As a non UK resident I've been looking at this in full power. This is by far the best review of this rifle I have seen so far.

@plektosgaming

Жыл бұрын

At full power, it and the HW 80/90 are the big boys of spring-piston hunting. The only thing is, in my experience, you are better off using a red dot or the open sights as all of them are notoriously tough on scopes at full power. Or just realize that you'll need a scope and mounts that's almost as much as the rifle. 12-13ft-lbs at 50 yards is doable with these and the right (often heavy) pellet. Oddly enough, the sweet spot is .22 despite .25 cal being offered in some models. Spring-pistons simply lack the energy to really deal with larger calibers. So .22 is the best choice for hunting.

@SpringGunner13

Жыл бұрын

Diana makes a zero recoil scope mount/ "bullseye " Even at full power with any Diane rifle, you won't "pop"/bust a scope.

@BoggWeasel

Жыл бұрын

@@plektosgaming BSA make some good "springer friendly" scopes able to handle the recoil of a springer much better than regular scopes. Regular scopes can't handle the forward and rear recoil of a springer which on the heavier powered springers can be quite violent and will wreck a regular scope in a short space of time. They are available here un the USA, I use mine with a Diana 34, well happy with it.

@FlyingV344

11 ай бұрын

My Airco 😁 is 25/ 30 Joule and shoots around 300 mps (up to 360 mps with flight penetrators) (The Netherlands)

@FlyingV344

11 ай бұрын

4,5 mm

Ive been shooting one of these rifles a fair while now and found it a heavy but silly accurate rifle easily as good as most good quality pcp rifles and really well made .

@briansummers5389

Жыл бұрын

Have you had any problems

At 66 I was an arms dealer at skool. Buying old Diana’s BSA’s etc. Taking em home cleaning em, bluing the barrels, up rating springs and washers. Sanding, polishing the stocks. And selling for a profit. We used to take em into skool and I even had teachers wanting rifles. Looks a lovely tool

@alanmeyers3957

10 ай бұрын

I’m 50, when I was in skool, you could still do that depending on the day, it was starting to change by then.

In Belgium we are blessed since we have no power restrictions on airguns. This gun is a wonderful peace of kit. At full power it easily drops a well fed rabbit without the need of an air tank or the fuss of a compressor. The quality and the level of the finish is superb. And the design looks so good. I am not a big fan of laminated stocks in funny colors, as they tend to get boring very quickly. I prefer the look and feel of a classic chunk of walnut. It never gets out of fashion.

What a fantastic bit of kit,So accurate & very well made.Amazing...

Great review. I have been following your channel since the early days and it's great to see an airgun reviewer who doesn't keep pushing FX airguns.

@joedokes8641

Жыл бұрын

AMEN..........

Great review AAR! I have a model 48 from years past, also made in Germany. Being across the pond, and in .22 caliber, it has been useful in both target work and a bit of pest control. It is loud, and being a different model, the recoil is there. But given that I shoot centerfire rifles for pleasure, the recoil is quite manageable. Thanks again!

MORNING AAR hits different...🙌🙌🤙🤙

Good morning. I'm just glad to see that my Friday morning has been restored to some normality with a decent coffee and a great AAR review.

Yes I remember Air Arms did something similar and was used in the FT scene, but the weight of most Diana's was always a problem as fine a rifle as they are people went for the HW's and the Air Arms. I chose the 77 as an avid HW fan but there were a few Diana's about and performing well, you have to remember that a lot of people used their hunting rifles for FT and the Diana's were 1, 1/2 pounds heavier than the 77's. Good stuff Andy and keep on giving us quality subject matter, oh and nice shooting by the way.

Andy, thanks for yet again reviewing a rifle that is seldom seen on UK channels, mores the pity. Side lever springer actions are rarely featured and that re coil reducing platform whilst not a new development combined with the overall weight clearly helps accuracy no end. Whilst l still have a mid eighties AirArms Bora springer side lever temptation may well get the better of me with this one. As ever a great presentation, many thanks.

Great review as ever Andy! Side levers were always fun bits of kit. Looks like the new Diana 54 is a serious contender for my next springer! Cheers!

