Page 5 - Hatsan Flash QE Reviews

love it !!!! i have the .25 flash qe....accurate & power...only gave 4 stars because of the magazines are lil sloppy in the breech...i did get a free scope with mine and so far its a good scope....bought the gun to hunt with...squirrels , rabbits and groundhogs...

magazines are a lil sloppy in the breech...contacted hatsan the gave me instructions on how to solve this problem and it worked

lol....your gonna have a lot of fun

Allowing for the fact the Pyramid Air price for gun and scope was under 300, I am fully satisfied with the flash QE. It functions smoothly with the new red mags, is light weight, points well and shoots with authority without a lot of noise. I have not pushed it beyond 25 yrs. yet but the accuracy so far is superb It is deadly to this range. Trigger is good ( a little more adjustment is in order but it's there). I think it a an excellent way to bring .25 caliber to a collection.

Not much. some attachment point for a sling. Please keep in mind it's a sub 300 rifle when on sale. Perhaps a little longer bolt handle.

The scope that came with my rifle is adequate. it's good enough out to about 40 yards or just beyond. The rings are basic. If I find accuracy beyond 50 yards I will replace it. The rings probably should be replaced if you are going into the woods. I think ( granted based on only 400 rounds or so) that this is just a very good deal. It will probably end up as my truck gun around the place.

I now have 2 Flash air rifles 1# .22, #2 6.35 They are both accurate and for the most part well made.

Hatsan apparently has poor quality control both of my rifles have issues. Also these are not entry-level rifles they need work on them and a person with limited mechanical abilities should look at better quality rifles such as the Benjamin Marauder or even the Diana Storm Rider. Pyramydair needs to work on their packaging for shipping 2 out of the last four guns they sent where damaged both had bent bolt handles sticking out through the box. My flash 25 showed up yesterday with the bolt handle had punch through both boxes, the accessories word tossed in loosely, the scope box was crushed on one end amazingly the scope wasn't damaged. What happened Pyramidair? You used to do such a good job packaging.

If you buy a flash be prepared to tinker a little bit. Once you get them where everything is working properly you will love them. Very accurate if you can do your part.

I like everything about this gun

Maybe add a dust plug for fill port

My first pcp and it's a perfect place to start

22 version was very hard hitting at 960fps w/cphp 14.3gr. out of the box. Removed hammer spring spacer and adjusted internal hammer allen screw to achieve 830fps avg.Very accurate. Quiet. Trigger was easy to adjust and safety works very easy now. QC from Hatsan seems to be listening. Red Mags work flawlessly with zero issues. Mine came with a plug w/o-ring to place in the fill port to keep out debris. Plug pops out when fill probe is inserted. Good enough for me. Gun is light even w/included 3x9 ao scope. Nice o-ring set included w/rifle.

A lower count mag would be fine to make it smaller so scope could be mounted lower, but not a deal breaker.

May buy the .25 as well but even this .22 hits hard for what I use it for. Very good buy for the money.

Overall design, light weight, accuracy.

Sling swivels. So far there is not much that I don't like.

Got off to a rough start. Rifle came void of any air. RED FLAG!!!. Sure enough, wasted a full day charging and watching it slowly leak back down. I raised the concern with PA before I went to all the trouble and was told it might be OK, go ahead and check it out myself/+&$#???. In fairness to PA, they did the exchange unbelievably fast. I dropped the defective rifle off at UPS on Saturday and had the replacement rifle on Wednesday. Kudos for that part of there customer service. All is good with the new rifle so far.

I am very pleased with the Hatsan Flash. Good accuracy, plenty of power and lots of shots on a tank fill. Add a good scope and bipod and it is awesome.

The magazines are finicky about pellet types and brands. Gamo match feeds well.

Great gun for the money! The fill adapter that comes with the rifle is threaded and not a quick connect so you might need to purchase an adapter to fill it depending on what you use.

The Power and accuracy of this PCP rifle are probably the best I have ever found. To give you background context, I have an Umarex Gauntlet .177, Evanix REX BA 357, Dragon Claw .50 Caliber, and now the Hatsan Flash QE .25. At 50 yards using the H&N Barracuda 27.19gr pellets I am hitting a quarter @50 yds on a bench rest and that same quarter @ 30 yrds free hand using the included 3x9 scope after dialing the scope in. My chronograph readings out of the box are avg. 815 FPS over a 10 shot mag for right at 40 FPE 2 ft from muzzle. In other words, this things can kill small to medium game, maybe big game with a great shot placement like in brain, but for squirrels and the like, this is a killing machine. @30 yrds it goes completely thru 3/4 inch oak wood and schedule 80 PVC 2" threaded joint (broke the pvc joint in 2 pieces). At 6.5lbs with attached scope, I can put a sling on this and carry it all day long in woods hunting. I shot 4 full mags (40 pellets) before having to reload air.

