If you’re looking for the Best Umarex Air Rifles in 2025, you’ve come to the right place. Umarex produces high-quality air rifles that deliver precision, power, and innovation. Whether you’re into target shooting, plinking, or small game hunting, finding the right gun can make all the difference. In this guide, we’ll break down the Best Umarex Air Rifles of the year, highlighting their top features and what makes them stand out.
1. Umarex Hammer Carbine Fill Probe Ruger Explorer Air Rifle
Highlight: The Hammer Carbine is the shorter, lighter brother of the full-size Umarex Hammer, at 6.75 inches shorter and 0.8 pounds lighter.
Constructive Review: Very pleased with the quality for this price. Arrived in great condition. Open sights are tight and sighted ok. Mounted a Beeman 4×32 spare scope. Shooting 3/4″ group at 17 yards with CPHP and Daisy flat-nosed cheap pellets, 7.9 gr. Very easy cocking. Very fun. Pellets fit tight and do as well as my RWS Superdomes, which fit looser for some reason.
Can not explain why, but my magnum springer is the opposite as RWS fits tighter and shoots better than the cheap pellets. Get the pellet your gun likes for sure. Very good deal here. Now I only need Copperhead BBs for the Daisy 1999, RWS for magnums, and cheap Crosman hollowpoint for the Ruger. I am a cheap happy camper! Highly recommend the Explorer for youth or adult plinking. Look out tree rats…
EDIT, UPDATE; Just got a 0.5″ group at 17 yards after 500 shots and silicone treatment to the compression chamber. Using Crosman 7.9 gr Hollow Point Pellets, 177 cal. This is as accurate as any of my air guns at this range for a cheap pellet. Very good performance. This gun needs a break-in period. No problem here! Usually, that means the product is well made and will last a very long time. Great gun. -Peter Baugh
Trending Review: Accuracy: the gun is a challenge. Accuracy is poor. Another reviewer has suggested that lead-free pellets are the only thing that will shoot in this gun. I have tried many different lead pellets, and only the lightest ones work halfway decent.
Bent Barrel:
The barrel was bent, requiring the rear sight to be moved over.Automatic Safety: the safety is awkward to reach. I hate thumb safeties with a thumbhole stock. The only thing worse is an automatic thumb safety with a thumbhole stock.
Sights: the windage dial is easy to accidentally move when picking up the rifle.
Aside from my barrel issue, the rest of the gun is great. Lock up of the barrel is rock solid. The plastic of the stock is surprisingly rigid and feels high quality. The top of the receiver is dovetailed, and it has a simple scope stop. This is a neat rifle, but it will take some work to make it accurate.
*update 2020: I decided to shorten the barrel and recrown it, to see if accuracy would improve. Other than the accuracy, I liked this rifle for its low power and low noise. And for some reason, it worked. Once I figured out how to affix a scope so it wouldn’t drift, this air rifle has been as accurate as any, and it is no longer pellet-picket. It shoots all weights. I must have gotten a dud, going by the other reviewers. But it worked out, anyway.
This is a great plinker. It has just gotten better with age. -Shooter McGavin
Reassuring Review: I’m new to pellet guns (well – I did have a few BB guns when I was a kid) and I bought this hoping it would be a good fit for my age 7 granddaughter – even though she’s smaller than most kids her same age. It’s much too long and heavy for her to hold up. I’m 6 ft 2 inches tall and the stock is too short to be comfortable to me. I have to put my cheek far back on the stock to get a good sight picture. That’s not a flaw in the gun and I don’t take off a star because of the size of the rifle.
I first shot Crosman 7.9-grain hollow point pellets in this rifle. I had a hard time getting on target because the pellets hit low. I raised the rear sight as far as it would go. That did raise the POI some, but not to the target. I even took firm rest aim across the bed of my PU truck, but even that didn’t get me to hit the target at a distance of about 20 feet. It was frustrating. I put the rifle aside for a few weeks and concentrated on shooting my pistols. Then after a few weeks, I tried the rifle again at tin cans hung on a stand at a distance of about 30 feet. Finally, for whatever reason (maybe it was because I used a different brand of pellets) I could hit the cans. I took off a star because the rear sight didn’t raise far enough and because it didn’t shoot right on target straight out of the box. Maybe it’s just me. Remember I’m new to shooting pellet guns even though I’ve shot pistols and long barrel guns all of my 68 years. What I’m not sure about is whether the gun will be consistent in shooting. I only used it twice – once the day I got it (a disappointment) and once the day I tried different pellets for the sake of trying different brands of pellets.
What I like is the different colored plastic rods for the sights. They transmit light well and it’s easy to get a good sight picture with the sights.
I’m not a precision shooter and I haven’t made it a practice to mark and measure shots so I can’t say whether this is an OK gun for serious shooting.
