I want advice on a piston or springer for hunting.

[Old Corps]

Actually we are all only too happy to encourage to buy new AG's in the hope that after we read a member review we really don't want that AG but think it is really cool  Only kidding we all try to help one another spend our hard earned money and help to hide the addiction from our collective spouses 

+1!!! I try my best to order so that delivery will be made when my dear wife will be elsewhere........

Ed

my older step son puts my AG stuff in the man cave before the wife gets home from work 

Now that's a good boy you've got there!

Ed

[Gump]

If I poke around in the mess of stuff I have here, I know I have a couple of the UTG offset mounts just sitting. If you're interested, PM me your address and I'll send you one.

SawEEEET! I don't care what othEdr say about you , I'll pm ya

Hee-Haw! It's a Christmas in April
I received it even earlier than scheduled. I thought it's a metallic blue just kidding. Thank you Santa Steve.

Last weekend, I did some refining on a trigger and a pinging noise. I was unable to change my trigger pulling habit and got stuck on Hatsan Edge standard trigger setup. So, I put back the original screw and buffed some sear contacted spots. I was really enjoy shooting but the rain kept on interrupting.

I have to say, it is a keeper unless some part breaks under warranty which can be replaced per part. The Hatsan Edge Vortex is a good recommendation from valuable members of this forum. My .02 is any brand or model rifle would have some discrepancy, some minor or major depends on one's opinion. Although I own only one but I see many ouch and oops reports during my research. Both Hatsan and PyramydAir resolved my issues, that's good enough reason for me to stick with the recommendation per my budget and sale price.

ProSteveLy... I mean... Positively , I get to learn much more stuff within a short period of time, what and where to inspect this particular Edge model to be able to determine a good one or defective. After a warranty expired, I may customize it like Steve's blue .

[Hoosier Daddy]

Our-friggin-standing!
Now it's on my "Want List"

[SteveP-52]

If I poke around in the mess of stuff I have here, I know I have a couple of the UTG offset mounts just sitting. If you're interested, PM me your address and I'll send you one.

SawEEEET! I don't care what othEdr say about you , I'll pm ya

Hee-Haw! It's a Christmas in April
I received it even earlier than scheduled. I thought it's a metallic blue just kidding. Thank you Santa Steve.

Last weekend, I did some refining on a trigger and a pinging noise. I was unable to change my trigger pulling habit and got stuck on Hatsan Edge standard trigger setup. So, I put back the original screw and buffed some sear contacted spots. I was really enjoy shooting but the rain kept on interrupting.

I have to say, it is a keeper unless some part breaks under warranty which can be replaced per part. The Hatsan Edge Vortex is a good recommendation from valuable members of this forum. My .02 is any brand or model rifle would have some discrepancy, some minor or major depends on one's opinion. Although I own only one but I see many ouch and oops reports during my research. Both Hatsan and PyramydAir resolved my issues, that's good enough reason for me to stick with the recommendation per my budget and sale price.

ProSteveLy... I mean... Positively , I get to learn much more stuff within a short period of time, what and where to inspect this particular Edge model to be able to determine a good one or defective. After a warranty expired, I may customize it like Steve's blue .

I still have some of that blue paint, all you had to do was ask...lol...which reminds me...decide on a scope yet??

Hoosier,
I have 4 Edges and the first one is what got me started on easy, free or at least crazy cheap ways to make them a little smoother shooting rifle. I say smoother because for me at least, they've all shot great out of the box and just needed a little smoothing out and I've found cheap ways to strengthen the front stock screw holes, fill the hollow stock and pistol grip and for a .25 cent allen head screw, make the 2nd stage of the trigger a little better.
I did get way crazy on the .177  I have but that was part boredom, totally intentional and the reason I even bought it. Go back far enough in the Turkish Gate and you can find the threads I've posted on the things I've done or PM me if you want, I have a list of them in a file on my computer just so I can find them again....lol

[Gump]

I still have some of that blue paint, all you had to do was ask...lol...which reminds me...decide on a scope yet??

Too soon to decide, I'm still researching and experimenting with the combo scope. I try to see what magnification range is suitable for me, 3-9 or 4-12. Maybe, there will be Hawke 4-12x40 on sale by the time I'm ready. I really enjoy shooting with this Edge.

By this time next year, I will ask for paint selection. You might have more variety colors in your collection by then 

[SteveP-52]

If or when I do a 2nd one, I'm thinking candy apple red....

[Gump]

If or when I do a 2nd one, I'm thinking candy apple red....

Do you mean 3rd? I saw your Harvest Moon Camo
Funny that I was thinking red color too but referring as sport race red... red with some white and/or yellow splatter.

