Hatsan Edge (refurb) it happened again.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Congratulations Dan !

Nice looking rifle with the wood stock swap-out.  I also like your scope.   Good shooter !




Best Wishes - Tom

[Lt. Dan]

Hi Dan,
I just bought my striker edge .25
At 25 yards I’ll shooting inside a golf ball size circle. 
I have screwed the trigger adjustment screw in all the way.   It’s a bit better now. 
I ordered the bearings to install a bearing on that spring pin.   
I saw it on YouTube.   I’m not sure what else might help.  I don’t know how to make a spring.  I need some help making this trigger smoother.   If the bearing install doesn’t help should I go to a gunsmith? Or order the trigger from the lady in South Carolina?  The name is escaping me right now.    Any help would be great.   I really like this gun.  Thanks Dwight

I'm not familiar with the bearing fix for the Edge / Striker triggers, so I can't help you there.

 I fixed the travel easy enough with an 8mm long adjustment screw instead of the factory 5mm length. Making a trigger spring was trial and error. I read about MikeyB making springs, so I made six or seven springs with different diameter wires. I tried 3 different ones before settling on the one in it now. 

At work we regularly dispose of different brands of inkjet printers,  I disassemble them for the screws and springs. Those springs I would straighten out carefully by slowly un-coiling them and then using some micro pliers I would reshape them.

I took the factory trigger spring out and used it as a pattern.  The factory spring was (0.0395" wire) the lighter one I made was (0.0235").

Polish the sear contact surfaces and use moly paste sparingly on those.

PM Mikeyb he may have a illustration of the trigger pack. He may also be able to tell you where to find some wire to make springs.

[Dmarshall504]

Thanks Dan,
I saw the wire on amazon.
I’m leaning towards the Hatsan 95 with the Quattro trigger , I’ll be doing more reading.  They have refurbished for under $200
I will see about finding a longer screw for the time being, if the bearing works, I will let you know.  Should be here Wednesday.
On YouTube if you search Hatsan striker edge trigger, you will see three videos by air gunner, the last one is the better one.
Thanks Dwight

[Lt. Dan]

Thanks Dan,
I saw the wire on amazon.
I’m leaning towards the Hatsan 95 with the Quattro trigger , I’ll be doing more reading.  They have refurbished for under $200
I will see about finding a longer screw for the time being, if the bearing works, I will let you know.  Should be here Wednesday.
On YouTube if you search Hatsan striker edge trigger, you will see three videos by air gunner, the last one is the better one.
Thanks Dwight

I probably watched it. LOL
I finally have my two Edge triggers adjusted exactly the same and just like I prefer. 

[Lt. Dan]

Thanks Dan,
I saw the wire on amazon.
I’m leaning towards the Hatsan 95 with the Quattro trigger , I’ll be doing more reading.  They have refurbished for under $200
I will see about finding a longer screw for the time being, if the bearing works, I will let you know.  Should be here Wednesday.
On YouTube if you search Hatsan striker edge trigger, you will see three videos by air gunner, the last one is the better one.
Thanks Dwight

You will certainly enjoy a Hatsan 95, the quattro trigger is nice but more complicated than the trigger on the edge. Mose Quattro trigger are pretty good right out of the box and they can be adjusted to make them better. But trigger adjustments on the Quattro trigger can cause the rifle to be unsafe. Do a lot of research before adjusting.

[Dmarshall504]

Thank you, I was just watching videos.

[SteveP-52]

For what it's worth, the GRT III trigger will fit and work on them, you just need to find a way to make the trigger blade longer as it's more than a bit short and hard to get your finger on once you have the rifle back in the stock.

[Dmarshall504]

Thank you.
I will try a couple mods with washers and bearings.
I am trying to also pull up and back instead of straight back. 
If I still don’t like it after a box of pellets, I’ll try a 95 vortex with a Quattro.
I live in a city, and can’t shoot a whole lot without freaking people out.

[mikeyb]

"Up and Back" is only for the Quattro triggers.

I watched those videos by AirgunnersEdge a long time ago and just refreshed my memory by watching them again.

Yes, that is basically the same as the Crosman bearing trigger fix. Many love that fix and I guess it works well for their rifles. That has NEVER worked well on "my" Crosman triggers.

The bearing fix gave all my Crosman triggers (yours may be different) a single stage super short pull hair trigger. WAY to close to the edge for me. I removed the bearing and went back to a carefully adjusted longer screw. Now they all have a 2-stage feel with a clean predictable break point. That's what I prefer on my springers.

As an experiment to lower the trigger pull force on one of the Crosman rifles, I bent a new lighter trigger blade return spring. That reduced the pull force to about 2 lbs but kept the same travel and clean break point.

