Rabbit Hunt With A Gamo Air Rifle: Artillery Hold Instructions, Demo and Hunt 

Just picked up a used Gamo like in your video, mainly because of your experience. What a cool kid! Smart, competent, ethical and great safe handling of your weapon. You're respectful of the game and set a great example for others to follow. Thanks for promoting good hunting and sporting practices! Kudos to you and your family!

I think out of all the air rifle youtubers you're the only one who lives in an area like this, I love the forests and green scenery but this is absolutely a breath taking location for hiking and shooting some targets! I always come back to watch this vid or just have it playing on the background cause it's so soothing and you're an excellent shooter to boot, keep it up!

Out of all the airgun experts that have huge channels and lots of followers this is the first time someone has explained this so well done!! It's made positive impact on the accuracy of my Maxxium.

From a guy who been hunting in UK for 55 years. Its nice to see it done properly. Your a credit to your teacher.

I love these pellet gun/firearms videos keep em coming

A gentleman hunter with a great tip. Thanks for your research and delivery of a great point.

fantastic ethic.... get your grouping first then hunt live quarry. you are a credit to the community my friend Dave

There is plenty of small game to be had. Hunting with an air gun is the perfect way to do it. Quiet, and effective. Perfect addition to your prep kit.

Good video, young Sir! Even us older shooters need to be reminded from time to time of what works and what doesn't. Keep up the great work!

Dude, great video! To mirror what others said, you have a great ethic, but also the camera work, how you narrated, and your methodical approach made me feel like I was right there with you. Subscribed......

Hey buddy I'm from Australia 🇦🇺 just like to say keep it up mate good luck on your next hunt 😉

Good for you young man for taking the time it takes to properly sight in your rifle in to be sure of a good clean kill..... before you go out and actually hunt with it. It is also good that you state if your rifle isn't performing up to your expectations after sighting it in you will not be hunting with it. Again good job, good video, good shot,and you are becoming an excellent hunter. Thanks for the video.

A very watchable video displaying great hunting ethics and some good lessons, well done young fella, from an old fella in Australia

Nice work!! I remember having the hardest time zeroing in a break barrel pellet gun an I swore up and down it was a defective rifle. Thanks for sharing

The new grip improved my grouping 100%! Thanks for the tip!

You a good guy, thanks for the help. Very humble and respectful. You had some good parents.

Thank you for the tip i just got a game and i have been having a heck of a time getting it sighted in . I am definitely going to try that hold.

Thanks for this video! I had a eureka moment as I too was holding my Gamo with a death grip, after I tried what u said my groupings improved dramatically!

That is amazing! I have been shooting guns forever and own several large caliber firearms. I just bought my first pellet gun and couldn't get a decent group. I kept holding it tighter and tighter up against my shoulder trying to keep it as solid as possible. I thought my new gun was junk! I tried what you said and it totally worked!!!!!! Thank you!👍 (Shooting a pellet gun is completely different)

Fantastic video, young man! Well presented and you gave some solid advice here. I recently bought my first air rifle and this video seriously improved my accuracy. Thank you!

Thank you for the tip! I’m looking for a budget choice to hunt rabbits and you’re showing that its possible without going crazy on the air rifles.

Great video young man. Your very comfortable in front of the camera. Great message at the end

You are very right to teach newbie's to air rifles about the artillery hold even though its not necessary with IGT rifles such as the one you are using, but with springers it a different story, I bought a Remington .177 air rifle and couldn't hit the side of a barn with it to the point that I returned it and bought a Crosman tr-77 fury blackout .177 and the same thing? Till I found out about the artillery hold and what a difference! filled the freezer with squirrels! I now have a Gamo Hornet Maxxim .22, its the same exact (IGT) air rifle you have only in .22 not .177. and I can shoot it like any of my rim or centerfire rifles with no issues! I have a Leapers UTG 3-9x40 scope with a Gamo gun buddy airrifle sling and a pellet pen for when Im hunting squirrel, Mine shoots the H&N crow magnums or the H&N baracuda hunters, both hollow point & 18.21 gr. I haven't seen any quality control issues from one pellet to another with the H&N pellets and I've gone threw 3 (600 pellets) tins. I have (not always but a fair amount) hit birds at 25 yards freehand without using the artillery hold, and yes it takes practice....that's what Chipmunks & sparrows are for...lol. They are unprotected were I live and legal with a hunting tag to shoot year round. Heck that's how I get out during this dam pandemic without needing a face mask, all alone in the woods with my trusty Gamo airrifle!

