Hatsan AT44 10 Tactical PCP Air Rifle

Things I liked: short and medium range accuracy is acceptable, BUT buy a different air rifle don't waste your time or money on Hatsan!

Things I would have changed: Almost Everything! The Saftey lever is junk, stock in junk, adjustable cheek rest falls apart, hardware comes loose constantly. Don't bother with warranty, Hatsan is not an honorable company to do business with, they will not honor their warranty on obvious factory flaws and poorly made parts that could not possibly be considered "tampering" as they have tried to claim.

What others should know: Beware, Very poorly made rifle, stock is not very functional, cheap materials and hardware that breaks, screws coming loose and falling out, the safety lever fell out in my hand with broken jagged metal like it was cobbled together with left over junk or super glued and they will not honor their warranty to repair this factory defect, leave them alone or you will suffer the same fate. I would be glad to share my correspondence with the factory to anyone who cares to read it and you will see the whole story and agree their response is laughable and arbitrary to the facts.

Things I liked: This air-gun is one Mean Machine, It's extremely accurate, and powerful, In fact its so similar performance wise to my AT44 .22 P.A., I'll just mention the differences that really matter, Like the fact it has Swivels, something very rare in the airgun world, and something other manufacturers should take note of, next are the weaver rails placed on the forestock, excellent for attaching laser/flashlight/bi-pod, etc.Optics placement hasn't changed from the Pump Action, You'll still need high mounts, and an objective that will fit over the overly extended magazine, and rear sights, I have an "M8 JGBG 3.5-10X40 I.R./Integrated Laser A.O" on mine and it fits perfectly w/out adding weight, or unbalancing the gun. As far as ammo, I found the 2 most accurate lead pellets for this shooter are H&N Field Target Trophies w/ a head size of 5.55mm, and FX SmoothTwist "Cylindrical" pellets @16gr,. I'm getting 2" groupings in excess of 60yds. I have found no benefit in using Alloy rounds, In fact Hatsan Does not recommend their use as they may damage the gun.

Things I would have changed: Magazine placement should be more Internal, and the rear sights moved forward, so they don't need to be removed for Full-size scope placement.

What others should know: It's a nice touch, Hatsan including a bi-pod, and sling, But for the money we're paying they should be quality items, Like having padding on the sling, and a bi-pod that's metallic, and has weaver/swivel placement hardware. I highly recommend this a/g, and don't forget to get a spare air cylinder, magazines, and Good Ammo.