Page 2 of 20 - Hatsan 135 QE Vortex Reviews

Look and feel of the Gun is great

fix the gas piston issue

Bought this model in 2019, Three year later the gas piston has failed , Have less than 300 rounds thru it disappointing

The gun is right on up to 50 yds. But the rear sight is all the way to right with no more agustment. Some thing everyone talk about on the net. I throuh hatsan would have taken care of but did not.

Fix The sight Hatsan !

This is a FACT not an opinion !

Great looking rifle,good open sights. First air rifle /break barrel or other. Pretty accurate right out of box. Really quiet

The scope mount needs to extend back farther just an inch. Or make stock adjustable. Or adjust hold so you can get the eye relief you need.

I'm not a bench shooter, I shoot action 2 gun not bragging but above average at 60 plus. Most bad reviews my experience comes with shooters that don't want to adjust the way they shoot to take advantage of different weapons pos and neg. You can purchase a 10/22 for less money and do the same but it won't be quiet, challenging, the trigger isn't as good recoil is totally different. This makes this rifle throughly fun to shoot.

Wood, finish, and overall quality Pellet speed and rate of drop is better than I expected

The adjustable trigger pull is very stiff when adjusted as light as possible So far the accuracy seems a little sporadic

The amount of force to cock this should not be overlooked

Nice if it doesn't break... Over and over

Hatsan quality control on the gas spring

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I bought one of these from Pyramid Air and the nitro spring broke shortly after purchase... Rendering it useless. It cost me $150 to ship it back to get it repaired.

So now, it cost me as much as a cheap AR-15.

I hardly use it, mostly to keep up target practice, so every 6 months or so, it's NEVER stored charged, under pressure.

Went to go use it again for the first time in awhile.. and NO SPRING AGAIN! SAME PROBLEM!

At this point I'm FURIOUS. Think I'll throw it in the burn pile this gun and the company make absolute GARBAGE.

First and last Hatsan I ever purchase. And first and last NITRO piston gun I ever purchase as well.

After 2 times I know it wasn't a defect. It's just an over priced POOR QUALITY piece of JUNK.

Stick with real guns or normally sprung pellet rifles.

This is a big boy air rifle, it's heavy and solid, shoots very hard and so far is very accurate. It loves jsb 25.39 gr and shoots the target trophy 20.6 gr pellets at 780. Great, beast of a gun

It is heavy, but that helps tame the recoil when rested.

Amazing build quality for the price it's a whole other machine, get your workout on before tackling this one

On 2-1 -22 I ordered a Hatsan, model 135, in .25 caliber, The wood stock is a work of art to my eyes, looking down the barrel, the blueing was a tad bit sloppy, some areas a bit darker than others, but this did not bother me a bit, all of my other Hatsan air rifles were perfectly blued, I put 350 rounds of jsb Exact king Diabolo through it to break in the barrel, and sight in my open sights., The next 2 times I shot it, I mounted my 2x16x 44--30 mm scope I had already, and, by the time I got near the end of shooting a 200 round tin of jsb Hornets in 22.07 grains, sighting it in along the way to the end contents of the tin of 150 rounds, This rifle,at 27 yards was shooting in a 1 inch targ dot very well, with my 65 year old eyes., Sure, this rifle is heavy, but I don't mind a bit. after shooting heavy muzzleloaders for 34 years or so. Quality is there everybody.

Nothing , Over all an excellent product, and highly recommend by myself, You'll get some stronger muscles when you use theese guns awhile.

Everything!

Nothing!

Purchase this rifle! You won't regret it!

I love the power. 30 foot pounds of energy. It shoots the H&N 23 grain .25 caliber hornet pellets at about 750 feel per second. I love the size of it. It fits snugly in a 48 inch Plano hard plastic rifle case. I love how it shoulders and I love the sights on it

I wish it didnt take 2 hands to cock it but its so worth the 50 pound cocking effort to get all the power

Definitely use the hornet pellets with this gun. Also be prepared to use 2 hands to cock it. Plus Ive already fired 13 shots out of it and Im still working on sighting it in from 20 yards distance away using open sights. Plus you really need to hold it tight. Also use a mini Phillips head screw driver when tightening the screws because the slots are very small

I have this 135 in both .22 and .25 caliber. Thinking of getting the .30. This is a solid, accurate, hard hitting, beautiful airgun. That being said I am a airgun tinkerer. I have super tuned both these guns. Totally dismantled, cleaned and polished all internals. Went through the trigger cleaning, deburring and polishing. The Vortex piston did fail on the .22 after the warranty but Hatsan got me one out very quickly for around $40. No problem. Drop it in and good to go. There are drop in spring kits out there if the Vortex isn't for you. I prefer a spring over a gas piston and will change over if the Vortex continues to be problematic. This is my 5th Vortex Hatsan and after 7 years only one failure. The Turkish Walnut stock is beautiful. I own many Weihrauch airguns. This is not one. If Weihrauch made this as it is with Turkish Walnut one would need to get a second mortgage. I think they are a bargain.

Not a fan of the sling swivel. Seems a bit light duty for a rifle this large. The safety has a lot of side to side slop. Easy fix with shim washers. I have never been a fan of the gold colored advertisement of features all over the receiver. Just stamp the model in the steel like the old days.

REGARDING COCKING EFFORT. So much talk about how much of a beast this is to cock. Almost scared me from getting one. FYI: I am a 65 year old grandpa that has been shooting airguns for the past 40+ years. Maybe and probably have the cocking routine down pat but I find both my .22 and .25 135 a firm one hand cocking effort. I can cock and shoot all afternoon long sitting in a chair with one hand holding the stock and the cocking the gun. I simply tap the barrel end to break the action, then in one firm smooth motion, just cock the gun. It is a large long rifle and affords a lot of leverage.