Diana 430L pre and post tune

[DennisLeMenace]

John of PA did his magic on internals. Vortek HO and pro seal. Polished and buttoned up. Triggered to 13.5 ounces. I topped it with Nikon Pro staff. Cocking effort is buttery smooth and I have no real issue with it as some have. I said before that I feel dirty buying this rifle at 150.00 and now I feel even more dirty after the tune. This rifle is a keeper so the extra expense of the tune was well worth it. Build quality is excellent as are all my Diana’s/RWS’s. Chrony is 852 avg. on 10 shot string , std. deviation is now only 2.3 and ext. spread is 6.5 FPS. I shot a quick 10 shot group when I got it back. The trigger surprised me a bit and I dropped one pellet a bit low due to prematurely firing while coming up on dead center. Still, a fine group. I am easily lighting strike anywhere matches with it and it just keeps putting a grin on my face. Thank you AOA for the steal, and huge thanks to John of PA for making a good rifle great.

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[Guest]

I am jealous. Mine likes JSB Heavies and impresses me. I have not had it tuned yet but shot with it some this afternoon. It is already as accurate as any one of my three "John of PA" tuned Diana's. I can't imagine what it will feel like after I have him tune it BUT that will be a thousand pellets from now. Groups today were on the order of a half inch CtC at 25 years. I was put five easily under a quarter at 40 yards this afternoon. At the same target my Stormrider was shooting a bit over an inch.

 

[DennisLeMenace]

Well, I shot five shots through mine when I unboxed it. Scope was close enough to be on paper so I just shot a quick group. Clover leaf... I took the scope off and boxed up the gun and sent it to john with three other rifles for tuning. Why would I send a brand new rifle out without shooting for a while? Crazy I guess, but at 150, the gun was a steal as it typically sold for 360.00 when it hit AOA site. I justified tuning from the get go by figuring I’d have a tuned rifle for under suggested retail. Glad I did it though. The numbers speak for themselves and the cocking is buttery smooth with a very positive click when engaged. The breech closes like a bank vault, shot cycle is smooth and no twang at all. Awesome rifle. I will spend time at 25 to 40 yards when our weather is more conducive for springer shooting outside. I can’t wait to have a real honeymoon.

 

[OldSpook]

Was shooting one of mine yesterday... Clover leaf groups one after another. Both of mine will do that. Decided to send it to John in Pa. Gave him a call and visited a bit. Dropped the rifle in the mail this morning. I am looking forward to shooting it when he has had his way with the rifle. Will post groups.

 

[rwsmike]

I should of bought one of these when aoa had a blow out sale

 

[DennisLeMenace]

 You won't be disappointed. I have a TX200 and HW97, The Diana does not need to apologize to either one. Hangs right there. It's broken in now and even nicer as far as the cycle goes..

 

[uglymike]

I dumped my 430L with less than a tin thru it. I just couldn't abide that HUGE cocking effort for 12 ft/lb rifle. D460 cocking effort with an HW30 fps.

 

[OldSpook]

I dumped my 430L with less than a tin thru it. I just couldn't abide that HUGE cocking effort for 12 ft/lb rifle. D460 cocking effort with an HW30 fps.

Same old .. huge cocking effort... get a PCP then ... about 4 pounds more than a TX200HC... You know, Mike, MAYBE you got a bad one? Have you ever thought about that possibility? Three or four pounds just ain't that much. I have two of them and I wish you had "dumped" yours in my lap because they all shoot like this.

'Course once you tune the thing down to 12 fpe (mine is closer to 14 fpe), that cocking effort will come down about 10-15% with a true 12 fpe spring in the rifle. So let's call it the same cocking effort as the TX200HC,

I'll take my 3 pounds of exercise for 25 yard groups like this before tuning and a $150 price tag --- each to his own I suppose:

That smallest circle is the size of a dime FYI.

 

[DennisLeMenace]

Old Crow, 

I have the Vortek PG3 in mine and the cocking effort has never been an issue even at 14 FPE. One of the most accurate spring guns I have ever shot or owned. I wish I would have bought 6 of them!!!! Honestly, the best 150.00 I ever spent. I would love to have this in a .20 cal as well.

 

[Redbluffed]

We're the 430 rifles made in Germany?

 

[OldSpook]

We're the 430 rifles made in Germany?

Yep, pretty sure they were.. Don't have mine here beside me to look at it, sorry. I will check next time I go into the safe.