Hatsan 25 SC-QE Owners?

[DrGunner]

Anyone have one of these?
Build quality? Weight/balance?
Recoil? Noise level?
Trying to decide whether I should buy one or not, and whether to go .177 or .22.
Purpose- backyard plinking & pest control.

DrGunner

[19Sheridan57]

    I bought one years ago & was never happy with it. I had to send it back within a few weeks because it lost power. Once I got it back, it was back to full power . It had the stock with it, but it was flimsy & wobbled up & down , making it inaccurate to shoot with the stock attached. Shooting it as a pistol was OK, but I gave it away.

[Back_Roads]

 I have a .177 in pistol form with the recoil reduction rail. Topped it with a reflex sight.
 I'm not a good pistol or springer shooter, but this one shoots ok for being a break barrel. It can do under 3/4" groups at 10m rested. Many think the .22 is underpowered, as the longer range shots need holdover. I call it middle of the road as far as a compact pester.
 If better accuracy is wanted look into CO2 power like the Diana Chaser, there are custom grips etc for the Chasers at Buck Rail.

[ER00z]

I had one years ago in .177 with an (adjustable) gas ram. Wasn't the current QE model. Build quality was typical Hatsan, meaning it works but definitely not a show piece. I forget the weight exactly, wasn't light or too heavy... was manageable. The grip on the pistol only variant (no buttstock) favored right-handed shooters only with no aftermarket grips (that I was aware of). The action "slides" on the grip frame in attempt to greatly reduce the Mod25's recoil. It balanced fairly neutral, most of the weight being in the action. The majority of the sound came from the action but if one wanted a little quieter plinking the barrel was threaded 1/2"-20 (for the barrel extension). Front sight was elevation adjustable, rear was windage and elevation adjustable. 

I was never very accurate with that pistol so I found a new home for it. After a couple years of use, I was informed by the current owner of it that the gas ram went flat. It was shot quite a lot and they did very well with it. Not certain if the gas ram seals went or storage in the cold (or combination of both) caused the issue. For this reason, I would recommend a springer variant over the Vortex ram, if possible. Either way, the gun has enough gusto for light pest control at shorter distances if the shooter is accurate enough. 

[DrGunner]

    I bought one years ago & was never happy with it. I had to send it back within a few weeks because it lost power. Once I got it back, it was back to full power . It had the stock with it, but it was flimsy & wobbled up & down , making it inaccurate to shoot with the stock attached. Shooting it as a pistol was OK, but I gave it away.

Duly noted…. if I I’ll do buy a 25, I’m not planning on getting the stock but I do have very large hands and tons of experience managing pistol recoil and springer pistol recoil. I had a Webley Hurricane for many years but recently gave it to a friend for his own backyard pest control. The hurricane was a great little gun which gave me excellent service for many years.

Thanks for sharing.

[19Sheridan57]

   I should add that mine was in .177 & was not QE.

   Seems like this thread should be in the Turkish Gate ??

[DrGunner]

I have a .177 in pistol form with the recoil reduction rail. Topped it with a reflex sight.
 I'm not a good pistol or springer shooter, but this one shoots ok for being a break barrel. It can do under 3/4" groups at 10m rested. Many think the .22 is underpowered, as the longer range shots need holdover. I call it middle of the road as far as a compact pester.
 If better accuracy is wanted look into CO2 power like the Diana Chaser, there are custom grips etc for the Chasers at Buck Rail.177

Sounds good, if I do get one I’ll likely go with .177. Not really into the CO2 guns. I owned plenty, I just don’t care for them.

DrGunner

[DrGunner]

I had one years ago in .177 with an (adjustable) gas ram. Wasn't the current QE model. Build quality was typical Hatsan, meaning it works but definitely not a show piece. I forget the weight exactly, wasn't light or too heavy... was manageable. The grip on the pistol only variant (no buttstock) favored right-handed shooters only with no aftermarket grips (that I was aware of). The action "slides" on the grip frame in attempt to greatly reduce the Mod25's recoil. It balanced fairly neutral, most of the weight being in the action. The majority of the sound came from the action but if one wanted a little quieter plinking the barrel was threaded 1/2"-20 (for the barrel extension). Front sight was elevation adjustable, rear was windage and elevation adjustable. 

I was never very accurate with that pistol so I found a new home for it. After a couple years of use, I was informed by the current owner of it that the gas ram went flat. It was shot quite a lot and they did very well with it. Not certain if the gas ram seals went or storage in the cold (or combination of both) caused the issue. For this reason, I would recommend a springer variant over the Vortex ram, if possible. Either way, the gun has enough gusto for light pest control at shorter distances if the shooter is accurate enough.

I wish I could test shoot a QE before buying. We’re not talking about an expensive gun here at all, but with pistols, I find that I usually either like them or dislike them out of the gate.

Thanks for the detailed info-

DrGunner

[DrGunner]

   I should add that mine was in .177 & was not QE.

   Seems like this thread should be in the Turkish Gate ??

I was clueless that Hatsan was Turkish. I reported my initial post to the moderators. Thanks for the info.