Hatsan 125TH Air Rifle, Vortex Piston, Black

Not many.....well, actually, NOTHING!

accuracy, overall quality, accuacy.....did I mention accuracy?

The first one went back because the action jammed....with a pellet in the chamber! I pushed it out from the muzzle and at least sent back a rifle unloaded, but charged. I couldn't budge the safety, couldn't pull the trigger...nothing.
The second one at least fires....it's like a freakin workout at the gym cocking the stupid thing!
I hold a couple shots fine (under 1" @ about 25 yds), then the fliers start. 3 and 4 inches off!...all over the place! I tried 3 different pellets of different weights....2 H&N and a Crossman. None are any better than the other.
Your results may vary......for your sake I sincerely hope so!
Gonna try to pawn it off on a buddy.....I already ordered an RWS to replace it.....NEVER had a better air rifle! I owned 3, and now soon to be 4.

Power. Rugged feel. Thumbhole stock. Trigger.

Lose the cheap scope. It immediately diminishes the overall quality impression of this rifle. I wanted to use all the included butt plate shims to extend the pull (I'm 6'2" with long arms) but stock screws were not long enough to allow. I probably could have found longer screws to sub but didn't want to change anything until I knew the gun worked and met my needs (which it does). Thumbhole position works for my grip but..... it is awkward at best or will be impossible for some to disengage or engage the safety from the firing position. I have to disengage the safety BEFORE I take my grip and aim, otherwise (if I forget), I have to release my grip, disengage safety then re-grip, re-aim and fire. I would prefer to disengage the safety after acquiring target, just before pulling the trigger without having to pause, remove my right thumb from the thumbhole while supporting the gun with my left hand, disengage the safety then re-grip, reacquire target and fire.

This thing is a beast; heavy and hard to cock, which I expected. Shot 8" high out of the box (open sights) @ 12 yds. Adjusted to zero and now hammering pesky squirrels. 25 cal. is "overkill" for small pests but I wanted power to dispatch larger critters if needed and am confident this provides a humane and effective means of control. Not sure if this gun is quiet since all I hear is the mechanical bang of the gas piston in my right ear when fired. No chrony numbers yet. Using JSB Exact King 25.39g. Very pleased w/ accuracy Did not try other pellets; no need.

Power and accuracy. I really like the thumb hole. It is also not the loud. Cocking is no problem for me due to my years of powerlifting.

A better scope.

Be sure to clean your barrel. It hits very hard. I feel sorry for the next group of squirrels that come into the neighborhood.

Accurate right out of the box with Iron sights,Mounted a UTG 4x16x40 on it and about 5 shots later I have 1" groups at 30 yrds,It's a solid feeling rifle,fit and finish very good, it is not as hard to cock as other reviews state,I'm 54 yrs old 5'4,170lbs I can shoot this for hours,Excellent gun for the money

The scope,Hatsan should ship it without the junk scope and maybe lower price 20 bucks

It's heavy

Very powerful. Any pellet under 10 gr has the potential to go super sonic. Feels like a "real" rifle. Both love and hate the thumbhole stock. On my other rifles I love the thumbhole but not so much with this one. Explanation below.

Better scope and mount. Some sort of suppressor. Cocking can be a bit difficult when new. Fix the barrel droop issues.

I didn't care for the thumbhole stock on this rifle due to the location of the safety. It requires using your left hand or a very awkward hand motion of your trigger hand to set it to the fire position. I simply prefer to have the safety located so it is accessable after the gun has been cocked and I have my target in site. Just wasn't possible with this rifle due to the location of the safety. I had to send this one back due to excessive upward barrell droop. Could not get a scope to zero at 20 yards even after shimming the scope. Still 6" high. Traded up for the same rifle in camo with a standard stock. Love this one and it is for sure a keeper.

my .22 cal was so good i decided to get one in .25 cal i had to sent the first .25 back do to barrel problems i got the secant one in 4 days FedX picked up first one Monday for return and the second one here sat BIG THANK YOU TO PYRAMYD AIR FOR THE QUICK SERVICE !!!!! second one took a round 400 rounds to brake in WOW now shooting 1 in to 3/8 in 5 shot groups at 26 yards with jsb exact king .25 cal jsb's 698 fps 25.39 gr.. Some velocities are as follows jsb 25 gr 698 fps h^n 28 gr 686 fps h&n 19.91 gr 771fps (NOTE 21 FPS FASTER THEN ADVERTISED THANK YOU HATSAN )the /22 and .25 both seem to hold 0 after sitting in the gun cabinet

at his point nothing

the .25 is a crushing impact and slow like hitting some thing with a .45 acp compared to a 9mm hit one squirrel from back rear to front and completely flattened him nothing i have shot with this even chest shots has twitched
at 69 years old this is now my small game gun oh yes 1.5 to 2 in at 50 yards
also drop a little longer adjusting screw in the front of trickier makes it into a sweet gun both of mine have this and now love the trickier
Good hunting
Fred

