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Gamo R-77 air pistol

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akjon

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I am considering getting one of these in the 2.5 inch barrel. Anyone else have one (any size) and willing to share your opinion? My particular areas of interest are:

Is it fun to shoot? (probably a rhetorical question)
Quick / easy to reload?
Mimic any handguns for purposes of fitting a holster?

I appreciate any suggestions on R-77s or your favorite air pistol.
 
I don't know anything about the gun, but I don't think carrying that thing around in a holster isn't the best idea. It looks like a real gun and could get you into some real trouble. Something to consider.


Pascal.
 
you might want to ask this question over on:

AirGunForum.com

The Gamo R-77 is a .177cal co2 air-pistol rated at about 360fps MV - which is just a shade less than ~2ftlb muzzle energy - plenty enough to be dangerous - like taking out an eye - but not really powerful enough for any live quarry, except perhaps very small birds.

About the lowest price I've seen for the gun is about $70.

For something less than that - in comparison - is the Crosman 2240 co2 in .22cal - a lot more powerful due to the more efficient larger caliber and longer barrel - produces somewhere in the region of ~5.6ftlb ME.

Just to put this all into context a typical .177cal co2 air-rifle (like Crosman 1760) will produce somewhere in the region of ~7.5ftlb ME and one in .22cal (Crosman 2260) will be more like ~9.5ftlb ME.

co2 is also very temperature dependent - in hot weather it will shoot noticably higher velocities - and conversely in cold temperatures it can be positively anemic.

The Gamo R-77 looks like a fun gun - the trigger may be pretty crude/heavy due to the double action.

Like the previous poster said - be very careful - since it looks very realistic and can easily be mistaken for a real firearm.
 
The Gamo air pistols are notoriously inaccurate... I had the revolver and the Sig p230 replica... The both grouped anywhere about a foot at 50 feet. The Sig clone constantly malfunctioned when a new co2 cylinder was pierced. Calling it junk would be too high a praise for my experience.
 
Thanks for the comments so far. Just to put some minds at ease, the only purpose for the holster is for training purposes. Idea is to substitute the Gamo for an SP-101 of approximately the same dimensions for cheap quick-draw practice. Agreed that carrying an airgun around on a regular basis is a good way to get into all kinds of unpleasantness.

Sad to hear the accuracy comment, but since my purposes will mostly be 6-15 feet I think I can live with it.

Another question I forgot to post up front -- anyone fit any aftermarket grips to these things (again, the idea is to mimic the SP-101 with Butler Creek boot grips).
 
I dont think you can do a grip change on it. The Gamo keeps the CO2 in the grip and one of the grip panels should pop off to get to the cartridge. I suppose you could have grips made, but that would probably cost more than the gun.
 
Have you tried looking at the Powerline 622X? It's modeled after the Beretta M9. It's co2 powered and shoots .22cal pellets. There have been good reviews on this gun. This one guy said he left it on his cabinet drawer for about 10 weeks, came back to it and it still had all the co2 in it:eek: . It's semi-automatic, but for more accurate shooting, cock the hammer back. It runs for about $50. Good luck.


-DC2
 
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