I have a question about a Mil-dot reticle. Per-say, I use Crosman PHP .22 14.3gr, what is a minimum target distance which I would need to use a next lower dot? regardless a distance between center dot and one lower dot.
The reason I ask is just in case something on sale other than mil-dot model.

[SteveP-52]

Nope, I meant 2nd. The Harvest Moon Camo is an actual Hatsan Edge stock option but it only comes on the spring piston models. Only reason I have it is because I saw the rifle on the Pyramyd Air website, didn't read the description of the rifle far enough, thought I was getting a Vortex and bought the rifle. Found out after I got it that I bought a springer. 
Hatsan makes a couple other stock versions for the rifle but doesn't sell them in the US, one is Mossy Oak Camo and the other is a Walnut Woodgrain camo which I actually looked into getting but they want $79.99 for the stock plus another $20 to ship it from Turkey plus a 60-90 day wait to get it. I'm not paying more for a plastic stock than I did for the rifle and if I want a wood grain one, the Edge rifles will fit in the Striker wood stocks. I have one on the .22 I got from Hatsan for $39.95 plus shipping.
My Vortex .25 is currently in it because I was working on the .25 springer trigger while I was tuning the rifle and the spring for the safety went flying and I haven't found it yet and won't shoot it without the safety working right. 

For the mil dots, all my rifles are zeroed for 30 yards. The mil dots below the center line only come into play when I go back farther than 30 and have to compensate for pellet drop. For my Edge .22 it's 1 mil dot at 45 yards. Farther back I'm not sure as I'd have to sit on the other side of the street I live on to shoot that far. I live on a dead end street and there's an open lot I could shoot from but I have no urge to chat with the local police about why I am.
The picture is my Edge .22 in the Striker wood stock. With the discounts I got from AGD, it was $79.99 with pellets and targets and after saving all that money, I dressed it up in the Striker wood stock and put the Hawke Vantage 3-9x40 AO IR scope on it. Was my christmas present to myself....lol

[Gump]

... they want $79.99 for the stock plus another $20 to ship it from Turkey plus a 60-90 day wait to get it.

Dang, that's too much for my blood.

... the Striker wood stocks. I have one on the .22 I got from Hatsan for $39.95 plus shipping.

Is that recent price? what's the shipping cost?
I saw this post and bookmarked for my note http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=79121.msg774588#msg774588
and Ed's warning http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=101072.msg949512#msg949512

... the spring for the safety went flying ...

Are you talking about a safety spring ref#169 or pin locking ring ref#153? I need to pay extra cautious.

My house is second from a dead end street where the police parks for watching the neighborhood from time to time. So you know my limit, even my backyard . It's good to know that mil-dot is not much need for me.

The picture is my Edge .22 in the Striker wood stock. With the discounts I got from AGD, it was $79.99 with pellets and targets and after saving all that money, I dressed it up in the Striker wood stock and put the Hawke Vantage 3-9x40 AO IR scope on it. Was my christmas present to myself....lol

now, that's bragging... isn't it against the forum's rule? Very Niiiiice!!! +a steal price.

[SteveP-52]

E-mail HatsanUSA service and they'll happily give you current price and availability and shipping cost for the rifle stock, just tell them you'd like to buy the Striker wood stock and if you do, be careful with the wrapping it comes in because they include replacement stock screws but the bag their in is just mixed in with the wrapping: service@hatsanusa.com

The spring in question is part number 158 in your picture and not a clue how I managed to send it winging, but I figure I'll find it when I least expect it or maybe see if Hatsan will actually sell me one so I can finally see what tuning it did for the rifle.

And yep, that wood grain stock was too rich for mine and the real wood one looks way better and was half the price.

[Gump]

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[Old Corps]

That Striker stock will cost you $55 w/shipping, well actually $54.90. $34.95 + $14.95. I won't mention that Hatsan messed up when I asked about buying one and they quoted me what a warranty replacement would cost. I'd never mentioned the word warranty at all and out of ignorance & trying to be helpful I posted the incorrect price on here and caused a big stink. I ESPECIALLY will not post that when I explained to Hatsan the what & why of it all they actually apologized to me and took care of me.
END of STORY.

Ed

[Gump]

... they actually apologized to me and took care of me.

That's what I'm talking about
55 is not too bad, fair price for a wood stock. Thanks Ed.

[Old Corps]

... they actually apologized to me and took care of me.

That's what I'm talking about
55 is not too bad, fair price for a wood stock. Thanks Ed.
but I like the break down price better $34.95 + $14.95 I just playin' with ya

Gotcha. It is actually a very nice looking stock. Just beech but they made it look nice.