I like the look of it,and the way it performes. Thank you for a fantastic review.

Wow. Amazing accuracy. Beautiful rifle ❤

My gosh, I love the channel, everything is professionally designed.

Diana are premium. I love that artillery style action too.

Impressive. Beautiful. Appears very reliable and accurate.

Great review of a work of art rifle. I like springers (especially German ones), and after this review, am now suffering severe air rifle envy.

An interesting Springer to review and for anyone buying one of these will no doubt be confident of the quality as it’s made in Germany. I won’t go into a critique as the issues I have are already mentioned in the many comments. Suffice to say, personally I’ll happily hang on to my BSA Lightning XL. A great review Andy and always look forward to your Friday morning posts, never knowing what surprise you’ll hit us with 😁 Many thanks especially considering you’ll have been busy away at the show.

Nice rifle Andy and great review. That stock is a looker for sure!

Amazing how the stock doesn't move just the action! Wow!

I still have a airarms diana 52 .fantastic gun.

Ha Ha.. Same tech as my 30 year old Diana 48. Nice to see old things can be used today.

Also talking of this self-artilleryhold system in Germany we like to remember FWB 300 S as a first example of similar mechanics (another major step Walther LGR, first single stroke)

@derekp2674

Жыл бұрын

Yes this new rifle is very much modern Diana's tribute to Feinwerkbau. For 10m air rifle shooting I preferred the single stroke Walther to to the Feinwerkbau but the latter was much easier to use if shooting prone. As an 10m air pistol shooter I bought (and still have) a single stroke Feinwekbau 100 but I sometimes wonder if I should have bought a FAS 604 instead.

@TophatOrange

4 ай бұрын

Even goes a bit back more with the FWB 150 and 300

As always, a good, well presented review.

It's nice to see Diana moving back to Germany and nice to see a springer on show as well, Thank's Andy Great Stuff 🍻🍺🍻

Love this gun, worth every penny, quality.

I have a Diana 48 with a Vortek PG4 Steel HO kit in it. Aprox.30 joules. I can only shoot 10 grains or more. But the kit eliminated the spring buzz and somehow the recoil seems less. The gun fires smoother. I smply love it. Very acurate eve without the recoilless system of the 54.

Very nice rifle, nice review, thanks Andy. If it's anything like my TX I find loading a lot easier placing it butt down on my seat so the loading port is verticle. Then it's easier to balance the pellet against the thumb and use the side of the loading port is a guide while shoving the pellet in. 👍

My first very first airgun was a side lever that my parents bought for my birthday, a Webley tracker in 22 and I still have it over forty years later, and I’ve really looked after it and it still shoots as good as it ever did. And would I sell it? not in a month of Sundays as it holds so many memories.

I've got a Chinese made model almost exact to yours. Bought it through a catalog back in the late 90s. My side lever has a slide extension, button released, that adds about 4 inches to the lever to give extra ease in cocking. Safety is automatic at the rear like yours. Mine is .177 and I think gets about 1000 fps. I put a scope on mine but am often preferential to open sights. Makes a great target gun or pest sniper.

@giulioespositi9052

Жыл бұрын

...all of us, we musto STOP about to buy chineese products: JUST SEE THE ACTUAL "DIRECT-GUILT" for China monstruosly danger for its grown-up: see the "results".

Great review as usual Andy.

Wow😲! That was about as close to perfect shooting, as you can get 😃👍.

Thank you Andy 👍👍👍

I love springers but also have a PCP for added accuracy. But this gun is like a dream come true! Pricey perhaps, but not compared to the best HW under levers, and you’re getting incredible accuracy, German engineering, and a laminated stock. Heavy, yes, but I’m a bench rest shooter. Don’t hunt so won’t be lugging it around woods. My quarry are paper targets. Can’t wait to get one and think my PCP is going on sale with the air bottle!

Were Diana airguns known as Original in the 1980's. I've got an Original 45 ,the early version with the fixing bolt through the back of the stock.

