Hammerli 850 AirMagnum

Enjoy it, it's a great rifle

Pros
Very nicely designed, balanced and easy to use.

Cons
i's great as is

Well built and accurate.

Pros
Quite and accurate.

Cons
None

It took awhile but finally some one recognized a unpolished gem hiding in the Hammerli 850 and decided to bring it to life! This marriage of the handcrafted beech Minelli stock and the 850 action creates a true master piece! And yes, it shoots just as good as it looks! Hope the minds behind this one look to add similar improvements to other models.

Pros
Looks like a artist master piece! Shoots just as good as it looks. The included 12g adapter is a nice choice for this gun and in my opinion it add a little more matching "bling" to the customized look.

Cons
Would be nice to include a listing of compatible suppressors.

Well made rifle, design is excellent. I use RWS or JSB domed pellets , feed and loading has been
perfect with these pellets. No jams. When cycling bolt, make sure you bring it back all the way to
ensure rifle is cocked, If it wants to spring forward you havent got it cocked yet. The bolt is a little
stiff but it should smooth out with use. Load mags by pushing in until oring catches pellet around waist

Wanted something to get my wife interested in airgun shooting,she was put off by having to cock the break barrels every time and pcp's are not an option. This gun is just right! It's accurate - she shot a same hole ragged group with it at fifteen yds first time out - and it handles well, being a lightweight carbine. While not super powerful,the co2 lasts long enough to keep her interest,without the hassles of tanks or too much wasted gas,getting about 80 good quality shots from the two co2 cartridges,and about 40 from one,and even as it's running low on power it's still shooting down the middle. And it's just one of the coolest looking guns out there with the Minelli stock and short barrel! It's just plain fun to shoot!

Pros
lightweight,good looking,fun

Cons
none. buy it.

this rifle is a pleasure to shoot,can use in backyard with silencer,very accurate,not too crazy about plastic stock but for the price I'll takebit

Pros
good quality,fun to shoot,not too loud with silencer

Cons
plastic stock

I bought the Hammerli 850 .22 and I absolutely love shooting this gun. I researched different options for days and settled on this one because there's no cocking or pumping required. I feel shooting targets should be enjoyable and not a workout. And being in Louisiana where it's often warm and moist the least amount of effort required to shoot the better. This gun is accurate and is a breeze to shoot. Out of the box the sights are perfect. At 30 yards I'm knocking down the rat on the run - https://www.airgundepot.com/air-venturi-rat-on-the-run-target.html (awesome target BTW) a good bit and rarely miss the rat when not hitting dead center. This may not sound impressive on the surface but at 30 yards that sweet spot is merely a blur of a yellow dot. Another reason for getting this gun was because it comes with open sights and not a scope. When searching I sought out guns that had open sights because I think there's more challenge to it. I've shot one air cartridge in 2 shooting sessions so far which yielded plenty enough shots. I used Pelgun oil on the tip and threads of the cartridge when installing it. I shot 130 pellets the first session and didn't want to waste the Co2 so I left the cartridge in the gun. The intention was to shoot the second session the following weekend but that turned into three weekends. The gun fired perfectly for another 50 shots or so until the air loss was getting noticeable. Even then the accuracy was good and it still had enough oomph to knock down that stinkin' rat. Four other family members also shot this gun (novices) and after a few attempts were decent shots. But most importantly they were smiling the whole time and enjoying themselves without breaking a sweat. And to me that's what this is all about.

Airgun Depot was also awesome. The gun shipped extremely fast and arrived before its expected time. UPS didn't show until 8 or so and I was pacing the house anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new toy. I was not let down.

Pros
So far everything. The quality of this gun is outstanding. There's a reason it's been around as long as it has. No pumping or breaking barrels (perfect - if you're kind of lazy and just want to shoot let the Co2 do the work) 8 shot magazine Extremely comfortable Excellent open sights I bought the Benjamin 400 count pellet assortment and they all shot well

Cons
Being VERY picky I'd have to say loading the pellets into the magazine. You cannot push the pellets in far enough if you've got normal human sized hands. No problem though, I cut a few pieces of a wooden dowel which is perfect to seat the pellets all the way in. Again - this is really really looking for something. It's not a big deal at all. Just know you might need a tool to seat the pellets completely.

With the name Hammerli, I should have expected an accurate rifle, but this thing is crazy! I use targets with ten bulls eyes, so I don't have to change them as often, and after three shots I go to the next one as the pellets are going through the same hole. I mounted a high end scope on it because the gun is more accurate than my eyesight is. All of my other pellet guns are single shot, so having an eight shot clip is really nice. If I had only known how great this gun was, I could have saved a lot of money buying other ones that are more expensive, but not as "user friendly". I did have to modify my pellet trap as the power level was damaging the steel deflector plate. Great gun!

Pros
Everything!

Cons
It makes you look stupid for spending all that money on high end guns.

I purchased this rifle from AGD on 12/11/17 in .177 cal and it shoots almost as straight as a pcp at up to 40 yds. That is amazing considering outside temperature was about 48-52* F. I was hitting close to 1/2 inch ctc consistently at about 60-70 shots until the wind picked up to about 15-26 mph then the pellets started to drift a bit. After the wind died down a little I was getting 1/2 inch ctc again for about 40-45 more shots. Because of its accuracy and consistency you tend to forget you a shooting a co2 gun and not a pcp despite velocities at around 745 FPS with 7.3gr JSB pellets.

The gun feels excellent to hold and aim and you feel you can hit your target at any distance. This gun thinks it is an FX Impact. Just mount a good scope sight in your target at about 35-40 yds wait till outside temperature hits 80-85* F and there is no way you can miss. Only downside is its low 8-9 ft lbs of energy to kill sparrows and chipmunks but probably not squirrels.

When warmer temperatures rise to 80-85*F as it is in the warm months of July and August and light winds I know I can confidently take out sparrows and chipmunks at up to 40 yds with this rifle. All you need to do is stock up on plenty of 88g co2 canisters and fire away and mostly likely you will be bagging pounds of chipmunks and sparrows.

Pros
Excellent aim and shouldering Lightweight Accuracy at up to 40 yds with no wind High consistent velocity and shot count at up 150 shots flying at 700-750 FPS if you wait about a minute between shots No gun powder residue to clean of barrel Excellent bang for your buck when compared to shooting gunpowder and ammo

Cons
If only it can House a larger co2 canister so you dont have to change it after about 150-160 shots Why didnt I discover this sooner

Well made, very accurate. Feels good and shoots nicely.

Pros
Adjustable trigger.

Cons
No iron sights