Hatsan Model 135 Air Rifle

Yes it's heavy, Yes it's hard to cock, Yes it's loud and has tremendous recoil, but I found patience, and learned how to handle this springer. It was worth the time invested to use the artillery and perfect it. A perfect tool for it is very hold sensitive. Finally i'm hitting quarter size free handed at 30yards. Took some 600 pellets and arm strength but i'm very happy now.

Don't bother with a scope, this is a teaching tool....

Practice makes perfect, this is an accurate gun, it's all you......

The design and finish is very attractive. I love the power. I love the sound. Feels like shooting with a real gun. With open sights, I could get a fair accuracy at 12 yards (on a bench).

The rifle is heavy. Recoil is strong. Hence if held by hand when shooting affects accuracy. Normal artillery hold can not be applied here. Need to hold the rifle near the trigger (like when you shoot at targets). Extremely difficult to cock. Need both hands. Could not get satisfactory grouping at 12 yard shooting on a bench. The product manual should include fair amount of detail on maintenance.

Recommend to buy. If you are a weak person, remember that this is a monster and require grate deal of arm strength. Wear your ear muffs if you shoot with light weight pellets (e.g 7.56 gr). Good for shooting on a bench with a rifle rest (due to weight and recoil)

Power and Accuracy.

Rifle is a little heavy.

I feel like I need to review this air gun, (and I have never reviewed anything I have bought until now). I have been a long time fan of spring air guns for the fact that you don't need anything but the gun and some pellets. But this air rifle has gone far and beyond my expectations... With a Hawke 2-7 scope I am hitting a 14.5" plate at 166 Yds. 2 out of 3 shots depending on wind, went 5 for 5 in calm conditions. At 120 yds. it will punch holes in a steel oil drain pan. I was even able to make a hit at 200 yds, but its pushing the limits of the scope. I'm using Crossman hollow point pellets which are grouping 1" at 40 yds., I have tried only one other pellet so far (Crow Mags.) which didn't shoot as well. Over all the 135 has proven to be a great gun so far.

Power and Accuracy

A little heavy.

I feel like I need to review this air gun, (and I have never reviewed anything I have bought until now). I have been a long time fan of spring air guns for the fact that you don't need anything but the gun and some pellets. But this air rifle has gone far and beyond my expectations... With a Hawke 2-7 scope I am hitting a 14.5" plate at 166 Yds. 2 out of 3 shots depending on wind, went 5 for 5 in calm conditions. At 120 yds. it will punch holes in a steel oil drain pan. I'm using Crossman hollow point pellets which are grouping 1" at 40 yds., I have tried only one other pellet so far (Crow Mags.) which didn't shoot as well. Over all the 135 has proven to be a great gun so far and I'm looking forward to squirrel season this fall!

The look's was outstanding . I loved how heavy it is . It did have some wood shaving in the scope stop . Once I cleaned it out it was fixed .

The accuracy was was not there and I was shooting Crosman Premiers 7.9 , 10.5 heavy's and Gamo Rockets 9.6 grain .It was all over the place

No matter what I did . I could not get the gun to shoot straight . and I,m a pellet on pellet shooter . plus I have bin shooting air gun since I could walk . I'm 40 now . Now it goes without saying that Pyramyd Air was AWESOME! They helped me out when they did not have to. They traded guns withe me for a Hatsan 125 sniper .22 cla. I will put the results on the Hatsan 125 page .

This air rifle is of excellent quality and finish. The walnut stock is exquisitely finished, the bluing is quite nice, and all the little details are very well done. I couldn't get an acceptable eye relief until I removed the scope stop...which I did. I tried to install a Leapers droop compensator which would allow me to move the scope a couple of inches backwards...but It caused the rifle to shoot a foot low at 10 yards. So, I took it off, removed the scope stop, and immediately shot a 10 shot group of around .75" This gun is accurate! It also hits really hard. However, there's really not that much recoil...maybe it's the shock asorbing system that Hatsan has.

It's really heavy...which seeing that I'm mostly going to be shooting from a rest isn't that much of a problem...and it's really hard to cock. I've shot around 50 rounds through it, and it's already a lot smoother, and I think, a bit easier to cock. We'll see after 500 or so. I did read all the reviews, and had no reason to expect anything else.

I first ordered a Hatsan 125 Vortex with a black stock. It arrived on schedule, but was doa. The Vortex piston was discharged. I called Pyramyd, and they agreed to replace it...no arguments. However, it took 3 weeks. First they said that they would replace the piston, then it was that they would simply send me a completely new gun...but, the first email I got said that the rifle was back ordered. I sent off a really nasty email, only to discover the next email in the queue said that the rifle had been shipped.
I got it, cleaned it, and shot around a dozen rounds, and then it quick cocking. The piston had its full force, but at the end of the stroke, it wouldn't latch. I really wanted the rifle, but I decided to replace it with the 135, so I bought it, and then returned the original.
I was disappointed that it took so long to get a good working rifle, but it seems as though I have one now, and in their defense, Pyramyd was right there with a working solution for me, each time.