@paultowns9880

Жыл бұрын

I had an Original 45 in the early eighties. I sold it to buy an Hw 80. Although the Weihrauch was a good gun, i always missed the Original. It was a superb gun. The Original was a Diana.

@PjD-pk1fg

Жыл бұрын

@@paultowns9880 thanks for the information. It was and still is a solid gun!!

Also for Andy. There is a very German thing, sure there are some sort of shooting galleries,... so "Schießbude". Historically there were many famous models from Anschütz, Hänel und Diana. So one from Diana is model 30, around a decade ago Diana designed a cheap comemorative model Oktoberfestgewehr and this year model 30 neo (quiet expensive but very remarcable rifle).

I don't know why diana don't have the following in the UK that they do in the rest of the world they make incredible rifles. They are super accurate and have a trigger that's as good as anything out there including wierhrauch or air arms.

How is this guy not over 1m subs +++. Excellent presentation. Thanks for consistently creating such good videos.

A friend of mine has one of these rifles (the full power version for New Zealand) and it too is a tack driver.... One hole groups with almost any pellets is the norm.....

this is the rifle that I want to buy a few years ago because of the high power, but eventually I buy hw-97k,but it is still tempted I still remember that Diana luftgewerh is very popular in Indonesia beside bsa cadet major, bsa meteor, bsa under lever. My father have about 4 unit diana 50 and 1 bsa club c seri but all sold.

Great review as always. Loverly looking rifle

It's the type of gun that can handed down over generations because It's built that good.

Glad to see them starting to focus back towards their roots and making more rifles in Germany. Way too many rebranded China "specials" on the market nowadays. Still have my very first air rifle. A Diana Mod24D also made in Germany.

@peteralexben

Жыл бұрын

the china line is not the same as snowpeak spa , gsg did some approvements

@plektosgaming

Жыл бұрын

The quality control of the "made in somewhere overseas" (many now say Asia, but that's no fooling anyone as that covers 48 nations!) It's clear as day if you know what to look for what the difference between proper engineering and quality control and "good enough for export".

That is a nice looking and crazy shooting rifle!

That back sight looks like the one on my Gecado 27 I had back in about 1978 onwards!I think that Gecado was a tradename of Diana.

I have had a full power .22 Airking for years. Heavy but so accurate. The recoil system is mainly for accuracy and not for comfort. Also as the action moves freely, it can and will destroy scopes. The easy and full cure is a recoil mount, either the Diana ZR mount or Crosman makes a copy, I have used both and they allow any scope to be used safely. This gun is really a category of its own, as it is so much easier to shoot accurately than a traditional solid built rifle, and the difference is significant. No hold worries, just put the crosshairs on the button and tickety boo, another bullseye.

nice review beautiful stock very accurate

Great accurate .22 rifles that are fun indeed

Looks amazing 👍

Too expensive, and too heavy! I love the 'Swinesback' comb. Not been around for years. It seems to have a very noticeable bend in the stock which would be perfect for 'Righties' but would be a bugger for 'Lefties'. An Air Arms TX would in MHO be money better spent. Great vid though Andy.

Nice review Andy.

Fixed barrel springer , good stuff !

Thanks for a great review, being a springer man this is right up my street. And yes springers do push your skill level and cooking and putting a single pellet in is like a ritual. 😎✌️

Nice Review Andy, Good Morning.

I dont like the tsock personally but each to their own. Nice gun. Thanks Andy.

Great review Andy. I saw Gary Chillingworth review and shoot this too and OMG accuracy was amazing. I shoot both springers and PCP’s, both enjoyably, but this seems quite interesting. The feel of a springer with the ‘kick back’ of a PCP (well not quite, bit I think you know what I mean). Would be interesting to know how long before one would tire from that side lever action. Seems quite some effort. Very interesting rifle and I’d certainly consider buying one due to it being different to others. Maybe Air Arms or BSA should look at that sled motion and design something similar to add to their already impressive arsenals. Once again thank you for your time and effort to keep us informed. 👍

@James-vg8bn

Жыл бұрын

There was a tx200 sr that had a sledge on it. Not very common as maybe too heavy for hunting and in Field Target they are in a different class than springers

Great review

the recoil rail system is the same as a fwb 300 10 meter match gun , perfect for springers

I like it with a fixed barrel over the break barrel type. Be a good back up, no external air source required.

