Gamo 10X hollow point pellets.

So that's the end of the 10x pellets I'm guessing. No point in paying for inferior quality to shoot worse.

Did some accuracy testing at 10m with these Gamo 10X 7.56gr hollow point at a low power setting of 4,5FPE, and also did comparison groups with the Air Chief match flat nosed pellet 8.18gr, the JSB express 7.87gr and the standard JSB 8.44gr exact.

Haven’t managed to get to a 30m range to test grouping at 12fpe yet, but today I did some low power testing with these gamo 10X hollow points on a rabbit carcas. Testing was done at 10m, power is around 4.5fpe.
I tested 2 head shots and 2 heart/lung shots. What I was interested in was will the hollow point expand at low power levels, and how deep will it penetrate?

The two head shots did not exit the head which is good news. It might be handy one day to have a pellet/rifle combo that can accurately brain a rabbit and not exit its head 🤔.
Anyway, one pellet was recovered under the skin on the far side of the head, and the other was found in the brain.
They showed very slight expansion.

Of the two body shots, I only recovered one pellet, but neither exited the body (the other was simply lost somewhere in the rabbit and it was cold outside and I’d had enough of digging around looking for it and wanted to get back inside). The recovered one was under the skin on the far side but took a fairly short route to get there.

My thoughts on these pellets so far are that I’m still impressed with them.
I think at low power, sub 5fpe, they would be excellent pellets for ratting, and for close range bird work.
And for $17 for a tin of 500, they seem to be a bargain.

I still need to test at higher power levels (12fpe) for 30m and 40m grouping, and if they can hold a decent group they might replace my beloved Exacts 8.44‘s


Two pellets on left recovered from head, pellet on right recovered from under skin of chest.

Edited by RangerPete - 15 Sep 2023 at 3:48pm

Quote from a review
Although it’s a rare occurrence, multi-shot magazines may not cycle properly if the pellets are too long and therefore protrude beyond the face of the magazine.

Hollowpoint ammo like the Gamo 10X will have a shorter overall length compared with a similar pellet with a regular domed head, therefore reducing or even eliminating the chance of it fouling the mechanism.


Edited by kruzaroad - 01 Sep 2023 at 9:47pm

Nice review. Always appresiate actual animaltesting myself.
Trufully I'd be hell surprised if you didn't just get a good tin.
But hopefully they have upped thier game. Arnt the 10x a shorter pellet made for thier mag system.
Good results for sure.