The included scope on this is average at best. It would probably work for shots no more than 50 yards but after that the glass gets fuzzy. I will invest in a better scope later on. Trigger is adjustable I know, but from the factory it should have less travel. Also the clips for this thing are mighty flimsy. I am already having issues with one and this gun is less than 24 hours old. I expect better from Hatsan given their reputation! I know this is a $299 gun but for some this will be their introduction to PCP air gun hunting, and it should be a good one.... remember that Hatsan.

Given the price point, the power, and the accuracy of this gun, based on my yrs of experience with PCP's and traditional PB firearms, I would say this gun is worth every penny. Does it have some short comings, yes, but it is not a $1000 gun either. You get what you pay for. This gun is light, powerful, and accurate. Easy on air even though pushing 40 FPE according to my testing and 1 Crossman air tank has already refilled my gun 4 times with more air in it. My recommendation is: Get this gun, get the H&N pellets, get a compressor and Crossman Carbon fiber bottle and enjoy hunting like it should be, all day long in the woods knowing that you can rely on your firearm to deliver when you need it to, and take your intended quarry every time. This gun is all that and a scope too!!!

I am thoroughly impressed. I initially sighted in at 10 yards and was very impressed with the same hole accuracy with h&n barracuda 21.14 grainers . I then jumped straight out to 100 on my 3 inch plates and was able to print 1.5 inch groups with ease.

The mags and safety are a bit tight and a bit larger of a tank would be nice. Though at the same time the small tank doesnt take much to get to 200 bar with a hand pump after 2 12 round mags.

Do not hesitate to buy this bargain pcp. I am a 3 time award Marine expert rifleman and this rifle certainly tickled my fancy. If this is your first and you are on a tight budget as I was to get my first pcp the Air venturi G7S hand pump will get it done with this small tank.

Very Good.

Price, accuracy, weight and the gun feels solid. It is a mag feed rifle, 10 rounds. It is backyard quite. and due to the small air tank on it. It only takes me about 80 pumps on my PCP hand pump to refill the tank after shooting 2 mags. And the photos of this gun do not do it justice at all. Looks a lot better in person. Love the front lower rail for my bi-pod.

The Safety is so stiff it hurts your finger trying to select fire at first. The Safety will lesson up pretty fast. What I did what just seat there for about 2 minutes and work the safety back and forth from safe to fire. That all it took to get it to get it work a lot better, now it is fine. I would like a regulator installed in it. But it really not needed in this gun.

So far I have only shoot the H&N Grizzle and the JSB Kings 25.39 thought my Flash .25. I use the Chrono Connect Pro for my Chronograph readings. I have set the settings for target distance and all to the inch. So I get pretty accurate readings.. Knowing that here is what I am getting with the Flash and the Chrono Connect Pro: JSB Kings 25.39gn Avg 837fps high 846fps low 826fps power 39.6ft/lbs High 40.4ft/lbs low 38.5ft/lbs spread 20 Std Dev 6 H&N Grizzle 31gn FPS Avg 763fps max 767fps low 759fps power Avg 32.9ft/lbs max 33.2ft/lbs low 32.5ft/lbs Spread 8 Std Dev 3 I did get the 10 for 10 test when I bought my Flash. With H&N FTT 20gr it got this on the test: AVG 877.3fps high 892fps low 841fsp power 34.17ft/lbs I am 56 and I use a cheap 4500psi Hand Pump. With this Pump I can refill the tank from about 110 bar to 200 bar with 125 or so pumps. It is not that hard at all, just take your time and don't over heat the O-rings in the pump.

Accuracy Accuracy Accuracy! So great that it hits exactly where I aim Every Time! Completely opposite of my old springer. Maybe I'm not disciplined enough to be accurate with my old springer but I tried everything and it was just too finicky. I just wanted something that shoots exactly where I aim it Every Time and the Hatsan Flash is doing it!

Nothing it is great right out of the box. I've seen where people adjust this and that, trigger etc. Even though those features are nice, and maybe I'll adjust something in the future, I am extremely pleased right out of the box. The trigger is great especially compared to my old springer. Very fast shipping from pyramid Air.

Can't see why anyone would spend more. This gun is dead nuts accurate.

Nice concept, light handi multi shot hunting airgun that shoots accurately for a reasonable price.

