It has been 3 months since I got this rifle and I think its time I do a extensive review on it.
Firstly, as a disclaimer, I would like to say that when it comes to quality control I understand that Hatsan (and most companies in that budget) kind of well are
.
Unboxing
The box (from field supply) came in a standard long cardboard box. Inside the box were some loose pellet tins that I ordered with the rifle and the Hatsan 1000S box.
Inside the box was a piece of Styrofoam, the gun, a manual, and a hatsan optima 3-9x scope. Ill get to the scope part later. There were no dents, scratches, or any signs of wear on the rifle.
Externals
The externals are not bad, the stock is a pretty solid feeling pol-... sorry, let me correct that: plastic stock. There is no play (on the rifle I got) but there is some flex at the end of the stock where the barrel breaks. I don't really mind and don't think that is a problem. It weighs a nice 7.5lbs with the scope, which was heavy for me (a 12 year old) three months ago but now I got used to it and it helps with holding the rifle still when aiming. The rubbery pads do help with getting a nice grip and they look nice. My only worry with that rubbery pad is sticking out a little bit and (though i have not had problems with it) might catch on to things. Its 43" long by the way. My issues with the externals are that the barrel shroud wears down with time after bumping into things.
The sight post on the front is holding up just fine, but I don't know if it would survive more then a few bumps or even one bump with a hard object without breaking. The rear post has a elevation and wind-age adjustment wheels that work fine and have little stick. The "tru-glo" fiber optic sights are fine, but they don't "tru"ly "glo"w in the dark, so don't use them if you are planning to shoot in the dark. They do not light up at all.
The trigger is fine for me, but if you are used to nice triggers, you'll probably find it to be terrible. It moves up in a weird angle and your finger has to be on the bottom of the trigger (and it's curved by the way) to be able to pull it from front to back. Otherwise, your finger will be on the part of the trigger that disappears into the stock. This does not have the hatsan Quatro trigger, and is not adjustable even though the manual (that is also used for other models) says so. The trigger guard is plastic and works just fine.
The safety I actually quite like. Its a safety where you push a nicely rounded tab at the end of the receiver to disengage. Its very easy to push it forward and I don't have to get out of my shooting position to push it at all. Now, pulling the tab into safety is a different story. When you cock the gun, it comes onto safety (which is a great feature in my opinion as you can't pull the trigger if you are a person who doesn't keep your hand on the barrel when cocking it) the moment you get the barrel out of it's seal, but when you want to pull it out after your done shooting it is not that easy and has a lot of stick to it.
The receiver has a nice smooth finish and is made of steel
Breaking the barrel is fairly smooth. Not once have I lubed the spring and it still cocks with minimal crunch.
Now I have run into one problem that made me want to smash the gun when one day I just go out to casually shoot and I can't break the barrel. I hit it really hard many times and it just didn't take the barrel out of its seal. Eventually after walking around in circles thinking about how will I return the gun I try again and it magically breaks. I still don't know why that happened.
Also, the gun is super easy to cock, and this is coming from a twelve year old so you can count on it
. (Interested about that cop who said that he returned the gun because he literally could not cock it.. and I am twelve... and he is a cop... 
(Walmart review))
Accuracy, power, and the scope.
Firstly, I would like to say that I do not have a chronograph so I don't know the fps.
When it comes to accuracy, its pretty good. Its not like those obvious trolls who say they can hit a rat every time at 100 meters and they only miss because the rat moves (sigh). At 25 meters I can get a pretty nice 2-3" grouping with the scope freestanding, not from a bench rest position. From a bench rest position (w/ field target trophies .22) I got 1" groups at 17ish meters, but that was before the gun broke in and when I wasn't yet used to shooting with a scope, and now I don't have time to even do a quick 5 shot group like that (in other words, I want to work on my freestand). At 70 meters, I can hit a 7x8" target 99.9% of the time (freestanding), but I don't know how groupings would look like from a bench rest position. Yesterday I hit a 3"x5" block first try freestanding, so I think that's pretty good. Anyway, I think I will test that this or next week and give you guys an update.
When it comes to power, this gun is fine for small game hunting and having fun. It can go through a 3/4" block of wood, bunch of cans in a line, tin cans, etc. Not much to say here.
The scope. The scope is well, interesting. When I got the gun I new the scope was going to break and I thought it did (the groupings were all over the place) after a few hundred shots and so I put it away. A month later, I take the scope and just for fun try it with the gun. I think it's still going all over the place, because at that time I was not doing bench resting stuff but freestanding and quick shooting. For my purpose, its fine. Saves me $30 so really I don't care.
I have not taken the gun apart yet by the way, I will soon but the screws holding the stock look as if they are really super-glued in there, so I don't know how that will go.
Conclusion:
I don't think I have said this yet but this rifle cost me $100 flat on field supply. And for that price, I think its really great as a beginner rifle. Yes, you might (most likely) get a lemon (which was what I was expecting) but you can buy it NOT from field supply and a place like say pyramid air and have a fairly nice long warranty if you don't like it or get a lemon.
I give this gun a 8/10 considering everything. Its good for the price and I don't think it could be beat. Just don't get the .25 version and you should be fine sending back broken ones when they come to you until you get one that works well. It works great for what I am doing right now (speedshooting, running with it a few laps and then shooting at 70 meters, and generally really active things with it). So, hunting out to 25 meters at squirrels is fine (but I would not advise shooting at game any further then that).
Anyway, I am starting to ramble so I'll finish it here.
