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Decided to bring my Diana 34 TO5 Classic in .22 to work to shoot in the yard over my lunch break. Its lightly tuned at 740 fps with RWS superdomes. I replaced the sights with spare set off an HW77 which required a little fitting and filling with some JB weld. I also spent a lot of time getting the trigger just right. With the irons and the elongated wood on the forearm I think its quite a nice piece. I now love putting my finger in Diana and popping cans at 40 yrds!
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IanC said:
Crowski, that looks like a really fun range!
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I’ve got targets at 25, 30, 35, 42 and 47 yds. Rain or shine. Crow
Where about are you?
jkingrph said:
Sometimes I wish we could go there again. We were newlyweds. I was offered several possible assignments, all one year unaccompanied, SE Asia (Vietnam, Korea, Thialand the Phillipines) or Turkey, Some could be two years accompanied, I chose actually before I had met my wife, got orders for Turkey, then they were cancelled because the guy I would be replacing liked it so well he extended his tour. We enjoyed it, got a tent and would find a small cove and camp along the Agean in some really beautiful spots, Visited all the sites of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Istanbul, then a long road trip to the Gorme valley. We always felt safe anyplace we stayed. While we were still in the Offiers hotel, I got to the Rod and Gun club and purchased a shotgun, we could not have rifles, unless one had been in country prior to a certain date, and started going boar hunting with a group from the hospital. We used driven hunts out in the mountains, a lot of rough walking for this boy who had grown up in the flat lands of N Louisiana. Made a long weekend trip to Athens and then an almost two week tour of Israel in the spring of 74.
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First time there, had so many travels points. We flew down to Antalya Türkiye and with a private guide and a van drove for 10 days up tha Adriatic coast, back to Istanbul. Fascinating, non stop history and architecture. Love to go back. Crow
 
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Yesterday plinking with the HW95L.

Pellet Rifle performance data results (6/27/2024)
Shot NumberPellet Weight (Grain)Speed (FPS)Speed (MPS)FPE (450240)FPE (450436.7)JoulesRange (FPS)
114.66720.0219.516.8816.8722.88713 Low
214.66713.0217.316.5516.5522.44723 High
314.66716.0218.216.6916.6922.63
414.66716.0218.216.6916.6922.63
514.66721.0219.816.9316.9222.95
614.66719.0219.216.8316.8322.82
714.66715.0217.916.6516.6422.57
814.66716.0218.216.6916.6922.63
914.66719.0219.216.8316.8322.82
1014.66723.0220.417.0217.0123.08
Mean ValuesGrain
14.66		FPS
717.8		MPS
218.78544		16.7816.7722.7Spread
10
 
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Prosport is torn apart, so I mounted up the Midas Tac on the 97K. I haven't shot this rifle in several months so it took a few groups to get back in the groove. They started out wide but tightened up as I went. Groups shot in order 1 thru 12 at 40 yards off the sticks.
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Prosport stock gonna hang till next Saturday, while it soaks up the sixth coat of tung oil....
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jkingrph said:
Absolutely nothing, I worked today and got off at 1pm Truck themometer said 100 degrees. 97 when I got home and still 95 outside. AC feels great.
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I don’t have air. Crow
bustachip said:
Prosport is torn apart, so I mounted up the Midas Tac on the 97K. I haven't shot this rifle in several months so it took a few groups to get back in the groove. They started out wide but tightened up as I went. Groups shot in order 1 thru 12 at 40 yards off the sticks.
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Prosport stock gonna hang till next Saturday, while it soaks up the sixth coat of tung oil....
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Damn that looks good. Crow
 
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Took a break from the vintage classics, and went with modern cult classics today.
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Walther LGU .177 that has been tinkered with.
Transfer port drilled to .136 or 3.45mm with a #29 drill.
Bronze thrust washer added to factory tophat , TX200 spring, factory rear guide and thrust washer.
Averages 781 with H&N FTT pellets for 11.7 ft. lbs.
The mods totally changed the nature of the rifle from box stock form. Solid abrupt shot cycle with no twang, resonance or undue vibration. In stock form with the small transfer port, the rifle was harsh and exhibited a lot of piston bounce.
Assuming I do my part, the rifle is now a ringer.

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Walther LGV Master that has also been tinkered with.
Fitted with a HW97 spring, factory rear guide and tophat used and thrust washer added to the tophat.
Once again, the mods totally changed the nature of the rifle from box stock. Not that it was terrible, but still exhibited some resonance and piston bounce.
The shroud was made from the barrel shroud from a Remington NPSS rifle. The rear piece was bored to slip fit over the Walther barrel O.D., the main tube was cut to length and the front end baffle was used as issued. Main part of shroud body had good quality shrink tubing applied for purchase while cocking, and has held up well for several years now.
The shroud, while being aluminum, does slightly tension the barrel, does away with the noodle barrel look, and gives a decent grip while cocking
Both triggers are factory stock Walther units that benefitted from stoning, polishing, and longer adjustment screws added. While they still have the lonnngggg first stage typical of the longer screw mod, it does not bother me enough to order a Rowan unit.

Shout out to Hector Medina of Connecticut Custom Airguns for his blog that details all of the mods that I did to both rifles. The shroud was my idea, not Hectors though....
 
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Chuck-in-Ohio said:
Took a break from the vintage classics, and went with modern cult classics today.
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Walther LGU .177 that has been tinkered with.
Transfer port drilled to .136 or 3.45mm with a #29 drill.
Bronze thrust washer added to factory tophat , TX200 spring, factory rear guide and thrust washer.
Averages 781 with H&N FTT pellets for 11.7 ft. lbs.
The mods totally changed the nature of the rifle from box stock form. Solid abrupt shot cycle with no twang, resonance or undue vibration. In stock form with the small transfer port, the rifle was harsh and exhibited a lot of piston bounce.
Assuming I do my part, the rifle is now a ringer.

