Diana Model 48

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Hey Guy's, any other 48 shooters out there. I have .22 version. Its very accurate and a hits hard. I mounted a 4X leapers scope in it and it has held up well although I am thinking about a higher power scope as I start extending my range. Does any one have a bi-pod mounted? I was interested if it had any effects on accuracy.:D
 
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As/the post below, "??Info please??", I've just received one in .177 to play with but I may well end up purchasing. At the moment, I'm waiting for the weather around here to warm up a bit first, then I'll get out for some serious 'play'.:)
 
I have one in .177...I am very satisfied, I am sure a bipod will add to accuracy, specially for target shooting as it helps stability and this is a husky rifle...I see it as the M1 Garand of the air rifle...for the weight and feel ...not for the fast action!!
I have a cheap X4 scope on it and it goes well althoufh I had to realign it a few times last summer...just an other occasion to do more shooting.
J
 
I have a 48 with a Leapers 3-9. It was a bit of work to set up with shims to get it on target but it shooting great now. I use a Harris bi-pod on mine with no ill effects. I have had great groups out to 75 yards with JSB exacts 8.5 grain pellets. I also picked up the Macarri magnum spring for it but have not installed it yet. I used it allot to nuke magpies and crows but now they are wise to my yard and don't come near anymore. I wish I had the .22 version but the .177 is great with a .250 inch drop at 50 yards one can't complain
 
The D48 in .22 can do about 20ft/lbs depending on pellet.... There's no set way how to hold it, just do whatever works for you.. I had one in .22 cal, shot in a FT match with it and placed 1st runner up using iron sites against others using 12X scopes... I always use a very firm hold when shooting it.. It shoots 14.3gr pellets at 800fps.. That's about as high as they go when they're settled in regardless of what the factory claims.. anywhere from 750-800fps with a 14.3gr pellet...
 
Hey guys: great responses. Like Levi I use a light hold but on the bench I use a sandbag with a gloved hand under the stock to allow it to move. Interesting rvd uses a tight hold....what ever works for you as they say. RVD, where are the FT matches held. That sounds like fun. I am up in Burlington.
 
A springer's recoil is bi-directional and for best accuracy be held firmly yet not so tight to allow the recoil not restrain it.I should have bought the 48 in .25cal I came across in MT last summer.Leapers makes a one piece mt for all Diana/RWS guns that actually stays put.D+L has these as well $20 You will find .22 more user friendly as speed increases.The .177 becomes unstable except with heavy custom pellets at 1000 fps or so..........Harold
 
I have a 48 in .177 and with a steel pellet with a plastic skirt I can put it through a 45gal drum.
Someone mentioned a spring upgrade for it.What is the benefit of doing this?
I don't target shoot with mine much anymore but it does get used to get rid of pests now and then.
 
Camj said:
where are the FT matches held. That sounds like fun. I am up in Burlington.
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The FT matches are currently held at two venues - the Port Colborne & District Conservation Club, and the Elmira Rod and Gun Club.

This is the CAFTA website, and should provide you with all pertinent info:
http://www.caftahome.com./

The FT matches are indeed a lot of fun, and the turnouts are getting bigger each season. You don't need anything fancy to come out and give it a whirl, and at Port, your first match is free. Can't beat that for an invite to participate in a day of shooting and comradarie.
 
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I have a 48 in .177 and with a steel pellet with a plastic skirt I can put it through a 45gal drum.
Someone mentioned a spring upgrade for it.What is the benefit of doing this?
I don't target shoot with mine much anymore but it does get used to get rid of pests now and then.
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FWIW, those ultra light pellets are not recommended ammo for a magnum airgun like the 48.

The dynamics of the operation of the gun are such that the piston requires a cushion of air to slow it's forward travel immediately prior to the end of it's stroke. A heavier pellet in the 9 to 10.5 grain weight will provide this cushion. The ultra light pellets do not - consequently, it is almost as bad as dry firing the gun, which will cause damage to the gun as a result of "piston slam" at the end of the compression chamber.

It is also common to experience "plastic fouling" as a result of the plastic skirts of those pellets melting into the rifling. Often, a good cleaning of the bore with a bronze cleaning brush will be required to clean all the plastic from the rifling, to return the gun to any degree of accuracy with lead pellets.
 
I have the Model 54 Air King in .177 and installed a Maccari spring. I used it a few time a very long time ago at the Waterloo FT matches held at the Elmira GC. This was one of my favorites besides my R-1.
 
Thanks for the info but the pellets Im talking about are not that light but as you said I do have to give tha barrel a good scrub to get the plastic out but it's not much of a problem because I only shoot them if I want to drop a skunk sized animal.I still have the same little package that I bought about 15 years ago.
 
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