Gamo makes the best air rifles around. Does anyone know if the scope is removable, so you can also use regular sights?

Ah! I answered my own question by looking at the pictures. Yep. Both sights are there and the scope is removable. :-)

I assume this will shoot BBs as well as lead pellets...?

This is a much better deal that when it was on deals.woot
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/ed688641-65bc-4e5b-8f67-35a5f6997c78/gamo-lady-recon-air-rifle

I'm not sure about when it was on moofi: http://moofi.woot.com/offers/lovegun

My son Ralphie won't stop bugging me for a rifle like this, I swear to god it's all the boy talks about. He even wrote a school paper about it, but my buzzkill wife keeps telling him he'll shoot his eye out, tellin me he's too young for a gun. I'm thinking of going behind the old lady's back and buying it for him anyways. I don't even care if I don't get any for a week, I got my trophy to keep me company. What do you guys think? I'm sure he can handle himself, but what is the recommend age for this gun?

You'll shoot your eye out, kid!

WOW!! It sure is...pink.

CowboyDann wrote:My son Ralphie won't stop bugging me for a rifle like this, I swear to god it's all the boy talks about. He even wrote a school paper about it, but my buzzkill wife keeps telling him he'll shoot his eye out, tellin me he's too young for a gun. I'm thinking of going behind the old lady's back and buying it for him anyways. I don't even care if I don't get any for a week, I got my trophy to keep me company. What do you guys think? I'm sure he can handle himself, but what is the recommend age for this gun?

Buy him a pink gun ;) I'm sure he'll look past it ahaha

So what makes this a "lady" air rifle? Shorter stock, lighter weight?

flashbeezy wrote:Buy him a pink gun ;) I'm sure he'll look past it ahaha

His aunt just got him this great pink bunny costume, this is actually will match him perfectly.

D:< Why does pink automatically equal girl? Not all females like pink! In fact, I hate it, so despite the fact that pink things are "geared" toward females, it actually makes me like them less!

flashbeezy wrote:Buy him a pink gun ;) I'm sure he'll look past it ahaha

Argh! You beat me to it.

Buy a pink air rifle, paint it black

Now its a Man's Air Rifle.

So does this mean California finally gets some love?

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, this cannot be delivered to the following states:

Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Washington DC
APO & FPO Addresses
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In addition to the states above, the following zip codes are also off-limits:
10001-11697
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BTW, these are great guns for plinking and target practice, basically a "first gun". 500fps is good enough to be accurate to 10m. For varmint hunting you really need 900+fps in a .177 pellet. That said, for a first gun, it doesn't get much better than this--unless pink isn't your thing. ;-)

awl85 wrote:So does this mean California finally gets some love?

As long as you aren't in the 94XXX zip code--basically the pansy ass Nanny State wankers of the Bay Area, Cali loves the guns. Look at the map, Cali was one of the first states to buy in on this! :-)

You are good if your kid is over three!If not a great toy for you.

CowboyDann wrote:My son Ralphie won't stop bugging me for a rifle like this, I swear to god it's all the boy talks about. He even wrote a school paper about it, but my buzzkill wife keeps telling him he'll shoot his eye out, tellin me he's too young for a gun. I'm thinking of going behind the old lady's back and buying it for him anyways. I don't even care if I don't get any for a week, I got my trophy to keep me company. What do you guys think? I'm sure he can handle himself, but what is the recommend age for this gun?

Hey CowboyDan, I cannot resist...I say the recommended age is whatever the wife says it is divided by his current age. If the ratio is 1 or less, you are just dandy, (plus remember that asking gives you additional perks come sundown). If however, the sum is greater than 1, best to sleep with one eye open pardner.

CowboyDann wrote:My son Ralphie won't stop bugging me for a rifle like this, I swear to god it's all the boy talks about. He even wrote a school paper about it, but my buzzkill wife keeps telling him he'll shoot his eye out, tellin me he's too young for a gun. I'm thinking of going behind the old lady's back and buying it for him anyways. I don't even care if I don't get any for a week, I got my trophy to keep me company. What do you guys think? I'm sure he can handle himself, but what is the recommend age for this gun?

Growing up in the woods of the midwest I see some funny deer hunting traditions starting with this gun. "Ha, Your year for the pink rifle!"

CowboyDann wrote:My son Ralphie won't stop bugging me for a rifle like this, I swear to god it's all the boy talks about. He even wrote a school paper about it, but my buzzkill wife keeps telling him he'll shoot his eye out, tellin me he's too young for a gun. I'm thinking of going behind the old lady's back and buying it for him anyways. I don't even care if I don't get any for a week, I got my trophy to keep me company. What do you guys think? I'm sure he can handle himself, but what is the recommend age for this gun?

your kid will love this even though it's pink. you can get some cans of krylon and customize it in camo and he will be stoked. just shoot into soft wood or a pellet trap and wear safety glasses, as with any weapon, an you will be fine. he will want a gun from now till he's old enough to buy, thats just how it works with boys.

awwwwww yeah pink air rifle!

POP, POP! pop pop pop! PEEEW

*that last blast was my pink lightsaber

awl85 wrote:So does this mean California finally gets some love?

Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, this cannot be delivered to the following states:

Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Washington DC
APO & FPO Addresses
US Territories

In addition to the states above, the following zip codes are also off-limits:
10001-11697
18501-19388
02135
17584
44139
212xx
330xx
350xx
352xx
376xx
94101-96970
142xx

I don't know about the rest of Cali, but I'm here in the 94130 (part of SF, CA), and I think most of the Bay Area is in the "94101-96970 " as well, so maybe not =(

PSA: Please people, teach your kids proper gun handling from the get go. Don't just hand jr. his nifty new pink Gamo and a box of pellets and send him off to get sent to juvie by officer WMD!

