Any one else have one of these nice little plinkers? Just added one of these to my growing Diana collection. Shot a few over the chrony and it s doing 610 with JSB Exacts. Later I'm going to try some JSB Express and see how they do. This week I'm going to order a scope for it and maybe a spring and seal from Maccari. But firs impressions are its a sweet little gun.

Mine is a newer one and only a couple of years old. See my post further below for a pic. It averages 687 fps with 8.4 gr Exacts. The newer ones use a different main tube (larger diameter) than the earlier ones. The newer ones use the same seal as the Models 34, 36, 38 etc. The older ones use a smaller seal. Maccari has both so check your gun to see which one you need. They are real nice, docile guns. I like it much better than the HW30S I used to have. The Diana just fits me better and easily matches the HW30S in accuracy and firing behaviour, while at the same time providing more power. Can't beat that.

- RG

I was going to buy that gun from Stephanie but you beat me to it!! hehe Actually it wasn't sold and I saw it very soon after she posted it, but I hesitated. Then I think the next day it was, I was going to ask her if the gun could do >600fps that I would take it, but you had grabbed it already. I have seen people post about their 26 in the high 500's so I didn't want a "weak one". You know me.. hehe I have a lot of sparrows and Starlings here lately so that would 've been a good bird/pest gun, although the 850 .22 has been doing just great with the feathered pests.

Good luck with it! I heard it went to get some work done before it was finally shipped to you? What did you have done? Trigger work? I know you do most of the debur/hone and lube yourself so I 'm just guessing it had to be some trigger work from process of elimination. Our airgun community is a small world you know.. I could tell you what you had for breakfast, hehehe

RWS Diana 350 .22 (MIA w/Curtis)
RWS Diana 36 .177
RWS Hammerli 850 .22
Lemak custom AF Condor .25
Talon Tunes AF Condor .25
Airhog tuned AF Condor .22
Crosman custom 2300XT .22
Various other Crosman Pump & CO2 .177

Its a sweet little plinker. I was going to send out the trigger out to JohninPA. BUT Today I took it apart my self cleaned it up re lubed and got it back together with no problem so I don't think its going out to him. Next I'm going to work on my 46 T01 trigger ,after doing my first I think the second will come out better ,then on to the T05 in my 350 .22.
I sent maccari an e-mail to ask him what spring I can use for a 26, its an older model so it has a smaller tube diamiter , he lists a seal but I don't know which spring is best because its kind of small.
I'm going to do something for ya,if you really want this 26 ,here is what I can do Ill trade it to ya for your 36 Hehe What do you say . I know you will never part with it, But if you do ,let me know Ill be at your house in an hour or an hour and a half.

to that one Phil! You 're absolutely right.. I 'll hold on to this 36 beauty for a looong time If it weren't as accurate or well-tuned, you would have had it a long time ago. I know it's not easy to come by one of Gene Curtis' personal guns that was CDT turbo-tuned with the "works".

Hard to believe this 14ft-lb gun took out so many G-hogs last summer with surgical precision (in the absense of the 350).
It's a keeper for sure, and no I 'm not giving you my street address. Next thing I know, there will be a "vacancy" in my gun cabinet when I get home one night!
Gee, who could have wanted the Diana 36 only, and left behind the 7mm Mag, 30-06, .243, 30-30's, shotguns and $3K worth of tuned & scoped AF Condors? hehe

Now I have an excuse to get a gun vault!

RWS Diana 350 .22 (MIA w/Curtis)
RWS Diana 36 .177
RWS Hammerli 850 .22
Lemak custom AF Condor .25
Talon Tunes AF Condor .25
Airhog tuned AF Condor .22
Crosman custom 2300XT .22
Various other Crosman Pump & CO2 .177