Mine would not cock 25% of the time and I had to recock while the starling flys away

Crap shoot

very light weight, if I am correct it is around 6 pounds, very nice for hunting. Super quiet, accuracy is so so. Its a power house, out of the box was shooting 970 fps with 14.3 crosmans. I dialed mine back to 902 fps with 15.89 jsb accuracy is much better.

nothing really

worth the money if you are going to hunt with this, simply a power house when it comes to smacking squirrels in the head.

I really like this gun , it's light and very accurate, shoots jsb pellets very good, I use the 33 grns and they give me 40 fpe

The only thing I don't like are the new magazines, they are nice and tight but loading pellets head first for decades and now loading these bass ackwards is a pain

Excellent power and accuracy. No issues have shown up so far.

I would like to see a storage space for extra clips in the back portion of the stock....Or a storage space that snaps on the back opening of the stock....

With no tune , it shoots at least 3 clips full of pellets before impact changes show up. Any misses or fliers are my fault, not the gun!

I liked everything about this rifle ! Thank you pyramid air for the 5 star service . The flash is a perfect hunting rifle in my opinion. Being lightweight (6 lbs without rings and scope !) and having a Manuel trigger its perfect for hunting in the field for hrs. The gun shoulders very well for stand up shots . Enough power for small to medium game up to 70 yards !

Nothing ! I also like where the placement of the gauge is (underneath the rifles not visible ) its long time coming for hatsan making a lightweight powerful rifle!

thank you pyramid air. recieved my hatsan flash .25 6 days from placing my order. in good condition, full of air, with all the expected accessories, and the balance of my order.unbelievable that you could send me correct rings[that you suggested], and four tins [total 650 or so] of pellets for less than $ 312.00 . total, rifle and all. your discount, and coupons are EXELLENT.still grinning over the free shipping.having shot 50 or so rounds last night and this morning i am VERY pleased with this rifle.bought a maximus last year. did some things well, others not so much.after a great deal of research, chose you and the flash .25. will buy my next air rifle from you, and will not even look anywhere else for pellets.the flash shot a 3/4 inch group @ 75 yards this morning, first one i tried with standard weight jsb pellets. the power is a pleasant surprise. feels like mid 30's ft lbs. knowing i can turn up the striker spring to mid 40's without spending any more money is great

i would feel like a curmudgeon to complain after getting a very quiet, suppressed repeating, accurate and powerful air rifle in .25 cal.in this price range. the improved " red star" mags are challenging to press in, but feed well once fitted into the right spot .if another fitting w/ female threads were included to fit all/ most air supply devices it would make an exellent product even better

for those of you who like me who have never owned an air rifle larger or more powerful than standard .177 springer or .22 springer or maximus, be careful w/ this thing this is the maximum amount of power i would ever use in a back yard situation. it is deceptively quiet for it's power. this could easily kill by accident.i have been a 40 yr hunter and shooter, and own more than 40 projectile launching tools ,also a caster and a reloader, not a [noob] many of said tool will cleanly harvest anything that walks this continent. this amazing tool fills a LARGE gap, of quietness, saftey ,controlled range and in my opionion will harvest anything up to 65 lbs with a steady head shot and heavy pellets to 55-65 yrds when spring is adjusted to 45 ft lbs.it has the accuracy if you have the skill.

I have nothing but good things to say about this rifle. Feels great, great trigger, smooth action, very quiet, and VERY accurate! I have a bipod and a Hawke 4-12 Scope mounted on this rifle. Today I achieved my best groups yet! All my shooting was done laying on the ground with bipod extended. With JSB Match Diabolo Exact 25.39 pellets in a 3 shot group had pellets literally in the same hole at 20 yards. At 37 yards I had a 5 shot group measuring 3/4" across. With Predator Polymag 26 gr. although my point of impact was 1/2" higher the group measured 5/8" across.

Not a thing

Buy it...you won't be disappointed

I have been able to fairly easily adjust the the hammer spring to lower power and gain more shots. These numbers were with crosman premiere ultra magnum 10.5 grain pellets (.177). 3 turns AVG = 879 fps / 18 fpe 4% spread was from shot 14 (2610 psi) to 51 (1844 psi). That is 37 shots inside of 4%. 4 turns AVG = 922 fps / 20 fpe 4% spread was from shot 2 (2848 psi) to 34 (2019 psi). That is 32 shots inside of 4%. 5 turns AVG = 953 fps / 21 fpe 4% spread was from shot 1 (2900 psi) to 22 (2330 psi). That is 21 shots inside of 4%.