oldypigeonpopper Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hello, as above, having read the reviews and found at a good price, this will be my summer ratting rifle as the evenings pan out light till about 10 and have put my N/V away till october, if i do shoot later evening i have a red torch, so what advice for tuning and is there anything else can do to make shooting this rifle more better, (trigger) i shall see how it goes first out of box, will be using superdomes as they seem to what a lot of shooters use, or what you recommend?, most of my ratting is between 10/25 yards, can you get a decent zero using the open sights? i have a spare scope nikko sterling gold crown delux 6 x 40 wide angle, do not know anything about these ? are they shock proof, anyway all advice welcome, ps its only a farm ratter so did not break the bank ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 I had a striker 1000s and it loved jsb exacts. The trigger was pants but predictable. It was remarkably accurate juat heavy and difficult to shoot due to the long singke stage trigger pull and the overall weight. Rested a bit ie leaning on something suitable and with a bit of pratice it would do half in at 30 yards all day. I don't see the 900 being much different so try the jsb's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Tinbum does a kit, and a longer 3mm grub screw in the trigger sorts out the appalling length of creep. My son had one , but didn't get on with it, (he kept borrowing my HW95K ,) So soon sold it on . The pellet he found it liked most was AA Diablo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) AA Diabolo and JSB Exacts are the same pellets. So whatever you can buy local. What head size did they prefer? Edited May 15, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 The tin don't say. Just jsb exact jumbo 15.89grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achosenman Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 The tin don't say. Just jsb exact jumbo 15.89grains. Normally on JSB's and AA's it's on the back on a label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini52 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 I had one,trigger was awful,tried loads of different pellets but could not get the thing to achive any accuracy at all,gave up in the end and traded it in,in my humble opinion i would spend your money on something better,they look nice but thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Ah I see. 5.52. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Hello, as above, having read the reviews and found at a good price, this will be my summer ratting rifle as the evenings pan out light till about 10 and have put my N/V away till october, if i do shoot later evening i have a red torch, so what advice for tuning and is there anything else can do to make shooting this rifle more better, (trigger) i shall see how it goes first out of box, will be using superdomes as they seem to what a lot of shooters use, or what you recommend?, most of my ratting is between 10/25 yards, can you get a decent zero using the open sights? i have a spare scope nikko sterling gold crown delux 6 x 40 wide angle, do not know anything about these ? are they shock proof, anyway all advice welcome, ps its only a farm ratter so did not break the bank ha ha hello, picked the hatsan up today, not a bad deal for £90 from swindon rod and guns, cleaned and oiled barrel, will put a bit more grease on spring and tube, superdomes are a bit tight. will do a zero at 20 yards as using the open sights, thanks for your replies. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 14/05/2017 at 08:01, Longbower said: Tinbum does a kit, and a longer 3mm grub screw in the trigger sorts out the appalling length of creep. My son had one , but didn't get on with it, (he kept borrowing my HW95K ,) So soon sold it on . The pellet he found it liked most was AA Diablo. hello, thankyou to reply, where can i get the longer 3mm grub screw, i shall do the foresight first and then a tinbum kit, cheers can you pm re grub screw, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 I got a pack of five from a DIY outlet. Wickes I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Longbower said: I got a pack of five from a DIY outlet. Wickes I think. ok thanks, i have been looking at various postings on the web and U tube at removing the plastic fore sight or cutting the barrel and re crown, fitting a 16mm silencer adapter and silencer and fitting a tune kit i reckon about £50/60 Edited November 22, 2017 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Yes, but by the time your anywhere near finished , a HW99 could have been purchased, which solves all the problems out of the box. But , sometimes its the journey , not the destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 I've just bought a 99s 177 only fired a few shots through it and I'm really impressed with it out the box and if it gets better as it weres in I don't think il bother getting it tuned for now I had a hatsan 60 and tryed a stoger they both grouped like a shot gun no matter wat pellet I tried so got rid of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) On 22/11/2017 at 23:32, Longbower said: Yes, but by the time your anywhere near finished , a HW99 could have been purchased, which solves all the problems out of the box. But , sometimes its the journey , not the destination. This. Why give yourself the hassle? Better gun, rekord trigger, just so much more gun and it will hold a reasonable resale value and last forever. My 97K was at least 10 years old and many thousands of pellets before it needed opening up and that was just for a service. Go on, you know you want to. Edited December 2, 2017 by manthing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 