From: none@none.com99
On 7/12/2025 8:18 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:01:02 -0700
> Bob La Londe wrote:
>
>
>> I'm fighting with them right now because the rifle I just only came with
>> two of the three included magazines, and the DC power cord for the
>> compressor is missing. I'll probably only use it in the shop, but who
>> knows. I might shoot so many collared dove one day I run out of charged
>> rifles and have to refill in the field by clipping on to the truck
>> battery.
>
> Makes you wonder how many people don't notice or care about details
> like that. The power cord and extra magazine are BIG selling
> points for a lot of people...
>
> Mine came from Pyramyd. It was missing the Free clip-on Bipod but had
> the clip-on Sling (crap item). As you likely know a bipod on a springer
> isn't a good way to rest one. Why Hatsan would do that makes little
> sense. I always suspected it was a returned gun that somebody didn't
> like and made the early return window. There was a missing bit of foam
> packing too. That model was in short supply at the time and I'd been
> waiting for close to a month for one. Didn't see anything else wrong so
> just went with it. This was in late December. Gave it a good look,
> fired it a couple times and then put away till early summer. That's
> when I found the gas-piston too weak to push pellets out the barrel
> reliably.
>
> Pyramyd has a "10 for $10 Test" you can get with your purchase (I didn't
> add this to my order). They fire 10 shots, inspect the gun, measure some
> stuff... Sounds like a good idea but would also cover up for resale
> any returned items that have been opened. Maybe I'm just a bit too
> paranoid, suspicious😆️
>
A lot of people in the airgun business started out or are still
hobbyists trying to go pro. They are hacks, hacking their way through
it, on a hack budget, and trying to make a go of it. Many only do it as
a side busines, because they can't maek a living at it. I can't
remember the guy's name, but I seem to recall that was the case with the
guy who started Hatsan USA, which as near as I can tell is a private US
owned sole proprietorship or LLC. Not Hatsan of Turkey. I think he
started out as an airgun review YouTuber who provided actual on camera
tested numbers and if a gun came out of the box as crap he said so. He
had a bit of a reputation, but he also had an attitude I see even more
in the airgun industry than in the firearms industry that in some
nuanced way he was better than everybody else. Just my opinion of
course. We all have a certain amount of that in some area. As some
talking head on talk radio parroted once upon a time. "Every man in the
room thinks he the smartest man in the room." I seem to recall he
quoted some study before making that statement.
I don't look at buying a Hatsan rifle from Hatsan USA or one of their
dealers the same as buying a shit rifle like the Mini-14 for two plus
weeks salary from a "reputable" large firearms manufacturer like Ruger.
I look at it like trying to support another small business as long as he
doesn't screw me.
Did I get screwed if I never get that power cable or that third
magazine. Not enough to freak out about. The compressor and the rifle
were both so cheap I could do a lot to them and still be money ahead.
That doesn't mean I'm not going to try to get what I am owed or that it
might not influence future purchases (like you), but I'm not going to
take him to small claims over it.
--
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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