Original 50 Typ 01

[peddy]

Thanks for the detailed post. After owning an early 50 for some time, I felt that the low power to gun size ratio was unreasonable (8fpe) and eventually parted company. I thought a to1 would be an improvement and have sought one regularly, but I don't think it's the gun for me. I still think the best Diana/rws gun of its time was the 45, hunted with mine for 20 years, all thanks to john darlings review in SAR

[johnbaz]

This was my Typ01, I sold it some years ago but got the chance of it back again a few weeks ago so jumped at it!

I'm embarrassed to say that i've not fired it yet though, It still looks like it did back when I sold it though apart for a few small dents in the forend of the stock!!







I can recall years back it started sounding strange when fired so I stripped it to find an inch of the mainspring had snapped and screwed itself in to the rest of the spring, I bought an Ox spring and fitted it, It made it quite slammy as it needed the preload removing for smoothness of the firing cycle!


John

[jonnyone]

This was my Typ01, I sold it some years ago but got the chance of it back again a few weeks ago so jumped at it!

I'm embarrassed to say that i've not fired it yet though, It still looks like it did back when I sold it though apart for a few small dents in the forend of the stock!!







I can recall years back it started sounding strange when fired so I stripped it to find an inch of the mainspring had snapped and screwed itself in to the rest of the spring, I bought an Ox spring and fitted it, It made it quite slammy as it needed the preload removing for smoothness of the firing cycle!


John

Looking very good John. Clean.as a whistle. Perhaps they don't quite have as good as looks as the std model with the fully concealed underlever, but I'm still taken with them if only from.the perspective that they never really sold in numbers for a whole host of reasons and just don't come along that often.
Since taking delivery of a couple of vortek seals I'm half tempted to strip down mine n change over from ptfe and see how that goes. I'm not having luck in getting the piston altered for my .177 at moment.
Nice one👍
Dave

[Hsing-ee]

It's the only air-rifle I really detest.

Cost me a fortune, failed on me, useless design and materials.

[Drew451]

Dave kindly sent me pics of his 01 out in the field.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/94fzmu79sf...A0016.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lf5fsqk90e...A0017.jpg?dl=0

[jonnyone]

Dave kindly sent me pics of his 01 out in the field.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/94fzmu79sf...A0016.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lf5fsqk90e...A0017.jpg?dl=0

Thanks Drew.
Yes the old girl n I took a little saunter through the woods and accounted for another two squirrels yesterday. The first a big critter caught under the chin, second with heart shot.
As per I always check zero before the off and it was putting pellet on.pellet near as at.just over 20 yards with FTTs. A few elevated shots on some small oak leaves confirmed all well on high shots too.
It really is a sweet performer and certainly has benefited from the work done to it. Nice n quiet with the Webley pro system too though I would think that there are quieter ones out there. There's not a great deal of action noise with the fitted guides, but it was quieter still when around the 9ft llb mark.
Gotta love hunting with an old classic👍
Dave