FWB Sledge vs Giss question?

[Geezer]

I don't think you should use the 300S's competition supremacy as a guide to whether it was necessarily a better rife than the 75 because FWB was competing with a fixed-barrel sidelever when the Giss Dianas were all break barrels.

Production of the 75 was delayed such that when it finally came onto the market the FWBs were already solid market leaders and Walther's LGR was ready to give FWB stiff competition. So Diana missed the boat, I think.

Agreed. As I suggested above, the Diana b/b (originally, model 60, with no barrel lock) was up against the FWB sidelever right up until the LGR (introduced before the Diana 75) turned up and started to reset expectations.

[ptdunk]

the Diana b/b (originally, model 60, with no barrel lock) was up against the FWB sidelever right up until the LGR (introduced before the Diana 75)

Thanks guys,
I didn’t realise the 75 came out after the LGR, I have a 60t and although it’s great I can understand the B/B’s seems a bit basic compared to the FWB side levers.

It’s all about timing!

Good stuff.

Cheers,
Matt