Supposing that you only look at the wood stocked models, the biggest difference is the trigger. The 95 has the Quattro trigger, which can be made to work really quite well. The Striker has the cheaper Hatsan trigger that I don't recall ever seeing good words about.The 95 also has the SAS system, which doesn't really affect recoil as advertised, but makes it so the front stock screws stay put through thick and thin, unlike in most any other springer in factory form. The Striker doesn't have the SAS.These two points are enough that I wouldn't even consider getting a Striker over a 95.Doesn't Sweden have a 10 J limit of airgun KE? The lightest available quality .25 cal pellets at that energy level have a muzzle velocity of around 400 fps, so the pellets can basically be watched in flight, on a rainbow like trajectory.Many people slam .25 cal springers to no end, but not me. With sufficient velocity, it's a great springer caliber. Of course, if one uses the 10 J .25 cal gun inside 10 meters or so, it can still work fine.
I'm very new in airguns and would like to know whats the big difference between these two rifles.The biggest thing i can see is the stock but other then that?I'm looking for a normal spring in it. I think i like the shape of the 95 stock more and i also want to buy the .25 version.
Quote from: Jakelol on September 11, 2023, 07:31:47 AMI'm very new in airguns and would like to know whats the big difference between these two rifles.The biggest thing i can see is the stock but other then that?I'm looking for a normal spring in it. I think i like the shape of the 95 stock more and i also want to buy the .25 version.What is your intended target (paper, pests, hunting) and at what range?Have you considered the availability and cost for the different caliber pellets in your country?Since both rifles shoot with the same muzzle energy whether limited to 10 J or shooting at full factory max of 24 ft-lbs (32.5 J), my choice would be the smaller and lighter Striker rifle as a starter. FWIW a Striker 1000X was my first Hatsan springer.
Now i found the MOD 85 Sniper on Hatsan's homepage so hoe does the 95 SAS compare to the MOD 85 Sniper, looks like they have the same features and the difference is the 85mm longer barrel on the 95 SAS and the MOD 85 Sniper got a built in muzzle break/moderator?I think its gonna be one of those instead.
One thing to consider is that the plastic stocked Hatsans are very loud to the shooter, compared to the wood-stocked Hatsans. I had to return a H87 .25 cal simply because it would make my stock-side ear ring, indicating hearing damage. I have zero issues with my H135 .25 cal, a wood-stocked gun with much higher power. There really is a huge difference.Also, Hatsan plastic stocks are prone to break, especially in cold weather. I hear reports of yet another gone on a consistent basis, usually, but not always when the gun was used in freezing weather. Their wood stocks very seldom break, no matter what the temperature.Hatsan walnut stocks have always been a great value, since most makes don't have a walnut option to begin with, while others charge a premium for one. But with Hatsan, you can get a walnut stocked gun for under 200 bucks!
A wood stock makes a big difference, my 125 .25 had a plastic stock, broke in its second winter.
Fairly certain my Striker 1000x stock is stained Beech. Maybe one of the Hatsan reps can confirm? It is "almost" as pretty as my Turkish Walnut Mod95 stock. Functionally the Beech seems to be just as good as the Walnut on my rifles. IMO good quality wood (solid or laminated) does make the best rifle stocks.
I don't know if you have a license for something bigger but in a 10J/7.5fpe world .25 and .22 caliber is like throwing beer bottles. My Walthers LG53 and LG55(DST) are 10J or less. I shoot RWS 7 grain pistol pellet through them.
You guys need to understand some 300 000 000 Europeans live with a 7.5 to 10J max muzzle energy limit. Yet places like Schneider always have .25 cal Weihrauchs in their rosters (and the inventory changes, too). Haven't time to check what kind of ME the Canadian 500 fps limit produces with various calibers, but it ain't much, either.To us who are accustomed to having 20, 30 or 40J of air propellant at our disposal for the bigger cals, a 400 - 500 fps gun seems extremely slow and rainbowy. Been there. But it's relative. In a 10J land, those are normal velocities, capable of shooting accurately out to respectable distances - you just need to learn the trajectory and deal with it. Being an archer first and foremost myself, I know full well the issues at play, yet I accomodate.