Gamo p 23 instruction manual

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As the trigger is pulled a lifter raises a BB pellet into line with the barrel. Although there is an exposed hammer at the rear of the 'slide' this cannot be cocked, the P operating purely on the double-action only principal.

No doubt this is intended as a safety measure; certainly it will not be possible for a novice to lay down a cocked pistol while changing targets, etc. Trigger pull is fairly heavy; at an educated guess I'd say However, the trigger is by no means unmanageable and tight shooting is possible. The sights are good, as good in fact as those found on many expensive cartridge weapons. The 2. Loosening the screw key supplied allows the sight to be drift adjusted for windage.

The rear sight assembly had a slight tilt to the right the Allen screw had been over-tightened. Turn the Allen key just enough to prevent lateral movement this is a air pistol, not a 45 Auto.

The full-length rib above the barrel assembly is grooved to take a scope mount. Overall fit and finish is very good. The polymer frame is a pleasing matt-black while the alloy barrel assembly is blued. The polymer grip panels are cleanly moulded and chequered in Sig Pstyle with a neat thumb-rest left and right.

Each panel appears to be retained by a blued and polished cross-cut screw. In fact these screws are part of the moulding, but the illusion is effective someone had tried to unscrew one of them and had marred the 'cross-cut'. The P was an instant hit at Magnum headquarters and before actually evaluating this pistol I was forced to let every other member of the staff try it first.

Having wrenched it back I proceeded to shoot it for accuracy at a distance of 10 meters over a Millett pistol rest using Gamo Match, Daira, Crossman Copperhead and locally-made Radius pellets, all in calibre of course. Also tried were Crossman Copperhead BBs. Gamo Match pellets weigh on average 7. The BBs are copper plated over a mild steel core. Average diameter is. At 10 meters, shooting from a rest, best results were obtained with Crossman Copperhead pellets - 10 shots into 40mm.

The German Daira pellets were good for 9 in 37mm, with one stray bringing the total to 50mm. Gamo's Match pellets placed 9 in 40mm, but with a flyer making the final total 70mm. The Radius gave a shot group which was 20mm wide but 80mm deep. On reflection I am inclined to believe that this vertical string was the result of low pressure in the CO2 BB pellets a maximum of 10 are loaded into the magazine through the hole indicated cylinder.

Copperhead BBs gave a shot group measuring 70x63mm. A Gamo ad which runs in American shooting magazines claims that the P can fire 10 BBs in two seconds I managed it in three, but with practice I am sure that this could be reduced.

Probably around shots in all were fired through this pistol with no real malfunctions. All went smoothly when shooting pellets, but I did experience the occasional stoppage when using the BBs. The P gives of its best with BBs when the muzzle is pointed slightly above horizontal, allowing gravity to aid the feed process. I worked my way through four of the five CO2 Powerlets provided, changing cylinders whenever pellets began to drop significantly below point of aim.

Avoid waiting too long to change the cylinder; if Cal. You continue to shoot with cylinder near empty you run the risk of a pellet becoming stuck in the barrel, which will require a cleaning rod to dislodge.

Accuracy results may be disappointing to those accustomed to competition-type air pistols, but for informal target shooting and recreational use the P is an excellent choice, particularly when it comes teaching a novice shooter the rudiments of safe pistol handling, hold and sight alignment.

One other useful function of the Gamo P would be to provide the owner of a real Sig P with safe fast-draw practice from the holster. Compared to many hi-tech air rifles, the P is fairly low powered, but nevertheless, a word of caution is in order here.