It is fun to shoot after I get to the point where I can hit a can hear the impact and watch the can swing on its hanger. It’s good for working on trigger squeeze. I also like it because of the break barrel action. It’s a lot more convenient than having to pump up strokes before each shot. The safety is easy to move and is a good addition to teaching young shooters the basic safety practices of firearm use. I’m glad I bought the rifle because my granddaughter will grow into it later and she likes shooting my other pellet pistols. I like it also because it’ll allow my grown-up kids to spend time together quietly plinking during family gatherings. Sometimes we shoot powder-operated guns and those are a lot more noisy.
For personal use, I’d buy a rifle that’s made to fit an adult. I’m not sorry I got this model for my young grandkids.
Maybe I’ll update this review after I use the gun several more times. -elad
2. Umarex Legends M3 Grease Gun Air Rifle
Highlight: Powered by two 12-gram CO2 cartridges (CO2 NOT included. To ensure a proper seal and for best performance, Umarex-brand CO2 is recommended.); Shoots up to 3 full magazines on full auto with fresh CO2 capsules.
Constructive Review: So I have had50 or more air guns in my life, and I can say that 80% of them are little more than plastic toys. They all break soon after you get them and they never deliver the promises made on the packaging. This air gun is different. I’ve had mine for about a year now, and yes, everything that everyone says that’s good about this gun, is good.
PROs: metal throughout, it’s tough and feels real. Shoots straight (enough), biggest pro, is the CO2 feeder chamber is engineered perfectly. You can shoot co2 cartridge after CO2 cartridge and it won’t start leaking or just break like most guns. The clips hold way more rounds than they say they will.
CONs: if you like to put lasers and scopes all over your guns, this gun is not for you. It’s got good iron sights but no rails to mount stuff. It’s expensive, but so far, it’s been worth every penny. -Chris G.
Trending Review: Ok, as others have said, it looks like the original and is cool to shoot. I take issue with a couple of misleading items in the manual. When loading the CO2 cartridges, it says to tighten the allen screw until you hear the CO2 flow. I have two magazines; I could not hear a sound when they pierced. There is the tendency to try to continue tightening beyond what is necessary. The second point that I did not think was made clear, you must load bb’s for the bolt to cycle. The bolt locks back when the magazine is out of bb’s, so you can’t run out any leftover CO2 after the mag is empty. (And trust me, you want to empty the CO2 before you remove the allen screw). Anyway, the bb gun itself is really cool.
Edit: You can cycle the action without bb’s if you lock the magazine follower down. You may have to hold the follower down as the action can jar it out of the notch and stop the bolt. This way you can empty the last of the CO2 without risking a stuck bb in the barrel.
Another thing to watch out for; do not insert the magazine with the bolt all the way forward. If you do, the “firing pin” will project into the magazine well and you can tear the rear seal on the magazine. -Mark
Reassuring Review: I had high expectations when Umarex announced an M3 Grease Gun replica, and it does not disappoint. It has nearly the same weight and heft as the original, and even operates nearly the same. You can even remove the wire stock and unscrew the barrel like on the original. Unlike the original though the dust cover does not function as a safety. Instead it has a safe-semi-full auto selector switch on the bottom.
There are only a few plastic parts on this gun… the entire body is made out of metal. The magazine is pretty easy to load, but it’s hard to get it to hold the full capacity of 60 BBs unless you can get them to stack just right inside the tube. Usually I only manage to get a little over 50 in there, but that’s still plenty of firepower. The mag takes two CO2 cylinders, and unless you conserve gas by shooting only in semi-auto mode you’ll have to replace them after two full magazines. I couldn’t fire off a third reload without running out of gas partway through.
The negatives of this gun are basically the same as on the original. The sights are crude and non-adjustable, the trigger pull is pretty heavy, and accuracy is minute of pop can at best. But for 99% of us this is as close as you are ever going to get to being able to own an M3 Grease Gun. Even if you don’t shoot it regularly it looks great hanging on the wall. -Chris
3. Umarex Fusion 2 Quiet Air Rifle
Highlight: Up to 45 shots on two 12 gram CO2 cartridges (CO2 NOT included. To ensure a proper seal and for best performance, Umarex-brand CO2 is recommended.)
Constructive Review: Amazon did not do a good job packing this, but the pellet rifle was not damaged. Put a 90g cartridge on it and it shot wonderful. I used crosman destroyer and piranha pellets, as well as gamo silent cat pellets. All were very accurate at 10 yards. Shots were touching kind of accuracy. Have not taken it to 25 yards yet due to weather, but I’d expect great accuracy as well. Trigger is very light, smooth, and crisp. The bolt operates nicely, and the magazines work. Your alloy pellets with plastic skirts will cause magazine malfunctions. Quiet reports. It hits hard enough to do small pest control (think mice and rats). Overall, very satisfied. The only downside is the scope it comes with isn’t a quality scope. So I recommend purchasing a better quality scope for your airgun. The included scope mounts are okay for an airgun.
