Hatsan 95 Combo Vortex Reviews

Despite it's heavy weight, it won't "break" when I set it down on the bag too hard. At 8lbs it is on the heavy side but this is primarily a bench gun so what may be a con for others works to my benefit down-range. The trigger is great once you get to know it. The scope-stop all but eliminates movement, once I was zero'd my bugbuster on bkl 1-piece 3" mount has not budged. I also really like the safety. I avoid firearms with a manual safety and that habit translates over to air rifles typically. But the 95's safety is natural feeling and I like it.

I dont care for the foregrip of the stock. The mandatory-scope for the vortex-qe version is so terrible. Im extremely budget conscience and tried to make it work but we eventually shot the scope itself. not worth the trouble to even ship it. Sell one without the scope. The QE baffles are terrible and the clearance strips very little air. Thankfully Hatsan really went the cheap route and ALL QE models have the EXACT same set of baffles. Aftermarket replacements are plentiful and magnitudes better than OEM. Machine head screw in the stock is very soft and strips too easy.

The safety is "loose" when engaged. It can make a rattling that is surprising. You might find other rattling too as all of the screws need to be tightened up and blue threadlock added. Ditch the stock baffles, GeoffK sells a 10-stage baffle on an auction site its WAY better and worth every penny. The barrel will be FILTHY when it arrives. pull a couple patches soaked in goo gone, maybe half a dozen. Then it took just as many dry patches until mine was clean. Dieseling was tough for 20-50 pellets. After 100 push another dry patch thru if the dieseling is done . Some guys talk about 1k break-in periods but my 11 year old stacks pellets at 11 yards all day once we got it zero'd. He's never shot ANYTHING before, let alone something inherently more difficult like springer/gas-piston. It prefers superdomes, jsb 18.13 .

Accurate

Very loud

This is a sound suppressed model, yet it is still very loud.

Gas piston with QE. Nice wood stock.

Metal trigger guard instead of plastic.

I'm a smaller adult(5 foot 3 inches) and a senior citizen. Takes quite a bit of effort to cock.

Having all the items included.

I would add a sling to the combo

Take the time to sight it in....you will have a blast with it!

Overall appearance is nice. Good checking on the stock.

Come with better scope

No

Gregg's outstanding service Quality of thee rifle

Beautiful stock, pretty accurate. East to handle Pyramid Air was very good to work with!

Scope was not very good.

I added a Picatinny mount and a scope I had on hand. Accurate now.

It wasn't that hard to cock. . .as some mentioned. But I can say that my wife had a harder time cocking it. Easy to load pellets. I love the safety on it. Easy to push on and off. thus the automatic safety didn't bother me.

Something different about that screw behind the trigger. . . It ALWAYS comes loose. . . probably from Vibration when shooting.

1. I have about 150 shots through this gun. It is still dieseling on me from the manufacturers oil. After about 6 months, I decided to take the scope off. I tried to sight in with iron sites. I had to push the rear sight all the way to the left in order to hit where I am aiming at. This puzzled me for a while. Tried a different scope that was better, and that worked out well. A month later I took off the scope and tried the iron sights. Still wondering why the rear sight was all the way to the left, I started to examine the system. I found out that the barrel was twisted to the left slightly, causing the front sight to be slightly towards the left. Then it call made sense why my rear sight was to the left so far. Another thing happened. The nut and bolt that holds the gun to the stock on the front snapped. It is hollow inside. This is two problems I am having with this gun. I have tried to Contact HatsanUSA TWICE through their website and no response. I am not happy

Nice looking.

Extremely hard to cock. Very poor accuracy.

I cannot get this air rifle to shoot two pellets in the same spot.

Very nice rifle mines is .25cal QE. . Key thing to getting decent accuracy is use a decent 3rd party scope mount and buy a decent scope. Personally I bought a 5screw one piece mount with scope stop screw for $17ish and a barska 2-7x air gun scope $65ish. And buy a single tin of different pellets to try to find which pellet your gun likes. Mine likes Diablo exact heavy domed pellet and barracuda hunter so far. Once dialed in I can do dime-nickel sized group at 10-15 yards (the length from side of the house to the side of the carport in yard with a big split log as backstop). Havent taken it out further than 15 yards yet. My favorite metal yard targets are the yellow/black squirrel with reset and the 3 ring target (2 big ring and 1 small ring). The small ring and squirrel is pretty much all bare metal now :-D

Nothing.

Ditch the included mounts and scope and buy a decent set of 3rd party rings/mount one piece with scope stop and use a decent scope. The ones included is functional though. Try different pellets to find what your gun likes.

Model 95 Vortex arrived promptly. After some iron sight adjustment, accurate enough at closer range. Later, installed included scope against stop and after 'zeroing in", could group 5 shots within 1" @ 70 yds. 110 shots/5 squirrels later and scope is still OK.

Inner gun box was sliding around in outer shipping box, thus 2 Styrofoam shipping blocks holding the gun were busted. Minor damage to inner gun box. Included scope was wrapped in plastic, but was rolling around in gun box. Suggest a lot more packing between shipping box and gun box, to prevent sliding around. Also. repackage scope for more secure shipping.

After some research, purchased this Model 95 Vortex over several other air guns. Squirrels are out of control on property and needed to thin them out a bit. So far, very accurate @ 50-70 yds with included scope. Used blue loctite on mount screws. Mod 95 is quiet, but does have a "concussion-type kick". Recommend earplugs for continued shooting. Use recommended (reviews) Crosman Premier .22 Hollow Point. These seem quite accurate and have absolute stopping power for squirrels.

