Gamo Swarm Maxxim .177 Target Practice

Just a clip of me shooting in my back yard.
Part 8!
My neighbor has never had one lesson!
My personal observations on this rifle:
Pros:
Accurate
Gas powered (quieter than springers)
Aesthetically pleasing
Not picky about pellets
Cons:
10x Magazine sometimes malfunctions, pellet will come halfway out or eject entirely
Muzzle design makes using a laser bore sighter extremely difficult to use
Additional magazines can be difficult to find/expensive
Average FPS on a 65 degree day: 816.4
(Using Gamo Rocket pellet)
Rifle: gamousa.com/pr...
Scope: Vantage Riflescope 3-9x40 AO, 1", Mil Dot (Wire) a.co/d/5XDBNt7
BONUS
James' tips for keeping your rifle in tip top shape! Just remember TLC!
1. TIGHTEN! Make sure to frequently check all your screws, whether it's the ones holding your scope to the brackets, the brackets to the rail, the rail to the rifle itself, as well as the recoil reducing screw and the two that are where the barrel breaks. The only ones I don't mess with are the ones related to the trigger, that can be tricky and dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. You would not believe how many people have blamed scopes inability to zero in on the scope itself when 9 times out of 10 it's because of having screws be loose. Get yourself one of those tiny screwdriver packs with an assortment of different heads, they are 5-10 bucks at Walmart and are extremely useful!
2. LUBRICATE! 2-3 times a year oil your hinges! Using a tiny paintbrush and a light dab of 3 in 1 oil (5 bucks at Walmart) just add a slight smear onto the spots where the hinges are when you break the barrel, as well as a little on the sliding mechanism down in the hole when the barrel is broken. I DON'T MEAN THE BORE. Not too much! You shouldn't have anything be dripping, just enough to smoothen out the hinges/brackets. Not only does this reduce the wear and tear on your rifle, it makes the breaking action much smoother and easier, and more quiet as well! Ask me if you need me to explain better. Do NOT put this kind of oil on cotton pellets or anything that goes into bore, this will cause dieseling which will wreck your seals.
3. CLEAN! 1-2 times a year, I like to remove my rail from my rifle. Leave scope attached to rail so you don't have to zero in again, or make massive adjustments when you put them back on rifle. Using 70 percent rubbing alcohol, either on a little cotton ball or those premade square wipes, wipe down the entire metal barrel of your rifle, usually about a foot of it is visible. Even if you take super good care of your rifle, you still may have tiny specks of rust that won't come off, that's ok. Just make sure you get all the grime off of it. I prefer to wear gloves at all times when handling my rifle, but especially do it here. DO NOT USE ANYTHING BESIDES RUBBING ALCOHOL!! No Magic Eraser, No Goo Gone/Goof Off, NOTHING. You will strip the bluing off the metal and will be very sad. You can re-blue the metal but it's an extremely difficult process and will never look as good as it did. Once you've gotten all the grime off use a couple paper towels to make sure rifle is completely dry. Using Hoppe's Number 9 lubricating Gun Oil and with a cotton que tip, lightly dip it in the bottle and cover the entire metal surface with it, usually 3 dips or so should be enough. Give it a couple hours to "dry" before putting Rail/Scope back on, it will always be a little greasy but that's good! That's your protective layer from moisture and rust, plus it gives it an attractive shine! Also take a couple of those dehumidifier packets (the ones that come in your new shoe box or bag of beef jerky) and toss them in your rifle bag, as an additional protection from moisture. Wipe the rest of the rifle down with a couple clean microfiber cloths, and she'll be looking as good as new!
Tags: Gamo, Gamo Swarm, Gamo Maxxim, .177, Generation 2, Gen Two, Break Barrel, Pellet Gun, Air Gun, Air Rifle, Target Shooting

[@jamesb1988]

If anybody needs some magazines, I have TWO BRAND NEW Gamo Gen 2 .177 mags available for 25 bucks!
www.ebay.com/itm/225808612751?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6hn1ckhrrwy&sssrc=2524149&ssuid=6hn1ckhrrwy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@Thomasdk1405]

Now that is accuracy !👍

[@ChildofYHVH]

I found a awesome pellet for my maxxim. The H&N Excite Hammer. They are dead accurate in mine and they are cheap. They also shoot good and consistent in my Crosman .22.

[@kris54241]

Well I just ordered this and it came ... Going to get the 22 swarm dx as well I think.

[@kris54241]

Do you think it's worth it for 139$?

[@truth409]

I've never seen a brake barrel that accurate before on RUclips.....

[@jamesb1988]

It's definitely my flagship rifle without question... this rifle alone has 3x the amount of pest dispatches that my other 6 rifles do COMBINED.
Even better it's not picky about pellets... I absolutely love this gun!

[@truth409]

@@jamesb1988 Maybe you could commment when I use an actual scope it gives me a headache, and don't really like red dots too much either what are your thoughts? By the way it was a large but cheap scope from amazon

[@jamesb1988]

@@truth409 hmm... so first things first, how is your vision? And if it's bad, do you wear glasses or contact lenses?
Next, before you mount any scope on a rifle you are supposed to adjust the diopter to your vision... I mean, you could do it once it's on the rifle, but I find it easier to do it prior to mounting. Do a Google search for "setting up scope diopter" for assistance.
I'm sure it wasn't assisted by the scope being cheaper, but I'm almost certain that would be the issue. The trick with setting the diopter is you have to look away every couple seconds while trying to make crosshairs appear more clear, because if you look at it for more than a couple seconds at a time your eyes will attempt to adjust the clarity on their own, which after a while would absolutely give you a headache.
What I do is I turn the scope magnification all the way up and look through the scope towards the sky, then you spin the diopter (which is nearly always the eye ring) until the crosshairs become clear when you look through scope. Once you have done this you do not have to do it again, unless someone else shoots your rifle because they will have to adjust it for their eyesight.
Hope this helps!

[@truth409]

@@jamesb1988 My vision is great with glasses...... I'm having no problems with red and green.scopes with the unlimited are relief. I'm shooting ping pong balls that are held up and trees with a string.....