Page 2 - Hatsan BT65 QE Reviews

This is my first PCP and it lives up to the hype. Just to try it I put together a small target box. pair of old jeans, pillow, (Don't tell the wife!!! :} ) It made swiss cheese out of the jean at 10yrds and still had enough to make it almost through the pill. I was using 18.3 Exact Jumbos. Accuracy was spot on. I put a Leaper 3-12X44 scope on it. Can't wait to get it in to the woods. I'm not quite sure what to do with the sling, it doesn't seem to have the right type of connection for the sling mounts on the rifle. But no major issues. If you decide to get this you will have a good time with it

Change the way the sling connects, also it is a bit tinny when fired. Include instructions to use plumbers tape on the threads for the fill adapter for us noobs. I was replacing O Rings thinking I had a problem. But quick chat with the PyramydAir staff and I was pumping air.

The weight of this rifle can be a bit much for some people. I'm 6'2" and weigh in at a heafty 320. So it isn't to bad for me. When shooting make sure you know whats behind your target, at closer ranges it will shoot through most target. You may also want to look in to getting a tank for refills. Although pumping will work, it will also give you a work out.

- Accurate - Crisp trigger - Full 3 clips (27 shots) in the green zone (200 bar to 100 bar) - Not pellet picky (except that long pellets won't fit in clip) - Devastating on coon and smaller game - Zero kick - Quiet - Pleased with quality - Ability to change air cylinders is very handy

- Don't care for the fat grip (I'm used to pistol grip) - Prefer safety next to trigger, like on Marauder - Very heavy. I can't hold it steady free standing.

- The bolt requires some force, but I believe it's due to the mechanical actions being performed. I do not find it excessive. - The picatinny rail seems to not be standard. The rings on my UTG 30mm AccuShot don't quite fit right. But it's good enough. The rock chucks don't seem to know the difference. - The swappable air tube makes it the winner over the Marauder for me. 27 skull crushing shots per tube, with two spare clips in my pocket and a second tube in my bag, is a good day's hunt.

power and accuracy are awesome, the gun is hard to cock at start but loosens up after a couple of clips, i am very pleased with this gun

the bipod needs to swivel, the air tank isnt very secure, i had to put a spacer between the barrel and it, so that it would feel loose, i just dont care for any vibration or wobble in a gun, needs to come with the adapter for the quick release air lines, had to order after had already recieved and to wait a week to refill it :(

this is gun is really heavy no wimps allowed :)

This is an excellent rifle and has almost double the muzzle force compared to my Benjamin Marauder .22 and the accuracy is as good or better than the Marauder. So far the rifle is shooting nicely and holding a charge without issue. It is also even quieter than my .22 Marauder as there isn't quite as much pressure tank ping. It won't blow right through a 2x4 as I've seen in some other reviews: it might go through a rotten one but it only gets about 3/4 of the way through a pressure treated 2x4. Better than my Marauder which went about halfway but don't expect miracles. It'll punch a hole clean through a 1.5 inch diameter sapling but pressure treated lumber is a different story.

As others have reported, the bolt is a bit stiff, particularly at first. It does loosen up a bit with some use and I don't find it to be a problem though. You can't brace your thumb behind the bolt on the back of the barrel to get leverage the same way you can a Marauder because the bolt stem actually pokes out the back of the barrel and interferes with that maneuver but if you put your thumb at the *edge* of the back of the barrel so the center stem can clear your thumb, you can still get leverage when operating the bolt so you can do it without having to cock the bolt by resting the butt of the stock on your hip.

My Benjamin hand pump works fine with this rifle but you will need an adapter: Air Venturi Male Quick-Disconnect, 1/8" BSPP Female Threads.

I really like the sound moderator, it's quiet! I shot a Turkey at 32yds and the other Turkeys just stood there. Power! This gun packs a PUNCH!! Blows through a 2x4 at 40yds, and the Turkey I shot fell where it stood. Trigger is awesome, adjusts from heavy to light as a feather. Stock is fully adjustable. Magazine works perfect... NEVER jams!

The stock NEEDS an Aluminum bedding!!! The barrel is anchored to the stock and the stock flexes. If your going to design a rifle without a free floating barrel then your stock MUST be ROCK SOLID!! The accuracy was VERY POOR! The barrel actually moves up and down with the flexing stock. If I put this gun on a bi pod it raised the barrel causing it to shoot high. So shot off hand the barrel lowers and it would shoot about 6" low at 40yds. The high and low shots were all over the place. If you don't rest the forearm of the stock EXACTLY like your previous shot you will miss high or low by as much as 4" I put a shim around the air tank and it shoots almost through the same hole. Still brainstorming on how to strengthen the stock. If the stock were rock solid this rifle would be a tack driver. I gave it 2 stars for accuracy before the modification.

This Rifle when modified shoots really well. The added strength of the air tank really helps. 4 stars for accuracy after I modified it. Also I read a few reviews on the bolt being hard to cock. One review I believe stated: "it had to be put on a table and a lot of force used to cock it". I have had NO problems with my bolt. It's not hard to cock. When the bolt hits about the last half inch of travel it stiffens up a little but nothing I would describe as hard. My brothers girlfriend cocks it no problem.

The thing I wanted to say here was I just bought my BT 65 and a couple of months later the QE came out and I was at home wiith my powerful but extremely loud new air rifle. So I emailed them and they emailed me back telling me they had a deal for $99.95 that I could send my BT65 back and get it back swapped over to the QE to solve my noise problem. I sent it to Arizona and got it back 4 days after they had it, great job thank you very much Hatsan Oh one more thing that included shipping with the hundred dollars and I prepaid on PayPal.

