Pulled the trigger on a Hatsan95 after months of looking around. What to expect?

[SteveP-52]

Yesterday I ended up canceling my backorder for it at Midway and got a refurb from Airgun Pro Shop. While there I added their Hatsan Factory Bulletproof (tuning) service to the order so they'll clean it before I even get it.

Sounds like you're gonna get a great rifle and also not have to wonder when or if the Optima scope is going to hold up.
Was looking at one of the Striker refurbs when I was debating which .177 to buy and got the Webley Spector instead. The tactical stock looks a little goofy, but the rest of the rifle is a Hatsan Striker and $50 for a new Striker is an absolute steal.

[GD Giles]

Yeah, no scope included in a refurb so I'll be open sighting it for a while. I keep reading these 'got my Hatsan 95 .22' threads and know one day I'll be typing one of my own. Right now, I'm shooting vicariously though you guys, so keep the pics, videos and reports of your 95 Vortex .22's coming!

[SteveP-52]

Congrats on the new gun/s.
Keep us posted.

I'm looking hard at the .177 model. Kinda want a scope for a new gun, but sounds like it's gotta be a pretty good one to withstand the spring recoil...
For me it's kinda come down to a comparison between the Hatsan 95 and the RWS 35 clones (Flying Dragon XS25 and Ruger Hawk series). I was thinking of the Gamo Silent Cat for a while... but I hear so many good things about Mike Mellick's FD guns (no scope), and the Hatsan 95 (with scope), that I've mostly given up on the Gamo.

I just got the XS25  in .22 with Mike's full tune. Nope, no gas ram. Nope, no SAS, but as smooth as the rifle shoots, you don't need either. It also has a 2 stage adjustable trigger, but the way it was set up when I got it, there's no reason whatsoever to adjust anything. Plus you get Mike's lifetime warranty with the full tune package. Absolutely the best $215 I ever spent.

[OnlyHalfRight]

When people post their groups. Is it off a rest or off hand?

[GD Giles]

I think it's a foot away from the target and they fake it.

[howie1968]

I shoot off hand usually in a sitting or kneeling position and shoot my spinners consistant 2 20 yards, granted i shoot alot every day rain or shine indoors or outside. the reason i shoot so much is 3 years ago i got into airgunning my first airifle was a benjamin xl1100 in 22 cal. i had a hard time getting consistant because i couldnt gert the hang of the artilery hold. now i got it and realize shot to shot hand placement follow through is important

[Underdog]

Giles that's HILARIOUS!  Thanks for the laugh.

When people post their groups. Is it off a rest or off hand?

I imagine (as a newbie to the forum, for whatever that's worth) that most groups that are posted are on a rest. They're trying to display how accurate the gun/pellet combo is after having sighted them in.

[howie1968]

i dont use a rest because i dont do the artillery hold right and pellets look like a scatter gun lol