Diana Model 34 .22 - Dry Fired, is it screwed?

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Oi Sh!t.

I bought it today and dry fired, once. The goddamned pellet fell out. Made such a loud bang I almost pooped.

So did I break it? I was so dejected after I'd done it I just went home. What should I look for, any way to tell if I destroyed this thing?

Thanks for the help.
 
Man I've been reading some stuff. Some guys make it seem like its the end if the world. It did make a stupid loud bang though.
 
I'm sure the manufacturers design their rifle to take a few accidental dry fires, just don't make a habit out of it lol. Actually I think Gamo even design/test some of theirs by dry firing hundreds of times.
 
Except for seal damage and the fact that they leave the factory bone dry with no lube.I'd tear it down and check the piston seal.lube and tune it.Hone the inside of the cylinder,cocking slot and touch up the crown if need be.Wouldn't hurt to polish outside of piston to remove machining marks either..........Harold
 
Why are we talking about the seals? When you dry fire a springer it's the piston slamming into the end of the chamber, without any back pressure to cushion/slow it, that causes the problem. Hopefully one time didn't cause any major problems, but don't make a habit of it. How does it shoot now?
 
Broken spring would be a concern, but it may be fine...I replaced the oem spring on my hw97k with a vortex kit, figured I would keep it as a spare, but come to find out it was broken in 2 places, on each end, and the gun was never
dry fired...OEM springs can suck...lol...cause thats a quality firearm.
 
My new HW80 had a burnt/cracked seal when I replaced the innards with a Vortex kit.Likely from too much oil in the cylinder and spontaneous combustion.also polished the internal cylinder wall.I never dry fired it.Factory installed seals are routinely damaged .Open up a new one sometime and a bent mainspring....put a Macarri kit in my son's 34/.22 Night and day difference......Harold
 
mbogo3 said:
Except for seal damage and the fact that they leave the factory bone dry with no lube.I'd tear it down and check the piston seal.lube and tune it.Hone the inside of the cylinder,cocking slot and touch up the crown if need be.Wouldn't hurt to polish outside of piston to remove machining marks either..........Harold
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Maybe with a cheap one but my Diana had plenty of lube new evident by smoke from the barrel for quite a few shots.

jjohnwm said:
Why are we talking about the seals? When you dry fire a springer it's the piston slamming into the end of the chamber, without any back pressure to cushion/slow it, that causes the problem. Hopefully one time didn't cause any major problems, but don't make a habit of it. How does it shoot now?
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Well the piston seal sits on top of piston and is the actual thing taking all the impact.
 
This is my first and probably last airgun.

I unfortunately have no idea how to strip it (for now) and wouldn't know what to look for.

Thanks for the tips though. I feel much better about it now. Ill be shooting it this weekend.
 
md519 said:
This is my first and probably last airgun.

I unfortunately have no idea how to strip it (for now) and wouldn't know what to look for.

Thanks for the tips though. I feel much better about it now. Ill be shooting it this weekend.
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The mainspring on many airguns is still under a fair bit of compression, even uncocked.
If you've never gone inside one, BE CAREFUL! No need to get a face full of spring if your gun is undamaged.
Have you tried it since? That will tell you whats up.
 
Look on youtube there are plenty of videos on how to disassemble a spring airgun, you can make a spring compressor for $5. But there's really no point in doing that unless something is broken inside.

Also remember the recoil on spring airgun is very different and require a loose hold, so if you can't hit anything initially it's normal, look up "artillery hold".
 
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