Every now and then you see a product that catches your eye. Youre intrigued, but perhaps it doesnt seem practical or logical. Enter the Umarex Steel Storm. Its not a typical Umarex replica and its not high-priced, but it looks like a load of fun and thats what makes this product intriguing.
There are a couple of videos online that tout the features and show the action of the Steel Storm, but no video can really do this gun justiceyou need to experience it for yourself. The looks, the sound and feel of its rapid fire its just addictive.
The name given by UmarexUSA, Steel Storm, is an actual reflection of this guns capability it causes a thunder of impact downrange when it rains six steel BBs with every pull of the trigger. It also has a single-shot mode, but honestly, whos going to use that? After all, this gun does have a 300-round reservoir, so why not propel six
BBs at a row of unsuspecting jars? Contributing to its storm nomenclature, you can, without a doubt, feel the tac-tac-tac-tac-tac-tac of its action.
Charging the gun with CO2 was easy. The twin CO2 mag drops completely free of the grip, but it does have a second catch that you have to depress to get the mag all the way out, which is good so that the mag wont drop to the ground and break upon its initial release. The mag also has a clip that holds the piercing wrench so its always with the gun. On this day of just trying it out, I shot mostly in 6-shot burst mode emptying the reservoir about the same time the CO2 ran out.
The Steel Storm I picked up ran flawlessly, but I did encounter some human-trial as I figured out just the right angle and amount of shake it took to get 30 BBs from the reservoir into the built-in gravity fed magazine. Once I got that down though, it was smooth-sailing. I do recommend using a BB container with a semi-wide opening when pouring the BBs into the reservoir. If you use premium
RWS BBs, pop the top completely off of the bottle.
While I didnt expect great accuracy from this smooth-bore BB gun, I was pleasantly surprised. At about 20 feet I could put all 6 BBs in my target and in single-shot mode, no contest.
Bottom linethe Umarex Steel Storm is a blast! You can turn cans into a shredded mess and feel the grin on your face getting bigger with every squeeze of the trigger. The sound, the impact, the looks, the smile it puts on facesit all contributes to the Steel Storms attractiveness.
