The one thing I like about Diana's is the to6 trigger ...to me and don't beat me up but I think it's breaks the best out of all springer triggers. I have had them all aa, beeman , weihrauch etc
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Diana DIANA Discontinued
- Thread starter houston
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At one time I own both guns 48 .22 and 460 .22 tune. These are Diana worst guns. Sorry
I like the LP8 piston and 54. I wish the 54 had the 460 or 350 power plant.
Diana 48
Neg - Very hold sensitive and scope destroyer.
Pos - A good training gun it help master artillery hold. Power
Diana 460
Neg - Very clunky not Germany refine. I'm not saying it a bad gun.
Pos - Power and very accurate
I like the LP8 piston and 54. I wish the 54 had the 460 or 350 power plant.
Diana 48
Neg - Very hold sensitive and scope destroyer.
Pos - A good training gun it help master artillery hold. Power
Diana 460
Neg - Very clunky not Germany refine. I'm not saying it a bad gun.
Pos - Power and very accurate
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I still think diana should keep a premium 34 with nice sights and walnut as the flagship for the co. And part ways with a few of the others.
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Internally speaking, the three Weihrauchs that I've had had terrible fit and finish inside. I've had, what six Dianas that ranged from terrible internal fit to very good, like my 2015 350 Mag.
My HW95 had horrendous twang, buzz, kick and shake into well over 1 000 pellets, never getting better. My D48 also had a terrible shot cycle when new, but transformed into a very smooth gun just by shooting it in.
I'm partial to .22 cal springers, and in that caliber Diana barrels beat Weihrauch barrels fair and square. I will never buy a .22 cal HW again, while I will buy more .22 cal Dianas.
My HW95 had horrendous twang, buzz, kick and shake into well over 1 000 pellets, never getting better. My D48 also had a terrible shot cycle when new, but transformed into a very smooth gun just by shooting it in.
I'm partial to .22 cal springers, and in that caliber Diana barrels beat Weihrauch barrels fair and square. I will never buy a .22 cal HW again, while I will buy more .22 cal Dianas.
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I have a hw35e that's a laser in 177 so maybe the weihrauch 177 barrels are better than Diana's
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Well I caved , mainly because I wanted to see what the internals of the 54 airking look like. Now I’m searching for a full power piston and spring. I got a real good deal on a 7.5J model up here in Canada. I sent hector a message asking if he had some parts. If anyone knows where I can find a piston assembly. Let me know. Thanks
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RWS Diana Original Mod. 54 - Bagnall and Kirkwood Airgun Spares
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P073 - Piston with Seal, TO6.
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For decades now, parts dealers have consistently had 460 Mag and D48 parts for sale. To quote myself from another thread, those guys have parts for myriad guns that have been out of production for 20 to 80 years now. So I'm not too worried about parts availability.
The only parts in a springer that necessarily need to replaced on occasion are the seals and the mainspring. These are not dependent on factory parts being in production, anyway, as aftermarket parts beat them in most cases, and they generally are not model-dependent: the same 28mm seal for all adult Dianas, a bunch of possible mainsprings per model, when cutting coils and other basic tuning tricks are included etc.
Sometimes some guns break in unexpected ways (it can be years between those occasions, IME). Then you need the rarer parts, but many of those can be manufactured by a machinist whose not even in the airgun business.
The only parts in a springer that necessarily need to replaced on occasion are the seals and the mainspring. These are not dependent on factory parts being in production, anyway, as aftermarket parts beat them in most cases, and they generally are not model-dependent: the same 28mm seal for all adult Dianas, a bunch of possible mainsprings per model, when cutting coils and other basic tuning tricks are included etc.
Sometimes some guns break in unexpected ways (it can be years between those occasions, IME). Then you need the rarer parts, but many of those can be manufactured by a machinist whose not even in the airgun business.
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I had a guy in Canada wanted to sent me (give) a spring and seals for a D54 BUT Canada wanted to charge $56 extra to ship to Kentucky .
I will investigate a 7.5 J set . as my current spring and seals need replacement .
I will investigate a 7.5 J set . as my current spring and seals need replacement .
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Continents are divorcing, unfortunately. For the foreseeable future, I have stalled my plans for buying airgun parts from the U.S., since there's no guarantee what will come of it.
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