P.S Here in NZ, ordering any "easily available conversion kits", is really not plausible!

Hi Mike, great content here, I have a 3yr old 130QE which has lost all ram pressure standing in the cabinet for about 2 months, any chance on sharing the spring size used in the conversion, as I have a good selection from Webley patriots and the like, (along with a reliable spring manufacturer, who ha produced great components to my spec previously) . . . I see you used two wire gauges in the spring, rest of the conversion I am happy to get into (having a machine shop and 45 years of playing with airgun internals, :-) for my own benefit only) . . . one thing I totally agree with is the Hatsan manufacture quality is a shambles!, my old UK made Wembley Patriot (1982, 34ftlbs) is still getting used 3-4 times a week, totally in love with springers! keep the content coming, we are appreciating an excellent insight for those that understand, Awesome! 🙂

What results on the smaller port hole? Old ones are 4mm Also theoben eli. Have 4mm and patriot.

Just took my Wildcat Whisper apart, didn't even need a clamp. Outstanding.

Hatsan workmanship is beyond sub-par. Impressive that you have the equipment & skills to make these Hatsans good guns.

FX barrel on a Hatsan? There is a thought... Still saving up, small hic-up new Job, still interested in the work. Big c out 😎... Nice work!!!

That was quite an intro!!! I thought I had clicked on a "The Best New Sci. Fi. of 2024" video by mistake. The vid was very enjoyable, and I do feel your Hatsan pain! I was thinking of sending you one or two Hatsan Strikers to tune. One is a 20 .Webley Valumax version with a Welsh Willie trigger. The other is a .25 Hatsan marked Striker with the hard to pull regular trigger! They are shooting pretty well in the 14-15 ft/lb range with no twang, but some vibration. Now I'm thinking of saving you some Hatsan rigmarole, and me some money on the tunes!!!

Steel coiled spring is still the king!

Smooth twist barrels developed by Ben Taylor [the ben of Theoben] I believe whilst he was working at Kinnocks factory based in the old rail station just outside Mildenhall. where the US airforce has a base.

Mike what happened with Chris not been able to pull up his content here in the UK for two or three years.I remember those stunning stocks he used to produce.

While this video is informative. It upsets me… I end up spending thousands of dollars on my air rifle…. Then if I do this test and find the barrel bad. Now I gotta get a new barrel? What a rip off.

Have taken out type 2 piston from my mod 125 sniper due to failing. While installing my new type 2 piston I come up 7/16 shy of my end piece fitting flush. It’s like the piston needs pushed in however even with force against the floor, I can’t get it to give. Any advice? Am I to build a clamp rig ?

⚠️Hey brother I got a question I’m not even sure how to ask. I think it’s the half moon (the part directly infront of the trigger). I don’t know how to get the spring back to it after taking it apart. Plz help! It would help me soo much!!⚠️

*Millennials Cringing your not wearing Blue Nitrile Hand condoms*

Buenos días soy de el salvador y tengo un gamo swarm magnung 2da generación y quiero suavizar el gatillo me podría dar algún consejo se lo agradeceré

Hey Mike I got a question for you on my Hatsan 125 sniper, it does not have a spring in it. Its a vortex with a Quattro trigger. I want to better better quality seal in it but I'm not sure exactly how to tear it apart properly and I think it needs to be repressurized from what I understand. How do I get a hold of you to ask a question

Hi Mike, I took a look as you suggested and you are quite right silly expensive, and it is much the same story here, too much money for what you get. Whilst a very attractive gun [ I have two of these Spanish built lightnings ]they are not of the quality of the old BSA supersport/lightnings. I think the main problem is the terrible state of the European economy. Another reason is that for the last forty years or so the BSA airguns have been pushed as the Rolls Royce of airguns in Spain driving up demand and price in their new country of manufacture. It would appear that this is a truly international con. Both BSA and Gamo are now owned by Remington who also own several other manufacturers and distribution outlets here in the UK they own Milbro and Sports Marketing amongst others, I have tried to find out who owns Remington these days but the trail goes cold.there was at one time a listing for a couple of Asian guys but that disappeared. It would appear that there is a great deal of skullduggery going on in the world of arms manufacture that is not being referred to through the usual monopolies boards which rather suggests high level corruption.Very strange things were happening at Webley and Scot before they went down in 2006 new directors every month or two, something was obviously wrong there.But there were no reports to be found, interesting that a major British arms manufacturer could get into trouble and not a word in the media. Thats all by the by quality control has obviously slipped with bsa/gamo at least as far as the springers are concerned the PCP's are still made in the UK. I was interested to see what was going on inside the moderators a rather odd configuration what surprises me most is that they seem to work so well. I recently acquired a HW moderator never again what a piece of junk, now there is a major rip off touting forty year old tec like it's gods gift at those prices I dont know how they have the nerve.

