Gamo Swarm Bone Collector 10X Gen3i Multi-Shot Air Rifle air Rifle

This latest edition Gamo bone collector in .22 cal is a very powerful air rifle. The beautiful wood stock , great balance , and simple to use 10 shot magazine makes it one of my favorite break barrels. I currently own nearly 30 brk brlls , 12 of which are Gamo , along with 3 Diana’s , Benjamin , Webley , Beeman , and some pricey German models….. That being said I must tell you that in my opinion Gamo makes the best all around guns for the average shooter. Yes , I love my Diana 350 magnum , and the Hawke varmint scope that sits on it. However , including the UTG pro series rings ( about $50 ) I’ve got over $800 wrapped up in that setup….. People , please stop talking bad about Gamo…. They make an extremely reliable line of air rifles , and you won’t have to spend anything like what I described above. There are currently 3 Gamos in the .22 variety that can hit harder the the famed Diana 350 and the bone collector is one of them. It sits in the middle at nearly 1100 fps. The lowest rated of the three which all use slightly tweaked variants of their huge 33mm cylinder gas piston. That would be the whisper fusion Mach 1 at slightly over 1000 fps. Which by the way that for the price ( $189 Walmart ) is an excellent gun. Now , the most powerful Gamo .22 is the magnum , the swarm magnum…. I wish everyone could experience the power and enjoyment of the .22 magnum. For $259 on sale along with the right UTG scope and rings you won’t believe satisfaction….. Pellets - I only recommend Gamo red fire in any .22 break barrel application….. ( what a surprise 🤷‍♂️ ) I am absolutely serious. They are by far the most accurate pellets to run through any Gamo .22 rifle. The pointed red hard plastic tip and the mushrooming led effect is a crow killer , and crows do not go down easy….. ( crows are evil 🐦‍⬛ ) Obviously I do use other pellets , but only on the single shots. All the Gamo 10 shot cartridges only take red fire…. and here’s a tip , when you open the tin of any pellet get some of that mossy oak or any clean spray lubricant. Put a paper towel on your left palm and the bottom of the tin over that , and spray 3 or 4 good squirts into the the tin , put the top on and shake it around. Circular shaking if the tin is full. As you use the the pellets keep shaking them and add some more spray occasionally. What this does is slightly coats the pellets and keeps them lubricated which actually keeps the plastic magazines from drying out and becoming brittle….. also , in a single shot the pellet can create the slightest bit of diesling ….. Shoot those Gamo felt cleaners down the single shots occasionally , and you can trim them with scissors to make them fit into the cartridges. Note - I feel I must confess that I have started to really like these Crosman red flight penetrators…. Note - Gamo does not make the red fire pellet in .25 caliber. I have two of the three models now available and I use the predator polymag. They are very similar. Note - I said in my one other review that all Gamo rifles with the 10 shot gen3 cartridge would require a compact scope ( like a 4-16X44 UTG 30 mm ) because of clearance problems. This is incorrect. The Gamo swarm magnum in .177 and .22 cal can actually have a 14” scope. I have a UTG 4-16X 44 accu-shot that is about 14” mounted on both of them and they have both held zero for over a year now on the two magnums. Final note- in my opinion , the reason I have pretty much solved the scope recoil issue for myself is primarily the UTG pro ( $50 ) scope rings…. Weather 30mm ( as you should have ) or 1” if it’s a hawke or bug buster. These rings are sturdy and well made. I wouldn’t say it if i absolutely didn’t believe it….. I’m sorry , one more thing before I finish the bone collector. I am so sick of these guys who must want you to know that they’re hunters who say they had no problem make the combo scopes work…. Please…. they’re junk. junk junk junk 💃 🕺 The bone collector in .22 cal is one step down from the magnum power. It is a beautiful , well made rifle that has a different feel than the plastic bodies. It is well balanced and actually smooth to cock once you get used to it. It should be mounted with the low midrange scope of your choice , but please try the UTG pro rings. They only come dovetail….. For $275 dollars this rifle is worth every penny. Thank you for humoring me , Toby Morris San Carlos , Calif

Our Gamo Swarm Bone Collector 10X Gen3i & scope arrived nicely packaged with instruction manuals for both the rifle and scope. The rifle was wrapped in plastic and secured with styrofoam blocks. Within the rifle box, the scope was packaged separately in its own box with padding & plastic wrap to protect it. Two Allen wrenches were provided and a lense cleaning cloth were included in the package. This air rifle has timeless look to it with the wood stock, etched grips in the wood and other accents that appear to be laser engraved. The exterior fluted barrel gives it a “heavy barrel” appearance seen on long-distance, large caliber target rifles. The compensator / suppressor and padded rubber butt stock rounded-out the overall exceptional appearance of this beauty. The scope (as mounted at the factory) sat too far forward to allow securing its forward lense protector cap, secondary to the magazine holder on the rifle. This was not an issue as we had to loosen the scope rings (with the Allen wrench provided) to slide the scope rearward for proper eye relief. Functionally, this is a great rifle. Out of the box, we ran it out to about 70 feet on our initial test, using Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum 14.3gr pellets as these were in our ammunition inventory. It shot tight and within a couple of inches of zero. Minor scope adjustments & getting accustomed this Gamo brought our groups of five shots to around the size of a quarter and on bullseye. We adjusted the scope up to 9, it’s fullest capacity of zoom. See the attached pics for our final result of a series of five-shot groups. We will be trying other pellet manufacturers to see if we can further tighten the group. Rifles tend to increase accuracy when they find their choice of ammunition. The 10-round inertia-fed magazine performed to perfection and as advertised. The CAT trigger is absolutely a two-stage system with a very smooth uptake & break-point when firing it. We liked it out-of-the-box, hence did not try to adjust it (as can be done on both stages). Cheek weld on the stock was an excellent fit for proper viewing through the scope. The rubber butt pad completed our initial testing experience. The rifle has very manageable recoil & the pad takes the felt recoil to virtually zero. The recoil is a bit less than a very heavy .22 competition target rifle that we shot long ago. The overall performance & feel of this Gamo rifle is similar to that competition .22 rim fire rifle. My only critique: The owner’s manual does not have pics of lubrication points and does not have recommendations for care of the stock (cleaning products or wood waxes). We can figure out these issues. Looking forward to testing other pellets. I would buy this Gamo again.

This Swarm Bone Collector GEN2 Inertia pellet rifle is great. The wood stock is well made and light. The barrel is very true and when properly sighted in the scope it comes with is spot on. At 20-30 yards I am seeing quarter sized groups from a standing position. The scope is a definite upgrade to a lower quality gun/scope combo. I see no issues with the scope, but make sure you move center the turrets between the mounting rings to prevent stress on the turrets and optics. The magazines need to be improved. You need a pellet pen or something similar to properly set the pellets into it. Once properly loaded the magazines work great and are super easy to load and unload. WARNING: This break-barrel has a strong breaking force so be prepared to work out a bit to fire it each time. I used H&N 14.6 grain .22 cal pellets and never saw the groups stray more than an inch or so from a bench fire. As an added bonus the feel you get when you fire it is really satisfying. Not much recoil or piston "ping" noise.