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   Bob La Londe to All   
   For Snag - And Any Airgun Junky   
   07 Jul 25 17:12:09   
   
   From: none@none.com99   
      
   I picked up a refurbished Hatsan Bullmaster in .25 caliber.  Its less   
   powerful than either of my other .25 air rifles, but its a semi   
   automatic.  I wonder if I can fit it with a forced reset trigger.  LOL.   
      
   It just arrived today.  I was not so surprised to see it arrived with a   
   full air tank.  While I think they are supposed to ship these with just   
   enough air to make sure the valves stay sealed I think every air rifle I   
   have purchased for delivery has arrived with a full reservoir.   
      
   Its heavy.  That's offset some by the fact that its bull pup bringing   
   the weight closer to the body.   
      
   Its loud... sorta.  The shot is quiet, but its drowned out the by sound   
   of the action cycling.  Now its not hearing damage loud.  Its action is   
   just louder than any of my other air rifles.   
      
   I can't speak to accuracy.  As many other PCP air rifles it comes   
   without sights.  I need to put an optic on it yet.  I've got a bunch of   
   them, but they are all on things.  I'm thinking with its reduced power   
   (I think around 36FPE) something cheap around 3-9x should be more than   
   adequate.   
      
   I did load up a magazine and dump it into my sand pile out back of the   
   shop.  It fired all ten rounds without hiccup, and the magazine is   
   configured so the bolt doesn't close after you have fired the last   
   round.  I like that much better than most of my bolt guns that will let   
   you cock and fire them again with an empty magazine.   
      
   Its got the same safety I'm not crazy about as many other air guns.  An   
   inside the trigger guard push pull lever.  Push forward to fire, pull   
   back for safe, but its worse.  Its smaller so the chance of slipping off   
   or missing and having an accidental discharge is higher.  If you are as   
   conscientious as I try to be it shouldn't be an issue, but its worth   
   noting.   
      
      
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