Beautiful gun. Honestly, the stock is almost worth the money alone. It's fairly well balanced, which offsets the massive weight. Seriously, this thing weighs more than any of my powder burners. Over 10 lbs with a scope. I tried to take it out into the freezing weather earlier this week, and I came to the realization that airgunning in the winter is a miserable affair. I don't really like shooting in my basement, but I couldn't wait to play with my new toy, so I gave it a go. I'm still in the break in period, and I can manage groups I can cover with a quarter at 15 yards, offhand in my dim basement with the worst attempt at the artillery position ever done. I can live with that. Great power for a break barrel. It flies through a phonebook and deep into half inch pine with every pellet I've tried so far. The "kick" is certainly worse than my .177 storm XT, but manageable. Hatsan is notorious for bad Q/C, but I've noticed no defects in my rifle yet. The cocking is very smooth.

Like I said, HEAVY. WOW. This thing is almost impossible to shoot offhand for more than a few rounds without getting the shakes. For a gun clearly intended for hunting, this weight, combined with the lack of sling mounts could be an absolute pain. I bought it as a replacement for a my .22lr, .22 just doesn't exist where I live. The power of this rifle does not even begin to compare to a .22lr, and don't let anybody tell you it does. That said, I'm sure it will reach out to about 100 yards with acceptable accuracy on a still day. The spring was quite "twangy" when I started shooting, although it has quieted down a bit. If I could do it again, I would probably opt for the gas ram version.

Near the barrel pivot, and on the buttpad, there was some yellow crusty stuff that seems to have stained the metal and rubber. Purely cosmetic, so I don't mind.

DO NOT BUY THIS unless you have significant upper body strength! If you don't work out regularly, cocking this with one hand would be a chore. Owning something too hard to cock can make shooting a nightmare.

All I can say is WOW!! I received my Hatsan 135 .25 (January 2015) and this is one of the most accurate & most powerful air rifles I have ever own. I have used a few different pellets at 10 yards just to test shoot with them shooting cans and targets to see what was the most accurate pellet for this rifle. It is very accurate with JSB EXACT KING 25,39 gr AND BARACUDA 31,02 gr. I shot through 5 soup cans with the Baracuda's at 10 yards using the TruGlo Fiber Optic Sight which is really awesome. My other high power air rifles do not come close to this Hatsan 135 .25 not by a long shot. Now far as the recoil I have been hearing all about & watching in these videos for some reason I really didn't feel anything at all, to be honest. The cocking effort reminds me of the Hatsan Sniper 125 .22 but I can only assume that once I break it in the barrow will become more smooth to pull down.

Nothing

Cocking effort, you must have some physical strength. But it will smooth out once your rifle is broken in.

Nice stock, well balanced, not too twangy for a springer. Great power, good accuracy. NO DOVETAIL!

Can't think of anything......maybe a safety that's not automatic.

Honestly, use the coupon code and this is a $200 gun. It's great for the money! You won't be disappointed! I had a webley patriot....I sold it to get this instead. I like this better than the Patriot and it's $150 less. The barrel could be a tad longer on this, would prob make it a little easier to cock. It's a workout. I wouldn't recommend if you are a wuss or a child.....other than that....great gun for the money!

Out of the box, the first thing you notice is the beautiful walnut stock. It cocks and shoots smoothly with a significant amount of recoil for a spring gun, but I bought it for a bench shooter so the recoil isn't a big issue for me. JSB 25.39 exact kings proved to have the best groupings at about 3/4" at 25yds. The scope mount made onto the rifle accepts 11mm and weaver/picatinny scope rings without the need for an adapter, a good plus! With a leapers 10X50 (etched glass reticle) mounted on it, It zero'd in within about 10 shots with plenty of vertical adjustment left in the scope. I would not recommend using a scope other than one with the etched glass reticle on this rifle as the recoil it produces would most likely destroy the scope's innards in less than 100 shots.

The trigger is very heavy and became more and more inconsistent. You'd get 2 or 3 shots with what felt like about 4lbs pull, then you might get a couple that felt more like 8 or 9lbs. This affects accuracy. I've heard that the piston seals can be brittle on these as well. This may or may not have been part of the problems mine developed.

In fairness, this is a beautiful and powerful rifle for the money. But unfortunately, I started having problems with mine after a few hundred shots. The folks at Pyramid customer svc were excellent about it though, and immediately took care of getting the return and exchange taken care of painlessly. I had really wanted a Weirauch HW90, but the price on this was just too good not to try one first. I exchanged it for the HW90 but wouldn't be opposed to trying another Hatsan 135 in the future. With an aftermarket piston seal and a trigger job, this could be a really great rifle, and the price is very hard to beat for what you get.