Hatsan 25 Supercharger .177

[victorleewilkinson]

Just got my new pistol Staurday. I have noticed it grinds a bit during cocking. After cocking and moving the barrel in the cocking motion there isn't a grind. Has any one ran into this issue?

If I need a cleaning and lube, would this void the warranty?

Otherwise, I was getting half-dollar size groups at 30ft. with CPHP from Wally World. 

I was using my arrow target, The Hole, in my garage for a back stop. It's about 10" thick and the Hatsan 25 was going through it and bouncing off of tools on my peg board. Dangerous but exciting.

Also, I can't find a pistol case to fit this pistol. What are other owners using to safely store it?

[cherokeesteve]

Just got my new pistol Staurday. I have noticed it grinds a bit during cocking. After cocking and moving the barrel in the cocking motion there isn't a grind. Has any one ran into this issue?

If I need a cleaning and lube, would this void the warranty?

Otherwise, I was getting half-dollar size groups at 30ft. with CPHP from Wally World. 

I was using my arrow target, The Hole, in my garage for a back stop. It's about 10" thick and the Hatsan 25 was going through it and bouncing off of tools on my peg board. Dangerous but exciting.

Also, I can't find a pistol case to fit this pistol. What are other owners using to safely store it?

A cleaning and lube will help a lot, I did this to both of mine but as far as I know, yes it will void the warranty. Much of the grinding you hear is most likely from the spring, it is a bear of a spring and compression of it is not easy, this gun is truly a break barrel rifle squeezed into pistol size.
Since I decided on purchasing two of these and go in two different directions on the looks of each I picked up a case that could hold both. probably would work ok for one with plenty of room for pellet tins and some tools. Got it at Bass Pro Shop.

A good moly lube on all internals and polishing up the trigger sear pieces will help a lot, I went through reassembling the sear engagement, well, more than once but take your time and don't get too frustrated. You can do it yourself.

[cherokeesteve]

Couple more pics of case that nicely stores two.

[HCAirgunner]

...Yeah, Cherokee Steve has the right idea, get a big case, and put more than 1 gun in it.

I have looked high and low for a single pistol case that the Hatsan would fit into; no luck so far. I have considered getting a violin case, or something similar, but those things are more expensive than gun cases! Ha ha ha!

So, I am going to get a big case when I get time... until then, my Hatsan is sleeping quietly in my sock drawer

[victorleewilkinson]

I haven't run across a short case in town. We are a small town so there is not much to choose from. My Supercharger is at the bottom of my wife's underwear drawer. If a burglar opens up the drawer and sees all of those granny panties, I am sure he's going to stop in his tracks a get out of there. Unless a grandma breaks into my house, then that's a different story.

[Sfttailrdr46]

I haven't run across a short case in town. We are a small town so there is not much to choose from. My Supercharger is at the bottom of my wife's underwear drawer. If a burglar opens up the drawer and sees all of those granny panties, I am sure he's going to stop in his tracks a get out of there. Unless a grandma breaks into my house, then that's a different story.

    Not for nothing but if the better half sees that post you are in for a harsh lesson from SWMBO

[Sfttailrdr46]

  Just ordered 1 from Pyramyd in .177 to round out my pellet order and get free shipping w /Halloween 10% discount am I a sucker or what. How hard to cock this bad boy?

[HCAirgunner]

Here's what I wrote in the customer review section on Pyramydair.com:

Everyone says this pistol is hard to cock; I haven't had this problem. It is very stiff, and requires a modicum of effort, but any average-strength adult male should have no problem. Remember, you're compressing a pistol-sized spring that is powerful enough to fling a 14.3 grain pellet at 500 fps! You're not cocking a Red Ryder! Plus, once your arm gets used to the amount of force that cocking requires, your muscles (ever heard of muscle memory?) anticipate the need for that force, and cocking becomes almost effortless. After you've shot about 100 or so pellets, you won't even notice the cocking effort. Also, I shoot about 500 pellets per range session, and my arm has never gotten tired. I am not a body builder, I have only average strength; but I can cock and fire this thing pretty fast, with no fatigue.

[cherokeesteve]

Agree, there is a learning curve involved with this pistol, if you've never owned a break barrel springer pistol with this power. Having only owned break barrel rifles before purchasing this gun, I've learned at a certain point in the cocking process it's a matter of pushing on the grip handle while pulling back on the barrel. More like pumping my PC77 with a lot more effort and only once. You quickly learn where in the cocking process you need to push as well as pull and then it's not so hard. Hope you like your new pistol!

[Mpac]

The cocking shoe and the cocking slot needs to be deburred and will be smoother cocking and a lot easier to cock . JMO.

[HCAirgunner]

MPAC: Good to know. I am always looking to improve the guns I own. However, I am a complete amateur when it comes to machine tools.

How exactly does one do this? (De-burr?) Can you give me a step-by-step set of instructions? Or point me to a YouTube tutorial, etc.?

[Mpac]

MPAC: Good to know. I am always looking to improve the guns I own. However, I am a complete amateur when it comes to machine tools.

How exactly does one do this? (De-burr?) Can you give me a step-by-step set of instructions? Or point me to a YouTube tutorial, etc.?

Still learning here myself I have a dremel with a small de-burring tip that I use on the cocking slot and the shoe I use 220 grit sand paper then finish it with 400 grit. Finish the cocking slot with sand paper also. My pistol is a used one and still had a grinding feel when cocking that makes it harder to cock. Quiet cocking on the gun now. Here's a pic of the bit I use on the cocking slot just have to be careful it will take some metal off if not careful.

[johninthecamper]

I read a spec somewhere that said 58 lbs

[onapar]

Mpac did you disassemble the whole gun to do this?
I removed the three screws and separated the grip from the rest of the gun but it would still need a lot of taking apart to get to the cocking shoe and slot so I put it back together. 
Could you elaborate some on how you did this? Thanks

[Mpac]

Mpac did you disassemble the whole gun to do this?
I removed the three screws and separated the grip from the rest of the gun but it would still need a lot of taking apart to get to the cocking shoe and slot so I put it back together. 
Could you elaborate some on how you did this? Thanks

If you have never had a springer apart I would recommend someone to disassemble it and tune it for you like Rick from airgunweb. Need a spring compressor to remove the back pin and release tension.

[Sfttailrdr46]

  Just got mine I shoot off of a rest I can hit the target inside of a 4" circle but have not cleaned just playing will clean the barrel tonight and maybe do a lube and tune this weekend