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.

6/17/20: As another informed me the problem I am seeing is called blow back. Meaning: The pistol will fire off a few shots, then from the CO2 gas (creates frost), the gun will misfire/not shoot until it warms up inside. It worked perfect when brand new, but now I'm lucky to get 4-5 shots off before it freezes up. **PS: I live in Arizona, it's not cold here**. Save your money and buy another.6/8/20 Update: Not sure if others have seen this issue, but yesterday I did some rapid fire (about 14 shots) and the gun would not shout any further. Discovered the CO2 was freezing up the mechanization. Tried a new CO2 cartage same, would not shoot. Left the gun warm up (15 Mins) and it was okay after that. But a bit upsetting as I live in AZ and it was 95F outside. Does anyone have any comments?I haven't owned a pellet gun for years, but after moving to Arizona I discovered my area is just loaded with rabbits that think the plants are just a salad bar for them. When I purchased this pellet gun really no reviews on Amazon but did locate some good ratings from Gamo's web site so I purchased the pistol.The pistol is 90%+ plastic, some metal components inside. Although the surface is all plastic, I have to admit it's a very good high temperature material and is very comfortable to hold also looks good. Seems to be well made.Accuracy: Pretty good, seems to shoot a little high than the sights (sights are fixed) but keeping that in mind, pellets do not stray left or right. Shot my first rabbit the other day from 35-40 feet. Fired off 4 rounds and hit him with 2. Gamo suggests using standard .177 pellets with a short shirt. I am using Gamo .177 pellets with a pointed tip. Easy to load pellets and CO-2 cartridges. Have shot 24 pellets and still plenty of CO-2 left (Gamo suggests 45~50 shots per cartage).Noise: Sounds like a 22 on the first few rounds (full CO-2 Cartage), but quiets down after that.Load: 16 rounds per load (need to reverse the cartage holding the pellets after 8 shots). But not bad as you can fire off 8 pellets pretty fast.Overall: Really pretty nice for a $45.00 pellet pistol. I would have rate it 5 stars if it wasn't all plastic on the surface.