Mike inspite of claims to the contrary these guns have been redesigned and are built by Gamo in Spain. As evidenced by the dreadful Gamo piston seal [ proper BSA's have a FWB type piston seal ] and the terrible Gamo trigger unit and anti beartrap unit. The original BSA trigger might not have been the best unit in the world but it was certainly head and shoulders above the Gamo unit. Having said all that both the BSA and the Gamo built guns are capable powerful guns, my advice throw away the gas ram fit decent piston seals and a quality spring [obviously if converting from gas ram you will need a piston liner and spring guides] and they will go to 17 fpe without any specialized tunning.If you know what you are about the .25 caliber version will go to 23 fpe plus. The Gaqmo built guns can have a problem with the breech jaws being too wide allowing the barrel to wobble and should be checked and adjusted if needed.Personally I would not touch the transfer port I have never found it necessary.

Mike we have not chatted via comments for some time now, My advice buy pro Elites as often as is possible stash them safely and hang on. As I probably mentioned in the past I amassed six of these beauties, I am now down to one having sold the rest, They were a really good investment, far far better than money in the bank. Pensioner now that I am it was time to cash up and I had the pleasure of oiling and shooting them, not something you can do with money in the bank. The value of these guns still rising, have you seen what has happened to the prices of theobens in the last four years? Genuine Venom conversions and Webley Longbows and Tomahawks All on the climb.

Fantastic content 👌 👏 👍

Thank you Mike. I sent you pictures of my Hatsan 135 block gougas in 2016 and you directed me how to repair it with marine epoxy. I think I got lucky to have a good barral. She's deadly accurate. I only put about 250 pellets though it in all these years.

Amazing, thank you!

My spring is cocked and I can't get it to fire

I just got a Hatsan mod 95 in .25 cal. Do you have a video of how to completely disassemble the rifle so that I can get to the piston to replace the seals? Thank you.

Please listen, and forgive me because i honestly mean no disrespect ok, but it seems like everyone that's making these videos about Gamo are really trying to sell these guns for Gamo, listen just make the videos about the damn Gun ok and all that other stuff just leave it alone we don't want to hear anything else about nothing else, your just trying to make a video for your own purpose and we don't want to hear that, I'm just trying to be as respectful as I can be thank you.

hi looks straight forward enough and given me confidence to tackle and build a spring compessor. my benjamin trail i believe was made with a faulty nitro piston . i would like to do the trigger upgrade too. could you messege me where in the US I could send off for the stuff. A web site im in the uk

Hey there buddy, I'm late to the party. I have a 22 Pro Elite I bought new way back & it shot like a dream. Later I joined GTA & I inquired about someone who worked on the old Gamo 1250 Hunter. I have the one with the made in England near the barrel. Back then Gamo had life-time warranties on their rifles & boy did I take advantage of it. Anyway, I found a guy on GTA who tuned Gamo's so I sent mine to him & he did wonders to it. I asked if he could work on my Pro Elite & he said yes. He changed the breech seal & got a spec replacement spring for it. When it was shipped back UPS had broke the stock almost at the same spot yours was broke at. of course they said it wasn't by their hands but I had to buy a thumb hole walnut stock from over seas. He put it together for me & it shoots just as good as always. It's the most accurate break barrel I own, though I haven't shot it in about 8yrs, only because I got 3 PCPs. You're gonna make me pull it out, but I gotta figure out the pellets it liked. I believe it liked the Sheridan's (Benjamin's). Good luck with yours.

My barrel is not locking what could that be?