Check out one of the few pro-gun and pro-safety sites around:

http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/infoparents.asp

And read them the Constitution and the Bill of Rights! ;-)

This is considered a youth rifle.

I was thinking about buying this to shoot paper targets with but with it being a youth size and pink, its a no go for me. You can get the black version of this gun with the scope for $65.00 plus shipping.

Perfect first gun for my daughter! I don't like the barrel break with combination pump/cocking mechanism. I would prefer having something with a variable pump (so you can control the power) and bolt action, but hey, for this price this is a great deal.

She is NOT the kinda girl who likes pink though, so the gun'll get a little paint action before I give it to her! Now, where can I find one of those pink light-sabres? *muses*

I'm in the SF peninsula area, and could get this shipped to my house. Will this be enough to scare off pests? Would love to keep squirrels out of my tomatoes and teach the 'coons to keep out of my backyard where i have the chickens.

flashbeezy wrote:Buy him a pink gun ;) I'm sure he'll look past it ahaha

A pink gun is nothing when your relatives make you dress up in a bunny suit. At least it will match.

alanhwoot wrote:So what makes this a "lady" air rifle? Shorter stock, lighter weight?

Well, aside from being pink, it only has half the power of "regular" Gamo . This is similar to the kid's model in power.

Harui wrote:D:< Why does pink automatically equal girl? Not all females like pink! In fact, I hate it, so despite the fact that pink things are "geared" toward females, it actually makes me like them less!

Then you'd just buy a regular one... they're marketing towards those who do.

It'd be cool if it went 'pew pew pew!'

If I didn't already have a break barrel similar to this one, I'd buy it. It's $90 on amazon, good deal. Don't bother with scope, unless you feel like zeroing it in. (You won't feel like doing that ever) BUY THIS.

ckeilah wrote:Gamo makes the best air rifles around.
I assume this will shoot BBs as well as lead pellets...?

actually gamo has a pretty poor reputation for both customer service and quality. But they do good budget guns. And no, if you shoot a BB (which is copper coated steel or zinc) it will cut into and RUIN the rifling in the barrel. plus it won't work. A bb wouldn't seat right in the barrel.

ckeilah wrote:BTW, these are great guns for plinking and target practice, basically a "first gun". 500fps is good enough to be accurate to 10m. For varmint hunting you really need 900+fps in a .177 pellet. That said, for a first gun, it doesn't get much better than this--unless pink isn't your thing. ;-)

I was thinking of getting this for my mother-in-law to shoot rabbits in her backyard (usually about 100 ft. away). Are you saying this won't work?

Might have to pick one up, just bought my 7 year old a pink Cricket 22lr this morning and thinking this would be a great intro into that.

ckeilah wrote:Gamo makes the best air rifles around. Does anyone know if the scope is removable, so you can also use regular sights?

Ah! I answered my own question by looking at the pictures. Yep. Both sights are there and the scope is removable. :-)

I assume this will shoot BBs as well as lead pellets...?

This is a much better deal that when it was on deals.woot
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/ed688641-65bc-4e5b-8f67-35a5f6997c78/gamo-lady-recon-air-rifle

I'm not sure about when it was on moofi: http://moofi.woot.com/offers/lovegun

No, will not shoot BBs! Don't try it! And yes, scope is removable.

I really want me one to try on the gophers that taunt me from their holes in my yard. Seriously... Some of us in the forbidden zips have enough land that it makes sense to have one or 3. Unfortunately the lovely Santa Cruz government doesn't see it that way. Bucket o' crap on their head!

My husband got me one of these for Mother's Day. It's a lovely gun with no recoil, although I don't like guns.

The rifle shoots pellets only. I bought "2 NRA specials" a couple years ago. I used it for tournaments but it isn't exceptionally accurate. It is still a good value for the money though.

minakawa wrote:I'm in the SF peninsula area, and could get this shipped to my house. Will this be enough to scare off pests? Would love to keep squirrels out of my tomatoes and teach the 'coons to keep out of my backyard where i have the chickens.

I don't know what you mean by "scare off pests", but if you want to eliminate them, you would need to shoot them with it, or get close enough to bash them with the stock. If you want to shoot them, with good hunting pellets you could control squirrels with it from close range, but it is not enough gun to humanely kill a raccoon. Unless you are lucky or an extremely good shot, shooting a raccoon with it would most likely leave a wound that may eventually lead to death, but it would be a long and cruel process.

ckeilah wrote:Gamo makes the best air rifles around. Does anyone know if the scope is removable, so you can also use regular sights?

Ah! I answered my own question by looking at the pictures. Yep. Both sights are there and the scope is removable. :-)

I assume this will shoot BBs as well as lead pellets...?

This is a much better deal that when it was on deals.woot
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/ed688641-65bc-4e5b-8f67-35a5f6997c78/gamo-lady-recon-air-rifle

I'm not sure about when it was on moofi: http://moofi.woot.com/offers/lovegun

Gamo makes decent air rifles, they cover the entire middle ground of the market. For the money, they are just fine, and this is a good deal for what it is. Which is a nice little rifle to teach a new shooter the basics of marksmanship and gun handling. It would be fun for target shooting and plinking(informal target shooting, like at coke cans or Necco candies or whatever you have around). It is a distinct step up from the likes of a Daisy Red Ryder, but no better than most of the middle range air rifles you can get at Wal-Mart these days.