Gamo Whisper Fusion Mach 1 Air Gun .177

Started with a sub 100$ pump bb/pellet air rifle. Great for plinking but never consistently accurate enough for any hunting of any sort. So i upgraded to a Gamo Whisper Fusion Mach 1. After putting a few hundred pellets or so through it, this is what i know.
First, out of the box, it’s easy to see that this is a quality product. It feels surprisingly solid more like what i would expect from a centerfire rifle vs an air rifle. The composite stock, from the butt, through the trigger guard and to the forward grip, is very solid and well made. The rubber kick pad is comfortable. The small square filler pieces, come out easily when they’re new, but if you remove them, handle them and put them back they seem to stay in place a lot better. The forward grip is comfortable, but wider than what you might expect due to the break barrel. The barrel seems well made and breaks solidly. Dovetail rails in the rear with the RRR (Recoil Reducing Rail) already mounted. The manual sights are good quality and very easy to see. They were also dead accurate out of the box at 30 yards. The scope was not mounted and the mount/rings were already attached to the scope. Typical one piece, two ring, 1 inch, low profile, dovetail style scope mount. Needless to say, it was easy to install. It looks nice, the view is pretty good, the adjustments are audible and solid clicks. I didn’t have any trouble getting it zero’d and was able to shoot a quarter size pattern at 30 yards consistently. The problem with the scope isn’t that it doesn’t work, it works, and seemed to stay as zero’d fairly well after i locktighted all the screws in the mount, including the screws for the RRR. The gun is so shockingly accurate, you’ll want to take it up a notch with a better scope. I picked up a Simmons 3-9×50 for about 30$ and it was worth the effort, until it broke, then I tried a Barska that was “designed” to withstand the reverse recoil. It also broke. So now im trying a UTG Bugbuster. If that breaks im going back to iron sights…
When it comes to shooting:
The break barrel is a little tough to work at first. People claim its gets easier as it gets broken in. I think i just got used to it and also learned to grab the barrel a little further toward the front sight where the extra leverage makes it easier to cock.
The Trigger is awesome. At first i wasn’t too sure about the positioning of the safety right in front of it, but i got used to it quickly and don’t mind it a bit. The first and second stage of the trigger are setup for long pulls by default. I prefer them much shorter and had no trouble adjusting both stages to a more suitable setting.
As far as noise and accuracy go, thats somewhat dependent on the pellets you shoot. The sub 1100fps pellets (the heavier ones) are pretty quiet (about 93db). The Gamo Platinum pellets that do 1440fps in this rifle are loud. They break the sound barrier in between 1100 and 1200 fps and theres a loud crack sound (like a centerfire rifle) as the pellet passes the sound barrier. So, Subsonic pellets in the back yard, YES. Supersonic pellets in the back yard. Probably not a good idea in suburbia. I’m having good luck (consistent accuracy) with the H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme pellets at 9.57 grains and the H&N Hornets at 10.03 grains. Dime size patterns at 30 yards.
Overall, i’m very pleased. So far it seems like a well manufactured, high quality product and it’s deadly accurate…

I like the power and accuracy of this gun. However, the gun is extremely heavy and hard to break open the barrel to load it. It takes about 45 pounds of arm strength to load it. If you are older like me I do not have the arm strength to load it properly. As a result I have to return this gun for one that is much easier to load.

I had a Squirrel problem. I tried alternative methods to get rid of them, without success. So, I decided to try a pellet rifle, and am glad I did. I chose the “Break Barrel” instead of a CO2 type because of the ongoing cost of CO2 canisters. The “Gamo Whisper Fusion Mach I ” .177 was my choice. The sound produced is similar to a small, air powered “staple gun” ( the kind used for installing “Trim” not roof shingles. ) I don’t use the “Scope” that was included, it wasn’t really necessary for my needs. I also purchased the “Gamo Tomahawk” Pellets 7.56 gr. and am completely satisfied. Once I adjusted the “Sights”, the accuracy was spot on. Overall I would recommend this rifle for it’s performance and quietness. Very Pleased indeed !