Diana More 100 yd Diana 54, .22/Pics

[JEFFPPC]

First the target with the orange sticker. My wife shoots very little. A .22 target pistol, a centerfire and a rim fire AR a tiny little bit. Tonight after 2 years I got her to try the 54. So there are here first 2 shots at 0 yards. All in the ten ring just a hit over a quarter inch. She like it, I think she is hooked. Then she was shooting tiny airgun silhouettes. Those chickens at 50 yards are tiny. Some one had left a target hang at 100 yards. Good condition, I had a flag at 25 yd's, the tail never even tickled. Shot the left group first, under 2 inches, good. Then I shot the rt group, under an inch and a half, even better. The fat hole was shots 2, 3, &4, I was amazed. Got home right before thunder, lightening, and a downpour by 2 minutes. No reloading, no clean.....I love these things.

 

[Lewis]

Great gun and even better shooting!

 

[Nitrocrushr]

Jeff, Nice shooting for both you and your wife!

 

[Northwoods22]

Nice shooting! I love my Diana 48. I think I need to get a 54 to keep it company.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Thanks for the nice comments. It's funny. I have done all sorts of competitive shooting and my wife never had one bit of interest until she saw me shooting the 54 at 100 yards. I think guys just need to get out and do it. My goal is a 5 shot 1.0 or better at 100 yards. Nitro, how is your new 54 doing?

 

[cjtamu]

Great when your better half shoots with you, isn’t it? And nice shooting. I can’t wait for cool weather.

 

[Nitrocrushr]

Nitro, how is your new 54 doing?

It's coming around nicely Jeff. The tune is pretty much done and I have both 16grain and 18 grain pellets coming out at the same energy level. Out of the box the 16's were a good bit lower in energy than the heavier 18's. Just working on fine tuning the fitment right now, setting up my cheek riser for proper alignment with the scope. The D54 Pro stocks aren't the best design for bench shooting with a scoped rifle. I am addressing that right now.

Steve

 

[crosman2016]

I can never get my wife to go shooting airguns with me, so consider yourself lucky. She did some pretty good shooting there!

 

[JEFFPPC]

It's coming around nicely Jeff. The tune is pretty much done and I have both 16grain and 18 grain pellets coming out at the same energy level. Out of the box the 16's were a good bit lower in energy than the heavier 18's. Just working on fine tuning the fitment right now, setting up my cheek riser for proper alignment with the scope. The D54 Pro stocks aren't the best design for bench shooting with a scoped rifle. I am addressing that right now.

Steve

I would love a real bench rest stock with a lower center of gravity on both my airguns. Flat 3 inch forend would greatly improve repeatable accuracy. The 54 Pro stock for off the bench is about as bad as it can get.

 

[Nitrocrushr]

I would love a real bench rest stock with a lower center of gravity on both my airguns. Flat 3 inch forend would greatly improve repeatable accuracy. The 54 Pro stock for off the bench is about as bad as it can get.

I agree, the 54 Pro stock does not put the shooter in a very good position on the bench. I corrected the cheek weld alignment, but still have the steep rake on the butt of the stock. I angled my adjustable recoil pad to take some of the rake out, but it’s still quite noticeable. I will more than likely square it off.

Steve