Great video again. Me a big fan of German engineered air guns. Big bucks not required. My Beeman 10616 Mantis, $130.00 (US dollars), shoots RWS 8.3 gr Superdomes at 1,000 fps, 18.5 fpe. Accuracy; 0.3" at 30 yards. Has suppressor, low recoil, polymer stock, 9.5 pounds with scope. Kills tree rats at 45 yards, no holdover. I added a $67 Tasco 3x9 40mm AO scope. This gun may not be pretty to some, but beautiful performance at low cost. Just so you know, there are some great affordable German engineered air guns out there. Shoot safe. Magnum air guns are real weapons, not toys. Medium game no problem either.

You can't argue with that grouping.....i wish it were not side lever especially being a lefty but you can't argue with that and it looks good too 👍

I would take a bit more weight and stability any day. That looks like a really nice, well made bit of kit. I'm not a fan of side levers myself - I can never really get on with them - but that shoots so well it might just be worth the hassle.

Reminds me of a FWB 300S.

That's the best score card you have ever gotten I think You should keep that rifle Cracking show as always 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁✌️🤞

Not a springer shooter Andy, well you could have fooled me ,springer sniper comes to mind ,(and thanks for all your super reviews)

Nice to see something different but I wonder if the price might affect sales as £600 is close to mid level PCP stuff

nice looking and great shooting rifle andy, pity it's so heavy

Awesome rifle. The sledge system is just sublime. (I believe, invented by Feinwerkbau). However, I can’t help but cringe when I see it being loaded with the cocking arm left free but it seems to be a common trait of side lever rifles. If this were a TX200, we’d be told to keep hold of the arm when loading. Be safe everyone.

@martyn6792

Жыл бұрын

I agree with second paragraph, when I had HW 77's in the 80's I always held the underlever back

@Airpang100

Жыл бұрын

It's not British made and will not fail during loading...

@derekp2674

Жыл бұрын

If there's a good out of battery safety, the mechanism should not be negligently discharged until the breech is closed.

Nice looking rifle and I love springers, but I think the whole cocking/loading process would be a pain in the backside if you were standing and shooting freehand.

Wow Andy. That thing is suberb. Impressive👍😍🤩 indeed.

Great review as always. Lovely gun, nice to see a return to German build, but I do wonder how long that will last now that German industry is going to be struggling for energy and resources. I'm not sure I could justify £650 for one though, that's fixed barrel Air Arms and Weihrauch money. If Walther afew years ago could make the LGU Master Pro for £300 retail and the Diana 430L is available for £249 currently, though perhaps that isn't quite as German as Diana's latest offerings. I expect the accuracy of the 430L is almost as good.

Brilliant review Andy, love it when you do something different like this. Well done and thank you for all that you do and all your hard work. 👍👏

It looks great from the left hand side but the lever looks very intrusive. I'm an AirArms pro sport fan, they are absolutely beautiful. I know looks aren't everything but I know if I had them side by side in my rack I would go for my pro sport or hw97 before that 👍👍 it looks like it shoots nicely though, good shooting 👍👍 Great review though, thanks.

Morning It's a heavy lump, doesn't appear to be available in walnut (weight reduction). It'll shove the scope back off it's rails if not severily clamped on. Which you'll need to use on lower power setting, as the higher magnification will have you flincing as it hurtles backwards towards your eye. It'll shake the barrel weight loose and the stock stud needs to be set with a tad of glue as it eases out when a bipod is installed The stock is amazing but the cheek comb is too low I like it!!!!!

@philangel4273

Жыл бұрын

I've got one,... And had so much grief with trying to zero it, coz of "barrel droop" adjustable mounts just shook loose coz the recoiless system puts the shock all into the scope, not out through the stock and your shoulder, ended up using a UTG leepers Diana compensater mount and a small shim,... And you'd better be using a springer rated scope like my Hawke Airmax! But after all that it's a spectacular gun,... I love mine,... Finally!

