Hatsan 30 cal

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   Hi, Anyone have any experience with large caliber Hatsan
break-barrels?  I live on a 4-acre life
sentence block at the very end of a shingle road, surrounded by farmland.   We had seen and heard a few possums so my
son-in-law (I live in a tiny home on the same property as my daughter,
son-in-law & grandson) got himself an air rifle and has managed to get two
so far.   As I have more spare time and
the garden was showing signs the possum issue was getting worse, a few weeks
back I bought a 2nd hand .22 Gamo on Trade Me. 

I also picked up a cheap trailcam on Temu that arrived this
week.  I set this up in the chook run
next to the feeder.   This has been in
place for three nights, and now I know why the chooks have been going through
the food so quickly! The camera is showing multiple possums helping themselves
to a feed throughout the night.  While I
could simply lock the feeder at night, the little buggers have also been
attacking the veggie garden and the roses.

While I did have a FAL, I let it lapse in my mid 20s when
the law changed.  Rather than go through
the hassle of renewing my FAL it has been suggested that I would be better off
with a 30 cal air gun to deal to them.  
Also have a few wild turkeys, magpies and hares that could do with
culling as well.

Looking online, it looks like the only .30 air guns that don’t
require a FAL are the Hatsan Model 130S  QE and Model 135QE (basically the same gun
with different stocks) These seem very well priced but not a brand I have ever
heard of.  Anyone know if these are any
good for pest control within 30 meters max and probably often up in the trees?

THANKS

-Ec 

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-Ec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 02 Sep 2025 Location: Matamau Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote -Ec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hatsan 30 cal Posted: 6 hours 38 minutes ago at 8:22pm
	Hi, Anyone have any experience with large caliber Hatsan break-barrels? I live on a 4-acre life sentence block at the very end of a shingle road, surrounded by farmland. We had seen and heard a few possums so my son-in-law (I live in a tiny home on the same property as my daughter, son-in-law & grandson) got himself an air rifle and has managed to get two so far. As I have more spare time and the garden was showing signs the possum issue was getting worse, a few weeks back I bought a 2nd hand .22 Gamo on Trade Me. I also picked up a cheap trailcam on Temu that arrived this week. I set this up in the chook run next to the feeder. This has been in place for three nights, and now I know why the chooks have been going through the food so quickly! The camera is showing multiple possums helping themselves to a feed throughout the night. While I could simply lock the feeder at night, the little buggers have also been attacking the veggie garden and the roses. While I did have a FAL, I let it lapse in my mid 20s when the law changed. Rather than go through the hassle of renewing my FAL it has been suggested that I would be better off with a 30 cal air gun to deal to them. Also have a few wild turkeys, magpies and hares that could do with culling as well. Looking online, it looks like the only .30 air guns that don’t require a FAL are the Hatsan Model 130S QE and Model 135QE (basically the same gun with different stocks) These seem very well priced but not a brand I have ever heard of. Anyone know if these are any good for pest control within 30 meters max and probably often up in the trees? THANKS -Ec
	Regards -Ec

mercs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Apr 2020 Location: Stratford Status: Offline Posts: 315	Post Options Post Reply Quote mercs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 11 minutes ago at 9:49pm
	Hatsan .30 is posted under reviews. Great airgun but very heavy and difficult to use at every level.

mercs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Apr 2020 Location: Stratford Status: Offline Posts: 315	Post Options Post Reply Quote mercs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 38 minutes ago at 10:22pm
	The .22 Gamo whisper you have chosen will deal with the possums in the trees. I was amongst some pines yesterday with my .25 Gamo Shadow practicing for distance at 15 to 25 yards before heading out at night. The larger pellet does limit distance. Like yours this is lightweight, mid powered and a pleasure to walk around with. Important to practice shooting at an angle upwards if spotlighting trees. When you have mastered a distance, manoeuvre to that point then take the shot. You will end up with two points on a curve where you can center the reticle effectively then experiment with some holdover. Once set I would not adjust the scope including the AO during a session, just learn to work within a well practiced range.

-Ec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 02 Sep 2025 Location: Matamau Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote -Ec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 40 minutes ago at 1:41am
	Thanks for the info on the Hatsan - did have a "boy's look" through the reviews but didn't find it at the time. Looks like it would certainly do the job for me. Not unhappy with the Gamo but really want to ensure anything I use it on is killed cleanly. The weight is not a huge issue as it would mostly be used around the garden and trees on our boundary. Only ended up with the Gamo as it was the only .22 on Trademe that didn't need a FAL, or was too far away to go and pick up or cost much more than I wanted to pay - given that I only wanted something to "deal" to some of the pests we had around home. Apparently the gun has not had a lot of use and seems to shoot OK though I'm still getting to grips with shooting a springer consistently. I'm enjoying practicing with the gun at targets set at either 10, 15 or 25 yards. I have zeroed at 25 yards as that is supposed to be the parallax setting on the LC4x32WR scope that came with the gun. I have since also purchased a new Gamo P700 pistol and have been having a lot of fun shooting targets at 5-10 yards. I'm finding it reasonably accurate, especially as I'm currently using cheap and nasty pellets at this stage. Thinking of getting some decent pellets and having a go at the UK air gun forum 6 yard challenge. I have been looking at getting a low powered (around 5-600fps) .177 air rifle for some more serious target shooting at home. I was having a look at one of the sports shops in town earlier in the week and when I mentioned the number of possums we seems to have around the the owner suggested a 30 cal air gun was the simplest option as it didn't require a FAL - hence my interest in the Hatsan. May end up replacing the Gamo for pest control and getting a reasonable .177 for fun. Easily have room for at least 100 yards around home if I wanted. This air gunning gets addictive!
	Regards -Ec