Ed

[Back_Roads]

 What ever is listed on my signature I can vouch for, If i suggested something I ended up buying one, so far no complaints and only one major repair on the Crosman MTR .177 needed a gas piston. Oh and now after 3 years Hatsan 125 needs a piston seal.

[Old Corps]

That Striker stock will cost you $55 w/shipping, well actually $54.90. $34.95 + $14.95. I won't mention that Hatsan messed up when I asked about buying one and they quoted me what a warranty replacement would cost. I'd never mentioned the word warranty at all and out of ignorance & trying to be helpful I posted the incorrect price on here and caused a big stink. I ESPECIALLY will not post that when I explained to Hatsan the what & why of it all they actually apologized to me and took care of me.
END of STORY.

Ed

Uhhh, make that $39.95 + $14.95.........

[SteveP-52]

The spring in question is part number 158 in your picture...

Ah, that's a trigger spring. I actually dealt with that particular one, last weekend. I think I know why it sprung away from you, it clicked and turned loose. My situation was the inner edge on a trigger so rough like a saw teeth somewhat. The spring was lightly stuck and ready to pop any time. That's a finding which trouble my trigger pull concentration. I made some pictures a couple days ago. Mind as well share them while we're on the subject. You may be interested. There are two ways to fix it, easy or permanent see pictures.

This fix may help a lot of Hatsan Edge shooters, including you, John Woodskills. I hadn't forgot about you who started this very helpful thread. Haven't see you a while, too bz shooting?

Sorry, I should have paid a little more attention. #169, the safety spring in your diagram is the one I sent winging, see trigger picture below.
The one in your picture is the one that controls that longgggg first stage trigger pull that everyone dislikes. There's a thread on fixes for both that spring and the M3 x 8mm or M3 x 10mm 2nd stage screw fix. Ed did the set screw fix in the thread which basically pushes that spring off the back of the trigger and shortens the first stage and he said it works great. Here's the link to the thread:
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=84653.0

[Gump]

It's been rain so many days this week and finally cleared out. My tough luck continues, the combo scope is failed to hold zero. First, I thought that I did poorly on my part or barrel need to be clean/lube or bad batch pellets. It took me a long long while to figure out. I couldn't get a group test and was very frustrated. Being newbie, I thought that maybe somehow a barrel was damaged and blaming a cheap Crosman pellets was contaminated with debris. I inspected and there was no loose screw. While I began a full clean/lube process, I felt how light it was without a scope. So, I took a few shots and hit a bulls-eye and it was a cool feeling.

I put a scope back on and hit the target without adjustment. After few shots, it dropped a couple inches and gone wild. I turned the rifle up side down and hand tapped or slapped on a scope, I could hit a target again. After the repeat troubleshoot, I decided to submit a request for a scope exchange with PA. Let's see how it turns out. I know that no one likes this combo scope but it should properly function throughout a year warranty. In my case, it's less than 30 days and learning in a fast pace .

I am looking for a replacement scope anyway, Hawke Vantage 4-12x40 but not on sale yet. There is BSA 6-18x40 $53 shipped from Fieldsupply posted in bargain gate. It's more suitable for my cheap budget and should fit nicely with a ring which I got from a kind member, named Steve(scp52). Some review mentions a poor reticle visual on high magnification on this scope which I may not need for my range.

In the mean time, I am shooting with an open sight and enjoy it.

[SteveP-52]

Gump,
If you contact Hatsan USA about that scope being bad, I think you can upgrade it from the 3-9x32 to a 3-9x40 AO that I've seen several members post about and say it's a better made scope and has held up nicely.
I THINK it's something like $20 for the upgrade to the better scope, but don't quote me on it. Safest bet as always is to e-mail Hatsan, explain your scope problem and ask about upgrading to the better scope.

[Methuselah]

Gump,
If you contact Hatsan USA about that scope being bad, I think you can upgrade it from the 3-9x32 to a 3-9x40 AO that I've seen several members post about and say it's a better made scope and has held up nicely.
I THINK it's something like $20 for the upgrade to the better scope, but don't quote me on it. Safest bet as always is to e-mail Hatsan, explain your scope problem and ask about upgrading to the better scope.

Me, frequently  More than that, I was about to post how they hold up ... at least mine, on a pumper.

I've just kicked the rifle over.  The scope broke the fall nicely  . 4th or 5th time now, it adjusted right back in.  Is it my clearest?  NO.  My fastest (AO Vs. Side focus)?  NO.  But 10 pumps, 10 or 15 tins, beating it to death, and mil-dots too.  What's not to love