You sure that wasn't .25 caliber Paul?
Holy smokes!!! These monsters make almost 30fpe after a tune!?! Jeezz! I didnt know they were that gnarly. Maybe i need to get one to save from pumping my mrod, lol. How do they group at 50yds or more?
Paul68, do you think that circumventing the spring and chamber machining by going the NP conversion would increase the odds of getting a better out of the box product. PA said they drop the old lube and fix minor machining issues and ship terrible examples back to Hatsan. I attempted to start a thread on this note but with no luck. A tune out the box is not an option for me right now due to my lack of compression vise and experience. My options for a new shooter are RWS 48 and Hatsan 125 camo NP conversion. For some reason all I hear about the Hatsan I still want one, am I crazy?
Far as going for the spring conversion from PA given your current inability to manage an in depth tune, absolutely! With PA having to essentially clean up and inspect the rifle in order to install the Gas Spring, it'll take a lot of the QC issue out of the equation. If you go with the gas spring conversion from PA expect the gun to lose a little power. Not much, around 25 FPS less than a spring version, but it'll be a lot smoother, quieter, and more reliable.