I finally had a chance to setup the gladius and get some lead thru the barrel. At first I was looking to trade off or sell the rifle before I even fired 1 shot. Man am I glad I didn’t make that mistake!
Mainly, that decision was made from numerous videos and postings about how pellet fussy these rifles can be and the inaccuracy.
I must have a one of a kind Gladius because she is a shooter! Hole in hole at 25yds with 18.1Jsb’s no need to try anything further. Only took me about 8 shots to zero her in and that was due to I had to be discreet in my yard.
The only thing that I did was polish the barrel with JB paste And penetrating oil for a nice shine. The barrel was nasty with factory grease or whatever they use inside the barrel. The trigger is not half bad but could use a small adjustment for a shorter pull. (IMO)
Out of the box I rate the gladius a strong 4 out of 5 stars! The noise level wasn’t bad at all the ping was the loudest factor. I have that solved with a lane depinger I ordered. Even the side cocking lever was smooth, not as smooth as an FX lever but not far off. The weight isn’t bad if your a pussycat...lol balanced well I can say that much. I did discover I small leak from the cylinder which is odd for a brand new rifle. I’ll have to replace the oring I figured.
I did all testing on power level 6. I don’t think I’ll use the lower settings anytime soon. I do not feel the need to install a regulator at all. I did manage to knock off a crow, sparrow, dove and ground hog.
The ground hog required a follow up shot due to poor shot placement. I have a Nikko MountMaster 4-16x50 half mil that I’m looking to replace with 30mm tube. I don’t like the 1in scopes. It’s nice but I’m not used to small scopes. If you are on the fence about a Hatsan Gladius I would definitely recommend it!
Again it’s a stock 22 gladius short nothing but a barrel polish done. Hatsan you guys have a winner with this one!!!
P.S
Im not even going to mention the 4mags and mag holder, adjustable everything on the stock?
Mainly, that decision was made from numerous videos and postings about how pellet fussy these rifles can be and the inaccuracy.
I must have a one of a kind Gladius because she is a shooter! Hole in hole at 25yds with 18.1Jsb’s no need to try anything further. Only took me about 8 shots to zero her in and that was due to I had to be discreet in my yard.
The only thing that I did was polish the barrel with JB paste And penetrating oil for a nice shine. The barrel was nasty with factory grease or whatever they use inside the barrel. The trigger is not half bad but could use a small adjustment for a shorter pull. (IMO)
Out of the box I rate the gladius a strong 4 out of 5 stars! The noise level wasn’t bad at all the ping was the loudest factor. I have that solved with a lane depinger I ordered. Even the side cocking lever was smooth, not as smooth as an FX lever but not far off. The weight isn’t bad if your a pussycat...lol balanced well I can say that much. I did discover I small leak from the cylinder which is odd for a brand new rifle. I’ll have to replace the oring I figured.
I did all testing on power level 6. I don’t think I’ll use the lower settings anytime soon. I do not feel the need to install a regulator at all. I did manage to knock off a crow, sparrow, dove and ground hog.
The ground hog required a follow up shot due to poor shot placement. I have a Nikko MountMaster 4-16x50 half mil that I’m looking to replace with 30mm tube. I don’t like the 1in scopes. It’s nice but I’m not used to small scopes. If you are on the fence about a Hatsan Gladius I would definitely recommend it!
Again it’s a stock 22 gladius short nothing but a barrel polish done. Hatsan you guys have a winner with this one!!!
P.S
Im not even going to mention the 4mags and mag holder, adjustable everything on the stock?
