Umarex Gauntlet 2 .30 cal - New .30 Cal Slugs from Northern Precision

We want to thank Umarex for sending us the .30 cal G2 and these new slugs from Norther Precision. It’s no secret that we love the Gauntlet 2 .30 cal. With over 100 FPE on tap across 3+ magazines, it’s an ideal hunting airgun. With the addition of accurate slugs, the G2 can reach out to 100 yards with ease.
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[@macabespeed]

Can we have a link to your shirt

[@lastpro4438]

Respect for informing ppl about the pros and the cons of the G2.30. I haven't heard of Umerex addressing the barrel issue's, that shocks me with a company that big.

[@Chris-uo3rj]

Griffin .30 cal slugs slide in smooth like butter and shoot just as accurately as pellets out of the gauntlet .30

[@Britspence381]

Enjoyed the review, Rick, thanks for the honest, 'facts not fluff' info. Not a PCP owner yet, but absorbing the data you provide. 👌

[@user-sg6ib8xo2m]

Скорст какой?

[@gmanneod8085]

Rick thanks for demoing the slugs with the Gauntlet 2 .30 cal

[@terrywells3955]

Rick no fluff straight to the point

[@peanutbutterthunder88]

PLEASE make a video on the new U area gauntlet SL30!

[@r.echadwick6038]

I would love to see you compare the 30 Gauntlet VS AEA standard challenger 30 cal now regulated.

[@Laserwurks]

The 3 shot groups is great. I shoot 3 shot groups best of all. 5shot groups put stress on the last 2 shots

[@Laserwurks]

I see a lot of reviews on this same umarex 30 with insane tight groups. Your groups are horizontally stretch. The other guys groups were very tightly done with any pellets used. I think your just having a bad day. 😊 . I shot tighter groups with my Benjamin trail today.

[@supergreatairgunreviews]

I'd be more excited for slugs if they weren't so fucking expensive 😂

[@jerrelldavis7306]

Still cheaper than actual gun ammo lol 😂

[@supergreatairgunreviews]

@@jerrelldavis7306 Not really, you can get a box of .22lr 100 cci mini mags for like $10 which is cheaper than most slugs

[@jerrelldavis7306]

@@supergreatairgunreviews yea that is true I completely forgot about 22lr ammo ha I stand corrected lol

[@williamlewis2896]

I seen a l another guy shoot 60 or 70 gain and it was varmint Knockerz and they did very well out of the 30 cal.

[@SummerCrowfpv]

I’m shooting 49.5 gr slugs at 110 yards and I’m getting a 1 to 1.5 in group I found if you adjust the trigger to a very short travel with a very light break I get much better accuracy hajimoto sells a two stage trigger I’m planning to get should make it much better This thing hits like thors hammer. I use a drum mower skid plate as a back stop, it’s 1/8 in thick and convex in shape and even at 110 yards the slugs obliterate themselves. At 50 yards it leaves a dent in the steel. I love this gun

[@musclemechanix953]

Nsa slugs? Did you mess with the hammer spring?

[@SummerCrowfpv]

@@musclemechanix953 no I have not. I need a better chronograph before I do that. I only adjusted the trigger break point, and got rid of the long take up. I have also switched to the 65.5grain NSA slugs this improve accuracy at long range it is down to 1 inch at 200 yards but the hold over is insane at over 18 moa which is the most my scope has marked they still hit hard enough to obliterate the pellet on a steel target

[@MrTruth76]

I bought some Nielsen specialty ammo for my .25 gauntlet and tried to single load one and it got stuck when I tried to close the bolt. My new .25 mags (old ones broke) it fit perfectly. They’re soft lead so should I be worried about sending one through? I think they’re 38.5 grain. Thanks for any input. Great review btw

[@jonathanhembree5890]

I gotta get a gauntlet 30!!!

[@davidhagerman7165]

The 70 grain you had 3 go through the same hole. I think it required a few shoots to lead the barrel. May want to shoot more than five slugs.

