Diana Mod 54 Airking pro

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@1959Berre 14 күн бұрын

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.

@strangelyjamesly4078 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Truth2024-f9e 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@FlyingV344 Жыл бұрын

4,5 mm

@fieldsportcymru4636 Жыл бұрын

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

@Yorkshiremadmick Жыл бұрын

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 11 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.

@justiceforall8574 Жыл бұрын

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

@danravenna2974 Жыл бұрын

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!

@ur2insecure Жыл бұрын

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..........

@gorkhaliairsoftsniper-rai7292 Жыл бұрын

MORNING AAR hits different...🙌🙌🤙🤙

@BikerForLife01 Жыл бұрын

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.

@hunter100t Жыл бұрын

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.

@williamlong2660 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kantenklaus9753 10 ай бұрын

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

@highgatehandyman6479 Жыл бұрын

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

@nickwebb9290 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Mr.EeToMyself Жыл бұрын

Impressive. Beautiful. Appears very reliable and accurate.

@heithwatkins Жыл бұрын

Wow. Amazing accuracy. Beautiful rifle ❤

@wallrunn3r Жыл бұрын

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!

@iwanvanderhut4159 Жыл бұрын

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

@chrisnurczyk8239 Жыл бұрын

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.

@davidrobinson4553 Жыл бұрын

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 🍻🍺🍻

@ibelieve1468 Жыл бұрын

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

@clivelockwood3236 10 ай бұрын

Love this gun, worth every penny, quality.

@margaretmacmurray658 Жыл бұрын

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

@Marcus_Shaw Жыл бұрын

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. 👍

@kobrien1352 Жыл бұрын

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!

@The-Shooter Жыл бұрын

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

@markrigby4464 Жыл бұрын

I still have a airarms diana 52 .fantastic gun.

@johnvanberrgem286 Жыл бұрын

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.

@henkwijnsemaskanaal 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Andy 👍👍👍

@stevengoodman3498 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrEtonmess 11 ай бұрын

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

@williamwilson2624 Жыл бұрын

Great review as usual Andy.

@jonathanmulton-xe7qc Жыл бұрын

As always, a good, well presented review.

@alexeysaphonov232 Жыл бұрын

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).

@altoncrane9714 6 ай бұрын

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.

@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 Жыл бұрын

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

@rondolinar Жыл бұрын

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".

@roberttaylor6075 Жыл бұрын

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.

@PiperX1X Жыл бұрын

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.

@JohnAdams-kc8wx Жыл бұрын

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. 👍👏

@stephendean1906 Жыл бұрын

Great review as always. Loverly looking rifle

@KathrynLiz1 Жыл бұрын

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.....

@kevanhubbard9673 Жыл бұрын

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.

@davidmg1925 Жыл бұрын

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

@anything_anywhere Жыл бұрын

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.

@alexeysaphonov232 Жыл бұрын

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

@Donuts_random_stuff Жыл бұрын

As someone who loves springers seeing you shoot and review them makes me smile 😊

@5Komma5 Жыл бұрын

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".

@SedEdwards Жыл бұрын

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. 😎✌️

@penguinclips9551 5 ай бұрын

Looks amazing 👍

@MusicByAdan Жыл бұрын

Great accurate .22 rifles that are fun indeed

@stevejohnson8703 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrAshtute Жыл бұрын

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 👍

@mikesgsg2912 Жыл бұрын

Fixed barrel springer , good stuff !

@stickboy6772 Жыл бұрын

That is a nice looking and crazy shooting rifle!

@peteralexben Жыл бұрын

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

@peterbaugh51 9 ай бұрын

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.

@siraff4461 Жыл бұрын

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.

@darrenmorgan9164 Жыл бұрын

Nice review Andy.

@ronleblanc9832 Жыл бұрын

nice review beautiful stock very accurate

@stuartwhiddon2472 Жыл бұрын

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

@richardwhiteside7929 Жыл бұрын

Nice Review Andy, Good Morning.

@drewsimpson5967 Жыл бұрын

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.

@chopperhehehe Жыл бұрын

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

@johndivit5869 Жыл бұрын

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.

@stephencope7178 Жыл бұрын

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

@cedhome7945 Жыл бұрын

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

@davidallen7540 Жыл бұрын

Great review

@Amack1966 Жыл бұрын

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

@krisdabrowski7482 Жыл бұрын

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

@atyzelalmeida1620 Жыл бұрын

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

@gregsterfarian4203 Жыл бұрын

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

@geraldshoemaker2345 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a FWB 300S.

@DomRivers67 Жыл бұрын

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

@PjD-pk1fg Жыл бұрын

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!!

@vainparasite Жыл бұрын

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.

@martynridley3671 Жыл бұрын

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.

@markberry3494 Жыл бұрын

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

@danielgreen3715 Жыл бұрын

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

@stevew145 Жыл бұрын

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.

@colinshard8665 Жыл бұрын

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

@ashrafmid1970 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Colinpowderfinger Жыл бұрын

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

@johncaban4310 4 ай бұрын

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

@99ron30 Жыл бұрын

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.

@murdoch451 Жыл бұрын

Andy, you forgot to mention the recoil sled system that moves backwards to take out most of the recoil and then forwards again on recocking, just a point that makes the gun different. David UK.

@johnibbertson2960 Жыл бұрын

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

@raymondwheatley2796 11 ай бұрын

Great review as always, one of the lads at our club turned up with an older version 48 ,I had a go , no recoil on target , got me thinking are they all like this then I found advert for Artemis SR900 with 7 shot mag and single shot tray for less than £200 can’t be any good can it. I know it’s not Diana or German but the price after seeing some Artemis reviews with you wondered what you think.

@silverback710 Жыл бұрын

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

@Galermolat Жыл бұрын

Unrelated to the review but have you considered voicing documentaries? Your voice is smooth and clear!

@BedsitBob Жыл бұрын

The front swivel could also be used, for a single point sling.

@Richard-kd7gm Жыл бұрын

Morning Andy. Great review too much money for me but a beautiful rifle. Stay safe and healthy

@ozzie7523 Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

Why, their typically more accurate?

@PeterAgostiniJdcap26 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-ny5tk3dd8u 8 ай бұрын

I would love it in laminated green❤

@briansummers5389 Жыл бұрын

I'm tempted to get one

@verfugbarkite Жыл бұрын

Love a luxury air rifle.

@dillane3837 Жыл бұрын

Whoa that’s the long rifle Nice

@joedokes8641 10 ай бұрын

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 !