Well balanced rifle, beautiful Turkish wood stock. Nice finish on the metal parts. I love the feel of it. Cocking is pretty heavy. Getting a good grip is important, hopefully it will lighten up as it's broken in The QE system to my ear is pretty low, I have a Crosman NP .177 cal for 4 years now and it sounds a little bit lauder than this rifle and I got this one in .22 cal. Accuracy is amazing, shooting 1 inch groups with one or two flyers at times. I am using the open sights to break in, maybe after 500 shots I may put on the Optima Scope bundle on it. The trigger is way better than my Crosman but the safety looks a little cheap on my rifle. For a 60 year old guy, I find it manageable and I know it will smooth out with time.

The trigger guard is plastic... Come on Hatsan, and the open sights too. For a mid price gun what more could it cost to upgrade to metal. I haven't used the scope but looking for it to work okay on it. I will let you know when I do and review the scope as well. Add a sling, it's a little heavy.

So far, I've had it for a month now and it feels great, love the QE moderator and the SAS on it. The recoil is very low in my experience. It's been 45 years since I last shot my Crosman pump rifle in .177 cal. and getting back in the sport is much reliable these days and affordable. Thanks to PA for such a great service shipping it to the Caribbean islands. To Matthew Z, thanks!

I like break barrel, some of the weight, and the safety.

Scope is very poor quality. The instructions for use and how to set up the poor quality scope are terrible. Someone needs to write the instructions with the assumption that the person who is reading them does not know anything about the gun or the scope.

I mounted the scope and made the proper adjustments and shot the gun at about 10 yards. Once I adjusted the elevation and the windage the point of impact of the pellets was inconsistent. When I was making the fine adjustments(one click) the point of impact would be 1-2 inches to the left, then I would adjust the scope (one click) and the point of impact would be 1-2 inches to the right. The elevation stayed pretty consistent. I was using a dead rest throughout the process. The scope was never clear, it did not matter which magnification I used. I have tried to adjust the crosshairs so that they are clear( like with any scope) but, they do not clear up. I welcome any recommendations to help solve these problems. Thx Z

good shooting very accurate takes a little break in time. Love the trigger

scope that came with it was junk would stay sighted in and was not clear. Many a little better quality scope on a gun this price. And the finish on the wood stick rubs off easy

Just got mine Hatsan mod. 95 Vortex QE .22 cal. yesterday, It's been 45 years since my first pump BB rifle which was a Crosman and awesome. Than I got a Crosman F4 NP in .177 for over 3 years now good gun to start after 45 years. But this gun is well Balanced. Good looking and feel of a well made Turkish wood stock. The cocking is about 25 to 30 lbs, still okay for a 50ish shooter. Trigger is as from the box, with a good pull, not sluggish, no need to adjust it yet. The safety is auto but it's just getting use to. Wow, it's been one month in the waiting in backorder, but in 6 days it's in my hands. Thanks to PA customer service Matthew Z. Well appreciate for his expertise, did some last minute changes and no problem, still made it in 6 days. Excellent service! Hands down to PA. The wait was worth it. Great gun for the money. Hatsan is in there as one of the best 10 air gun mfg. and this gun is good!!!! And good to handle.

The open sights are too cheap but functional. A better one in metal and with more capabilities. The trigger guard would be great in metal after making such good looking wood stock, I think it deserves a better one.

Just today, I put in 50 to 60 shots and as frustrated as it was, I could not get it sighted in. Then I noticed that my eye view was not very clear and alined with my bifocals and decided to turn my glasses upside down were the bifocals were up and see the rear sight and front sight clearer. To my amaze, I was getting 1.25 inch 5 shot groups. Although, I looked like someone has punch me in my face and relocated my glasses. Now I can concentrate on working on my point of view and get the group down to 3/4 of an inch. Haven't used the scope yet, intend to break in the gun with open sights, then I'll get to use the scope and put in a review on it. Bundle Scopes are like playing the lottery.

It was great for awhile. I've only put 50 pellets through in 2 years...target and ground squirrels. Now the pellet won't even leave the chamber and it's very easy to cock. Obviously the gas piston of spring has failed just by sitting in the corner. Shipping and repair costs will probably make it prohibitive to repair. *** Don't buy Hatsun! ***

Should have bought a different brand.

It won't last. Gas cylinder or spring will fail even with light use.

Sighted in at 40 yards and shooting very nice groups with the Crosman Premier .22 caliber 14.3 grain pellets. Very accurate air rifle. I like how it handles and not very loud. Beautiful classic looking rifle. Wood stock looks great.

I really liked everything about this air rifle but if I had to mention something here it would be the cocking effort. Not too bad but is a workout after a day of shooting. But if I had a choice of power vs cocking effort, I would have to choose the power.

Replaced scope that came with the rifle with a Hawke 3-9x40 AO Mil-Dot to get improved accuracy out of the rifle.

Very accurate, fixed sights

make with composite stock and make lighter weight

What I liked about the gun is its accuracy using the open sights. Spot on hitting a half inch circle at 25 and 50 yards. It is hard hitting with plenty of power for hunting small game to include raccoons. Nice walnut stock and shoulders well . Trigger is adjustable but seams decent right out of the box. It will shoot 21gr. slugs at around. 615 FPS. With accuracy.

Barrel is a bit short and makes for cocking a bit hard. Cocking gets easier the more you use the gun. Rear sight should be a bit wider opening . Ok for short distances but a bit difficult for longer range shooting. As far as sound I would rate as back yard friendly. ( in the QE version).

As far as bang for your buck very nice gun.

The rifle is fantastic.

make the front sight removable. I get a little orange glow at the bottom of the scope. Maybe because I upgraded the scope to a larger one but making it removable would be good

Nice rifle. PA is a great company . They are always there to help. I bought 3 guns from them within a month and Greg in customer service is the best.