Best scope for a Gamo Swarm Magnum .22 ?

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   So this is by way of an introduction also.I'm a more mature (which means near fossil stage) guy that's looking to continue hunting, but only with an air rifle.  I've previously, for well over 50 years, been a hunter and also in pest management and I'm looking to have some fun with air and also harvest small game for food gathering purposes.   I started with airguns as a 8 year old keeping seed eaters off our gardens with a Milbro 45, all 450 fps of it and then was gifted a BSA Meteor, far superior and way more distance and power.
I've kind of settled on the rifle, though there is room, given insight, to modify that however I've had Gamo before for vineyard pest control and, even though that was quite some time ago, their product has always been reliable and purposeful.   Tell me I'm wrong and why, please.
The real question is scope choice. I'm thinking 4-12 x mag and somewhere between 40 -50 ml objective lens sizes.
There are packages available from Gun City with their Ranger scope, but I'm a bit suss about their own branded stuff after several dealings over many years with them, and I'm thinking there maybe better options for the same or even a little more dollars?
Any ideas, please??

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Ashman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 5 hours 5 minutes ago Location: Christchurch Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ashman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Best scope for a Gamo Swarm Magnum .22 ? Posted: 4 hours 52 minutes ago at 4:08pm
	So this is by way of an introduction also. I'm a more mature (which means near fossil stage) guy that's looking to continue hunting, but only with an air rifle. I've previously, for well over 50 years, been a hunter and also in pest management and I'm looking to have some fun with air and also harvest small game for food gathering purposes. I started with airguns as a 8 year old keeping seed eaters off our gardens with a Milbro 45, all 450 fps of it and then was gifted a BSA Meteor, far superior and way more distance and power. I've kind of settled on the rifle, though there is room, given insight, to modify that however I've had Gamo before for vineyard pest control and, even though that was quite some time ago, their product has always been reliable and purposeful. Tell me I'm wrong and why, please. The real question is scope choice. I'm thinking 4-12 x mag and somewhere between 40 -50 ml objective lens sizes. There are packages available from Gun City with their Ranger scope, but I'm a bit suss about their own branded stuff after several dealings over many years with them, and I'm thinking there maybe better options for the same or even a little more dollars? Any ideas, please??

nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: 09 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 1104	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 46 minutes ago at 5:14pm
	Hello and welcome to the forum. Ive had very good success with the Nicko Stirling Mountmaster 3-9x40 AO scope on my very powerful Hatsan. It has no problem handling the recoil. I have found hunting with that mag scope is fine. Wouldnt want to go to much higher as it makes it harder to locate your traget especially at night. Gamos have very bad triggers and a lot of people dont like them. They are also not made very well and are considered entry level. But they will get the job done once you find a pellet it likes. I wouldnt be looking at the most powerful thing on the planet because they shoot all over the place. A nice 800-900fps in .177 or 6- 700 od in .22 will make a nice easy to shot rifle.
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kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2838	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 30 minutes ago at 6:30pm
	Hey welcome aboard. Price if your buying it new. They cost to much for what they are. You can pick up a higher quality non magnum second hand gun for same price. I picked up a diana ar8 for less than new gamo magnium. It a magnum and shoots extremely well, but is better built rifle. Gamos are light and jump a lot, takes a bit to master. Ive gone for a set focal plain 3-9×40 Which i find ample out 100m for magnification at 3×. Still running it through the will be handel and an air rifle,but few hundred pellets in its holding. Find it much easier for hunting