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This is a follow up to a prior post describing the "inverted" rifling pattern that Diana uses on the 54, and maybe on all their rifles. The responses were basically: "interesting, but how does it shoot?". We have had some calm weather in Michigan lately, so after thoroughly cleaning the barrel...

I happened to look at the muzzle of my .22 caliber Diana 54 one day and noticed that the rifling was different from what I expected. Instead of being a series of narrow ribs that would engage the pellet and impart rotation, the rifling consisted of a set of narrow grooves, leaving the pellet...

I have become interested recently in stock design and how it is adapted to different shooting disciplines. This was sparked in part by the rather unusual design of the stock of the Diana AirKing Pro. Just what was the intended usage? Here are some stats from a range of rifles of different...

Here is another shootout, hope it doesn't violate any rules. This time it is my fairly new Diana 54 up against my 70's vintage Anschutz 54 Sporter at 25 and 50 yards. After trying every pellet I could get my hands on, I ended up back with the JSB 18.1 grain pellets on the Diana. I was hoping...

I like doing these types of comparisons, hopefully the rest of you will get something out of it. The objective this time was to compare practical shooting results obtained from the recoil absorbing AirKing in .22 and the fixed action FWB Sport in .177. I have shot the AirKing a lot recently...

I am starting this thread because when I was researching the AirKing prior to purchasing one it was hard to find good information on expected accuracy. What I was looking for was average accuracy from consecutive groups at ranges from 25 to 50 yards. This is a start on filling in that gap. If...

I finally got around to doing some bench shooting with my new AirKing Pro in .22 caliber. Here are the results from shooting at 35 yards: JSB 15.9 Avg Velocity 758 fps ES 16.4 fps, Energy 20.3 ft-lb, Avg Group Size 0.69" JSB 18.1 Avg Velocity 722 fps ES 21.5 fps, Energy 21.1 ft-lb, Avg...

I had been waiting for the AirKing Pro to become available in .22 for the better part of a year. When it finally became available for preorder in May of this year, I went ahead and placed an order. Just got it yesterday and of course had to throw a scope on it and try it out. I had forgotten how...

If you go to PA looking for a high quality German or English springer, there are two available, R7 and R7 Elite. It has been this way for awhile. Is supply low, demand high or both? I wonder what is going on and if it will ever get back to normal. Has springer production been diverted into the...

At least this is how hold sensitivity affects my shooting from sitting, the position I use both for practice/fun and also for occasional hunting, Two rifles are compared, the FWB 300s, and the new FWB Sport. I consider both to have the same inherent accuracy, but with the 300s having as little...

I know a lot of you folks have great luck with the R9/HW95, but it has not gone as well for me. I have had two. The first caused me so much frustration I sold it. The second I was determined to learn to shoot well. At some point I cut 4" off the end of the barrel and added a muzzle weight which...

And I am fortunate in having two, a TX200HC and an FWB Sport. Had a break in the weather so shot some groups as the wind was dying down this evening. Both guns did well with all groups within 2 MOA, and both averages well under. Even though the FWB edged out the TX for average group size this...

The Bluebirds are here, and the Swallows about to arrive. Time to eradicate the small flock of House Sparrows that built up over the winter. Usually I turn to a PCP for such purposes, but I have the springers shooting well enough that I thought I would give them a try. For hunting I prefer break...

Well, I haven't posted in a while since there haven't been any new developments airgunwise, but took advantage of the relatively warm weather to check sight-in of two of my favorite springers. The two guns were a stock FWB Sport with 9X scope, and a TX200HC with home tune and a 16X scope. As...

I started out with springers, switched to PCPs out of frustration, then one day decided it was time to go back and revisit springers. I knew good accuracy was possible because I had seen springer shooters pound 1/2" spinners at 30 yards all day long when I flirted with FT, especially that guy...

This may be old hat to many of you, but it is new to me and I thought worth posting. There are two ways to store spring energy in an airgun, a low rate spring with a lot of preload, or a higher rate spring with less preload. I just happened to have a pair of spring setups for my short stroke...

After getting my FWB Sport back I of course wanted to see how it would perform. I mounted a scope and took it out to sight it in. After maybe 30 shots, I noticed that the pivot was loose. I took off the stock and found the M4 flat head locking screw had worked its way loose. This had never...

I've been busy lately, but we've had some nicer weather in SE Michigan and it was a chance to do a little shooting outside. Two rifles needed a little exercise, my TX200HC and my still fairly new FWB Sport. The TX had a scope die on it, and the FWB just came back from having its trigger repaired...

I finally received my MK2 piston and rings from overseas and was able to get going on short stroking my TX200HC MK3. The path I decided to take was to use a fairly low rate spring with around 1.75" of preload in order to maintain pressure on the piston at end of stroke. The theory is that this...

It has been hot and humid here in Michigan, and I didn't want to bother warming up scopes with my wife's hair dryer before taking them outside. The solution: Shoot iron sights for a change! I have two rifles with factory sights mounted, my recently rebuilt HW55M, and a stock FWB Sport. The HW...