Springers from an engineering standpoint.

[dvd]

So I've been away from shooting now for a few years due to motorcycling, but its really peaking my interest again being winter and all, I'm really fancying a simple lightweight sporting springer with open sights (the traditional look), I'm a sucker for quality engineering so would I still be right in thinking the correct way to go would be an open sighted HW95? or have other manufacturers caught up or surpassed them? I'm liking the look of some Diana's right now but they still seem to be festooned with plastic.

Then take a look at any 10m springer for quality engineering.
Sadly no longer available new, they were certainly not made to a price and usually well looked after by their original owner to make them an option well worth considering.
If you just want to plink and enjoy the feeling and sound of well fitting parts, its the way to go IMO.

[Geezer]

Then take a look at any 10m springer for quality engineering.
Sadly no longer available new, they were certainly not made to a price and usually well looked after by their original owner to make them an option well worth considering.
If you just want to plink and enjoy the feeling and sound of well fitting parts, its the way to go IMO.

He has a point.

If the weight puts you off, then a Diana 65/66 (assuming it has new seals) or Walther 55/LGV or HW55 is a lovely thing to plink with, if you remove the barrel weights from the first two and get them down to a more manageable weight with less front-heavy balance.

Or you can leave the weight in place, scope them up, and go "micro-sniping". Aspirins at 10M. That kind of thing.