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May 08, 2022, 10:59:32 AM »
looking at some of the Hatsans in a 177 what model would be the easiest to cock, right now a buddy of mine wants to control some squirrels in his yard, he tried my HW 30 he likes it but at 600 fps not going to be a humane gun, just curious if any hatsan owners know of any models that will cock almost as easy as the hw 30 but get up around 800fps in a 177
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For the fps numbers you're wanting, there isn't one. I've owned or still do everything from the Edge/Striker/1000X models up to the Model 95's in all calibers
and the cocking effort on all of them is 32ish pounds or higher in stock form. The only way you'd get the cocking effort easier on them would be to have someone
detune the spring version of whichever rifle you picked to shoot at 11-12 foot pounds and even then, it would still cock a bit harder than your HW30.
Only Hatsans in .177 you'll get shooting 800 fps and easy to cock without detuning one are their PCP's and I own a couple of those too.
p.s. - Don't knock your HW30. I own a pair of Beeman R7's in .177 and .20 and both very easily take squirrels out to the 30ish yards I have for shooting.
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May 09, 2022, 06:23:28 PM »
The (new) Hatsan Alpha actually shoots in the 800's, even though it's marketed at 500 fps.
This puts it squarely into squirrel-killer power, and it's pretty darn easy to cock. Don't let the silencer fool you though. It's a bit slower than full power springers, but it's not quieter.
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There are plenty of airgun hunters, including myself, who have taken many squirrels with lower powered air rifles. It doesn't matter what size the game is, you need to take only shots that will kill the animal as humanely as possible. Lower powered air rifles will do the job, IF the shooter does his ! Many " youtube videos " are out there showing this.
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Try the Hatsan AirCharger air pistol. The super short cocking stroke may be easy for you...
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