Update: it doesn’t like heavier pellets at 25 yards. But it does really well with lighter pellets (7-8grns) at 20-25 yards. Getting quarter size shots when you find the pellets it likes. The can for 2 12gram co2 cartridges does work well. You just have to follow the instructions in the manual to get it to pierce both co2 cartridges, or buy the 88/90gram cartridges. It hits hard when shooting rodents and pests. Definitely recommend. -Pikato
Trending Review: pros: tack driver to 50 yards, nice bolt action and easy loading of magazines, scope is nice for this level rifle.
con: not really any quieter than any other 177 co2 rifle despite the built in “suppressor”.
I do like shooting this rifle and it is very accurate with good quality pellets. I like that it came with a nice scope and it was almost sighted in – just a little low and left. I had really hoped the big barrel on the end of the rifle would actually quiet down the shot but I guess one cannot have everything. It’s not loud, but it will not be what you are hoping for either.
Maybe it helps a little but I surely see no difference between this and my non-silenced pellet guns – except – this one is really accurate. So if a non-removable big piece of plastic on the end of the barrel is what I have to have for supreme accuracy then I am all in.
I like this rifle and I think it is well worth the very reasonable price. Oh, if you buy one get some extra magazines. You will want them because it is really fun to shoot. -Pirate Steve
Reassuring Review: Always wanted an air rifle and finally bought this one. Thought i had a lemon and initially regretted it but after some research found it was just my inexperience with air rifles. The only issue with this rifle that wasn’t operator error was the co2 cartridge magazine sprung a leak. Cameron at umarex sent me a replacement and it works like a charm. They recommend using only umarex brand co2 no daisy or crosman. You can’t find replacement parts to buy online yet, so that’s a bummer. If i could change only one thing about this rifle it would be to add a rail mount system so i could pack extra co2, ammo and magazines, flashlight, etc.
The scope is very good quality. Surprisingly so.
The reviews that say it is accurate aren’t lying. This thing could drive nails if it had the power. I took out a treed coon with it the day before this review. .17 caliber hollow points obviously won’t penetrate bone and after the first two rounds i decided to aim right in the eye and it dumped the coon like a sack of potatoes. It’s reliably impeccable in accuracy and extremely quiet, none of the varmints we were hunting got spooked on sound.
The bolt action is stiff, but i think it’s because i was using lead rounds which deform easily.
Very good product and company.
I have umarex airsoft as well and in my overall experience with this company i gotta give them 5 stars. -Joseph
4. Umarex HK Heckler & Koch MP5 K-PDW Air Rifle
Highlight: Powered by economical and easy-to-find 12-gram CO2 cartridges (CO2 NOT included. To ensure a proper seal and for best performance, Umarex-brand CO2 is recommended.)
Constructive Review: The stock of the gun has undesired movement when locked in place that isn’t too bad but is a design flaw that could be fixed, the frame is a durable plastic that’s nice in weight along with the magazine that has weights inside for a more real feel, the charging handle is functional but not blowback, there is only one sling attachment point and its located on the front left of the gun but it can be moved by holding a small pin down on the other side and giving a nice tug, you get about 120 rounds out of one co2 cartridge before its power is too weak to pierce a can, overall Its a good gun for target practice but I don’t think it could withstand a drop from more than 1ft or 0.308 meters for metric. -Emri Taylor
Trending Review: I used a laser bore scope to set the site, installed the mag full of bb’s, then pierced the cartridge and took aim. I pulled that trigger over and over again and just kept sending them down into the target, and once the mag was empty it stopped just like a real gun. This thing was fun! I did this several times and just felt the stress melt away as I unloaded each magazine over and over again. It looks very real, it feels real…it’s not all plastic and cheap, and it fires really well. You will not regret buying this! -Jeffrey C. Johnson
Reassuring Review: I’m very happy with this purchase. This gun was worth all the hype and some. It only takes 1 co2 cartridge, holds 40 bbs in the magazine , has a cool blowback feature and is accurate. You can probably go through 3 to 4 mags before you need to change the cartridge. This is definitely worth the money. I’ve had bb rifles that cost twice as much that don’t measure up.
It’s a semi automatic repeater, but will deliver the shot jist as fast as your finger can pull the trigger. I would like to see maybe a short 3 or 6 round Burst in the future maybe, but eventually those features come with problems of their own the majority of the time. I haven’t had one issue with this gun and I’ve sent thousands of bbs through it. -Andrew
5. Umarex Steel-Strike Automatic Air Rifle
Highlight: Drop-free mag holds 900 BBs in its main reservoir and is fast and easy to load.