A nice instructive video. Great demo of the advantages of the artillery hold on an air rifle. Well done!

Broooo so I have the exact same gamo as you and I was getting very frustrated because my shots where everywhere. I followed your instructions and my shooting improved to almost a perfect shot every time. Thanks!

Good tip about the artillery hold. However, the first thing you need to check with spring piston air rifles is the scope and scope mounts. Air rifles are notoriously hard on scopes - even more so than heavy recoiling hunting rifles. That said, you are correct about the artillery hold being best for accuracy. One other recommendation - always hang on to the barrel until it is returned to the shooting position. Always return it to that seated position, even if you leave the barrel empty. Reason being that the anti-snapback mechanism is indeed mechanical. Although quite rare, it can fail. If that happens, anything between the barrel and the breech will be crushed. Also the speed of the barrel snapback (in event of safety failure) is so rapid that the barrel will usually bend upward upon closing. Finally, don't be afraid to try different brands of pellets. Believe it or not, air rifles are very particular about what they like ammo-wise. Same rifle, same day, same shooter and group size can differ by as much as two inches between brands of pellets. And another rifle might prefer the brand that the first rifle hated. Otherwise, wishing you all the best in your endeavors.

I grew up in Reno spent my youth just like you thanks for bringing back some good memories

A great tool to have when hunting with a scoped airgun is a collapsible mono pod rest, it allow to gun to move as you described while also giving you a really nice field rest.

Great video! It’s encouraging to see young people out enjoying shooting sports.

Fantastic video! Great job. Enjoyed watching it, and picked up a few pointers along the way. All the best 2U.

Nice shot man, I like that rifle too... I've got the gamo whisper fusion elite 22 and I love it!!!

I’m 21 I’ve been shooting pellet guns for a long time and I’ve always found them to be hard and inconsistent and after watching this I’ve been shooting for the last week and my accuracy has improved imensly

Hadn’t heard of an artillery hold before I’m going to try it out thanks

I already have a Crosman F4 for my varmint control. I protect my little bubbies in my yard from varmints. Very good tip on the Artillery Hold method. Yes it works due to the double recoil of the Nitro Piston. Slight surge forward followed instantaniously by the emense reverse recoil. Artillery Hold is the only way my friend. Good lesson here thanks ...

What an Outstanding young MAN! Shinning example for young and the little more dusty people like myself. May the Lord bless you and keep you safe in all you do. Peace.

Just come across your channel brilliant videos well trained and well mannered young man your dad must be a proud man keep up the good work fella

Thanks my friend. Lots of good advice here. Especially not holding the gun tight being a spring piston. Pretty common sense when you think about it....and I didn’t lol.

Good tight video that covers the basics. I have a Gamo Whisper Mach 1 in .22 that works very well and I hunt rabbits with. One area it could be better is the trigger. Fortunately, it has the adjustable CAT trigger. To shorten the second stage travel to where I want it, I need a 10 mm screw instead of the 8mm one Gamo includes with the rifle. There is a good RU-vid video that shows how to do it and equally importantly, how to test your rifle to make sure you have enough sear engagement so that it won't fire unintentionally if bumped or dropped.

I just picked up the Swarm Viper with the 10x gen3i loader can't wait to test it out!

Thanks for the review of the rifle. Excellent.

Thanks for the video I’ve been going crazy trying to get a good grouping. Thought it was my scope Worked perfect 👌🏽👍👍 Wish I could hunt rabbits here they are taking over.

Hi dude great vid keep them coming, you’re a credit to the shooting community. I live in New Zealand 🇳🇿 and love to get out and do a bit of rabbit 🐇 shooting my self with my Diana 350 Ntec in .22. Great rifle, very powerful & accurate. Awesome 😎👍🏻

Outstanding tip on the the hold. Thanks!

Great job man! Very informative and well shot video!

thanks, you saved my life, new pellet gun, and better way to shoot. I shoot a shit load of rabbits, squirrels. thank you very much. I also notice the heavier the grain the better the aim, I usually dont shoot over 25 yards. thanks again.

