The Diana 48/ 52 is an excellent high power springer. The trigger isn't as good as the Rekord on HW springers but still very good if you adjust it right, which I did find was quite a fiddly process. It is a heavy gun which actually helps dampen the recoil but can be difficult to shoot offhand unless you like heavy guns. It is also very nose heavy which makes it seem heavier than it is, but then again that nose heaviness helps shooting in a target stance.
The central problem with the gun; it has almost too much power in .177. The recoil is quite significant and it is quite difficult to shoot it accurately without a good deal of practice and decent technique. The gun itself has great mechanical accuracy, but controlling it takes experience. The second major problem is the antiquated scope rail on the gun has no scope stop holes; pretty much all the Diana airguns of that period shared that problem, and you have to use either BKL mounts or one of the RWS mounts to mount your scope-- otherwise you will have scopes sliding. I think my airgun also needed droop correction-- that too was a Diana eccentricity that can make zeroing an infuriating exercise.
It is a very good, high quality airgun but can be a bit difficult to like. But if your taste aligns with what the airgun is, you will not be disappointed.
In any case at $200 it is a bargain and you should get it. If you don't like it I am pretty sure you can sell it on the Classified for $200 as long as the gun isn't abused.