@jukeboxjohnnie

7 күн бұрын

Just ordered Diana bullseye ZR mounts, its supposed to fix all that

Great video. Seriously considering buying one to see what range with bipod 👌

As far as I am aware, the sidelever models and the 34, 350 and 460 were always made in Germany. The lesser models are made in China as were some barrels for the 34 etc for a time, years ago.

Looks like a great bit of kit for HFT? Great review as always Andy 👍

The model 52 is the Best Air Rifle I have had and use much prefer it to a PCP even with the weight

I would have been very interested to see what the rifle would do at 45 50yards, with groups like that

@peteralexben

Жыл бұрын

its at the same distance as a 12 ftp pcp accurat

9:46 You can see the gun move in the stock. Perhaps it is to reduce recoil from the spring? You can see it pop forward at the last stage of cocking.

Still got and use my 22 Diana from the 80's made in East Germany.

I'm not really a fan of the side lever cocking springers, but i do like the recoil compensator it has. Thanks for the review Andy.👍

@alanmeyers3957

10 ай бұрын

Why, their typically more accurate?

Great review as usual andy..well made and nice looking rifle..unfortunately it has a big mistake,its weight..im abig fan for springers..keep reviews on them.

I'm tempted to get one

I've got an eighties 52 in each calibre, bit of a challenge keeping them legal tbh, you need a chrono as most used ones sit firmly in FAC territory...easy enough to sort out, take some out of the spring, fit a ptfe guide and some ptfe washers, lighten the piston a bit etc Diana's method is a silly restricter grommet that makes the piston flap back and forth...and doesn't really work anyway

This appears to be the same recoil sled and loading system used by the Fienwerkbau 300 and 300SU which is the rifle l have owned for the last 50 years. I believe it cost about £300 in the early seventies.. like the modern models it is a target rifle and a very accurate one…l have just serviced it with new springs, piston washers and seals …it’s ready for another 50 years….

@derekp2674

Жыл бұрын

The NSRA sold the 300S for £125.50 in June 1974. The Anchutz 250 was £115.45, the Original (Diana) 65 was £75.90 and the Anschutz 335s was £49.90.

Would be absolutely class to see this vs a hw 97 blue laminate head to head

Whoa that’s the long rifle Nice

A great test and it just looks good but shoots great recoil less and the target proves its a great rifle £600 it will appeal to lots .a great test a great rifle and in the right-hands can shoot very accurat, and a sling fitting if it was mine target and the field.

Air Arms made a semi recoilless rifle some years ago. The Airking was said to be a better design. They are quite heavy though.

Very impressive gun, would like to see the FAC model tested

Just ordered one in 22 ( US version of coarse ) . The weight is no big deal , my Gamo Hunter Extreme gen 1 ( made in England ) is easily 12 pounds scope included . I still hunt with it . Man up and stop complaining ! 😮‍💨 ☹. Plan on using a Hawke 4x16x44mm with a one piece mount . Had my eye on this for over a year . Cheers !

I would love it in laminated green❤

Would love to see this with a side-by-side comparison with HW 97. Great video. A little pricey in the United States at over $840

well andy i bet that springer can beat my 2 cps for accuracy , i like it good review as always

Thank you for the great demo! Am in love with this "European style" stock with those sexy lines. I do like a laminated stock and own several, not a big fan of this color combo...but this rifle shoots and that's what counts!!! I would love to find a regular beech stock if they're still made

@nizzmo100

Жыл бұрын

They still make a beech stock version and are quit a bit cheaper . I just bought one .👍

@savagemako17

Жыл бұрын

@@nizzmo100 Yes, I too just bought one a few weeks ago from Midway USA, in the US. What a fine beast of a gun.

Love a luxury air rifle.

You can’t beat it very good springer ! Is it quiet though? Ty Andy as always 😎👍🏻

i wonder if the recoil system makes the gun less hold sensitive ..worth pointing out you may feel less recoil as the recoil is not transmitted to the stock so much ..however, your scope will feel more of it so a good quality springer-rated scope is a must