Good shot Adrian Jnr it sounded quite windy out there with your Dad. It is a nice looking air rifle and that barrel is something else too. I used to have a .177 cal air rifle and it had a wooden stock when i was 11/12 y.o great for bunnies and feral cats.

Great job, buddy !! Gamo is a really great brand. I own a few. I'm gonna try the hold you showed and congrats on the rabbit !

Dude you have a t.v. future doing these stories. Great job explaining the artillary hold. Thanks

that actually makes total sense I got a Ruger 22 and I can still feel that spring

I once had a Diana .177 single shot Spring rifle but I've graduated to a .177 cal weihrauch/pre-charged-pneumatic with a 16 shot magazine.....It's weighty but smooth and accurate....I've gotten GREAT results since owning it. 😊😊....great video, I got a good tip from watching it. 👊🏽

Great video . keep it up!. Also look at jsb pellets, not as hard alloy, very accurate.

Just got mine yesterday gonna use it this weekend thanks for the video

Omg IT WORKS. Just took two shots 10-15 meters away using the artillery hold and both shots touched each other and hit bullseye. Ty

thanks for the artillery hold. good tip for air rifle hunters

Thanks for describing the artillery hold. Its similar to the hold of a recurve or longbow (which I'm very familiar with) the pressure you put on your bow arm is stable but also light otherwise the energy you are releasing when you release the string can cause the bow to turn and I suppose it's similar to a spring powered rifle. Working against the pressure of the spring being released is like working against the force of a string being released. Makes total sense to me in that regard.

I like your style. Thanks for the tips

Great shooting kid, you're a good person and a great addition to the hunting community.

AWESOME shot , keep up the great videos .

Sin City Outdoors, I had seen your last video where you purchased the rifle and the reason that you aren't getting good groupings "yet" is because you have to allow the air rifle to be broken in, you're going to get "dieseling" from the gunk the factory uses in the compression chamber. That will subside when you have around 300-500 pellets through it. It isn't the rifle, all air rifles suffer from this break in period. The change in velocity (fps) from one pellet to the next will keep you from putting any more than 2 shots in one place, thus you will be chasing the scope adjustments till you get the break in period completed. Buy a 500ct tin of pellets and once its empty then make it a tack driver! And FYI you "don't" need to use the artillery hold for a IGT gas piston air rifle such as the Hornet Maxxim , you do however need to use the artillery hold for a Springer air rifle!!!! I bought a Remington Tyrant .177 and couldn't hit the side of a barn with it, so a few days later I returned it and bought a Crosman TR-77 Blackout .177 and the same thing, couldn't shoot it straight till I saw a video about using the artillery hold and it was unbelievable what a difference it made, still was off and on with the accuracy till I had about 400 pellets down the barrel but then it was a tack driver, and I'm sure once I can get a few hundred down the Gamo Hornet it will be the same I put a Leapers UTG on it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FtuGDpKlyYc.html

Great job young man. That is the way to do it

You do good work man, really good vidz. You're going to have an awesome future as a content creator. Thank you for the awesome vid.

I like to see smart young men doing good things. Good quality videos also. Congratultions.

Good job young man. Might just have to buy me one of those air rifles.

.177 punching a clean hole right through 1/4 inch board is damn impressive for 170$! Clean shots, good hunting and a great video!

Great job as always I love everything yall do thanks for the peaceful video and smiles sending yall some California love👊🙏😎

Excellent video! I have the same air rifle and was having a hard time hitting my targets and couldn't understand why until you talked about and demonstrated the artillery hold. If you don't mind me asking,where did you purchase the rifle case?

Very Nice video.; you did it very professional like the old dudes.

Just got into air rifles, this was a great video! Keep it up!

I think you proved yourself wrong. You took an excellent shot at that rabbit. And the rifle seems more than accurate for hunting situations. You made a great video, and very ethical decision on making sure your rifle was accurate before taking it into the field for the hunt. Great job👍

Being a young man that you are, I thought that was a really good video! Thanks.

Champ u gave an osssssssm info....about letting the recoil to happen smoothly

Very nice young man.. Your a good example to these young kids..

