Hatsan · Rifle
Hatsan Blitz
Gas-operated · .30 Air (7.62mm) · introduced 2020
Also known as Hatsan Blitz Full Auto, Blitz Select Fire
About the Hatsan Blitz
The Hatsan Blitz is a select-fire, pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifle produced by Turkey's Hatsan Arms Company and introduced in 2020. Marketed as the first fully-automatic airgun to fire .30 caliber pellets, it uses a gas-operated action drawn from a non-removable 580cc carbon fiber air bottle filled to 250 bar, feeding from a SwingLoad rotary magazine. A selector above the pistol grip switches between semi-automatic and full-automatic fire, with a cyclic rate exceeding 1,000 rounds per minute, and the shrouded QuietEnergy barrel suppresses report. In .30 caliber it drives a pellet to about 730 fps for roughly 53 ft-lbs of energy.
When it launched, the Blitz was billed as the world's first .30 caliber full-auto airgun, capable of emptying its 16-round rotary magazine in under one second at a cyclic rate above 1,000 rounds per minute.
Hatsan Blitz specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Gas-operated
- Calibres
- .30 Air (7.62mm)
- Magazine capacity
- 16 rounds
- Magazine
- Rotary magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 584 mm (23.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1148 mm (45.2 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.99 kg (8.80 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Polymer
- Stock
- Synthetic
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 222 m/s (728 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 72 J (53 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 70 m
History
- Introduced
- 2020
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- TR
Features
- Select fire
- 580cc carbon fiber air bottle
- 250 bar fill pressure
- Quietenergy shrouded barrel
- Swingload rotary magazine
- Adjustable cheek rest
- Adjustable recoil pad
- Picatinny and dovetail rails
Safety
- Manual safety
- Fire mode selector
Also offered in .22 and .25 caliber, with magazine capacities of 21 and 19 rounds respectively; the .30 model holds 16 rounds. The 580cc bottle yields 100+ shots per fill depending on caliber. It is an airgun and does not fire conventional cartridge ammunition.