Recently got a diana mod 45. Rws stamped on the barrel by the breech. Can anybody point me in the right direction as to what im looking at and what i should be looking at
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Here is what i know. I sighted it in using the adjustable sights at 10 yards and it tracked very well. .177 caliber. Push safety like a button. Resets itself with every cock.
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They were fairly high power (for the era) rifles, manufactured for quite a few years. Early ones had leather piston seals. I had 2 in the early 80s that were more powerful than my Fwb124 and as accurate but a bit clunkier ergonomics. RWS sold a good number so they should not be rare but I don't see them much. There were synthetic piston seal conversion kits available for a while for the leather seal versions . Not sure any more . Not the easiest to work on, either . If it's a 177 and healthy, it should shoot over 800 with 8 grain pellets.
Bob
Bob
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If a very old modle look for the leather seal to be bad and or need oiling. No matter an excelent airgun. You might poke around here:
http://anotherairgunblog.blogspot.com/search/label/RWS%2045
and naturally the dianawerks forum would have some information.
John
http://anotherairgunblog.blogspot.com/search/label/RWS%2045
and naturally the dianawerks forum would have some information.
John
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I recently sold my RWS 45 in .177 and have a couple of photos to show you. What is the date stamp on yours? Mine was a 1983 year build with the leather piston seal. 
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I came up on 3 great airguns ansd i know nothing about them. a diana mod 45 and 35. And benajmin 392
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Great to see this gun again. I bought one in Dec 1981 in .4,5mm. And comming from a BSA Meteor the Diana 45 was a big game rifle. My gun was ruined by a friend to who I lended to some 6 years later. I spended the intire fall after school working to save up for that gun.
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