Great video Man Good grouping Technique but the Gamo Air rifles are made for hunting brother and you did great so dont put your own gun down keep using the Gamo for hunting and see how accurate you can become with it

A true Hunter! Respect from denmark 🇩🇰

Oh and for your Mom And Dad what a great job you have done with your kids may everyone strive to be a mother and father like yall such a great job with your kids congratulations 👊🙏😎

Thinks for sharing. When getting the gamo gun Its Will helping me for sur. Peace from morroco.

Thanks for the helpful tips. I really enjoyed it.

One practice you should always incorporate into the use of your air rifle is to hold the end of the barrel with one hand while loading the pellet into the barrel with the other (I do) because if the sear were to ever engage the barrel would slam shut taking the end of your finger clean off. It only has to happen once!

Very nice video and great stalking skills/shot!!

Thanks much for the info. This video was vary helpful to me, and that was a Great head shot.

Ill be damned. That got me to put 4 pellets in a quarter sized group at 25m. Great vid

Awesome And informative Video!!I Love my Gamo Varmint .177.These Break Barrels can kill pretty much any small to med (Fox,Beaver,Skunk) Annoying property Intruders at 30-40 yards and more once dialed in. One thing ppl usually complain about is the Scope(Scope Creep)Mine has a Recoil pin(Actually a screw) that I’m sure ppl don’t notice or read the full directions to tighten it.This 4x32 Gamo Scope isn’t top of the line but it’s above average.Im not putting a 500.00 Leupold Mil-Dot on a 120.00 Rifle.But you can find very good Scopes well under 75.00 if you want to upgrade.Great Video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻☘️☘️☘️💯💯

Well done...thank you for taking the time to make this an ethical hunt. No body likes the animal to suffer.

I have a gamo whisper that i bought almost 3 years ago came with gamo scope and is still very accurate it just takes time to line up

Very well made and explained thanks bud!

You help me So much with the air rifle stuff

I really needed this thank you SO much

Love your approach and enthusiasm. When I was your ago I got real dialed in with my RWS underlever .177 caliber air rifle. Could not keep a scope on it or if I did the recoil wrecked them. I did get real good with the factory open sights. A lot of fun especially when I was dropping some starlings out to 60 yards. One hint for shooting. Air guns of Arizona sent me a sampler set of pellets when I bought a FX airgun from them many years ago. Their house brand air rifle pellet , AOA Pellet was very good. Found out they were a JSB pellet that was branded by AOA. Since that day they have been pretty much my pellet of choice. A close second would be the Crossman Premiers. Find a variety and test to see what your gun prefers. You may be surprised. Perhaps you will too find a type and brand that will consistently make a tight breach seal and be more accurate. Good luck and have fun! ps: the JSB’s (of Chech manufacture). Are quality and well priced too.

perfect shot dude!

This was an excellent video, and I must say that for a young man, you sure impressed me with your camera presence and knowledge! Question. Is that the original scope that came with your rifle or did you swap it out for a better one?

Great video! Thanks a lot kid you're absolutely right.

mad respect for things like you said at the end of the video to make sure you have a clean kill shot and how you have a comfort zone ... awesome of you guys ... just like my dad taught me.. our dad's are kick ass and because of them we'll be kick ass dad's... respect to all the cool dad's out there !!!

I love to see youngsters your age doing stuff like this as I did at your age ...just a quick pointer of course it's your life your channel do you bro..any way growing up we ate what we killed . If we didn't we still cook it up for dog food...just somthing to think about a lil less waist if the meat..love your vids..keepem coming..

excellent shot, great video

Liked the video man keep it up

Gr8 video. Good info and production.

You are good at hunting 🦌 and fishing 🎣

I use a crosman phantom .22 and I can get one hole groups at thirty yards with Daisy wadcutters which are what it likes. You should be able to get similar size groups with your rifle. Try a whole bunch of different types of pellets to find out what the gun likes. Just found your channel and subbed. Good to see people your age hunting, I'd almost given up hope for your generation.

hey bro your a great shot!!💯

Yep, rabbits and hares are frigging everywhere here in the southwestern deserts. In fact, in this state (AZ) cottontail and jackrabbit (black-tailed and antelope) hunting is year-round, with a 10-per-day bag limit on cottontails and no limit on jacks. I believe California also has no limit on jacks, though I'm not 100% sure.