old air rifle

[darlo 20]

hello.i have the chance to buy an old air rifle for 40 quid

its a diana series 70 model 79. has anybody got any information

about this gun. would it be worth doing up.

i want a gun but im short of cash at the moment

thanks

[marko 30]

just a bit of info mate

 

 

Introduced 1972. 42 inch long with a 17 1/4 inch barrel. Weight 6 3/4 lbs. Muzzle vel. .177 - 625fps and .22 - 500 fps (no pellet weights stated). Price in 1972 Model 79 £17.25 and Model 78 £15.00.probably ok for plinking but nothing more serious than that mate to be honest and parts would be a problem i would think. :thumbs:try this for spares

 

http://www.gunspares.co.uk/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=24470&cat=G79

Edited May 19, 2010 by marko

[darlo 20]

just a bit of info mate

 

 

Introduced 1972. 42 inch long with a 17 1/4 inch barrel. Weight 6 3/4 lbs. Muzzle vel. .177 - 625fps and .22 - 500 fps (no pellet weights stated). Price in 1972 Model 79 £17.25 and Model 78 £15.00.probably ok for plinking but nothing more serious than that mate to be honest and parts would be a problem i would think. :thumbs:try this for spares

 

http://www.gunspares.co.uk/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=24470&cat=G79

thanks for the info mate.

i will not bother.

what second hand guns are worth buying to improve?

thanks darlo

[Phantom 631]

I think Marco might be correct there, if anyone has spares it would be Chambers.

 

I've just looked and they list a huge variety of Diana/Original Guns here

 

http://www.gunspares.co.uk/shopdisplaycategories.asp?id=24035&cat=Diana%2FOriginal

 

However those are not listed.

 

If you give them a quick ring though, they will let you know if the spares are interchangable with what your thinking of.

 

They have been excetionally helpful when I have rang them in the past

 

What is it your planning on doing, just plinking or hunting and or target work?

 

Phantom

[darlo 20]

I think Marco might be correct there, if anyone has spares it would be Chambers.

 

I've just looked and they list a huge variety of Diana/Original Guns here

 

http://www.gunspares.co.uk/shopdisplaycategories.asp?id=24035&cat=Diana%2FOriginal

 

However those are not listed.

 

If you give them a quick ring though, they will let you know if the spares are interchangable with what your thinking of.

 

They have been excetionally helpful when I have rang them in the past

 

What is it your planning on doing, just plinking or hunting and or target work?

 

Phantom

I was looking for a hunting rifle for around 2-3 hundred quid

or something cheaper i can update, Im new to all this what would you recomend?

thanks

darlo

[marko 30]

for that sort of money you could pick up a nice weirauch a 90 or 99 with scope etc will only be about 200 second hand maybe an s200 cracking little gun i had one couldnt fault it but you would also need a bottle for topping it up maybe save a few more pounds and get a really nice gun the choice is yours springer or pcp.

[Phantom 631]

I was looking for a hunting rifle for around 2-3 hundred quid

or something cheaper i can update, Im new to all this what would you recomend?

thanks

darlo

 

As above I would go for the Air Arms S200, but if you read my threads, you'll find that I'm perhaps just a tiny bit biased

 

Seriously after seeing the results I've been getting with the S200 I've converted a few people including Bill aka Sweeny Todd (usually shoots top spec HW100) and Shay aka Venom Viper (he's got a lot of quality guns) and a few others, more recently John (Johnboy19) has just purchased the S200 and almost everyone loves them (unless your very tall then you may find it a little small without spacers on the stock).

 

I also happen to be a fan of the SMK XS19 (loads of people bitch about the Chinese rifle's) But my results with it speak for themselves With it being a springer, there is the recoil to contend with and accuracy is a little harder to achieve until your used to firing springers/

 

The S200, you would also need to purchase a filling system either a pump or dive bottle. Extra cost but second hand they are reasonably priced. The big advantage to a pcp such as the S200 is they are recoilless so accuracy is easier to achieve for a new shooter.

 

ATB

 

Phantom