Was it really that bad? I hurt my arm at work and I would stand the gun up put my foot against the buttplate and use both hands to cock the rifle. If you are a young guy should have no problem. let us know about your new rifle
I went down to my local gun store today, initially to order a 135 vortex in .177. I've been horning after thing rifle for quite some time now (as some of you know) because of it's sheer power, beauty, and Hatsan's good name for delivering quality guns. I knew it was going to be heavy, clunky and hard to cock. They had one with a gasram, but it was in .25. Upon picking it up, the first thing I noticed was that it didn't actually weigh that much, and that it was actually really well-balanced. Cocking, however, was a different story altogether. There's absolutely no comparison between cocking, say, a gamo shadow dx, and this monster. I thought that 3 years of kickboxing and working out would help me cock this thing with ease. Wrong. It took all my strenght with 2 hands, and even then I struggled. It's kind of like trying to jack up a car. Except that jack is broken, and the car is a tank. Filled with concrete. On Jupiter. Combine that with the fact that I'll only use it for plinking and the fact that it sends dang near anything under 10 grains through the soundbarrier which isn't particularly enjoyable for the neighbours, you'll understand why I've reconsidered. I want an airgun, not a howitzer.Instead, I ordered a hatsan 95, again with a gasram and in .177. Still got plenty of power, but it's a lot lighter and doesn't require you to be a demigod to operate, It's due to arrive on thursday, so stay tuned, folks. Sand.
Would like to hear scope suggestions?
Hey Voltar1,Did you buy the Springer version of Vortex?Aren't you the guy who is a PCP mod expert like Bob (rsterne)?Kirk
Can't argue, my new Mod 135 Vortex in .25 is a beast to cock. Shot off around 30 rounds the other night and my cocking arm was pretty sore by the end.Still, it IS a beautiful piece, and I'm very pleased with its accuracy. I'd read about how hard it its to tame; I didn't find it so.Dennis
I have no trouble one handed cocking my 135s the 177 likes the 10.5 gr Crosman ultra mags and the 22 likes the tinned Crosman premiers. I can hit quarter sized pebbles at 25 yds with open sights. I like the redhead analogy... really fond of the22cal:-)