Diana Air King - not lost, but banged up!
- Thread starter Gunnertrones
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I like the work you do . Nice job.
Hats off to the company for sending your replacement. Crow
Hats off to the company for sending your replacement. Crow
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Mine arrived today broken in the exact same place. Seller didn’t offer me a free replacement, but they’ve already sent me the RMA. Will ship it back after Xmas.
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Don’t know that it’s a manufacturing defect per se. Laminate stock is more rigid and it’s possible there’s less shear strength or something because of it? Dunno. Sometimes increasing performance comes with a decrease in reliability or longevity. Look at Smokey Yunick ha ha.
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Sounds like they need to beef up their boxes. Heavy buttstock and heavy front end with a thin grip area is not making it through shipping with all the careful handling that the shippers use. Box may not get damaged but the gun is moving around in the box too much.
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guess it is a good thing i do not like those stocks only solid wood.
maybe it is a concussion type shock ? like the guy threw it into the truck landed on the floor and the guy stacking the trailer picked it up and placed onto the stack
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maybe it is a concussion type shock ? like the guy threw it into the truck landed on the floor and the guy stacking the trailer picked it up and placed onto the stack
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Oh.... now I am really worried about the second shipment from Spain. Looks like there is a weak point in this stock? See this mentioned in a previous post.. A lot of handeling before the parcel arrives its destination in Norway. If the second rifle show up with a broken laminate stock, I`ll make a new one in cherry wood, walnut or something. In that case it will be an accounting that adds up I think.
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You may have a point beerthief. To me it looks like the laminate is very "crisp" in its consistency. Something similar you find in carbon fiber, very hard, very stiff and withstands hard use - but a hard punch sideways with a hammer, and it crasks or kind of eksplodes. The broken area also crumbled a bit when I worked with it (drilled/screwed and glued it together). More like working with finberglass than wood.
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I think this is it. Performance vs durability. Made me think of bicycles last night. Carbon is wonderful. Light, stiff, responsive, easy to shape. But a steel frame will survive a hard crash much better than a carbon one. I think with this stock we’ve found the stress point. Hope yours arrives in one piece Gunnertones. Let us know.
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More like a "packaging" defect. You need to pack like it's going to be exposed to a nuclear bomb event. Most shippers have gorillas handling packages.
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YIKES! That hurts just looking at it. I KNOW that you have the skills to make the repair. Looking forward to the finished product and hear how it shoots 
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Finished! Thought the red laminate was a bit too red, so I decided to darkening it a bit. Have sighted in the scope, but not really tested it yet (too windy).
My impression? This is a HEAVY rifle. Heavy to hold, heavy to shoulder, heavy to cock, a real workout really, but acceptable regarding this is a powerful side lever springer, and almost recoil less.
My impression? This is a HEAVY rifle. Heavy to hold, heavy to shoulder, heavy to cock, a real workout really, but acceptable regarding this is a powerful side lever springer, and almost recoil less.
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Well done sir, looks good after major surgery. I've been following, please show us some groups when you and the rifle "become one".
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The darkening looks better, nice job.
I call mine the Tank. After jacking it for a hour I feel it in the shoulder. I’m blown away by it’s accuracy and it hits hard. Wouldn’t want to carry, mind you I’m always sitting at on a Stable Table, allows me to play a lot longer.
Enjoy your new toy. Happy New Year Crow
I call mine the Tank. After jacking it for a hour I feel it in the shoulder. I’m blown away by it’s accuracy and it hits hard. Wouldn’t want to carry, mind you I’m always sitting at on a Stable Table, allows me to play a lot longer.
Enjoy your new toy. Happy New Year Crow
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That looks great. Interested to see how it shoots. Thought about repairing but at that price just sent it back. Have two new toys coming instead, both HW. I can’t imagine trying to shoot a 54 standing off hand. My 52 Luxus is enough of a workout and I think the sled on the 54 adds over a pound.
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