My only rifle on par with my HW30

Those old Dianas are shooters.

Still kicking myself for trading-off a 27. Have an old 25 that drives tacks..

I’m a big fan of the classic old Diana line. The model 35 is one of “those” rifles...zillions made, yet seldom seen for sale, which tells you what the owners think of them. It’s a true classic - great-quality barrel, possibly the finest open sight ever put on any rifle, smooth-shooting, comfortable size and weight, and a really nice trigger.

My favorite rifle in the old Diana lineup is the model 27, which is very close to the HW 30 in overall size and weight. The model 35 is, mechanically, about the same gun as the 27, but with a bigger-diameter receiver, a nicer stock, and a bit more power. The receiver length and piston stroke are the same on both.

The classic Diana ball-sear trigger on the 35 is a two-stage - not single-stage - design, though, when correctly adjusted. Take a look at this thread - description of adjusting the trigger and pictures in post #6.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thedianawerkcollective/winchester-435-trigger-t13056.html

That rifle can shoot.

Nice.

Thanks for the link. That one would be scary to take apart. Luckily it’s shooting superbly.

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After taking many years to work up the courage to do it the first time - I am NOT an expert mechanic! - I’ve dismantled and re-assembled several ball-sear model 27’s without disaster.

It was actually a bit of an anti-climax it was so easy. But you definitely need a spring compressor - more for control than brute force - and an understanding of how it works. The trigger is an ingenious and simple design, but unlike any other you will see.

I have a hw30s but was just looking at the diana 240 classic, has anyone tried it. Reviews sound good then you hear a bad one.

And speak of the devil: check out Tom Gaylord’s blog post for today!

https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2019/05/diana-35-part-1/

If anyone is inspired to shop for one of these, don’t forget that postwar Dianas used a bewildering array of brand names, and sellers often don’t know exactly what they’ve got.

You might find this gun as: Beeman 200, Diana 35, Gecado 35, Geco 35, Hy-Score 809, Original 35, Peerless 35, RWS 35, or Winchester 435.