Hatsan 30 cal

The bug man on 1zb had someone ring with the same problem with possums and roses years ago. He recommended mixing up a leaf spray strength of fish fert and spraying it on.
22 or 177 the magpies and set the .30 for close range. Not very often your over 20m from a possum and thats if your standing out a bit.

Hi Ec,

Welcome to the forum.
Ja, air rifles are very addictive, welcome to the club 😂😂😂

As you might be gathering from other members, there are many better hunting options then the .30cal Hatsan.
The .30cal Hatsan is a beast. I don’t own one my self, but I can tell you they 1- eat scopes. 2- weigh a ton 3- have a limited selection of pellets in the .30cal.
To me the big Hatsan is a “nice to have” toy. If you want something to do pest control with, there are better options, but if you want a .30cal , just because u can, then ur on the right track 👍🏻

It’s worth mentioning that no break barrel, under lever or side lever air rifle (springer) requires a FAL, you can own as many as u want in any caliber u want, so I’m not sure why people u have been talking to are even mentioning a FAL…????

If you are new to springers and looking for more range time to get more accurate, research the “artillery hold”, it can make a big difference to shooting springers.

Another thing to know about air rifles, is every barrel is unique. What that means is every barrel will have its own preferences when it comes to pellets. Just because gun A likes these pellets, dosent mean the next one that came off the same production line will like the same pellets.
What that means for us as air gun owners is that u have to test lots of different makes, models and weights of pellets in every gun, until u find “the one” that that barrel likes. Don’t under estimate the huge difference that just changing pellets will have on the group size! For many of us that’s part of the fun of getting a new air rifle, spending some time with it on the range and finding out which pellets it likes.

There is a huge variety of .177 and .22 pellets to try, less in the .25s and very few in the .30cals.
There is also a lot to talk about when it comes to accuracy of pellet shapes and designs… 🤔
For get about “hunting pellets”, generally round head pellets are the most accurate.
Power is nothing with out accuracy, as an example a 30cal 30FPE hunting pellet from a hard to shoot rifle, shot through a possums shoulder, can’t compare to a light little .177cal 12FPE pellet from a sweet shooting little rifle, shot through a possums brain 😉

Which IR scope have u ordered? I’d be very interested to know how it holds up on ur springers, maybe do a review on it for us.

Pete.