Constructive Review: This is definitely fun to shoot. Loads easy; you put up to 900 BBs in the magazine at a time and to load it you have to pull out the receiver and rock the magazine back and forth then slide the receiver back in. Way easier to load than other full/semi automatic BB guns. It is mostly plastic, hence the low price, but still well worth it.
Update; After shooting about 2,000 BBs through this thing I must say it is a lot of fun. If you are serious about this thing I would make some suggestions; 1) Get steel BBs, I shot maybe 500 copper coated BBs and they were not as accurate and jammed more. 2) I would suggest getting a better scope than the cheap plastic flip up site. I bought a red/green dot scope right on here for like $20. Make sure you know how a red/green dot scope works. You actually have to look through it. It does not project the image on the object; you see the image on the object through the site but no one else does. There was a bad review of that scope and I just think the customer was unaware of how that scope works. With those minor upgrades this is quite a gun for less than $200.
Overall I love this gun. It is the third select fire (full/semi auto) I have bought and it is by far my favorite. -Methew
Trending Review: Got this at very good sale price. So what do you expect. Although it’s mostly plastic (on the outside) it not cheap plastic, actually pretty sturdy. inserting c02 is not bad other than the hex key (no where on the gun to store it, so it could get lost, maybe they could work on that). On to the magazine-I did not have any issues so far. Says right on the tag not to open the slide unless there are bb’s loaded in the magazine first.
I’m thinking the spring problem mentioned in other reviews might be aggravated by doing that, as the spring possibly could have room to come out of it’s position. So loaded the steel bb’s, gently pulled the feeder out, shook it gently a few times, gently pushed the slider in, it was a bit sticky towards the end, so I did not force it, rocked it a few more times and it went right in (I think I overloaded the magazine).
Went out, blew through the c02 with about 160 shots, but I also was having a blast with the 6 shot burst setting!. No hang-ups, didn’t really shoot for accuracy, although it seemed ok. (the sights are kinda useless). So if I ever get an extra scope, I’ll throw it on this and see what happens. I was hitting things at 50ft pretty hard, more than expected. For the price I paid, it’s gonna be a fun backyard plinker with the kids safety training. You can buy magazines, I got one just in case, even with that, still well under list. just treat the magazine gently. Also reloaded without taking magazine out on gun, just pulled the filler tab, tilted the gun and shook it, closed the filler tab, all was good. -R. Cates
Reassuring Review: I like the steel strike better than the steel force and steel storm and much prefer to use it over the other two once I figured out how to completely load the 30round magazine from the reservoir. The manual says to use a rocking motion but for me that would only load 5-10 bbs. Unlike the other two models there is no visual indicator of when the 30 round magazine is full. I found that I could load a full 30 bb every single time by shaking gently while rocking from horizontal to barrel pointed down 45% four to five times. What I like best about the steel strike is the design with the main seal for the co2 cartridges on a easily replacable end cap that is screwed on to pierce the co2 cartridges. The other two models have the co2 in the magazine that you have to remove every time you load c02 and that seal does not seem repairable or replacable. I mean you can replace the magazine but the other part of the seal is inside the gun.
The steel strike actually seemed to shoot at a noticably higher velocity than the other two, although the specs say it has a lower muzzle velocity. Mine would shoot around 200 shots before the pressure got low and the bbs no longer zipped. The steel force was about the same while the steel storm would shoot almost a full reservoir of 300 bbs with a single load of two c02 cartridges but seemed to have noticably lower average velocity although the specs say slightly higher or the same velocity. Also, like the steel force but unlike the steel storm the fixed sights of the steel strike are accurate enough for me to shoot golf ball sized targets at over 30feet. I’m no marxman but that seemed adequete for me. I had to buy a $20 adjustable optic sight for the steel storm because I couldn’t hit the side of a barn with it at 30feet with the fixed sights.
Time will tell how durable this model is, I’ll try to update the review once I’ve shot over 5000 bb with it.
Update, its been over 6 months and almost a complete bottle of 6000 bbs and it still works like new. I did an initial lube, but never cleaned it or lubed it since-maybe its about due. Maybe some people just got bad ones. I do always put a drop of chamber lube on top of every co2 cartridge. -Joseph B Rex
Final Words For The Best Umarex Air Rifles In 2025
Choosing the Best Umarex Air Rifles in 2025 comes down to what fits your needs—whether it’s accuracy, power, or just a fun backyard plinker. Umarex continues to deliver top-notch air rifles that shooters can rely on, making them a solid choice for any skill level. No matter which model you go with, you’re getting quality and performance that won’t disappoint. So, gear up, take aim, and enjoy shooting with one of the Best Umarex Air Rifles in 2025!