Diana 27 video

[Benelli B76]

South African ladies know how to shoot. Normally they carry a 9mm or a nice snubby .38. I just got in one of the oldest model 27's that had the full wooden stock, think they were around 1960's Danny ? It is built like a tank, every bit is solid steel, also a screw on cap.

Baz

[ptdunk]

South African ladies know how to shoot.

She’s a natural, definitely has some strong Boer blood in her.
Ironically it was partly the Boers picking off Englishman from a great distance that led to the popularity of air rifle shooting in Great Britain at the end of the 19th century.
I understand it was an attempt to teach the average Englishman marksmanship through bell target shooting?

I’d love to make a video outlining the Boer war/ bell target story.

[Garvin]

She’s a natural, definitely has some strong Boer blood in her.
Ironically it was partly the Boers picking off Englishman from a great distance that led to the popularity of air rifle shooting in Great Britain at the end of the 19th century.
I understand it was an attempt to teach the average Englishman marksmanship through bell target shooting?

I’d love to make a video outlining the Boer war/ bell target story.

The late Frank Spittle wrote a wonderful book on bell target shooting.

His son(?) keeps open this abridged online version:

http://www.belltarget.com/resources/...rget_Story.pdf

[45flint]

Very nice video. Just wish in American they would have vintage shoots.

[ptdunk]

Very nice video. Just wish in American they would have vintage shoots.

Thanks,

the Vintage shoot is fast becoming the comp we look forward to the most.
It’s great fun, and with standing shots with open sights up to 35yds you really have to use the force!

A couple of rifles and a few knock down targets and you could set up a nice little informal vintage shoot over there, I’m sure there would be some interest.

Cheers,
Matt.

[VALE BOY]

Nice wee video...many thanks for posting...I've got a similar one made in September 1935, which I only found out today courtesy of your video as I didn't realise the month and date were stamped beneath the breech.

They really are superb rifles as were the later full stock ones including the early Milbro ones which also have a superb build quality.

Cheers Graeme

[watchsapart]

I picked up a prewar 27 with factory aperture sight at Melbourne and it has become my favourite rifle. Very accurate. A remarkable thing.

[Benelli B76]

Looks like I have picked up a 1930's one, it has similar trigger to the first MK3 Webley. Every part on it is so well made and quality steel. Think I may keep this for myself (until next years Kempton ).

Baz

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[RichardH]

Looks like I have picked up a 1930's one, it has similar trigger to the first MK3 Webley. Every part on it is so well made and quality steel. Think I may keep this for myself (until next years Kempton ).

Baz

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Lovely

Now have a look inside a new Daystate, which will still be around in another 100 years?

[rovercoupe]

Thats one solid lump of steel!

[Garvin]

South African ladies know how to shoot. Normally they carry a 9mm or a nice snubby .38. I just got in one of the oldest model 27's that had the full wooden stock, think they were around 1960's Danny ? It is built like a tank, every bit is solid steel, also a screw on cap.

Baz

Baz the first long (half?) stock mod 27 was in the 1930s and had a lovely walnut stock as well as the 'double pull' trigger like on the first Webley Mk3s (but made better).

Diana (and Milbro) carried on with the mod 27 from the 1950s, in beech. You can tell the 1930s one (apart from walnut and month/year stamps on butt) because the screw on cylinder end cap was flat. The postwar caps were domed to accommodate more complex trigger geometry.