Diana 6 newbie

[sdmv882]

I recently got a Diana 6 and found out how to pull the barrel down to load. Can’t find anything online if this uses gas.
If I pull the barrel down and then pull the trigger it’s got like no power. Is that the seal I see everyone talking about?

Thank you

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

I have a 6M.
If the barrel is cocked, it cannot be fired.
The trigger will not do anything.

 

[sdmv882]

It just says 6 on mine, it looks like yours it seems to be left handed. So I cock it as to load it then put it back in the position in the picture then when I pull the trigger it’s like nothing
I just didn’t know what gives it power? It’s not like it has a pump action so I assumed air but didn’t know where it would go.

 

[Felinis]

Your gun is a spring-piston pistol. When you broke the gun open to insert the pellet you were also compressing a spring. When you fire the pistol the energy that you transfered to the spring is used compress one or more air pistons. The air from the piston is then used to operate the pistol and propel the pellet.

 

[jkingrph]

It is quite likely that the seal has gone bad due to age. I have a Beeman(Diana) original 6, I think the same gun but with different stock and had that problem. It was actually discharging small pieces of the seal into the barrel.

 

[sdmv882]

It is quite likely that the seal has gone bad due to age. I have a Beeman(Diana) original 6, I think the same gun but with different stock and had that problem. It was actually discharging small pieces of the seal into the barrel.

Your gun is a spring-piston pistol. When you broke the gun open to insert the pellet you were also compressing a spring. When you fire the pistol the energy that you transfered to the spring is used compress one or more air pistons. The air from the piston is then used to operate the pistol and propel the pellet.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

 

[sdmv882]

@jkingrph were you able to fix it? It was my dads and he passed and would love to get it working again. I think I read somewhere they were discontinued in 95.

 

[beerthief]

I believe David Slade in Invicta TN works on these Gliss models .
did you load a pellet ? shoot it ? there is no recoil felt in this opposed piston gun .

 

[sdmv882]

Thank you everyone much appreciated

 

[Schwinnsta]

Other than oiling the linkages is there any other maintenance? There does not seem to be any where to add oil.

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

Not left handed.

 

[marflow 777]

the simple answer is the pistol needs a complete rebuild
i bought a model 10 that the piston was seized up the tube, so the barrel was loose
grips are not a problem Vernon Austin can make grips for them
so very model 6 or 10 that have factory seals in them need to be rebuilt plain and simple
the front seal crumbles and turns into a real mess and for of us that have rebuild these pistols a mess is an understatement
as for the rear seal it never shows the same effects but needs also to be replaced
if you are not mechanically inclined send it off to be repaired, it take skills and tools and many parts to finish the job and the understanding how the pistols Giss System works
for those who want to work on them Waffencenter Gotha is the place for parts, is the site hard to use, Yes, are the prices the best, Yes, is the shipping painful, Yes again
so are they hard to work on, there is too answers
if you do not have the right tools and the ability to make your own tools and do not have extra parts don't even bother send it out
if you have done many and have the everything and all the tricks, they are easy to work on
so do i know what i'm talking about, i own 10 model 6-g-m and rebuilt 7 so i thing so
i would give you a blow by blow how to but it take much time

 

[jkingrph]

@jkingrph were you able to fix it? It was my dads and he passed and would love to get it working again. I think I read somewhere they were discontinued in 95.

I sent mine to David Slade at airgunwerks.com. He has reworked several for me, excellent work.

 

[marflow 777]

these a few years back were fairly cheap and you could send them out and still have a good value for those who had to send them out
but now the prices are high and the pistols plus the service bring their cost above what is think is even a fair price
in the case of a pistol that has been in the family that changes everything
but i am a buy cheap kind of guy

 

[Sicumj]

Just for clarity when you say pull the trigger and the gun does nothing, what do you mean? The gun fires but no pellet comes out or the trigger pull causes no action from the pistol. If it is the latter the trigger may be out of adjustment.