Gamo P-430 Dual Pellet/BB Air Pistol air Pistol

I own this CO2 gun for over a year and I really like it for it’s ability to shoot pellets and BBs. The gun is very light weight in the hands and shoots extremely fast to where I can’t see the BBs fly out of the pistol. I kept thinking if shots have been fired or am I shooting dry? Haha The gun is very accurate, but you have to compensate for the downwards of the gun when pulling the trigger. There is no recoil, so the gun doesn’t bounce when the trigger is pulled, compensating for the finger pull; expect to be shooting further down from the target. I kept three extra magazines so reloading is much faster. Each magazine holds 2 sets of 8 Bbs in a revolver style, holding 16 BBs/pellets total. It’s very easy to empty half the mag and having to flip it around which isn’t my preference for shooting airsoft; less reloads the better. Reloading can be tedious because you can’t pour the BBs into the magazine, but instead place each individual BB or Pellet into a revolver style slot.The construction is plastic on the outside and metal on the inside. It’s fairly easy to insert a CO2 cartridge, but expect to use tools when screwing it in place, unless you have very strong fingers. Each CO2 cartridge will last about 100 BBs or Pellets which is considerably good.I never had to deal with BBs jamming or misfires, so I’d say it’s reliable to use for target practice and efficient enough to use where you’re not draining your pockets by buying CO2 cartridges. I left one in for months and hardly notice a drop in pressure. I wouldn’t recommend this, but just a perspective of how well it can hold gas pressure inside the gun.I would definitely recommend as a first CO2 entry level pistol, but not as your “go-to.” I prefer a CO2 pistol with weight, realistic trigger pull, and a faster way of reloading the mag.Hope this helps with your purchase and ALWAYS remember your gun safety rules:1. Treat Every Gun as if it was loaded.2. Never point the muzzle towards anything you’re not willing to destroy3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your eyes are on the sights and ready to fire.4. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.This is not a toy. It’s a CO2 gun; treat it with respect as if it was a real firearm.

The trigger is a bit clunky but it has no negative effect on accuracy. The gun is surprisingly accurate. With 10.5 grain pellets and a fresh cartridge at 10 meters, I've been getting quarter-sized groupings. As far as power - I don't have a Chrono but at 10 meters it easily punctures 2-liter bottles of soda with the same pellets.Something to remember - when tightening the screw to puncture the cartridge make sure you tighten it firmly otherwise the hole in the CO2 cartridge will be too small which will affect your ability to take shots in quick succession.As far as the sights, they are very hard to get on target. White nail polish or a brightly colored marker helps. I have glow-in-the-dark tape that I attached to the front and rear sight to make them easier to locate.My only issue has been accidentally pressing the magazine release button. It's not a knock on the gun as the button has a hair trigger and the mag flies out with oomph! I just seem to press it every time I touch the gun. It was frustrating in the beginning but now it's pretty funny.All-in-all it's a cool little air gun if you can find it for around $40.Remember, you can't diesel a CO2.

Update:My second order of this gun is very, very different from the first. The barrel is completely loose. It's rattling around inside so zeroing this gun is impossible. What even is QA? But on a gun this cheap, I STILL can't complain (much).Update to the update: I created a Frankenstein's monster. I cannibalized the barrel and mounts from the first gun, since it had zero vibration and was able to shoot fairly accurate from the first go.This solved the problem. If you notice barrel movement or you can't get reliable grouping, reach out to Gamo for support.The seal on this second gun is holding up better than the first, and I've had no issues using Gamo CO2. crosman CO2 split, and was leaking inside the gun. Very dangerous situation, so I recommend sticking with only Gamo CO2 in this gun also. Premier Hollow Points seem to pack the most punch as far as pellets go, while Gamo pellets seem best for hunting (a bit more reliable on accuracy.I STILL highly recommend this gun, even buying a couple, because at this price you simply can not find anything with this velocy.I sincerely hope Gamo comes out with a metal body version of this, with adjustable sights in a compact form. That's my dream air pistol, even if I lose a bit of velocity. (Don't add blowback, that's just silly on this platform when it performs so well as it is).Original review:This is THE CHEAPEST HIGHEST VELOCITY air pistol on the market.I read all the reviews, so I knew the first thing to expect was a broken mag — that never actually happened to me, but I still have two spares which makes plinking that much more fun.I also knew the main seal on this is not a quality seal, so I expected that to fail too, and boy did it. The entire seal was ruptured after only a few times of using it. You can buy a captain o-ring .177/.22/.25 o-ring rebuild kit and you’ll have what you need to fix it.Mine broke, but it was the plastic clip that holds the black plastic in place for the magazine. Kinda bummed, but it was my own fault.When you get this gun, take a Phillip’s head and fully disassemble it. Clean everything really, really well, then lubricate all of the moving parts and seals. It comes from the factory with a weird zinc like residue that normally builds up after firing lead pellets. After you clean it and put it back together (you remembered to just swap out the seal, right?) you should be good to go.This gun never froze up on me, and aside from me breaking it, the only issue I saw was that it can lock the co2 canister into place if you fire it too rapidly, which will make it a pain to dislodge the co2 canister. Use a blow dryer gently warm it and it will dislodge itself. A simple fix for this would be to “bore out” the chamber for the co2 to allow for those shifts in temperature and if you’re brave enough, I highly recommend you do it.