Whatever happened to the Diana P1000?

[oldskoolzzz]

No mate, never shot one.

They do intrigue me and are certainly quite funky looking.

As you mention looks like they revamped it a few years ago and I think the cylinder was also put on a diet.

I think it looks a tad too long though although if there was a nice ultra Carbine setup it would probably make me take a second glance.

What on earth has happened to Diana nowadays as all I see is a sea of renamed Far Eastern budget stuff

[robs5230]

They do intrigue me and are certainly quite funky looking.

As you mention looks like they revamped it a few years ago and I think the cylinder was also put on a diet.

I think it looks a tad too long though although if there was a nice ultra Carbine setup it would probably make me take a second glance.

What on earth has happened to Diana nowadays as all I see is a sea of renamed Far Eastern budget stuff

The P1000 was swimming against the tide when it was launched. A bit left field / odd looking, compared to current models at the time and fraught with issues.
Not cheap either, which didn't help the shooting public embrace it.
Not sure the revised model cured all the issues, and even if it did, the ship had pretty much sailed.

Diana have produced some pretty good guns over the years, but they've always been one of the outsider brands. Certainly not really hitting the big time here.
Changes in ownership have resulted in some odd directions and their marketing seems to be controlled by some bloke, who has access to huge amounts of class A's.
The importer / distributor situation here has also done little for their popularity, and UK prices being a bit ridiculous at times.

Looks like they're now shedding / have shed, the majority of their range of German built items and their lineup now consists of Chinese made stuff.

In terms of airguns, I'd say they're circling the pan now. But the Chinese stuff may just be enough of a floater, to keep them in business.

Their springers have sort of been ok, with the 34/31 being a decent break barrel, and the expired 280 being better over here.
The 48/52/54/56 are little more than a slight evolution of a dinosaur.
The terrible ergonomics and designs of their stocks, should have seen the designers get the plastic mac years ago. At what's really top end money, their rifles really lack a bit of style.

I'll give em a couple of years and they'll just be a brand name, owned by the Chinese, like Remington and the like.

[oldskoolzzz]

The P1000 was swimming against the tide when it was launched. A bit left field / odd looking, compared to current models at the time and fraught with issues.
Not cheap either, which didn't help the shooting public embrace it.
Not sure the revised model cured all the issues, and even if it did, the ship had pretty much sailed.

Diana have produced some pretty good guns over the years, but they've always been one of the outsider brands. Certainly not really hitting the big time here.
Changes in ownership have resulted in some odd directions and their marketing seems to be controlled by some bloke, who has access to huge amounts of class A's.
The importer / distributor situation here has also done little for their popularity, and UK prices being a bit ridiculous at times.

Looks like they're now shedding / have shed, the majority of their range of German built items and their lineup now consists of Chinese made stuff.

In terms of airguns, I'd say they're circling the pan now. But the Chinese stuff may just be enough of a floater, to keep them in business.

Their springers have sort of been ok, with the 34/31 being a decent break barrel, and the expired 280 being better over here.
The 48/52/54/56 are little more than a slight evolution of a dinosaur.
The terrible ergonomics and designs of their stocks, should have seen the designers get the plastic mac years ago. At what's really top end money, their rifles really lack a bit of style.

I'll give em a couple of years and they'll just be a brand name, owned by the Chinese, like Remington and the like.

Thanks for the reply Rob,

That comment did make me laugh

Yeah the older stuff for sure I’ve blagged a go on many of the older excellent springers and personally had a trio of 280’s and my son now owns my old vintage 1931 25

Shame they were far too late to the pcp party but was always curious if the p1000 could have perhaps been quite the dark horse.

[robs5230]

Thanks for the reply Rob,

That comment did make me laugh

Yeah the older stuff for sure I’ve blagged a go on many of the older excellent springers and personally had a trio of 280’s and my son now owns my old vintage 1931 25

Shame they were far too late to the pcp party but was always curious if the p1000 could have perhaps been quite the dark horse.

More like an old nag Nick.
With looks harking back to the 90's, resembling the Shinsung Career, it never attracted my attention at all.

[oldskoolzzz]

More like an old nag Nick.
With looks harking back to the 90's, resembling the Shinsung Career, it never attracted my attention at all.

I think at the time the P1000 was being happy snapped for the mags it was around the time I had one of the 280’s and the first time I experienced the T06 trigger but back then having many a mainstream pcp entertaining my needs it was probably the oddball and trigger setup that made me take note but then they just vanished without a trace just like the Ripley elite of the similar era

[Drew451]

The P1000 has been discontinued, I believe. At least it doesn't appear on their website any more. They seemed to be popping up at more reasonable prices over the last year and I honestly considered one but the main issue is that I have little to no interest in PCP's.
There's a large extension being built on the Diana factory. Considering the German built range is quite small, you have to wonder what they plan to do in it.

[bighit]

The P1000 has been discontinued, I believe. At least it doesn't appear on their website any more. They seemed to be popping up at more reasonable prices over the last year and I honestly considered one but the main issue is that I have little to no interest in PCP's.
There's a large extension being built on the Diana factory. Considering the German built range is quite small, you have to wonder what they plan to do in it.

Would that be the factory they share with GSG ( German Sport Guns) . Their owner owns a few other firearms factories too including Blazer so it could be for more than just airguns.

GSG makes the Diana Rimfire rifle.

DIANA
Mayer & Grammelspacher GmbH & Co.KG
Oesterweg 21 59469 Ense

German Sport Guns GmbH -
Oesterweg 21 - 59469 Ense-Höingen

[MartynB]

Thanks for the reply Rob,

That comment did make me laugh

Yeah the older stuff for sure I’ve blagged a go on many of the older excellent springers and personally had a trio of 280’s and my son now owns my old vintage 1931 25

Shame they were far too late to the pcp party but was always curious if the p1000 could have perhaps been quite the dark horse.

If I recall, the butt part of the stock was pretty 'germanic'

[robs5230]

If I recall, the butt part of the stock was pretty 'germanic'

Not half.
Hogs back they call it. More like horses ass

[Geezer]

There’s one in Holts next sale. Though maybe that inspired this thread?

[oldskoolzzz]

There’s one in Holts next sale. Though maybe that inspired this thread?

Strange as it sounds Geezer it was actually the good old YouTube algorithm

Popped up yesterday morning soon as I opened the app and made me think crikey what actually happened to them never seen one etc

[MartynB]

Not half.
Hogs back they call it. More like horses ass

That's it, a bit of a minger

[rapidshot]

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