I just received the air rifle two days ago and got to shoot it for the first time yesterday. I initially didn’t put the factory scope on the gun and purchased a different scope. Despite good reviews, the scope I purchased didn’t work out so I put the stock scope on the gun.With the stock scope it took 4 shots before I had the scope zeroed in. After getting it sighted in I was able to put 3 out of 3 shots in a 1/2” circle without any problem. I was using my children’s red wagon as a rest so not a very stable platform. The factory scope seems to hold 0 and once sighted in, seems to be consistent. I did take all of the screws out of the scope rings and applied a little thread lock (blue lock) to prevent them from loosening when I shoot.The gun seems pretty powerful. I put a target on a half inch piece of plywood and it shot through the plywood and halfway through a 3/4” piece of plywood that I had sitting behind it at about 20 yards.I live in a development so I needed something quiet and the gun is very quiet. There is a farm adjacent to my property which has a groundhog problem. That translates into groundhogs coming from the farm onto my property and I needed something that would send them back to their maker. I tried trapping but there are too many neighborhood dogs that could end up in a trap by accident. I tried a .177 cal break barrel spring gun but they wouldn’t kill the groundhog. I’m hoping that this has enough power to dispatch the ethically and prevent more holes from being dug around my property from the pesky groundhogs.

Well made lots of power when you cock it you will see what separates the men from the boys.😁 Will shoot thru a red oak board 3/8 thick at 60 ft. easily. Open sights are easy to see. Haven't tried scope yet but looks nice. This .22cal. Is definitely a bird,rat,coon and possum killer!

Ive been putting this off for a while but i want to tell people how much i like this air rifle. There was little doubt for me that i should get the .22 instead of a .177 but i feel good with this decision. This is not an entry level air rifle even if it as marketed as one. Really this is about as advanced of a single shot air rifle that one would ever need because if you need more than a single shot or more than a 1000 fps .22 then perhaps this is not the correct projectile rifle for you. Works great for me as a varmint poaching rifle and good accuracy for plinking and target shooting. Accuracy is good as it gets for a .22 air rifle. Im down to iron sights because the included 3 dot fiber optic iron sights are such good iron sights, that it would be a shame to put a scope over them. I prefer to iron sight this rifle and it works well. the trigger is adjustable but i found it to have a nice clean and crisp pull to it that there was no need to adjust it. you could probably adjust it down to a very light pull, but i did not feel the need. at about 6 lbs it is heavier than some, but not as heavy as all. this is just the weight and power of an air rifle that i want to stay at and as for stopping power, it is very good. once i got the barrel "seasoned" and broken in it is quite accurate and really a lot like .22 LR subsonic rimfire ammo for stopping power. pellet selection is very important and must be consistent for accuracy. the noise dampener whisper baffles are reasonably quiet and work well enough. its not so quiet that an animal cant hear you fire it, but it is quiet enough that you might get a second or third shot. quieter than any standard firearm ive heard. Maintenance and care are important for this design and you would do well to keep the finish and exposed moving parts as clean and LIGHTLY oiled as possible. Rust makes me angry and i get a large amount of travel time with moisture, sweat and dirt exposure. the barrel length is on the long side but that adds to the velocity and ease of pulling the barrel to ready it. polymer stock is great for durability and functional purposes. The safety is in the tradditional gamo location and works well. ive actually stored this rifle for severlal days with the piston compressed and ready to fire and this has not been a problem because it is an inert gas piston. as for range and distance, i can consistently hit a man sized target at 100 yds very well with good pellet and good placement. this is a rifle for iron sights most of the time and a 100 yd shot is impressive for any .22 air rifle. I get a lot of strange looks and interactions with the police because they think that it looks like a firearm. it handles a lot like a .22 firearm and i would compare it to one. the barrel does not have a very fast twist to it and that is probably a good thing for accuracy at this velocity. The advertised claim of 1020 fps would be for a very light pellet about 9 grains or less. i estimate that im pushing 14 grain pellets about 800 fps or so and this is very good. ive seen water strikes with numerous pellet types and there is little doubt that this rifle is well capable of shooting .22 hollow points to the point of expansion. it is clear to me that hollow points do expand very well on water strikes and dump a lot of energy. less expansion with pointed or domed pellets obviously. I wouldnt exactly say that this should be your first air rifle, but it should be my last air rifle. I like this rifle and am very satisfied with it.