Thanks,
Antoni
Firstly, as a disclaimer, I would like to say that when it comes to quality control I understand that Hatsan (and most companies in that budget) kind of well are
.Unboxing
The box (from field supply) came in a standard long cardboard box. Inside the box were some loose pellet tins that I ordered with the rifle and the Hatsan 1000S box.
Inside the box was a piece of Styrofoam, the gun, a manual, and a hatsan optima 3-9x scope. Ill get to the scope part later. There were no dents, scratches, or any signs of wear on the rifle.
Externals
The externals are not bad, the stock is a pretty solid feeling pol-... sorry, let me correct that: plastic stock. There is no play (on the rifle I got) but there is some flex at the end of the stock where the barrel breaks. I don't really mind and don't think that is a problem. It weighs a nice 7.5lbs with the scope, which was heavy for me (a 12 year old) three months ago but now I got used to it and it helps with holding the rifle still when aiming. The rubbery pads do help with getting a nice grip and they look nice. My only worry with that rubbery pad is sticking out a little bit and (though i have not had problems with it) might catch on to things. Its 43" long by the way. My issues with the externals are that the barrel shroud wears down with time after bumping into things.
The sight post on the front is holding up just fine, but I don't know if it would survive more then a few bumps or even one bump with a hard object without breaking. The rear post has a elevation and wind-age adjustment wheels that work fine and have little stick. The "tru-glo" fiber optic sights are fine, but they don't "tru"ly "glo"w in the dark, so don't use them if you are planning to shoot in the dark. They do not light up at all.
The trigger is fine for me, but if you are used to nice triggers, you'll probably find it to be terrible. It moves up in a weird angle and your finger has to be on the bottom of the trigger (and it's curved by the way) to be able to pull it from front to back. Otherwise, your finger will be on the part of the trigger that disappears into the stock. This does not have the hatsan Quatro trigger, and is not adjustable even though the manual (that is also used for other models) says so. The trigger guard is plastic and works just fine.
The safety I actually quite like. Its a safety where you push a nicely rounded tab at the end of the receiver to disengage. Its very easy to push it forward and I don't have to get out of my shooting position to push it at all. Now, pulling the tab into safety is a different story. When you cock the gun, it comes onto safety (which is a great feature in my opinion as you can't pull the trigger if you are a person who doesn't keep your hand on the barrel when cocking it) the moment you get the barrel out of it's seal, but when you want to pull it out after your done shooting it is not that easy and has a lot of stick to it.
The receiver has a nice smooth finish and is made of steel
Breaking the barrel is fairly smooth. Not once have I lubed the spring and it still cocks with minimal crunch.
Now I have run into one problem that made me want to smash the gun when one day I just go out to casually shoot and I can't break the barrel. I hit it really hard many times and it just didn't take the barrel out of its seal. Eventually after walking around in circles thinking about how will I return the gun I try again and it magically breaks. I still don't know why that happened.
Also, the gun is super easy to cock, and this is coming from a twelve year old so you can count on it
. (Interested about that cop who said that he returned the gun because he literally could not cock it.. and I am twelve... and he is a cop... (Walmart review))Accuracy, power, and the scope.
Firstly, I would like to say that I do not have a chronograph so I don't know the fps.
When it comes to accuracy, its pretty good. Its not like those obvious trolls who say they can hit a rat every time at 100 meters and they only miss because the rat moves (sigh). At 25 meters I can get a pretty nice 2-3" grouping with the scope freestanding, not from a bench rest position. From a bench rest position (w/ field target trophies .22) I got 1" groups at 17ish meters, but that was before the gun broke in and when I wasn't yet used to shooting with a scope, and now I don't have time to even do a quick 5 shot group like that (in other words, I want to work on my freestand). At 70 meters, I can hit a 7x8" target 99.9% of the time (freestanding), but I don't know how groupings would look like from a bench rest position. Yesterday I hit a 3"x5" block first try freestanding, so I think that's pretty good. Anyway, I think I will test that this or next week and give you guys an update.
When it comes to power, this gun is fine for small game hunting and having fun. It can go through a 3/4" block of wood, bunch of cans in a line, tin cans, etc. Not much to say here.
The scope. The scope is well, interesting. When I got the gun I new the scope was going to break and I thought it did (the groupings were all over the place) after a few hundred shots and so I put it away. A month later, I take the scope and just for fun try it with the gun. I think it's still going all over the place, because at that time I was not doing bench resting stuff but freestanding and quick shooting. For my purpose, its fine. Saves me $30 so really I don't care.
I have not taken the gun apart yet by the way, I will soon but the screws holding the stock look as if they are really super-glued in there, so I don't know how that will go.
Conclusion:
I don't think I have said this yet but this rifle cost me $100 flat on field supply. And for that price, I think its really great as a beginner rifle. Yes, you might (most likely) get a lemon (which was what I was expecting) but you can buy it NOT from field supply and a place like say pyramid air and have a fairly nice long warranty if you don't like it or get a lemon.
I give this gun a 8/10 considering everything. Its good for the price and I don't think it could be beat. Just don't get the .25 version and you should be fine sending back broken ones when they come to you until you get one that works well. It works great for what I am doing right now (speedshooting, running with it a few laps and then shooting at 70 meters, and generally really active things with it). So, hunting out to 25 meters at squirrels is fine (but I would not advise shooting at game any further then that).
Anyway, I am starting to ramble so I'll finish it here.
Thanks,
Antoni
