COMPETITIONS GAMO SWARM MAXXIM .22-CALIBER AIR RIFLE
The Swarm Maxxim (also available in .177 caliber) features a 10 shot rotary magazine which 10-shot which, when loaded loaded, snaps into the mechanism on top of the rifle’s barrel. The shooter then breaks the action of the rifle to cock it, as with conventional air guns, and you are ready to shoot. The shooter cocks the rifle after each shot, but only has to reload after 10 rounds. This makes shooting quicker and more enjoyable, and for hunting or pest control follow-up shots are much faster, as we saw on the Squirrel Master Classic hunt. If I would have had one of these rifles when I was a kid preying on English sparrows, starlings and other pest birds I would have probably taken several thousand more than I did. Although I had a little trouble loading the 10-shot magazine at first (I am admittedly a bit clumsy in the area of fine motor skills), once I learned how to load it, it was no problem the rest of the day. In truth I didn’t see any other hunters in my group having much of a problem. And, if you carry preloaded magazines in your pocket, reloading is really fast. The Swarm Maxxim comes with Gamo’s CAT, or Custom Action
Mo and his fellow dogs take a midday break from retrieving squirrels.
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Trigger, which I found to be pretty good. This is an adjustable twostage trigger trigger, pretty heady stuff for an air rifle. rifle It weighs almost 6 pounds and has a muzzle velocity of 1,300 feet per second. Gamo designed this rifle with their Recoil Reducing Rail, which is intended to greatly increase the life of a scope. This is a big concern as air rifles can be really hard on optics. For targets, plinking, hunting, and pest control, the Gamo Swarm Maxxim is worth checking out. With an MSRP of $199.99, you and your kids can have a lot of fun with this air gun. Just make sure you let them shoot it once in a while too.
Moriah Christian took high shooter honors during the target portion of the competition.
Christian poses with one of her targets following the target shooting.