Gamo Bone Collector C-15 Blowback CO2 Air Pistol

This was my Christmas present and I love it. It looks and feels great. I was surprised with the power behind it. My kids and grandkids tried it and loved it. My grandson got him one too.

The pellet pistol was great as long as I didn't put the co2 cylinder in. First thing, I couldn't turn the knob to break the seal on the co2 cylinder. After t I got the cylinder loaded in, I couldn't get the plastic pellet holder in the handle.

The shear power of this pistol using just BBs is amazing. Haven't tried pellets yet so can't say anything on them, but spot on targeting out of the package using BBs. The double sided mag and quick release button allows for fast reloads. On the center top of each side of the mag, there is an embedded magnet for helping with the loading of each BB. Just be careful moving the mag around after it's loaded as the BBs can easily fall out of their chambers if jarred around. While I have not tried pellets in it yet, I do see the chambers are shallow so long pellets or pointed tip pellets would probably not work, especially if they stick out past the edge of the plastic once loaded. I did load a pointed tip pellet in the mag to show this in the images. I do not have any flat or domed pellets so I can not test their ability to fire or show them. Once I get some, I may update this review. BTW, the type of pellets it takes is posted on the side under the slide, as seen in the images. The only real flaw I see is the back of the handle where the plastic cover for the CO2 runs down and meets the metal part on the bottom. The bottom part is supposed to stop your hand from hitting the area where the CO2 lock is and has an open end so the mag for the BBs/Pellets is easily accessible. While it does this well, it causes issues with my big hands. When I grip the pistol tightly while taking a shot, my palm makes the cover pop off. This causes the plastic part on the rear of the handle to slide down, causing issues with targeting if it happens while lining up a shot. It may be just due to my large hands, but either way, that cover pops off way too easily. It could use a more secure way of holding it in place. If this issue were to be fixed, I could see this getting a five star rating because this gun is amazing.

Perfect for plinking the magazine is magnetic

Yeah, the pistol looks and feels great. But, unfortunately, that's as far as it goes. I'm a very good pistol shot but I'm having far too many shots that are not showing up on target and there's no way to tell if it's because the pellet fell out before it loaded or it was a legitimate miss. The trigger pull is far to long and then too heavy at the end of the pull. It's not realistic. Finally, the magazine jammed on the seventh round of eight shots and there appears to be no way to access it to remove it. It's still well under warranty but I would rather apply the shipping cost to a new pistol that works. I expected more from GAMO.

Fair price and expected performance

First off and most importantly the trigger pull is awesome 2 stage light and crisp, unlike most gas pistols on the market, and it's actually by far the most accurate gas pistol I've ever owned even though it's a smooth bore I've actually bought this gun ,only because it was stolen from me

FPS is high, accuracy is above average, loudness is probably 7/10 (with 10 being the loudest). Great, compact size. One huge flaw...the magazine release button is smack dab in the middle of the area you place your hands/fingers to fire the pistol. The button only takes a light touch, so when you squeeze the trigger the magazine will occasionally slide right out the bottom. I had to pick it up off the ground 3 times while shooting my first magazine. If that were corrected, this would be a great pellet pistol...