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|    Bob La Londe to Bob La Londe    |
|    Re: For Snag - And Any Airgun Junky    |
|    10 Jul 25 17:51:50    |
      From: none@none.com99              On 7/7/2025 5:12 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:       > 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.       >       >                     I think its time to wander over to Cal Ranch or Sportsman's Warehouse       and pick up a cheap scope.              --       Bob La Londe       CNC Molds N Stuff              --       This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.       www.avg.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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