Diana 48 in 177 for field target

[drsquall]

I am always wanting another gun. I have a 48 in 22 that's nice but selling it to get another FT gun. How many of you used a 48 in 177 for FT? I am tempted to try it with a 12fpe vortex kit. I know everyone will sau get a 97,tx. I have 2 txs and wanting something different. I do have 20cal 98 on order, well preorder from AoA. Thanks
For your time.

Jon

 

[Sqwirl57]

I can't say how well it will do at 12fpe but at 15fpe my .177 48 will keep up with the pack well. The 48/52 are very nice guns and you should definitely add one to your collection

 

[drsquall]

I can't say how well it will do at 12fpe but at 15fpe my .177 48 will keep up with the pack well. The 48/52 are very nice guns and you should definitely add one to your collection

Well I don't necessarily need to be 12fpe. I was just going to get drooper mount and see how it does. I would try the bullseye mount but I think a solid mount with stops would be fine. Might use Dnt06 mount who knows. A 54 would be nice also. Lol

Jon

 

[Sqwirl57]

Well I don't necessarily need to be 12fpe. I was just going to get drooper mount and see how it does. I would try the bullseye mount but I think a solid mount with stops would be fine. Might use Dnt06 mount who knows. A 54 would be nice also. Lol

Jon

They're all nice thats why we keep wanting more

At 15fpe you don't really need a bullseye mount. The 48 is pretty snappy but a good scope will handle it especially with a decent tune. I'd just recommend a scope with a no hassle warranty. Athlon, Vortex, Hawk, etc all have great warrantees with fast turn around times.

 

[drsquall]

They're all nice thats why we keep wanting more

At 15fpe you don't really need a bullseye mount. The 48 is pretty snappy but a good scope will handle it especially with a decent tune. I'd just recommend a scope with a no hassle warranty. Athlon, Vortex, Hawk, etc all have great warrantees with fast turn around times.

I have a few athlons and a few hawkes

 

[bdzjlz]

I had a beautiful 52 that I tuned using a Vortek PG 3 kit that was a really accurate rifle. Even at +|- 15 fpe it would shoot consist.375 to .5 groups at 25 yards. I used Sportsmatch vertically adjustable mounts with one stop pin and a Hawke Airmax 6-24 (original AirMax) with absolutely no issues.

The spring kit really tamed it.

 

[markhooper]

I am always wanting another gun. I have a 48 in 22 that's nice but selling it to get another FT gun. How many of you used a 48 in 177 for FT? I am tempted to try it with a 12fpe vortex kit. I know everyone will sau get a 97,tx. I have 2 txs and wanting something different. I do have 20cal 98 on order, well preorder from AoA. Thanks
For your time.

Jon

I sure liked my 48 in 22 for squirrels.. now I just have PCP guns..
Mark

 

[beerthief]

why not the diana54 the one with the very little recoil slide mechanics ?

 

[drsquall]

That is a strong possibility.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

i used one for a year at the GOB and scored as well as I am able. Which is to say if handed to a great shooter could have taken 1st. JM kit at about 15fpe , T01 trigger.
Do make sure to Jewel the compression chamber. Might not help your score but looks great!

No reason at all it work work well. Very solid rig that will Not change a bit from day to day.

John

 

[AirNGasman]

WIth mass enough to effectively suppress the violent mechanical chain of events occurring when One trips the trigger of a(ny) springer, no reason a D48 wouldn't be a good platform for FT; especially de-tuned to 12-15 FP. But was I pursuing such an "untraditional" platform for competition purposes (something I've never been know to do), and given my over-developed aesthetic sensibilities , I'd probably achieve better results employing that (particular) platform with a couple shooting aids/accessories.

Specifically, blinders and a clothes-pin.

Not to suggest the D48 fugly..., or odiferous.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

And also a relative term!

 

[beerthief]

haven't shot my D54 in a while , think it is shooting @ 14 FPE but cocking it is a laborious job , seems backwards from the power output?

 

[extradrygin2001]

Why don’t you try the .22 at field target?

 

[JW652]

Mark Plough, of Indiana, won the spring gun Nationals with an RWS 48. Iirc, it was about 1990. Good guy. Good shooter.

 

[drsquall]

Why don’t you try the .22 at field target?

Too much fpe for it.

 

[c_m_shooter]

I have one in .20 that I had high hopes for. The accuracy has not been good enough.

 

[drsquall]

Well that's no good I really like the 20 Cal