I now have 4 Hatsan 125 air rifles, one in .177, two in .22, and one in .25 caliber. My first one was a Hatsan 125 Nitro Piston Black Stock [.22] which impressed me quite a lot. Accuracy with open sights was my first impression. Adjustability with the Quattro Trigger was a treat after my Benji NP XL. I already had experience with the Nitro Piston. After my second purchase of Hatsan 125TH, I realized that my first rifle need a change [see below]. This one was really comfortable to shoot. My third Hatsan 125 was a Black Stock Vortex [.25] as i couldn't get hold of a TH - model. The fourth Hatsan 125 was a TH-model in [.177] with a Vortex power plant. I discovered that the Vortex had a little more power and though a little heavier to cock, seemed smoother to shoot.

Things that I did change: By purchasing a new TH Black stock from Hatsan [Pyramyd doesn't sell them], I now had three models; each with different calibers, and switched the stocks around a bit to make sure that these three models were now 125TH versions with the [.22] model with a Nitro Piston and the [.177 & .25] both being Vortex pistons. I also installed Quick Disconnect sling swivels to all of these where the front QD was a Barrel Ring and the rear was the wood screw type; carefully drilled into the stock. Of course I did change the OEM rings and sights to UTG 4-screw 1" mounts and the Leapers UTG 4-16 x 50mm and 40mm AO Mil-Dot Illuminatable scopes on the two largest calibers, and I'll be saving up for another Leapers 4-16 x 40 for the [.177] model.

One thing you may find a bit discouraging with these Hatsan 125's is the amount of barrel Droop on all of these rifles. But fear not, as Pyramyd Air has droop rails that fit perfectly and are 11mm to Weaver adaptablefor less than $20.00.
I will also purchase a drooper scope rail when I finally purchase the Leapers 4-16 x 40mm AO Mil-Dot scope for the [.177] model.
Having four of these 125 Hatsans, you can see that I am completely delighted with the quality and accuracy of these rifles.
According to Tom Gaylord [BB Pelletier] there are some parts of these rifles that are made in Germany, which may account for the accuracy.
Note!!!: With these High power Magmum air rifles, be sure to use the heavier pellets to keep the velocity below Mach 1. Contrary to the way rifles are sold, velocity isn't as important as Muzzle Energy. You'll reach out quite well with these gas powered rifles and when you reach your target, it's the energy not the speed that is important.
Zeroing begins @ 10meters

Nice power, great trigger. Nice having the open sights.

Kinda heavy

I purchased the .25 cal. if you are thinking about getting this gun, just get it.

every thing what an air gun should be need 2 hands to cock it cleaned it and it shot 1/2 in c to c as i adjusted scope to o 3to 9 not junk working good for me also the mounts are see through so you can use the iron sights if you need to for encounters under 5 yards 1022 fps through crono. with crossman 14.3 gr hp blowing right through 2 buy 8 plank at 26 yards beyond my wildest dreams over 31 fpe only 30 rounds so far can't weight to see what this does once i get a few hundred rounds through it

not a thing the perfect hunting air gun and set up so you can adjust everything including the barrel pivot pin with locking screw !!!

i am 69 years old and this is a hand full to cock one handed LOL makes my ben trail xl seem like a toy ??
also not hold sensitive very forgiving gun i am impressed thank you Hatsan you got it right

The tack driving accuracy, awesome power, Quatro adjustable trigger.

The for end of the stock is a bit flimsy.

I have shot thousands of pellets through this gun. Mine is the .22 version with the Nitro Piston. I find my gun is not very hold sensitive. This gun far exceeds my expectations, both in accuracy and power.

I have managed sub 1/4" groups with this gun at 50 yards, (measured distance). I can't say that all my groups are that tight at that range but I have managed that on several occasions. My average group size at 50 yards is .35" when using JSB Exact Jumbo Heavy pellets, those are what my gun likes best.

We live next to a golf curse and find lots of golf balls in our field so I use them as targets. At 50 yards, I never miss them. This gun even does well with Crosman Premier hollow points out to 30 yards with average groups similar to that of the JSB pellets do at 50 yards.

What they say about this gun exceeding its claimed velocities is absolutely true. Mine produces up to 32 fpe. with the JSB pellets I mentioned above.

I highly recommend this gun for long range hunting.