Diana 280 or 34?

[bigtoe01]

I like both, got 2x280's again and will have 2x95's

if buying new the 280 is way cheaper if you shop at mcavoys

[CaineIsCarter]

Thanks for the reply. Yep, that's the site I was looking at. Certainly seems the best value I've found for the 280, but I have to add £10 for postage and £25 for my local RFD to handle it!

Cheers

[bigtoe01]

Thanks for the reply. Yep, that's the site I was looking at. Certainly seems the best value I've found for the 280, but I have to add £10 for postage and £25 for my local RFD to handle it!

Cheers

still cheaper than a 95 from most retailers...

if you do get the 280...i got the rifle not the K in .177 and it is better, i removed the opens and will add a barrel weight also. I would strip it, degrease it and fresh lube it right from the get go, the triggers are adjusted quite nice already.

my .22 280 is a K, i feel its just about right for cocking effort etc.

[Mattatack]

Thanks for the reply. Yep, that's the site I was looking at. Certainly seems the best value I've found for the 280, but I have to add £10 for postage and £25 for my local RFD to handle it!

Cheers

ask for postage foc mate. dont ask......

[Biker_Bob]

280k - fantastic gun, I got nowhere with the new 99s I bought, got rid and bought a 280k - spot on straight out of the box.

[wil95k]

i have a mod34 a 36 and a 280k cracking guns

[secretagentmole]

I would leave the Diana well alone. The wife had 2 of the .177 carbines. They were a basket to cock, requiring even more effort than a gas ram. The trigger mechanism was appalling, I know people keep praising the T06, but the two I have experienced are far worse than the trigger on a 25D! They were way too light, too sensitive, basically hair triggers with no feel. Tried getting them adjusted. In the end the wife sold the rifles. They look good but are really not! She bought one, sold it, then decided to try spring guns again, bought another, found exactly the same problems, last Diana we bought and we will not buy another!

An HW95 or 99 will outshine it in trigger quality!

[bigtoe01]

I would leave the Diana well alone. The wife had 2 of the .177 carbines. They were a basket to cock, requiring even more effort than a gas ram. The trigger mechanism was appalling, I know people keep praising the T06, but the two I have experienced are far worse than the trigger on a 25D! They were way too light, too sensitive, basically hair triggers with no feel. Tried getting them adjusted. In the end the wife sold the rifles. They look good but are really not! She bought one, sold it, then decided to try spring guns again, bought another, found exactly the same problems, last Diana we bought and we will not buy another!

An HW95 or 99 will outshine it in trigger quality!

let him try one for himself...i have had no issues with any of the T06 triggers on my Diana's as i have said many times. If you are every up in Manchester come see me...we can go shooting and you can see just how good Diana rifles are

[Barryg]

I would leave the Diana well alone. The wife had 2 of the .177 carbines. They were a basket to cock, requiring even more effort than a gas ram. The trigger mechanism was appalling, I know people keep praising the T06, but the two I have experienced are far worse than the trigger on a 25D! They were way too light, too sensitive, basically hair triggers with no feel. Tried getting them adjusted. In the end the wife sold the rifles. They look good but are really not! She bought one, sold it, then decided to try spring guns again, bought another, found exactly the same problems, last Diana we bought and we will not buy another!

An HW95 or 99 will outshine it in trigger quality!

I was just wondering if you know much about airguns
If I had a complaint about a particular airgun I would want to know what the problem was in detail so I could explain to others, not just say its hard to cock, I would want to say it was because of the short barrel or that the linkage was wrong or it was grinding or somthing, and I would want to know why the trigger would not adjust especially when so many who know what they are talking about all over the world say that the T06 is equal to the rekord and probably better constructed.
Have you ever examined a Diana action part by part and compared it with a new HW action?
You could have just been unlucky and got two lemons like you can with all makes but you should have checked out the first 280 before buying another