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    Diana Diana 48 - Journey Update w/ happy ending

    I am glad your local distributor is doing the right thing. Just in case, I sent the data to the Technical CEO of M&G (DIANA), so that we make sure he is aware of this issue. Just a technical note: DIANAS are assembled in somewhat of a "hot line", where one step is immediately followed by...
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    Steve Herr's full tune of a 0.20" cal DIANA 54

    and if you change pellet batches, you can also re-tune. Main thing is that these tuners will NEVER get out of adjustment. They work WITH the recoil and vibrations, not against them. ;-) Thank YOU, keep well, healthy and as sane as modern life allows (I really do not need to tell you to shoot...
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    Steve Herr's full tune of a 0.20" cal DIANA 54

    That is what the ZR Mount is for. HM
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    Steve Herr's full tune of a 0.20" cal DIANA 54

    Jeff, one of the things about DIANA's is that most things are designed to be retro-fittable. Unless your rifle is a T01 (very early version), the HPM (High Performance Muzzle weight) is usable. Let me know through the contact page in my website: https://www.ctcustomairguns.com/contact-us.html...
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    Steve Herr's full tune of a 0.20" cal DIANA 54

    Thanks for reading, my friends! All credit goes to Steve. He is truly a good fellow. Keep well and shoot straight! HM
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    Steve Herr's full tune of a 0.20" cal DIANA 54

    More than 1 year in the making. Hope you enjoy! https://www.ctcustomairguns.com/hectors-airgun-blog/the-020-cal-diana-54-project Keep well and shoot straight! HM
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    Events Palmyra Sportsmens Assoc - November 13, 2021 - Palmyra, PA

    Some more pictures and a short text about why this form of promoting FT is important: https://airgunwarriors.com/community/field-target/practice-familiarization-sessions-at-palmyra-sportsmans-association-annville-pa-last-event-of-the-year/#post-52571 Hope you enjoy! HM
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    Just in case anyone is interested: Vintage Olympic Match Walther LGV "Spezial"

    that was featured in this article: https://www.ctcustomairguns.com/hectors-airgun-blog/noch-zwei-weitere-grossartige-damen Mod edit: removed EBay link Truly an accurate and easy shooting rifle. Keep well and shoot straight! HM
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Steve; In the interest of full disclosure: I am a consultant to Mayer & Grammelspacher, who owns the DIANA brand, have been since 2018. I made that public on March 25th: https://www.ctcustomairguns.com/hectors-airgun-blog/not-another-iwa-report I have also consulted for Lothar Walther, JSB...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    By no means I consider myself better than anyone. You used a good approach to getting some information. Sadly, the calculator you use is somewhat dated. And Strelok is woefully inadequate for pellet use. You CAN get great results, but it needs a ton of fiddling. Chairgun is a bit better, but it...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Thank you Bocephus. No one had told me that. Keep well and shoot straight! HM
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    You nailed it! LOL! Keep well and shoot straight! HM
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    L4z4r0s.- IF you can get an older D54 I can send you a "Pro" stock (repaired, not new), for you to try. IF you like it, you keep it and pay for it, if not, you return it.Stocks are fully interchangeable, so there is no problem in getting even a T01 D54, or a T05 and jsut swapping the stock...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Thumper, while you are right about the material being less humidity sensitive, the sad realities are that: 1) the extremely thin BIRCH laminations common in most "laminated stock material" is extremely fibrous and has very little "shear strength", even with the copious amounts of resin involved...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Sorry that you are in the minority. The "medium old" (there was an even older version of the 54 stock), stocks were dated, ugly and heavy. The new stocks are lighter, shoulder better and are more conducive to field accuracy specially offhand. The new stocks will also form the "brand identity"...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    L4z4r0s.- In the 54/56 that's impossible because the barrel sleeve has "wings" that prevent rotation. There's still a little play that needs to be eliminated if you are after utmost (FT grade) accuracy. In the 48 and 52 cases it is possible for the sleeve to turn, but there's an easy fix: a...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Just to try to bring the thread back on track, let me put forward two interesting points: 1.- I have found that the power limit for DIANA airguns is about 23 ft-lbs. More than that and the rifle's longevity is compromised. 2.- The longevity of scopes is an even greater problem, but we have...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Sorry you thought the comments were snarky. There was no intention of that. I genuinely wondered if you had any background in optics. Through airguns and in the fora, I have met quite a few people with great credentials, from a PhD in condensate matter (Physics of things in solid state) to...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    Bocephus; I don't know what is your background in optics. Perhaps you are a professional photographer, or perhaps you have spent years testing gun related optics and comparing them. Perhaps you have a degree in quantum physics and understand the nuances of half-wavelength interferences. Or...
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    Longevity in an Air Rifle

    I cannot thank enough all the friends here for the interest these "special runs" generate, even after 10 years. Steve did a good job on researching the "provenance" but the INITIAL proposal he found was somewhat impossible to achieve due to a specific sabotage that the parts we sent to M&G...