I am caring for a HyScore 809 (Dianawerk 35) that is part of a collection of a dear friend recently deceased. Made 03 70. I need an air rifle for sporting use and want to purchase it from my friend's widow at a fair price. Blue Book is not helpful. Any help on what I should pay?

I think I paid $130 for mine several years back and it was in new in box condition. Sans box though.

Depending on how much the rifle was shot and whether there was any maintenance done fairly recently you might put a couple (ten is way too damn many lol) drops of RWS chamber lube in for the leather seal if you're not intending to take the gun apart.

And if you're not familiar with the three ball sear trigger on that particular rifle... you really might want to have it gone through just as a precaution by someone who'll get that trigger out without losing all the little parts. Its not like other airguns trigger wise. A great rifle but you might want to send it to Ed K who tunes Dianas. He knows those triggers and these rifles inside out.

You just can't get much better than a Diana 35 variant.

Harv

I am a complete novice with air rifles, but I am very careful with the maintenance of my firearms. I appreciate your advice re lubrication, but I don't know how to do what you suggest.

What is this lube? Is RWS lube a brand name or a generic lube for air rifle applications? Can I get it at my local gun store?

Where do I apply these few drops of lube in order to maintain properly the seal you reference?

Thanks again for the advice. I am going to keep the gun and see how good I can get with it. Fun to shoot from the comfort and convenience of your own back porch.

I've scrolled through the forum looking for a posting by anyone named "Ed K" and found none. I am interested in following up on your advice. Can you tell me how to contact Ed K?

Steve here's the link to his site and all the info you'll want regarding the stuff Ed does.

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/ekreally/myhomepage/business.html

Warren, thanks for putting up the phone number

Harv

These things don't seem to come up for sale very often, so base on most comparable model, maybe the rws 34. But there are a lot of them around, either diana, hyscore, even beeman branded them for a few years.

I'd say the $130 mentioned by Harvey would be reasonable, if it is in pretty good condition. Maybe even $150 if it in really good shape. You didn't mention scope or not, but that old it should be a throw in. At that price, you may not be getting a great deal, but you aren't taking advantage of the family either.

I appreciate your information and opinions.

The rifle does not have a scope on it, but I have been practicing iron sights and can consistently drill a 2 inch hanging steel plate at 20 yards. The rifle just "feels good" because of its size and weight. The barrel is longer than other air rifles I have seen.

do not have at the moment the web site but call him 281-988-8602, he is in Houston, Texas

nice guy, reasonable in price and knows his stuff with RWS guns. I recommend him 100%

he has as I write my M40 for a full modification

warren

and remember "it's 30% the gun and 70% the shooter"

At hobby shops it's sold as RC shock oil. Get some light weight stuff and put 3-5 drops into the air trasfer port and let the gun stand upright for a day or two. It will smoke when you first shoot it, but it should clear up.

Nice shooters those 35's. In their day, they were a magnum-class springer. Mine gets about 700 fps in .177. Accuracy is nice as it's a long gun. Trigger can be adjusted down nicely so it breaks smooth. Overall, a very nice classic. I agree with the $100 - $150 range depending on condition.

"but I'll be needin' that gun, fer squirrels and such."