[@chainbenwa2713]

I agree lol the gun was just starting to settle to the 70’s those last 3 def went sub-moa

[@calebchristensen900]

For those that are number freaks, I did a pseudo shot string with the 60 gr's. We're looking at an avg of 910 fps, with a fpe= 110. low shot 870., high of 926. however, the majority of the shots are between 926-914; which puts your fps and fpe at 920.54 and 113 respectively. Which is more then plenty for your nutria to Red Fox/Raccoon sized small game; even up to Javelina sized game if you limit yourself to headshots. Here in Texas where I Live, all game animals and fur bearers require you to have a min of a 30 cal that pushes 215 fpe. Which I wish they'd re-look at, and break it down by avg weight and min fpe. ie: furbearers like raccoon that'll be 15-25 lbs, would require a min of 60fpe at the muzzle. Coyotes are around 30lbs, so a 90fpe airgun would be more then plenty.

[@luciankristov6436]

Im betting the jamming of the slugs into the rifling is causing leading. Its more then likely going to change the POI. This should absolutely be addressed by umarex. Im definitely wanting one but im going to wait and see if they address this in an updated version

[@wildrangeringreen]

why would that cause leading? bullets are supposed to be groove sized +/- .001". Umarex isn't going to "fix" anything with that; why would they modify the barrels on everything, when it's only an issue for people who predominantly shoot certain bullets (believe it or not, most people are still using Diabolo's with these)? The solution is to take the barrel off the action and use a hand reamer to deepen the throat to accommodate the nose of the bullet you're using. 7/A adjustable hand reamer (.281"-.312") is $26

[@reeseleary4383]

There is a video of a guy how drilled the opening so the slugs fit way better and alot of interesting things for the trigger etc

[@visamedic]

@@reeseleary4383. Drilled 😳. I know Hajimoto does something to the bore. I’m assuming polishing

[@FYMM69]

i was seriously considering purchasing this same gun to throw slugs but wow what a huge disappointment thanks for the honest review plus the fact we cant fill with a standard CF air bottle to 250bar, that doesnt work for most gunners

[@cray-z7404]

Will it shoot accurately 100-200 yards 🤔

[@user-sr7hj1zi8l]

I am interested in your gun-rest. will you give me info about it? where I can get one?

[@mattfriedman689]

When you have to jam the slug into the breach so hard like that , does it hurt accuracy by damaging the slug ?

[@AirGunWeb]

It hasn’t seemed to. I would love to get a reamer and make it another 1/8” deeper. I need to get with Haji on it. Cheers AGW

[@dougiefresh3767]

Great vid Rick! I was just looking that gun up and it says it's a .298 barrel. Thats why I'm thinking it's so snug pushing those slugs in. Although I like the fpe output I don't like how you have to waste a couple of shots before you shoot for groups. That gun just doesn't seem to be consistent to me.

[@macabespeed]

truth

[@lastpro4438]

No that's not the reason. Ur fighting the rifling too soon like he said. Fixed mine with a drill and sand paper

[@dougiefresh3767]

@@lastpro4438 either way you shouldn't have to do any of that shhh you did. Like I said that gun is inconsistent... Barrel, regulator, weight balance, air leaks. It goes on and on. They fix all that then they may have something.

[@dougiefresh3767]

@@lastpro4438 oh yeah and if that wasn't the case then why would the heavier longer bullets push into the breech a lot easier? They probably sized them to that barrel.

[@EmilEscalante-wz9we]

Hello I have a gauntlet 30. I over tighten the hammer spring and now the tank won't fill with air. What do you think is wrong with it? I'm from belize.

[@michaelvasquez3995]

Loosen it back

[@robertrmckerrow1111]

Nice shirt! 🤣

[@reeseleary4383]

I just got my g3 and looking for a good moderator? There is so many any good info thats not crazy expensive.

[@AirGunWeb]

Look into a the 0DB from Airguns of Arizona. Cheers AGW

[@markmtbrider]

What portable compressor can you recommend to fill the beast?

