I just won an Original Mod 5 in an auction. It looks to be from the 1970's/80's, as it has the full size brown plastic grips.
What's people's experience/opinion on these? Are they an accurate gun?
The South of England has 2 good things, the M1 and the A1. Both will take you to Yorkshire.
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harry mac,
Excellent pistols in my opinion
Accurate, with a lovely trigger.
I have a 1948 Mod 5 & a Mod 5G, both in 0.177".
Have fun
Best regards
Russ
Mark,
It is the same as the below, save that mine has a non-tapered barrel, and is 'shooter grade', rather than collector grade
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Have fun & a good weekend
Best regards
Russ
Lovely pistol to hold and shoot. I have a grey plastic stock on mine. Late 60's
If it's good enough for Patrick McGoohan in The Prisoner, it's good enough for me :-)
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Got the Mod 5, and first groups are encouraging. Will it oust the Tempest from my "favourite" spot??
A new breech seal is on the shopping list though. This one's not "cheese" but it is a bit hard and flat.
In tiny stamps at the end of the cylinder it's dated "11 73".
The South of England has 2 good things, the M1 and the A1. Both will take you to Yorkshire.
Diana did them in grey first for a couple years. Then switched to brown. I have a grey .22 cal. made in 67. I enjoy my Tempest and my Hurricane {better sights and the other 70 plus pistols I have for that matter. Do change that seal. Significant power can be lost there. Enjoy !
These are nice solid classic pistols, I have a gray in .177 which has new seals and mainspring, and I also have a brown one in .22 a neighbor gave me that's apart in pieces right now. I couldn't believe what the seals looked like, cheese is right! The piston seal was fused to the front of the compression chamber from sitting for who knows how long. Getting the piston out and Cleaning that decomposed seal out of the chamber was a tough task. One thing I have found with mine is that it seems to shoot high beyond the sights adjustment.
Mine also shot high, even with the sight fully depressed, and I did pack the top side of the seal with a thin shim. It's now shooting into the black at 10m and the sight isn't at its lowest setting any more.
The South of England has 2 good things, the M1 and the A1. Both will take you to Yorkshire.
Hi. There are four generations of the Diana Mod 5. The one you have is from the third generation. The mod 5 is not currently in production. They were first made in 1931. Production stopped about 20 years ago. A pretty long run. It's a classic.
The Mod 6 has been made along with the Mod 5 since the post war 1940's. You should check it out. It uses the Giss dual piston system. Which eliminates the recoil from the shot. It looks almost identical to the Mod 5 but performs Very different. Be well.