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Walther LGV Master that has also been tinkered with.
Fitted with a HW97 spring, factory rear guide and tophat used and thrust washer added to the tophat.
Once again, the mods totally changed the nature of the rifle from box stock. Not that it was terrible, but still exhibited some resonance and piston bounce.
The shroud was made from the barrel shroud from a Remington NPSS rifle. The rear piece was bored to slip fit over the Walther barrel O.D., the main tube was cut to length and the front end baffle was used as issued. Main part of shroud body had good quality shrink tubing applied for purchase while cocking, and has held up well for several years now.
The shroud, while being aluminum, does slightly tension the barrel, does away with the noodle barrel look, and gives a decent grip while cocking
Both triggers are factory stock Walther units that benefitted from stoning, polishing, and longer adjustment screws added. While they still have the lonnngggg first stage typical of the longer screw mod, it does not bother me enough to order a Rowan unit.

Shout out to Hector Medina of Connecticut Custom Airguns for his blog that details all of the mods that I did to both rifles. The shroud was my idea, not Hectors though....
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Nice work, I like the shrouded barrels, always liked the HW98 look also. Working on the rifles is half the fun IMO.
 
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bustachip said:
Thanks brother. I can't imagine not having air, doesn't it get hot where you live?
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A few weeks ago we had a heatwave, in the 90’s. I live on the water, it helps a bit. We might get a few unbearable weeks in July or August. 64F right now, love it. Prefect for working outdoors. Crow
Chuck-in-Ohio said:
Took a break from the vintage classics, and went with modern cult classics today.
View attachment 476388
Walther LGU .177 that has been tinkered with.
Transfer port drilled to .136 or 3.45mm with a #29 drill.
Bronze thrust washer added to factory tophat , TX200 spring, factory rear guide and thrust washer.
Averages 781 with H&N FTT pellets for 11.7 ft. lbs.
The mods totally changed the nature of the rifle from box stock form. Solid abrupt shot cycle with no twang, resonance or undue vibration. In stock form with the small transfer port, the rifle was harsh and exhibited a lot of piston bounce.
Assuming I do my part, the rifle is now a ringer.

View attachment 476389
Walther LGV Master that has also been tinkered with.
Fitted with a HW97 spring, factory rear guide and tophat used and thrust washer added to the tophat.
Once again, the mods totally changed the nature of the rifle from box stock. Not that it was terrible, but still exhibited some resonance and piston bounce.
The shroud was made from the barrel shroud from a Remington NPSS rifle. The rear piece was bored to slip fit over the Walther barrel O.D., the main tube was cut to length and the front end baffle was used as issued. Main part of shroud body had good quality shrink tubing applied for purchase while cocking, and has held up well for several years now.
The shroud, while being aluminum, does slightly tension the barrel, does away with the noodle barrel look, and gives a decent grip while cocking
Both triggers are factory stock Walther units that benefitted from stoning, polishing, and longer adjustment screws added. While they still have the lonnngggg first stage typical of the longer screw mod, it does not bother me enough to order a Rowan unit.

Shout out to Hector Medina of Connecticut Custom Airguns for his blog that details all of the mods that I did to both rifles. The shroud was my idea, not Hectors though....
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Very nice guns. Been sniffing around for both those guns, hopefully one day. Have an LGU Varmit, one of my favorites. Crow
 
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Deerstalker said:
Yesterday plinking with the HW95L.

Pellet Rifle performance data results (6/27/2024)
Shot NumberPellet Weight (Grain)Speed (FPS)Speed (MPS)FPE (450240)FPE (450436.7)JoulesRange (FPS)
114.66720.0219.516.8816.8722.88713 Low
214.66713.0217.316.5516.5522.44723 High
314.66716.0218.216.6916.6922.63
414.66716.0218.216.6916.6922.63
514.66721.0219.816.9316.9222.95
614.66719.0219.216.8316.8322.82
714.66715.0217.916.6516.6422.57
814.66716.0218.216.6916.6922.63
914.66719.0219.216.8316.8322.82
1014.66723.0220.417.0217.0123.08
Mean ValuesGrain
14.66		FPS
717.8		MPS
218.78544		16.7816.7722.7Spread
10
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did you actually weigh these pellets ? (just teasing you ) as they are all 14.66
 
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jkingrph said:
Years back I was stationed in Turkey for two years. Humidity, even living right on the sea, Gulf of Izmir, the humidity was extremely low, so geneally comfortable, and nights would always cool off. We actually lived about two blocks from the waterfront and could see the Gulf from our balcony.
Here in E. Texas weather is basically miserable most of the year, same over in NE Louisiana where I grew up. Summers in mid 90's to low 100's and high humidity. Winters, not that cold temperature wise, but usually the humidity makes it awful. A few years back we had a cold snap, got down to about -6 and almost no humidity and in reality it was fairly comfortable. I aslo spent a few months in the UK in the winter of 91, very cold but still not bad. This afternoon was about 94, and then a quick sprinkle and some wind, dropped temp down to very low 80's fe;t good. It's now 8:30pm temp 81, at least ten degrees cooler than this time yesterday. So nice I got a new FWB Sport for a few shots this evening.
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I hear you, I’m in southeast Louisiana, and we have been having excessive heat warnings every day. I can’t see through my glasses for the sweat.
 
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