I recently purchased a new Hatsan at44 177 long qe from PA for $138.00 tax and shipping costs included. I as of now don't have a pump so I am unable to see if I got a good deal or if I got a spectacular deal. It seems like everything is in order but I am as new to pcp air rifle as anyone can be. I didn't even know that there was such a thing out there. Sure I had bb guns when I was a kid but I didn't realize that the technology was at such a different level.
6 months ago I needed to get rid of some rats. So I got a M&P .177 co2. put a laser/ light on the rail and rats I did kill.
Then one day a friend handed me a marksman 0035 and asked if I could fix it. Never worked on any guns before so I said I would look into it and see if there was anything I could do. I turned to YouTube and found in time that I probably needed a new piston seal by the symptoms it displayed. Found out how to disassemble it on the cheap, cause I'm poor, built a vise to release the tension, got it apart,ordered a $12 seal from Amazon via Australia shipping more than seal for total of $26. Seal on,gun cleaned and inspected (but being a newb didn't know what to look for )gun silicon greased and put back together(pleasantly surprised ). Got a pellet from the small tin the owner had left with me(cheap daisys)loaded one in closed the barrel and CRACK. Well that made me smile.
Since then I have disassembled added shims to the spring guide and top hat. Added a good amount of silicon grease and put it back in working order(much more confident each reassemble). The only thing you hear when breaking the barrel is the click as the trigger catch is engaged,no more crunchy sound. Cheap scope 4x32 on it pellet loaded and I'll be dang it's a good little gun.Not pellet picky and shoots straight. What more could you want. Well the right thing to do is to get it back to the owner. Didn't want to though because I got attached to the increased power over my previous air gun experiences. What to do?
About a month goes by and for my birthday my friends get me a Gamo varmint 177 and know I think that I got it all. I spend my time learning about my new gun not willing to disassemble and void my warranty and finding out that overall it is a good gun.It has a pretty hard recoil but after learning about how to hold it properly and allowing the gun to do it's thing I'm getting pretty good at hitting what I'm aiming at.
So all of that leads me to here. I had become more and more interested in improving my shots but really just ended up going deeper and deeper down the air hole. I would watch videos of people shooting pcps and amazed by the silence.The complete lack of recoil. WOW. Then there was the price tag. Double WOW. Out of my price range. Sure there are a few crappy looking low end pcps but nothing that I was willing to gamble on. Then a couple of weeks ago I'm going through airgun sites looking at the nice things that I can't afford a I find Pyramid air and they are advertising 350% off a hatsan at44 177 qe long. I thought this is a scam for sure. So I researched PA and found them to be reputable. So I researched the gun and I found out so much about the Hatsan company,and the At44 platform. I found some negative and positive things about both but found much more positives overall. I really want it but I shouldn't get it because I really don't have the money to spare. But how often do you get a chance to own a brand new $500 pcp for a $138.00 with tax and delivery costs included,hmmm,not very often...... So I bought it and it is here now and I'm pretty excited to try it out.I'm anxious to know did I have a stroke of good luck or did get a project that I can't afford to make work. Hope to get a pump soon and find out.
Hope you found interest in this post and would love to hear about your experience with At44 long qe 177.
6 months ago I needed to get rid of some rats. So I got a M&P .177 co2. put a laser/ light on the rail and rats I did kill.
Then one day a friend handed me a marksman 0035 and asked if I could fix it. Never worked on any guns before so I said I would look into it and see if there was anything I could do. I turned to YouTube and found in time that I probably needed a new piston seal by the symptoms it displayed. Found out how to disassemble it on the cheap, cause I'm poor, built a vise to release the tension, got it apart,ordered a $12 seal from Amazon via Australia shipping more than seal for total of $26. Seal on,gun cleaned and inspected (but being a newb didn't know what to look for )gun silicon greased and put back together(pleasantly surprised ). Got a pellet from the small tin the owner had left with me(cheap daisys)loaded one in closed the barrel and CRACK. Well that made me smile.
Since then I have disassembled added shims to the spring guide and top hat. Added a good amount of silicon grease and put it back in working order(much more confident each reassemble). The only thing you hear when breaking the barrel is the click as the trigger catch is engaged,no more crunchy sound. Cheap scope 4x32 on it pellet loaded and I'll be dang it's a good little gun.Not pellet picky and shoots straight. What more could you want. Well the right thing to do is to get it back to the owner. Didn't want to though because I got attached to the increased power over my previous air gun experiences. What to do?
About a month goes by and for my birthday my friends get me a Gamo varmint 177 and know I think that I got it all. I spend my time learning about my new gun not willing to disassemble and void my warranty and finding out that overall it is a good gun.It has a pretty hard recoil but after learning about how to hold it properly and allowing the gun to do it's thing I'm getting pretty good at hitting what I'm aiming at.
So all of that leads me to here. I had become more and more interested in improving my shots but really just ended up going deeper and deeper down the air hole. I would watch videos of people shooting pcps and amazed by the silence.The complete lack of recoil. WOW. Then there was the price tag. Double WOW. Out of my price range. Sure there are a few crappy looking low end pcps but nothing that I was willing to gamble on. Then a couple of weeks ago I'm going through airgun sites looking at the nice things that I can't afford a I find Pyramid air and they are advertising 350% off a hatsan at44 177 qe long. I thought this is a scam for sure. So I researched PA and found them to be reputable. So I researched the gun and I found out so much about the Hatsan company,and the At44 platform. I found some negative and positive things about both but found much more positives overall. I really want it but I shouldn't get it because I really don't have the money to spare. But how often do you get a chance to own a brand new $500 pcp for a $138.00 with tax and delivery costs included,hmmm,not very often...... So I bought it and it is here now and I'm pretty excited to try it out.I'm anxious to know did I have a stroke of good luck or did get a project that I can't afford to make work. Hope to get a pump soon and find out.
Hope you found interest in this post and would love to hear about your experience with At44 long qe 177.
Great deal. What part of the US are you in? I have a hand pump to spare I'll happily ship you to get you going.