Winchester 416 / Diana 16 backporch plinking

[Septicdeath]

Winchester 416 / Diana 16
1950 to 1985
Break barrel 10lb cocking effort
.177 smoothbore brass barrel
37.75 inches
12 inch barrel
2lbs 14oz
rolled sheet metal and wood
Last chronograph
Crosman 7.4 538fps
JSB 8.4 383fps

Winchester 416 / Dania 16. looks like a toy but shoots pretty hard., The gun has an overall length of 32.75 inches, which makes it just under three inches shorter than a Daisy Red Ryder. The gun is a smoothbore,This gun is made entirely of stamped steel parts. The only machined parts in the gun are the screws At the length of 32.75 inches,The barrel 12 inches of that and the barrel is a piece of brass tubing that’s fastened at both ends by the outer sheet steel barrel shroud.

Today I will be plinking at 25 feet off hand.

 

[WorriedMan]

Professor,

Couldn't agree more, a sweet, accurate youth gun and a shame not made anymore. Good looking, easy to load and accurate, not much more you could ask from a youth model. Appreciate the advance write-up and close-up views (thanks, got three in this video.) Bluing looks good, as well as wood stock. Diana, I'm getting the impression, was dedicated to quality finishes, even on youth models. Have to admit, I miss the outdoor plinking setting but the sound quality is much better indoors. Guess you have trade-offs anywhere you produce the videos. As always, appreciate your hard work and keeping us in touch with our past. Thanks,

WM