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Impressed with my new Diana 48..what a beauty
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Author:  Dukemeister [ Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:13 pm ]
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The German girls are sure great looking and performing!
I got my new to me Diana 48 this week, and had a chance to shoot it over the past few days. She caught my eye a long time ago but I resisted until I couldn't and now I'm glad I succumbed. What a sweet shooter.
Cocking and loading are effortless, in .22 cal an with the open breach it's so easy to load. I recall fighting wit my .177 under-levers trying to get the tiny pellets into the breach. Even my HW97 in .22 is harder to load than this beauty. And the shot cycle, my word it's just a gentle thud, almost zero recoil. I haven't opened it up, and no need to it shoots perfectly.. sighted in with JSB exacts single hole off the rest at 10 yds, and I''m hitting 10/10 my 2" aluminum spinners at 30 yards offhand - for me that's a good as any.
Oh well, another keeper..something else will have to go.

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Author:  YepYep [ Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:13 pm ]
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:thumb:
Looks nice and indeed a beautiful one, again~
It's hard to find a sub 500 power in such a 'tank' design 48 I think. No doubt it's a great shooter~ Congrats! Nice found~
Author:  Daryl [ Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:39 am ]
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Well done, Duke. Those RWS48's are nice rifles indeed.
Author:  tom_ke888 [ Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:03 pm ]
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I want one, except I already spent too much lately. I envy you Duke!
Author:  ricksplace [ Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:16 pm ]
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Oh my what a gorgeous fraulein.
That is one fine springer. Well done sir.
One thing I am not quite sure about. What's this "something else will have to go" stuff all about? :)
Author:  CBS shooter [ Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:51 pm ]
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Damn she sure is nice looking :mrgreen: congrads on new member of the family .
Author:  Hawk-I [ Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:55 pm ]
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Congrats Duke. What a nice example of the time tested and wonderful German engineering.
They are getting somewhat scarce for us in Canada. Best of success with 'her'.
Cheers!

Hawk-i
Author:  lauchlin [ Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:11 pm ]
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I have nothing but fond memory of my 48 D it ate scopes and springs put a spring from Air Rifle Headquarters fix the spring problem and at the time spring rated scopes were very rare wish i never sold mine...............
Author:  tom_ke888 [ Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:48 am ]
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Hi Duke, would you put up some groups shot with the 48? I am curious to find out!
Author:  Dukemeister [ Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:58 am ]
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tom_ke888 wrote:
Hi Duke, would you put up some groups shot with the 48? I am curious to find out!

She chronicles at 495 with standard CPHP pellets, a bit faster with the JSB Exact RS, that gave these 5 shot groups at 10 yd, off my wobbly rest.

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Author:  YepYep [ Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:29 pm ]
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Nice!
:Thumb Up:
Author:  eSteve [ Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:22 pm ]
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Nice shooting, Duke. I would love to have one of these exotic beauties on my range. One can dream . . .
Author:  tom_ke888 [ Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:33 pm ]
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Wow, Basically same hole accuracy! [emoji1360][emoji1360][emoji1360]
Author:  CBS shooter [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:27 am ]
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CBS shooter wrote:
Damn she sure is nice looking :mrgreen: congrads on new member of the family .

I got to shoot one of these and I have to say it was a great shooting gun felt like shooting a PCP . Wow nice enjoy man.
Life is so short and there are so many nice guns. :D
Author:  killercrow [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 5:23 pm ]
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That's a real beauty for sure. Wanted one since I First saw it in a magazine when I was in grade 7. Can't remember the magazine... It came around every fall. Maybe wholesale sports?
I've always liked the furniture on the dianas, more stream lined and practical than some other European rifles...
Anyway, I'm kinda jealous. :mrgreen:
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