First time Springer Buyers. Please listen

[shawnlyndy]

You can get a great German Springer for 200.00 bucks at Christmas time. Diana 34P. Broke in with 200 cheepo pellets. Then started shooting groups with HN Ftt's can do dimes all day long at 25 yards. Easy cheesy! Start out with something like this and save yourself some frustration and start out loving this sport! 

 

[sonny]

nice shooting, what scope are you using?

 

[shawnlyndy]

UTG 3x12 bug buster.

 

[0akhonor]

Love those guns,- don't need more power if you've got great pellet placement- alliteration alley 

 

[GoldenStateAIRGUNer]

I'm a recent admirer of the 34. Great gun for the money. Mine was "as new" and I paid $230. Nice 25 yard groups by the way.

 

[TiredRooster]

Excellent advice shawnlyndy ! The Diana 34 cannot be beat for the price. It's a well built German made springer that will last longer than you if taken care of. Excellent accuracy and very easily maintained and tunable. And at the price a 34 classic ( or the 34P) goes for these days, its the best deal available in my opinion. I have two of them in .22 and they are accurate target guns and very capable hunting springers. A couple of pics below of my most used D34 Classic. I still shoot this 34 regularly and will not part with either of them.

 

[shawnlyndy]

I currently have one in 23 and .177. In my opinion the t06 trigger is every bit as good as the record if not better because it's so easy and predictable to adjust.

 

[shawnlyndy]

22 and 177

 

[EMrider]

The Diana 34 occasionally goes on sale for less than $200, but even at $250 is it an incredible value. Why anyone would buy a “gas piston” at similar prices is beyond me.



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[TiredRooster]

The T06 trigger is definitely a really good trigger. I don't know if it is better than the record trigger in the HW's? But, doesn't matter in my opinion...simply because the T06 in the 34 is very good! 

 

[Septicdeath]

H&N makes excellent pellets I shoot them in all my Break barrels. May need to buy one of these rifles in .22

 

[TiredRooster]

H&N makes excellent pellets I shoot them in all my Break barrels. May need to buy one of these rifles in .22

Yes H&N makes really good pellets. The pellet that my 34 likes the best are the H&N FTT 14.66 gr in the 5.53 head size. I have tried many different pellets and these seem to be the most accurate and very consistent. I don't even experiment with them any more......the 34 likes them.

 

[Coulee-Rat]

Totally agree, excellent springer for the price. Even the Crosman pellets shoot good through it but I need to get some HN Ftt's to really see what it will really do.

 

[SilentSquirrel]

You can get a great German Springer for 200.00 bucks at Christmas time. Diana 34P. Broke in with 200 cheepo pellets. Then started shooting groups with HN Ftt's can do dimes all day long at 25 yards. Easy cheesy! Start out with something like this and save yourself some frustration and start out loving this sport! 

You have captured my interest shawnlyndy

It's time for a good springer!

My shooting needs to be very backyard quiet

As an open sights shooter what would be the best way to add a moderator without losing the front sight?

Thanks

Ed

 

[SteveV]

Yep, a good M34 in any version is hard to beat value wise.

I'm particularly fond of the TO5 Panther, have one in each caliber -

 

[steve123]

On Christmas day 49 years ago, my Dad was stationed at Ramstein AFB in Germany. Guess what I had under the tree, a brand new Diana springer! That was hot stuff back then! At that moment I was as happy as a kid gets! Must of been the predecessor to the 34 but I don't remember the model number. My Dad couldn't have made a better choice.

It's been like 3 Gamo's now that beginners bought and brought over to my house for advice because they shot like crap, just sayin...

 

[GoldenStateAIRGUNer]

I haven't tried the H&N's yet. The JSB 8.44 gr with the 4.53mm head are very accurate in mine.

 

[Flintstone]

Great advice of course Shawn. It's too bad we can't get this info to potential buyers before they make their first purchase. The vet airgunners here already know but beginners only find out later. I'd like to hang up a sign in front of the airguns at Wally World that says "Stop - Buy a Diana 34 Instead". Whacha gonna do.

 

[DamonZ28]

Very good advice! This is how I got into it, albeit with a cheaper Ruger Blackhawk.

 

[Mossonarock]

It's time for a good springer!

My shooting needs to be very backyard quiet

As an open sights shooter what would be the best way to add a moderator without losing the front sight?

Thanks

Ed

I'd recommend a Walther Parrus. The muzzle is threaded with 1/2x20 UNF threads. So, its easy to attach a sound moderator, air stripper, whatever.

Also, its in the same price range as the Diana 34 and in some places even cheaper. I'll put the Walther Parrus in the list of excellent choices for a first time springer buyer.