I have teaspoon "Spinners" set up at 37,, 43& 54 yrds. I shoot them with my springers,, my Diana favorites "spin" them ALL week long!!Well,, the ones at 37&43 yrds. NO LONGER EXIST!!!!! Kimmie Sue said,,, Dad,, that spoon went flying in at least 3 pcs.!! NO LIE FOLKS!! Was about to try the one at 54 yrds. ,,, but my neighbor came home ARRRRRGGGG!! My new Korean Girl Friend has a LOUD MOUTH!!He He!! (Gotta keep the peace!) I shure do LOVE slinging those big ole marbles!!LOL!! I must rethink my backstops,, 3 2X12,s just aint workin!! Thanks again J,, Enjoyed my visit with you,, thank you & Sherry for putting me up for the night,,thanks for the vittles,,thanks for letting me shoot all your big bore guns,, including your one of a kind DQ & Bob Dean "Specials", your fine Big Ed tuned Dianas,, Most of all,, THANKS FOR THE DRAGON SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!! You have created a MONSTER!!LOL!! Tim.
Dear friend: very nice and impressive, we like these "howitzers" here ! Best ammo for precision shooting is from Davide Pedersoli, here comes a new period in your life: making / melting your own bullets ! I am sure an inventor like you will find ways to make the best bullets, enjoy your rifle and next one is a BSA Lonestar in .25 I guess ? Best regards from Johannis.
It doesn't matter that its not a Diana....I LOVE IT
July 27 2008, 1:15 AM
Well Tim, I gotta tell ya again, that is one fantastic looking gun, but coming from "J" we both knew that it would be!
I am feeling "the urge" .... LOL
I had a smoke down at the humidor tonight and then stepped in and was looking at walnut blanks that would make a good thumbhole stock for a dragon slayer, but then I got to thinking that a synthetic thumbhole might be the hot ticket....we'll see!
I was thinking about looking for a used model that needs some serious love and attention and taking her under my wing and giving her a total makeover....how do ya think I ended up with Steph!! ROTFLMAO (look around the room with a scared look!!) Just kidding sweetness!!! (hung & kisses - gulp)
Anyway partner, that is one fine looking piece of work!!!!!
Awesome rifle Tim,you traitor.lol I to must be a traitor aquired a Beeman San Rafale Webley Vulcan.Not near as nice as your rifle but with some tlc should look a lot better than now.Again great looking rifle Tim.
Gary
Tim,
I got your e-mail and thought I better get my butt over to Dianawerks to have a look at your new cannon.
All I can say is WOW WOW WOW now thats a bad-boy ya got there.
Well got to go Michigan summer is calling!This time were headed out to some lakes with air guns in hand.Going to try our luck at Snapping Turtles.Got the trusty .22 RWS48 and the .22 Disco.
I hope no one shoots a hole in the bottom of the JohnBoat.
Its kinda of neat,, sit in the lilly pads and wait for them to catch some air,bam,, head shot they may go down for a few but sufrace soon belly up..Damn good eatin too!
Crocodile Dundee made a famous quote in one of his movies when comparing knives with a street thug. His quote "Now that is a knife"'
Congratulations, on a very nice piece! Need to keep up the post about this gun. I bet Harry, is shaking in his pants with envy of such a powerful, precision rifle as the Dragon. Poor guy is probably looking over his checking account now, and wishing he had saved some of those ground hogs he shot last week. LOL
..here's a question. I always thought that round balls were inherently inaccurate. Judging from Tims shooting this doesn't seem to be the case. Is it the poor quality of most bb's , or that most bb guns are lower end products?
-IBM
Tim, thanks for posting about a non-RWS gun. A great way to learn about what is out there.
By the way, for anyone interested here is a video that shows the absolute power of this this fine gun.
ZVP, you have reason to be anxious for the HW 30. The 30 mk11 acquired and tuned by MZ, is one fun gun to shoot. And it is deadly accurate and smooth!
Let us know how you like it.
Where to start?? Dave (ZVP),,Thanks for your kind words. You & Russ have let me slide many times before with non Diana posts. Seems we all love many differant types of airguns!! Thanks!! Johannis my Friend from the Neatherlands,,, "Big Ponds" cannot seperate true Friends!! Thank you My Friend,, E-Mail sent to you!! Curtis: What can I say to you I did not say on the phone!!LOL!! You KNOW your not gonna let this go,, we both know your getting a Dragon!!! I am lucky to have a Friend like you I can call anytime I need EXPERT advice from!! Thanks Buddy!! Gary: Traitor???? Nah,, I still have,, love,, & shoot my Diana,s every day!!LOL!! Thanks for your reply!! Holdover: Biggest Bore I could find so far!! (I think its big enough!!) Glad you got your 460 doing well,, very nice offer you have made to help others!! Oh, my Buddy "BB Gun Bob",, Yep Bob,, the "Dark Side" has got a hold on me!! Told Ya what I traded for now!! IB McGinty: I just cannot explain why these 180 Gr. roundballs are so dam accurate!! If I was not the one shooting them,, I would NEVER believe it myself!! Im telling you,, a teaspoon at 30 yrds. dont stand a chance! My Buddy Dave (Vabch): Thanks for your replys,, Im still Laughing!! Yeah,, we both know Harry pretty well!! I spoke with him the other day,, got an E-Mail from him today,,seems he is not taking this laying down!! As a man of my word,, Im not saying anything!! (Hint: Harry is up to no good!!LOL!!)Thanks Dave for putting up that link for those that may not have seen Tom Gaylord shoot those 2 liter soda bottles!! Amazing what 190 Ft. Lbs. can do aint it?? Did I mention my new Dragon has been tuned by "Big Bore Bob" (Bob Dean) & further modded by J ?? Just a lil over 300 Ft. Lbs.!!LOL!! Dave,, Please say Hi to Marcello for me,, hope both your familys are doing well. Of course I must give the biggest thanks to "J" Woodcock,, Other than the trade we worked out I would not have this AWSOME new gun!! I doubt for shure I will ever top this one folks,, not many are lucky enough to own a one of a kind gun like I have now. To say I am happy & LOVE my new gun would be a huge understatement,,It DONT get any better than this Folks!! Thanks to all my Diana Werks Friends,,,, The Addiction continues!! Tim.
At 300+ FPE you must be hitting around 900 fps. Do you patch the roundballs? Is that a smoothbore?
You need to get a charcoal burner. I have a nice .54 double rifle that should sate your thirst for fpe. Let's see, with 230 RB's @ 1400 fpe she'll do about 1,000 fpe. Not to mention slugs.
Roundball {.495" 182 grain} is a bit over 720fps, and the big 460 grain slugs run right about 570fps.
The 335 grain REAL slugs are pushing about 640 fps and the 255 grain REAL are lobbing along about 670fps, but please don't let lower velocity mislead.