I use only  M3 x 8mm adjustment screws and similar lighter trigger blade springs for my Hatsan triggers.

PLEASE be careful when testing trigger mods like the proposed bearing fix. The larger diameter of the bearing PRELOADS (moves) the first sear lever and can reduce the sear overlap a LOT before you ever touch the trigger blade! If the overlap is too small you will get a dangerous hair trigger. That trigger can release/fire if the rifle is "bumped" and I've even had a trigger release when I returned the barrel to lock-up. Lucky I had the rifle safely pointed into a target. Almost needed an underwear change on that one.

Trigger tolerances vary and the bearing fix MAY be just right for your rifle and your trigger preferences. Just be EXTRA careful when testing your modifications.

Here is another Hatsan trigger video by ww321 that covers much of what I do to my (non-Quattro) Hatsan triggers.



Polishing, lubing, longer screw, DIY lighter spring, and straightening that way-too-curvy blade are my go-to fixes for the simple (non-Quattro) Hatsan triggers.

Edit: I DON'T add the front screw to eliminate first stage travel because I LIKE a light first stage travel to a second stage stop. Then it's just a short snap to release. My ideal springer trigger.

[Dmarshall504]

Awesome thanks very much.   I’ll risk my life at Lowe’s tomorrow to see if I can find a screw. 
😷😷
Thanks for all the info. Dwight

"Up and Back" is only for the Quattro triggers.

I watched those videos by AirgunnersEdge a long time ago and just refreshed my memory by watching them again.

Yes, that is basically the same as the Crosman bearing trigger fix. Many love that fix and I guess it works well for their rifles. That has NEVER worked well on "my" Crosman triggers.

The bearing fix gave all my Crosman triggers (yours may be different) a single stage super short pull hair trigger. WAY to close to the edge for me. I removed the bearing and went back to a carefully adjusted longer screw. Now they all have a 2-stage feel with a clean predictable break point. That's what I prefer on my springers.

As an experiment to lower the trigger pull force on one of the Crosman rifles, I bent a new lighter trigger blade return spring. That reduced the pull force to about 2 lbs but kept the same travel and clean break point.

I use only  M3 x 8mm adjustment screws and similar lighter trigger blade springs for my Hatsan triggers.

PLEASE be careful when testing trigger mods like the proposed bearing fix. The larger diameter of the bearing PRELOADS (moves) the first sear lever and can reduce the sear overlap a LOT before you ever touch the trigger blade! If the overlap is too small you will get a dangerous hair trigger. That trigger can release/fire if the rifle is "bumped" and I've even had a trigger release when I returned the barrel to lock-up. Lucky I had the rifle safely pointed into a target. Almost needed an underwear change on that one.

Trigger tolerances vary and the bearing fix MAY be just right for your rifle and your trigger preferences. Just be EXTRA careful when testing your modifications.

Here is another Hatsan trigger video by ww321 that covers much of what I do to my (non-Quattro) Hatsan triggers.



Polishing, lubing, longer screw, DIY lighter spring, and straightening that way-too-curvy blade are my go-to fixes for the simple (non-Quattro) Hatsan triggers.

[mikeyb]

Awesome thanks very much.   I’ll risk my life at Lowe’s tomorrow to see if I can find a screw. 
😷😷
Thanks for all the info. Dwight

Those little birds will be bloody hamburger after catching a 25 cal pellet! Should make one heck of a meat-POP sound along with a cloud of red mist and feathers 

Good Luck with going to the store and the trigger mods

[Dmarshall504]

Awesome thanks very much.   I’ll risk my life at Lowe’s tomorrow to see if I can find a screw. 
😷😷
Thanks for all the info. Dwight

Thanks!  Yes I think they got skeered (scared) because today not one sparrow tried to get in the house.
I was ready.  🙄

Those little birds will be bloody hamburger after catching a 25 cal pellet! Should make one heck of a meat-POP sound along with a cloud of red mist and feathers 

Good Luck with going to the store and the trigger mods

[Dmarshall504]

Awesome thanks very much.   I’ll risk my life at Lowe’s tomorrow to see if I can find a screw. 
😷😷
Thanks for all the info. Dwight

Those little birds will be bloody hamburger after catching a 25 cal pellet! Should make one heck of a meat-POP sound along with a cloud of red mist and feathers 

Good Luck with going to the store and the trigger mods

Mike I just removed the screw behind my trigger to go to Lowe’s.  The big Phillips head screw?   Mine is longer than 8mm
8mm is .315 inches or something.   The threads on this screw are .75 inches or longer.   Do I have the wrong screw?

[Dmarshall504]

Never mind.  I see it down in there.

[Dmarshall504]

Wow thanks everyone   That 8mm screw did everything I needed
That’s awesome!