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