Gamo PT-85 Blowback

I have loaded a CO2 Cartridge in it and it kept it's Pressure for more than 4 Months before I fired it! NO LEAKS! When fired, the slide moves backwards, cocking the Hammer and then forward for the next pellet to be fired. The only very 'Minor Issue' is the Thumb Safety which is Not Ambidextrous! It looks like it is, but the Left Side Thumb 'Safety Lever', does not function! (See photos) Only the Right Side Thumb Safety works (For a Right Handed Shooter this is good, for the Left-Handed shooter it's not so good,) and it is a "2-Operation" Lever. 1st: Slide the top of the Lever backwards, Towards the Operator. 2nd: Now you can Slide the Front of the Lever UP, to Fire the gun, which is when the "RED Safety Dot" appears. I am mostly a Right-Handed shooter and 70+yrs old, so this took me some time to get used to, but it’ an Easier Operation for me by using 2-hands, to release to Safety, and again, this is a MINOR Issue. Remember, this “Blow-Back” Top Slide moves Back when fired, so Keep your Free Hand Away from the Rear of the Slide! All-in-All this Pellet Pistol is a Great Buy for a Great Looking and Operating Pellet Pistol. This is a Fantastic Tool for Training Purposes! --- WARNING! --- The View from the 'Business' End (Muzzle) of this Pellet Pistol LOOKS AND FEELS Like a REAL 9mm or 380cal Firearm! No Orange/Red Muzzle! From 2 feet or more away, from any angle, this Pistol LOOKS REAL, so NO JOKING AROUND with it!! THE 2 MOST Important Gun/Weapon Handling Rules to Remember are; 1)ALL “GUNS”, Toys, BB/Pellet or REAL Firearms are ALWAYS Handled/Treated as LOADED! 2)NEVER POINT ANY GUN AT ANYTHING YOU DO NOT WANT TO KILL OR DESTROY! I highly recommend this Pistol! So Have Fun!

This is the first day i have had the gun. When i got the gun i was surprised at how heavy it was. It has a metal slide and some sort of plastic/polymer frame. I believe all of the internals are metal. The first time i shot the gun, being used to non-blowback pellet guns, i was surprised by the kick. I would compare the force of the kick close to a .22 long rifle. The blowback uses CO2 to function so you aren't able to get as many shots per CO2 cartridge as a non blowback. i got about 50 shots per cartridge. I shot a soda can from about 40 feet away with easy. The gun is accurate and seems to be pretty powerful. I was using gamo match ammo, not the PBA raptor ammo. They went right through the can and stuck into the plywood behind it. Their are a few things i don't like. The safety is kind of a pain to turn off. To turn on the safety you just have to push it down so that's easy. The slot that's open on the bottom for the magazine shows the knob that you turn to tighten the CO2 cartridge which isn't a big deal i just don't like it. I also dont like that the magazine is plastic and cheep feeling. i had a problem with the gun not firing but it was partially my fault. I wanted to see how many shots i could get with one cartridge, as the pressure got low the gun stopped firing pellets. So i tired to release the mag but it wouldn't come out, the trigger was locked back and the hammer was back. I took out the CO2, switched the gun off safe reset the trigger by lightly pushing it forward and put the gun back of safe which automatically decocks the hammer. Then i was able to get the mag to come out. But other than that i love the gun so far!! I got an NCstar tactical light for the gun from Amazon which fit well on the gun and was really bright and seemed solidly build. Great gun and very fun to shoot! Highly recommend!

This is a super cool pellet gun, I was so happy when I got it. What a value for the price, heavy solid feel and clever magazine system. Would have been better if it came with two magazines. My only initial issue was the slide, it's quite flimsy feeling, compared to the rest of the build. Love the bottom rail mount, I put a flashlight/laser on it, so cool and it worked pretty well. BUT....on the first CO2, after about 20 shots, it jammed up, so badly it was cocked, with the trigger stuck fully engaged, magazine completely jammed in place--nowhere to go from here. The issue with this pistol is that when this happens, there is no way to clear out the jam, you just don't have any access to the jammed pellet. You are then forced to go on Youtube and find the excellent video someone made showing how to completely dismantle the gun, remove the jam, and put it back together again. Not rocket science, but it took 30 minutes (would be faster the 2nd time) and involves punching out pins, one of which was REALLY stuck in there, getting grease all over you, etc. I did this, and was happy again when it fired a couple of test pellets (new CO2, obviously) successfully. THEN--pellet #3 didn't fire, but instead jammed up again the exact same way. Unbelievable! So, it was not a CO2 issues. the barrel was completely clear. The magazine worked fine. This gun just has a terminal flaw, and no easy fix. DO NOT BUY THIS GUN. It's a real shame, but it would be better to spend more money on a better product, I need to find one. Meanwhile, Amazon was amazing and refunded me on the gun. I am only sharing this here to warn others away.