24/11/2017 at 08:42, bigfish1 said: I had a hatsan 60 and tryed a stoger they both grouped like a shot gun no matter wat pellet I tried so got rid of them Odd as I got a mate a Stoeger.177 and over 20yds it's pin point accurate and groups well. Maybe it opens up further out or he just got lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 I was out with it to day trying to get some woodies but nowt about so done a bit of target practice to fine 0 it in with hn field target trophy it was practically pellet on pellet at 30 yards I even shot the drawing pins holding target up and it hasn't even fired a 100 shots yet really inpressed with it at the moment wish I bought one first instead of buying the cheaper riffles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Buy cheap buy twice is a maxim that works on almost everything from tools(where I first heard it) onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) On 22/11/2017 at 19:48, oldypigeonpopper said: ok thanks, i have been looking at various postings on the web and U tube at removing the plastic fore sight or cutting the barrel and re crown, fitting a 16mm silencer adapter and silencer and fitting a tune kit i reckon about £50/60 hello, just an update, this morning i manadged to get the plastic forend off, took a couple of hours carefully cutting down from the front but not touch the inner barrel, i measured from inside, then i sliced off in bits which opened up to reveal the thread and a round nut, ( not as suggested 17mm nut) that came off ok using mole grips, the washer slid off to, what was left i spliced cut across as it sat on a splined area, once loose it was a matter of a mole grip turning round until loose enough to take off by hand, ok you are left with a 55mm by 12mm barrel end the threaded and splined but the crown is undamadged and i did not need to cut off barrel, so to the fitted silencer i have found a good deal for a HW copy 180mm X 32mm made in UK and this will be made to slip on the 16mm barrel and 2 grub screws to hold, PRICE FOR MOD £25 posted, 1/2 inch UNF also made, will see how the 900 goes with new mod and think to do the internal tune kit. Edited December 6, 2017 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Just out of interest - how much has the gun cost you so far, including your time at, to make life easier, £10/Hr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 06/12/2017 at 10:57, bruno22rf said: Just out of interest - how much has the gun cost you so far, including your time at, to make life easier, £10/Hr? hello bruno, the 900 was £95 but dont cost out my time, thats what being retired means, i still like to tinker about with things being a retired engineer/welder although i wish i had my workshop, still do a bit of welding, last was welding some plates on a gate post at my friends farm, soon to help a friend with his motor with a bit of mig welding. will see how it goes with the new moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezza Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 On 22/11/2017 at 18:53, Longbower said: I got a pack of five from a DIY outlet. Wickes I think. Do you have a link or size of grub screw u say 3mm is that long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Just an update on this rifle. I bought the hatsan from Oldpigeonpopper a few years back . At first it was a plinking gun in the back garden with the boys . Then it sat on top of the wardrobe for a couple of years. Then I started taking it to the club range on airgun night because I had nothing else to take. A tune up kit followed and one of the guys ground down the spring for me ( I don't know exactly what that means) Then one of the guys said what are those (carp) pellets you are using? Try these Exact Jumbo 16grn pellets OMG straight away groups more than halved. Air arms field 16grn gave more or the same performance but by then I had changed to a much more expensive Hawke scope so its hard to compare Now a friend has given me a tin of Exact Diablo heavy 18gr pellets and first impressions are yes they are tighter but I have to shoot a few hundred rounds to test that properly. But what I can say is that Hatsans need heavy pellets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 10 hours ago, Vince Green said: Just an update on this rifle. I bought the hatsan from Oldpigeonpopper a few years back . At first it was a plinking gun in the back garden with the boys . Then it sat on top of the wardrobe for a couple of years. Then I started taking it to the club range on airgun night because I had nothing else to take. A tune up kit followed and one of the guys ground down the spring for me ( I don't know exactly what that means) Then one of the guys said what are those (carp) pellets you are using? Try these Exact Jumbo 16grn pellets OMG straight away groups more than halved. Air arms field 16grn gave more or the same performance but by then I had changed to a much more expensive Hawke scope so its hard to compare Now a friend has given me a tin of Exact Diablo heavy 18gr pellets and first impressions are yes they are tighter but I have to shoot a few hundred rounds to test that properly. But what I can say is that Hatsans need heavy pellets Hello, Wow that is a few years back Vince, I gave up on Springers since then, The Hatsan 900 has be one of the top selling rifles in UK and I think now comes with a fitted silencer, Excellent value and with a tune kit fitted even better, Like all air rifles finding a decent pellet can be difficult as every barrel is different , It is said Superdomes were a good all round pellet for springers , It is good to hear your still shooting with it 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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