Hi Mike, what is the lube you like called and where can I get it. Thank

Does anyone know rifling twist rates on many of these air guns.

very informative, thank you.

I use the Utg onepice mount and 30mm utg side parralaxe scopes. I also use the 2 screw scopestop but cut it in half, using only one screw. Never had an issue. Try to smoothe out the action. My 125 .25 does 760fps with jsb kings (+/- 5 fps) .. on a good day it will group 1‘ at 40yards.. Love your Videos! Whats do you Think About the new .25 gamo mag?

rifles are rather pellet picky as to what pellets it likes...... I had a Beeman Kodak. 25 cal. It only shot Beeman and H&N crow magnum.. 26grain ,Kodiak and Kodiak match, 30 grain... they had the same b/c and same zero, and the perfect round pellets (different zero, though but goodpattern). Every other pellet I tried had wild patterns. All things being good, shoot till you find pellets your gun likes. With Benjamin, use HEAVYWEIGHT PELLETS and a.scop that's rated for a magnum piston rifle or your trash the scope.

And if I put that adapter with the divot in the middle in my gun that'll improve the fps ?

I currently have the bt9 in my crossman. What's the strongest gas ram I can put that Is compatible with my f11?

Hello Mike. I was wondering if you had time to make a brass jig to remove the pin and sell it?

Is a replacement barrel better a bit longer than a little too short?

Hi Mike, what gas ram goes in trail xl 22 and where can i get one. Thank you

Mike, I was wondering if I could please speak to you about tuning a Diana 350 magnum. Iwas looking for a websites or email but could not find one.

This has been going on for years ,I’ve got the 130qe 30 caliber it shoots great and my airtac 25 is my rifle for small game I’ve got red dots on both they’ve been on there for about 3 yrs now and haven’t had one single problem outta either one of them , I’ve used scopes on them also with no issues but red dots are more user friendly to me and they’re not as heavy as a scope either and way less bulky to put in the gun case, as for accuracy they both have a very good grouping at 30 yrds 1.5 inch group freehanded no shooting table or gun rest being used around here cause I don’t have one

It's known to do research before purchasing in the airgun world just as anything else. It's up to the buyer to know what your getting. These airgun dealers have a 60 day return policy if your unhappy with your purchase. Now you bought a .30 cal in which there isn't very many options for projectiles to start with. It's always been a factor to find the pellets and airgun likes. I own over 350 airguns in my collection and there aren't many that like the same type pellets and some like just about any that fit. I own breakers and springers and PCP of all the sorts. Sounds like someone is just unhappy here and was expecting something different and didn't research before purchasing and whining about it! Only main issue with a barrel bore is cleaning it first then properly finding the pellets that shoot right and leading in the barrel first after a good proper cleaning with Ballistol and drying the barrel out first. I've been into airguns over 40 years myself and have common sense about it all. I've had a lemon or two and know all about it. But wasn't because of not finding a pellet that shoots right in one. The barrels have to be good and dry first and the power plant has to be werking properly!

Dear Mike, thanks for your review. I’ll be checking my Hatsan 125 25 cal (never grouper) with this in mind. The fact and demonstration that such low quality barrels would be sent with ANY air rifle doesn’t speak well for the manufacturer or the retailers. These tools/rifles are not purchased with the expectation of them being mere toys. Sending such garbage for money speaks of a significant disrespect that these folks have for air gunners in general. The community will not likely grow until these people are held to some account. Thanks for what you do.

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What about PCP?

Amen, Mike! Keeping sellers honest and looking out for us airgunners!

Mike, you are a fountain of springer knowledge! No one else even comes close to educating airgunners in a way we can all understand and put to good use. Every clip was jam packed with goodies, the pellet on the breech block was dang impressive, and the gun itself is absolutely gorgeous. Great show, as usual!

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On a very low power rifle like sub 500fps Canadian models a loose fit is actually better to prevent jams because they don't have enough power to expand anything haha But a bit of restriction sure is a good thing for the piston to build a bit of momentum and not bang into the chamber

This is useful information every airgunner should know 👍. Because of you, I’ve been doing this test for years. Thanks

Hatsan is really really low quality. If a gun is a cheap price, it is a cheap gun. Yes Hatsan, Im talking to you!