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    Beeman R9 accuracy

    Two R9’s here- had one out the other day and it was clover-leafing 5.53 FTT’s at 35 yards with ease. I shot 5 that could be covered with a dime and put it away. The other R9 put 10 4.52 FTT’s under an inch at 55 yards the only time I’ve stretched it out so far.
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    Ruger Springers ??

    I’ve got an Air Hawk that was my first springer purchase last year. It’s always been very smooth and vibration-free, with an OK trigger, but never been very accurate. I’ve spent a lot of time, effort, and money trying(unsuccessfully) to get it to group as well as a German springer does out of...
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    Looking At Springers, What is the Best that is Readily Available ?

    What caliber and power level are you looking at? Break barrel, under lever, or side lever? I’ve bought about a dozen different break barrels in the last year, and I’d have to say that the R9/HW95 is the best of the bunch- unless you want something lower-powered. If that’s the case, drop down to...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    That Bug Buster scope will probably not fit in any one-piece mounts. Leapers UTG has a regular 3-9x32 that would, though. I just got one the other day. Seems to be doing alright, and at least one member of another forum claims that they hold up well on medium-powered springers. If you really...
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    What do you preffer? 30mm or 1 inch scopes, and why?

    I prefer 1” tubes mostly, because they weigh less. Only real advantage of a 30mm tube is more adjustability, which I personally have never needed- especially on an air rifle. However, if you’ve got a break-barrel with severe barrel droop, it’s possible to run out of adjustment. Although it would...
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    HW97K - Off by Inches at 20yds After Lack of Use

    Honestly, $400 is fairly cheap for a 5.5-25x50 scope. Some cloudiness at higher magnification and inability to hold zero(especially on a springer) should not really be a surprise. I’d probably be more surprised(and also ecstatic) if one of these new start-up scope companies that seem popular in...
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    New springer shooter.

    I think a lot of the problems with springers come from the fact that serious, competitive centerfire shooters mostly consider the SWFA SS line to be about the only thing under $1,000 that will reliably track/return to zero/not break for any length of time, while we are using rifles that are much...
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    Dianna 34 broke. In the market for a new one.

    Probably not. If it’s the same tube/piston as a Walther Terrus, then there’s not much you can do to change anything. Fortunately, if it’s really a Walther Terrus tube/piston, they’re wonderfully efficient and the one I have is outstandingly accurate.
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    Diana Mod 280

    It probably seems a lot louder to you when you’re the one shooting it than it would seem to anyone else that is even a few feet away. Nobody can tell you what pellets your individual rifle will prefer, and it may even change depending upon the lot number. The gold standards to try are...
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    Make a believer out of me!

    I’d still be interested in how fast your 34 shot the GTO’s. Especially if you could chrono any regular lead pellets along with them for comparison.
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    Make a believer out of me!

    That might be a little too fast. I’ve read that they tend to do best under 860 FPS. I had a Hatsan 95 that did right at 900 with them, and you could see them corkscrewing in the scope as they flew down range. How fast does your 34 shoot them?
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    Make a believer out of me!

    I think it’s pretty well universal that FTT’s are one of the best pellets in a .22 cal R9/HW95. And as mentioned, the one I gave to my dad also does OK with the cheap Crosman Premiers. Another pellet worth trying is the 11.75 grain GTO. I only have experience with this one individual rifle, but...
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    Diana RWS 34 Springer or Hatsan 95 Vortex QE?

    I’ve had a Hatsan 95 in .22 and have a D34 in .177. Honestly, the only thing the D34 offers over the Hatsan to me is that it’s a hair more accurate. The bluing and stock are shinier, but I’d rather they not be. Trigger is better, but the Quattro on the Hatsan is good enough for me. Open...
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    Which rifle would you keep?

    A Paul Watts tuned R9? I’d be happy with either one. Heck, let me know if you decide to sell one.
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    HW50s .177 sneak preview

    How fast does it shoot and with what pellet? Perhaps of interest, I recently received a 50 myself that gained ~15 FPS with JSB 7.87’s after I fitted one of Weihrauch’s OEM steel piston liners in it. Also, I picked up one of those JM stocks a month or two ago before I even had the rifle...
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    Easiest 12 FPE to cock?

    I have a Walther Terrus that’s significantly easier to cock than a D34, HW95, or HW50 and makes right at 12 FPE. It made a little more power before I replaced the steel top hat with a lightweight Delrin one. I don’t see how it could possibly get easier to cock and still make 12 FPE than that...
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    Vortek kit problem

    The liner being visible in the cocking slot seems pretty obvious to me. Also easily removed if you just stick a small flat screwdriver underneath it through the cocking slot and pry/pull it out. Also, adding a top hat to the stock spring and leaving the liner in results in a pretty good shot...
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    Vortek kit problem

    There’s a video where Paul Watts demonstrates tapping on the piston stem with a hammer repeatedly to remove the metal liner. I was able to do it with a small screwdriver 
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    Vortek PG3 HO Diana 34 install questions

    A D34 doesn’t have a piston sleeve. They’re probably about the most simple springer to work on. Pull out the spring/guide, slide the new Vortek kit in its place with a thin coating of grease, reassemble.