[@AirGunWeb]

There are several that I could recommend. Let me pull together a list. Maybe I’ll do a video on it. Cheers AGW

[@garrywaters7190]

will the hatsan bt65 carnivore 30 cal shoot slugs?

[@GovtWatchdog]

From what I understand, the .30 and the .35 are both really traditional hollow base pellet only rifles when it comes to the Hatsan BT65 Carnivore. Round ball and slugs don’t chamber well and shoot wildly in the rifle from what I’ve seen.

[@SuperGlenn1966]

Can the barrel be machined or sent back for machining to Umarex?

[@reedsilvesan2197]

Have you 'shot in ' the barrel? It takes 2 to 3 hundred rounds before a barrel starts to shoot well. Also a good scope can make a huge difference. Hawke vantage scopes are excellent pcp scopes for the money.

[@gmsantafeairgunner2169]

🎯👍🎯

[@reedsilvesan2197]

Slugs don't impress me, I tried some. They did not group as well as pellets. My G2 in .30 with Hades 44 grain pellets, (the rifles preferred pellet) after breaking in the barrel, and adjusting the hammer is shooting 7 shot groups at 50 yards that I can cover with a dime, and not see a hole at all. The FX 44 grain run a close 2nd. It's running 1005 to 1010 fps. at about 105 ft/lbs. I'm shooting 3 magazines, 7 shots each before I reload and refill the tank, there isn't enough air left for another magazine at that point. It doesn't get much better than that.

[@Matt-yi2ir]

I want a gauntlet 30 cal

[@robertrmckerrow1111]

👍🏼🤟🏼🐿🤟🏼👍🏼

[@bigearl8687]

Put a polygonal barrel in the gauntlet and it might be alright....

[@raven69600]

Baby’s got power, but the bolt action can be a problem

[@bigearl8687]

Where are the dome round nose slugs? I hunt deer n hogs, hollow points don't do it for me

[@SummerCrowfpv]

I use the Nielsen specialty ammo 49.9 hollow point slugs for hunting coyotes with my gauntlet 30, it drops them in their tracks at 100-120 yards no problem

[@TheMrodla]

Inside barrel, ammo to close the frame, leaks air at air tank you first get that rifle,

[@heithwatkins]

🍺🍿👍

[@cray-z7404]

Will this gun shoot 150yds

[@JETHO321]

Of course it will.

[@cray-z7404]

@@JETHO321 dou own this particular rifle ? I want a rifle that can accurately shoot a deer 🦌 at 150yds 🎯 with headshot and have enough KE & FPE to penetrate the skull at that range ! Will this rifle live up to those tasks & make ethical kill shots 🤔

[@chainbenwa2713]

@@cray-z7404 probably so but that’s a pretty hard shot on a moving animal at that range.

[@bayonne]

Almost every review video I have seen on this gun shows problems feeding slugs into the breach. When is Umarex going to address this problem, you should Not have to force a 44.5g slug into the breach. I have held off on buying this gun because of that reason....among a couple other reasons.

[@kmom777]

Lets be honest this gun cannot shoot slugs out of the box the chepest kral arms is doing tight group on 100 yards with any slug. This is probabbly a chocked barrel for pellets only.

[@gotstuffman1]

I bought this gun and it LEAKS straight from the factory. Dont be fooled people it will not hold air. It was not tested from the FACTORY.. I own 3 Gaunlet rifles and will never buy another Umarex again. I have not been able to find a o ring kit to fix this problem .The bolt action is not smooth as it should be .I put the gun in my closet and has never been used again. I would return the gun but it is a pain in the butt to return any rifle. Umarex needs to fix this problem.

[@calisav223]

Three clicks right for God's sake! for all of us babe. LOL drives me crazy to watch

[@TheMrodla]

Theirs a guy doing video, that's saying and providing that gauntlet gen 2 is a piece of shit,

[@itsnotom]

I'd be worried about breaking the bolt handle off as hard as it is to load the fx. I wouldn't use them