Diana Diana 34...What a difference!
- Thread starter Brian T
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Thanks! It seems to be in very good condition. It has a date stamp of 08 95. I've had it a few weeks, came from Airguns of Arizona. Never dealt with them before, I'd recommend purchasing pre-owned guns from them.
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Nope, don't be scared. Plenty of threads on this subject and is the way to go if the droop compensated mount isn't enough. Maxing scope elevation on that gun is a scope killer.
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Im hoping the mount helps. In the event it isn't i will remember your encouragement and find some threads on how to get it done. Thanks
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Drooper mounts usually fix the problem, if you can already get it on the target at 20 yards. I had a beautiful Beeman R9, that I could not get on paper even with a drooper mount and maxed out Leupold. It went back, and the new one was almost perfect without a drooper mount.
As to choice of mainspring; I but a Vortek PG4 spring and seal in my R9 and really improved how it sounded and shot. I put one in my Diana 34 Classic .22 and the velocity fell off 80 fps, and the steel PG4 tube was galling from cocking lever. I called Vortek and they basically said "yeah 34s do that" and "34s are way over sprung, but didn't it shoot smooth?" Well not that much smoother, so I went back with the original spring and a plastic water bottle liner, and it shoots much better. If you disassemble it you will definitely need a spring compressor, and be VERY careful when you remove the piston that you press down on the seal to keep the sharp edges of the compression tube from cutting it up an ruining it. Then you can deal with the sharp edges before reassembling.
As to choice of mainspring; I but a Vortek PG4 spring and seal in my R9 and really improved how it sounded and shot. I put one in my Diana 34 Classic .22 and the velocity fell off 80 fps, and the steel PG4 tube was galling from cocking lever. I called Vortek and they basically said "yeah 34s do that" and "34s are way over sprung, but didn't it shoot smooth?" Well not that much smoother, so I went back with the original spring and a plastic water bottle liner, and it shoots much better. If you disassemble it you will definitely need a spring compressor, and be VERY careful when you remove the piston that you press down on the seal to keep the sharp edges of the compression tube from cutting it up an ruining it. Then you can deal with the sharp edges before reassembling.
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Specifically looked for the older Diana 34's as I was so impressed. Both teenage kids have one in .177 and wow. I moved on to PCPs but have a 36 in .22 I've been just setting on.
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Brian: If you have a .177, try JSB Exact Monster Diablo 13.43gr pellets. It has the weight of a .22 but flat shooting like a .177 and accurate as the dickens.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I've considered getting some of those for other guns with high power. I certainly will now. The heaviest I have is 10.5 baracuda hunters.
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Its great all around gun. My others were too powerful for what I wanted (Hatsan 95 and Crosman NP, etc) and didn't have the accuracy the 34 does. I believe mine is a t01, I haven't messed with the trigger yet.
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I wouldn’t risk this, unless the barrel is truly bent as a result of physical damage. I worked for a major firearms manufacturer that actually corrected bent barrels, but the technicians doing it were highly skilled and experienced. If your barrel is truly bent, find a good gunsmith to do it.
I still don’t get this old myth about barrel droop in Airguns. Do manufacturers of high quality Airguns intentionally make guns where the barrels are bent or their bore axis is not parallel with the rest of the action? I think it’s the droopy pellet trajectory that we are dealing with. Get a dropper mount or adjustable scope mount/rings.
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Diana .. 34 .. dropp ..myth .. lol how many 1000's of forum post on that myth and diana.. heck evrn mad a droop compensation mount to bust the myth . Lol
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Just a follow up. The droop mount made a significant difference, I was able to get the elevation adjustment mid point. I also experimented with other pellets, crow magnum 8.8gr got me right around 800fps average. Probably look for other pellets around 9gr to test.
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the scope mount you had on looked to be RWS C mount if it is you can adjust that mount to center your scope.
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It does look similar but I don't believe it is. I got a bunch of those at a flea market awhile ago, not sure what they actually are as far as mfg. I put this on a surface plate and checked with an indicator and it was basically parallel so I don't think it would help with droop...if that makes sense?
The RWS mount is much nicer from my observation.
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