Hatsan Torpedo 150 Underlever .25 Caliber Air Rifle

This is a big and powerful air gun. It's a big springer, heavy, recoils a lot, and it is great fun to shoot. This rifle is not quiet. The trigger on this rifle is incredible. It is smooth, short, and light. I think the trigger really makes this gun a must have. The underlever cocking arm takes some force to operate, but that is easily and safely handled by putting the butt of the rifle on my leg or on the edge of the shooting chair while cocking. This rifle is sensitive to hold and requires some experimentation to get the right hold and it is picky about the pellets used. I found that 26gr Predator Polymag Hunter pellets work great. My initial testing was done at a 100 yard rifle range with open sights. I was surprised at how powerful and accurate this rifle is. I really expected a big springer to be difficult to learn to shoot and would be useless at 100 yards, but I was mistaken. This gun is easy to shoot well, and is great fun. I shot my .25 cal Trail NP XL, the same day and was surprised to find that this rifle is more powerful than the Benjamin. Others at the range that day, who were shooting centerfire rifles, tried this rifle and were delighted with it. Out of the box, this appears to be a quality rifle with very nice fit and finish. The only thing I did to it before shooting was to clean the barrel thoroughly. There was a lot of oil in the piston cylinder and the rifle dieseled until all of the oil was cleared out. If you are looking for a big, powerful, accurate air rifle, and short of a PCP rifle, this is the rifle that you want.

The rifle arrived, well packaged, and double boxed. The instructions in the box were not for the rifle model so I downloaded the the correct Hatsan manual from the Hatsan web site. This rifle is NOT A TOY!!! It is HEAVY (close to 10 pounds with a scope). It is powerful....at 45 feet will shoot through a 3/4 inch pine board just like punching paper. It took 50 warm up shots to get it up to speed. It is packed in a lot of oil internally so it will DIESEL REAL LOUD (like a 22 rimfire) until the oil burns off. It cannot be cocked by a child. I weigh 220 and am pretty strong and I have to cock it by resting the butt on a stool and use both hands to pull the underlever all the way. The Safety on the gun is great, along with the anti bear trap button release, and the independent breech. There is no way to get hurt on loading the pellet.