops. 18 grains total shot and wad weight is fast, it drops from there with more weight.
Randall from USAThe shot shells are not reuseable. A one time use.
Mark from USADoes this come with the 22 pellet adapter?
asked Tanner from USAYes
Mark from USAHow much is the shot shells and where can you buy them?
asked michael from USAShells are available here on our site, item # 632300054
Scott from USAdoes the gun come with shot shells?
asked Christian PetrovNo, they are sold separately.
Scott from USAI thought gamo discontinued this shotgun how do they have them in stock herein airgun depot!?!?!?
asked Brucewell I have a gun now but no ammo
leonard from USAMe too, Bruce....I wait and wait and wait... coming soon is all it says...I wish we could have pre-paid for it and it would just ship when it came in...
Robert from USAWill this shotgun ever be in stock again? I bought 3 boxes of the special Gamo ammo for it years ago when I thought I was getting one, but the sale fell through! Now I have ammo and no gun. :-(
Joy from USAWe were able to work with Gamo to bring this gun back to the market. They are in stock and available now!
Scott from USA
great for reducing the population of Rats
Pros
I have had one for years, LOVED IT SO MUCH I BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE
Cons
can't think of one