For me, it's a Diana 45 (the original with the pin through the stock over the trigger). I've had that for 15 years or so.
Before I became "an airgun guy" I had only a passing interest in them, and couldn't have told you much about them beyond Crosman 760 stories and "RWS (Diana) good".
It was the last rifle sold in a 3 or 4 Diana springer collection that was being handled by a local gun store. No one wanted it, and it was getting dusty. I made the mistake of idly picking it up, and they offered it to me for $80, which was half the asking price IIRC.
Gasoline was $4/gallon then and I was house poor, but it was clean and tight, and I figured I could shoot in my basement, which I did.
And, boy does it shoot! The short cocking stroke is a little odd, but the rifle is a high quality shooting machine.
I was content with that rifle for a few years, then I came across a FWB 124 that I had John in PA tune. Right about the same time I came across an RWS 94 in .22 and an early R9 Goldfinger in .20 which is another very fine rifle. Suddenly, I had the bug and I was out looking for springers. It has been rewarding, and just plain fun. And it all started with that old Diana 45.
What's your longest owned gun?
And do you still use it regularly?
Before I became "an airgun guy" I had only a passing interest in them, and couldn't have told you much about them beyond Crosman 760 stories and "RWS (Diana) good".
It was the last rifle sold in a 3 or 4 Diana springer collection that was being handled by a local gun store. No one wanted it, and it was getting dusty. I made the mistake of idly picking it up, and they offered it to me for $80, which was half the asking price IIRC.
Gasoline was $4/gallon then and I was house poor, but it was clean and tight, and I figured I could shoot in my basement, which I did.
And, boy does it shoot! The short cocking stroke is a little odd, but the rifle is a high quality shooting machine.
I was content with that rifle for a few years, then I came across a FWB 124 that I had John in PA tune. Right about the same time I came across an RWS 94 in .22 and an early R9 Goldfinger in .20 which is another very fine rifle. Suddenly, I had the bug and I was out looking for springers. It has been rewarding, and just plain fun. And it all started with that old Diana 45.
What's your longest owned gun?
And do you still use it regularly?
The stock irons are no good sadly, I tried everything to get em on point, scope only sadly.