The only thing I would change on this gun would be the weight my marauders now feel like little pellet guns, compared to this monster, it is very large, I'm sure it's in the 10 pound range with scope.

I had a problem getting the gun to lock up the bolt you need to pull real hard on the last eighth of an inch to get the thing to lock up with the first 20 to 30 shots I realize how much pull pressure you need to use to get that thing cocked it is breaking in the more I shoot it and getting smoother all the time.

Power, accuracy, and feel.

Bolt action requires more force than I thought.

This is not a toy. Excellent piece overall and quality build.

I bought the bt 65 first and have enjoyed every shot fired. My neighborhood is spread out very open with lost of space between my neighbors, so I thought the bt 65 would be a good gun, but it is very loud, too loud, so I bought the bt 65 q e. This gun rocks , and is very quiet. Now I have two hatsans one for the city and one for the country. Love them both. Accurate, powerful, and quiet, the best qualities of the bt 65 QE..

Improve on the safety switch location .

Very power full and quiet at the same time. Great shooting gun.

Sling swivels need to be changed up. Bolt is noise. Sling swivels are noise also when taking off and putting it on your shoulder.

Clean the bolt and work it. Do this several times to remove as much packing grease as you can. This will make it easier to use bolt. Other wise it is very hard to work the bolt, you will have to put a lot of force into it to make it work.

Ok I have had this gun for a week. My first impression was how stiff the action was. While my son and I were sighting the gun in I would have to pick up the gun, rest the butt of the stock on the table and push down very hard to advance the magazine. The first 3/4ths of the bolt travel is fine and smooth but the last quarter of the travel that advances the magazine was so stiff that you could not accomplish that on your shoulder. I did manage to oil up the mechanism and get it freed up so now it is operating better. We were able to shot, out of the box, a nice 2 inch pattern at 60 yards. I have also dispatched several groundhogs with a single shot at 40 and 50 yards. The gun is very accurate, well balanced and powerful. A good hunting gun except for the stiff bolt action. If the gun didn't shoot so well and have the power that I wanted I would have returned it. Or if I hadn't been able to free up the bolt action with some cleaning and oiling I would have returned it.

This gun has a poor bolt action. For the price of this gun the bolt action should be as smooth as silk. Hatsan needs to seriously improve the bolt action on this gun. Everything else is great except the action and that is why I can only give it a 3 for overall rating and value.

The gun has a scope rail that will accept both Weaver and 3/8 scope mounts. Depending on the scope that you select you may need to get 3/8 mounts. If you have long arms, as I do, and mount the scope further back the front scope mount will interfere with the latch for the magazine if you use Weaver mounts. If you purchase this rifle I would advise that you oil up the bolt action and work it many times to loosen it up prior to shooting it. I am using a UTG 4-16X44 AO SWAT on this gun.

Powerful. Trigger adjustable to a remarkable extent - you can get a very good trigger out of it. Solid overall feel. Quiet when using heavy pellets. Standard rail lets you mount a good scope in medium or low rings.

Sling is junk. Not all of these seem to come with a bipod (mine did not but based on other reviews, I'd have not used it anyhow). I'd frankly like to see the forward under-rail replaced with a good sling stud so more common bipods can be used. I'd love to see a well made single-shot loading adapter for it. Make the hammer power adjustment externally accessible.

Bolt starts off very hard to pull back but it gets smoother over time. This rifle needs heavy pellets for accuracy AND to be quiet. Anything lighter than 18 grains is going supersonic - and therefore will be LOUD. 25gr JSB Diabolo Exact Jumbo Monsters seem to be the largest/heaviest pellets that will fit in the magazine - they clock in at 925fps +/- 15 fps for the first 20 shots (a pinch more than 49 ftlbs at peak!). At 200 bar it was a bit less accurate - the sweet spot with these heavy pellets was from 180 down to 150bar. Accuracy with them was decent from a UTG bipod - about .5" at 25yds, and probably would have been better off bag rests.

solid tough rifle. I'm getting 1" groups at about ~20yards using a bipod. Took a bit of practice though. The first 9 shots (I have .25 cal) are very accurate. I operate the bolt gently easing the pellet in. I get some fliers every now and then. I'm not quite sure why.

Nothing. As long as you are expecting a tough field rifle you will get what you expect.

I did work a bit to get good groups. Cleaned the barrel, and the suppressor (both a bit dirty). Most importantly, operate the bolt with care, seat the pellets (JSB exact king) in the magazine.

This is a powerful rifle. I like the looks, the 9 rounds magazine and overall performance.Got the gun today, put on a UTG 3x12x44, sighted with 20 shots. They are accurate @30yds .75ctc but could dial it a lot closer.

Its a little heavy. The magazine could be made to rotate easily. Make cocking a little easier. It would be a great idea to make the power setting adjustable. The gun is a little expensive, but I guess nothing could be done about that.

I shot this in our backyard and its a little loud. They could probably dial down the noise to make it backyard friendly. I had a hatsun type gun before and they are nice and well made guns and this is a well made gun. I will shoot this more to get more stats.

Accuracy out of the box was excellent with the UTG 3-12 scope. Feels well made and solid. Scope mounting was easy with provided rails. Sling strap included plus bipod. This thing really packs a punch. A little louder than I was hoping but partially due to impact noise on targets at 25yds!

Rifle is heavy - make it lighter! The .22 with the UTG scope attached is over 11 lbs which ruled it out as a hunting rifle for me. Rotary magazine for pellets works well but a little stiff - would probably get better with use. Don't like looking down the barrel to see the pressure gauge.

Nice looking rifle, long and heavy with plenty of power. I was able to get 30 shots before the gauge dropped out of the green area.