Hatfield Firearms

[zelmo1]

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Anybody else try any of their shotguns? I purchased a 28 semi auto and it had the feel of the older Remington 1100's. I was excited to try it. I cleaned it and went to the sporting clays field. It shot really well with the stock chokes. I then installed an IC .525 and tried my TSS loads with good patterns. I was pretty happy until I started to disassemble it. The fore stock was completely cracked the whole length. The company sent me a new stock very quickly, but it was the wrong one. It took a couple months to get the correct one but it was damaged along the bottom where it goes into the receiver. It went together tight so I assembled it fully and worked the action a few times. After releasing it the 3rd time it failed to go back all the way. I noticed the one pin that holds the trigger assembly in was out almost all the way. I tapped it back in but it is very loose. I am disappointed because I think that they are on the right track but " cheaped out" and it cost them a possible good product. They offered to refund my money and I am accepting the offer. The customer service was good, but the product was inferior. It's too bad an American product with potential stopped short for the sake of a few dollars. This is just my experience.  I really liked it until I didnt trust it mechanically. Any other info on these? Z

[Turkeybutt]

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I looked at one a few months ago and I wasn't impressed. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[Big Jeremy]

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A buddy of mine bought one…you had better results than he did.


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[captpete]

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I looked at them also. I looked at a 20ga and was less than impressed with it. It felt like it was pretty cheaply made...worth about as much as it cost. The few reviews I could find online were not very good....similar experiences to yours.

[zelmo1]

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Really too bad, they had a decent design, They could have had a better quality product.

[Yoder409]

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It's too bad an American product with potential stopped short for the sake of a few dollars.

I do believe if you read the fine print the Hatfield semi's are made in............... Turkey.

[Cowboy]

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I had one of the 410s. Key word here is HAD. Would not eject certain ammo. I mean even unfired shells!! Terrible experience. Traded it off in a 2 or 3 gun swap. Practically gave it away. Better off with a slingshot. IMO

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[WV Flopper]

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There is a reason they are so cheap on the shelf. Usually, in life, you get what you pay for. There are a very few exceptions.

[Tail Feathers]

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I'm glad someone tried to see, but at the price point of those guns I didn't expect much different.  Zelmo, thanks for taking the hit so the rest of us didn't have to.  I hope you didn't lose much money on it.

[zelmo1]

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It was actually an impulse buy, lol. I went into Walmart to get targets to teach my wife's friend to shoot my AK-47. It looked ok and felt pretty good and I am a 28 gauge freak and at $236 dollars it was worth a chance. I would like to see am American gun maker come out with a reasonably priced, everyone has to eat, quality product. I am not giving up on trying new products, just this one unless they do some improvements. I think that a little more effort and money could get them a better product. But the attitude is like a lot of arear in our country, " make it cheap and take the $$". Not the way things were waaaaaaay back in the 70's ( the dark ages) when I grew up. Z

[Yoder409]

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I'm glad someone tried to see, but at the price point of those guns I didn't expect much different.  Zelmo, thanks for taking the hit so the rest of us didn't have to.

X2 !!!!

I walked past the very same gun two weeks ago.  It was $274 at our WallyWorld.  I almost bit.  But, my Spidey senses kicked in and I didn't.  But I've been thinking about it since then........

Thanks for taking this one for the team, Zelmo !!!     

 

[the Ward]

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Bummer. At least they are willing to refund your money. Just one of those things, you never know till
you try it.