Spring/Piston Death of the springer

[Roamin Greco 1]

I love vintage springers. I have collected an example of every Winchester-labeled Diana made and am gradually resealing and restoring them. I have a few other Dianas too, Model 36, 24D, and 24J. Wrote a guest-blog on Tom Gaylord's blog on the last one.

I also have an Air Arms TX200 Mark III, which is superb in every way except my fat fingers have a hard time loading it.

Also Beeman R9 and R7.

Love them all....

 

[Hoppalong Doc]

Unless you're drowning, weight is good. Balance it right, and the gun just stays on target.

Wood floats doesn't it? Orv.

 

[Northeastbeast]

I love vintage springers. I have collected an example of every Winchester-labeled Diana made and am gradually resealing and restoring them. I have a few other Dianas too, Model 36, 24D, and 24J. Wrote a guest-blog on Tom Gaylord's blog on the last one.

I also have an Air Arms TX200 Mark III, which is superb in every way except my fat fingers have a hard time loading it.

Also Beeman R9 and R7.

Love them all....

Sounds like a Fantastic collection. I am a huge fan of Bsa & English made Webley springers. I do like the Tx200 I have had a few of them. I just got my first Hw80 rifle the other day. Its in 20 caliber and dang accurate with H& N FIeldtarget trophy pellets.

 

[idle]

Wasn't Diana production back to Germany few years ago? I am not sure about the exact date.

 

[Northeastbeast]

Lol..

"and keep your magnum springers, I don't want any part of em!"

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Well we can and we will.

Your buddy P.M turdue just announced a offer to turn in the rest of your collection .

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Sorry man .. just too ripe at the moment .

 

[stmag1300]

Still love my Norica .22 (sold by Beeman). It's very accurate and fun to shoot......but decided to give pcp a try for the added range and maybe a bit of hunting as well. I did get the Barra 250z in .25 cal and it's definately a different animal, but it won't replace my springer

 

[Jaabaa]

I don't like the title of this thread.
It hurts my only feeling.
I absolutely love a good springer rifle.
Smile
Long Live the Springers

 

[Northeastbeast]

I don't like the title of this thread.
It hurts my only feeling.
I absolutely love a good springer rifle.
Smile
Long Live the Springers

Brother you and me both. Im trying to bring back that love and passion for the springer. I want folks to dust them off and enjoy once again

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

I have many airguns. Springer, multi-pump, co². I have not yet gone to the pcp dark side, yet, although I have a Disco waiting to be, well, discovered. But I have to say, for simple fun in the backyard or basement, springer's rule.

 

[Hoppalong Doc]

Springers are indeed my airgun pf choice. We fired them all through the brush and hillsides of where we lived in Southern California when we were kids.. We all practiced gun safety from day one. . . nobody got shot. I shot pellet guns with my kids during their golden years of growing up. I don’t know how I could ever go over to the dark side of pcp guns. Those black chassis rifles remind me of what was being shot at us in the bad old days of Vietnam. No sir, they are not for me. Orv.