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The Hammerli 490 Express is the ideal break barrelThe tube through which projectiles travel when they are fired. It may be rifled or smooth.
air rifle if you're looking for accuracy, value, and reliability. Features include: automatic safety, semi-Monte Carlo hardwood stock, cheek piece, soft recoil pad, blued finish, low cocking effort, adjustable rear sight, hooded front sight, scope grooves with scope stop.
Hammerli 490 Express review entered on 2009-06-10 21:36:22
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By novictor from USA on 2009-06-10 21:36:22 - See all my reviewsAdd comment to this review
Things I liked:great dollar value-excellent accuracy Things I would have changed:safety is awkward- trigger could be lighter What others should know:beyond 20 yards accuracy drops off- but but this is not a 1000fps gun-it stands up to any air rifle at double the price
Hammerli 490 Express review entered on 2009-04-23 13:41:52
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By Joel from USA on 2009-04-23 13:41:52 - See all my reviewsAdd comment to this review
Things I liked:Easy cocking, light weight, really accurate. Nice medium-power rifle. Beautiful finish on wood, and metal is nicely blued. Things I would have changed:Plastic trigger has long, long creep. Tom mentions a heavy trigger pull; mine has been quite light all along, but it does have that long creep, with virtually no load
... Read MoreThings I liked:Easy cocking, light weight, really accurate. Nice medium-power rifle. Beautiful finish on wood, and metal is nicely blued. Things I would have changed:Plastic trigger has long, long creep. Tom mentions a heavy trigger pull; mine has been quite light all along, but it does have that long creep, with virtually no load on the trigger until the end, then a decent bit of proper resistance, but nothing too heavy.
Automatic safety: it works fine, but personally, I don't like auto-safeties. What others should know:This gun is made in China and is also known as the QB-18 (mine is a .22 caliber QB). I haven't chronied it, but it shoots about as hard as my Crosman 180 - about 450 fps or so. That's a pretty good for plinking out to the extreme of my 35-meter backyard range. This rifle is more than accurate enough for Coke cans and the like, and it is absolute murder on all my Gamo field targets.
Because the 490 is medium powered (at best), the spring is less stiff than in a magnum springer (and the piston stroke may be shorter, too... not sure), so cocking is very smooth and easy. There is also a less-pronounce recoil, which is easier on me and a lot easier on my scopes. The open sights are passable, this would be absolutely great with diopter sights, though.
Hammerli 490 Express review entered on 2009-04-22 10:08:03
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By Walter from USA on 2009-04-22 10:08:03 - See all my reviewsAdd comment to this review
Things I liked:One easy pump and it's ready to fire. Auto safety everytime you pump. Seems accurate. Only fired a few times so far, but have hit everything. Nicely balanced and a handsome looking gun. Things I would have changed:Nothing so far. What others should know:Have some fun. Every weapon you own doesn't have to
... Read MoreThings I liked:One easy pump and it's ready to fire. Auto safety everytime you pump. Seems accurate. Only fired a few times so far, but have hit everything. Nicely balanced and a handsome looking gun. Things I would have changed:Nothing so far. What others should know:Have some fun. Every weapon you own doesn't have to be a magnum.
Hammerli 490 Express review entered on 2009-03-27 19:10:10
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By Tom from USA on 2009-03-27 19:10:10 - See all my reviewsAdd comment to this review
Things I liked:When I rate the Hammerli 490 Express with 5 stars, I feel that I have to explain the rating. This rifle is a budget-level youth model breakbarrel spring rifle that is way better than its low price would seem possible, but it is not the equal of a TX200 or a Beeman R1. So don't buy it thinking that it is. However, what you get with
... Read MoreThings I liked:When I rate the Hammerli 490 Express with 5 stars, I feel that I have to explain the rating. This rifle is a budget-level youth model breakbarrel spring rifle that is way better than its low price would seem possible, but it is not the equal of a TX200 or a Beeman R1. So don't buy it thinking that it is. However, what you get with this rifle is an honest (wood and steel) air rifle with WAY more accuracy than the price dictates! The trigger is too heavy, but I overlook that because of the accuracy, the light weight and the easy cocking. This is a little spring rifle you can fall in love with, if you overlook that trigger. The firing behavior is smooth and even--way better than you would expect. And although I called it a youth model, adults will like it too. This is a rifle anyone can love! Things I would have changed:I would put a smoother, lighter trigger on it. But I won't rate the rifle lower for just that, because when you see the accuracy you will learn to live with that trigger. What others should know:This isn't a magnum air rifle. It's a fun gun--the kind you will shoot ten times more often than you do those huge magnums. This is an all-day air rifle. And there are aftermarket tuners who can smooth and lighten the trigger. You can find them in our daily blog.
