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My experience has been that Dianas need tuning and new springs to tame them. They also have a reputation for short spring life, especially the magnums. The HW77 I had was very smooth right out of the box.

I bought mine in 1998, direct from Jim Maccari, with an FT tune. It still produces tight group with a consistent hold.

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I saw not too long ago that one of my Field Targets mentors passed away a few years ago. He was a Yellow Forum member, too.

Nice. I had a Stalker-customized Daystate back in the late 90s. 

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My FT gun is a TX200 tuned to (I think!) 14 ft-lbs by Jim Maccari, back when he was still doing tunes. We didn’t have separate springer categories in the club where I used to shoot, and I regularly beat out a fair number of PCP shooters. Some of the best shooters in the club shot spring guns...

I like that Bullpup kit. 

I had a custom Stalker bull pup back in the late 90s, but I got fed up with everything I had to go through to get a SCUBA tank charged, not to mention hauling it around at FT shoots. I do have one PCP Gun today- a Marauder- but I charge it with a hand pump. I bought it specifically for night...

I avoid moly sprays, as it’s too hard to control where it goes, they contain volatiles that can cause problems and attack seals, and you generally only need a tiny dab. A small tube or jar of moly paste will last for years.