Bought this almost purely based on this review and my god is it worth the hype. Been able to hit 12 oz cans reliably at 75 yards with it. I tend to use a scope, but on the right days when the air is still it's immediately obvious just how consistent this rifle really is. I can reliably put shots into the same hole at 50 yards even with a bit of wind. This rifle looks GORGEOUS, feels great in the hand, and in the 26 foot-pound variant I've got here in the USA, it hits like a freight train. It's whisper quiet, so quiet that many have been surprised to see just how hard this thing can hit because the noise is so heavily suppressed that you strain to hear it fire from about 20 yards. I've seen some pellets fired from this rifle go clean through 1/2 inch thick wooden planks and still hit a soda can so hard that it nearly severs the top and bottom of the can. The power and accuracy if this thing have damn near ruined my interest in other replica airguns - Diana would do well to launch a line of PCP replicas - an M1 Garand or Lee Enfield in this style would be incredible.
Another perfect review. A rifle I've admired since childhood. Had the chance to fire the Lee Enfield 303 . As an air cadet. Maybe in the future I'll be the owner of a Mauser. Beautiful ornament for the wall , when not in use. Thank you Andy. Glad you're well and hope the same for family. From Richard Leeds West Yorkshire.
Hi Andy , great review today . i love this rifle . And as you say has a dual role ....... i think the price is great .... thank you Andy ...... cheers Simon from York
If only more replicas were pcp and pellet pushing, the best of both worlds, nice to see something accurate and in a classic guise. I'm waiting for the 177 pcp AK47 now( fully auto would be nice!! )
Got mine back in April. Absolutely love it. I have shot pellets and slugs with great accuracy. The inexpensive Crosman 14.3gr HP have shot great. NSA 17.5gr slugs and H&N 21gr slugs shot amazing as well. Already have taken groundhog around the farm with my K98 and all three of those rounds. Just put high mounts on a scoped it. Going to try H&N rabbit magnum power rounds next. If you’re looking for a great entry level pcp for small game and love WW2 stuff, then this air gun is a no brainer!
Update on my comment. My K98 .22 absolutely loves the H&N rabbit magnum rounds and they hit with authority! Accuracy falls off after 30 yards, but 30 yards and in these rounds are the hardest hitting in my k98.
The Sentinel X is absolutely amazing and has become my favorite even though I have a Titan and other more expensive scopes!!! OH I absolutely enjoyed the Mauser presentation.
Hi Andy nice to see a really useable replica air gun,have to take my (tin) hat off to those guys at Diana and at that price it’s going to be another one to add to my collection…
Just placed my order at cheshire Gun Rooms. I've been undecided on what i wanted. I didn't want a pcp rifle that resembled a pool cue strapped to a divers tank. I was after something relatively accurate and stylish but not a fashion fad item. This looks fantastic, and with a small air tank, should be easier with a stirrup pump, but still have enough shots to last a session at the range. I can't wait to get my hands on it. Thanks Andy, you've helped me make my mind up after weeks of looking around.
@@Anaesthetist98 I found the rifle to be consistently accurate at 20yds, as that was my local range had. It feels solid, works well and looks great. As for the hand pump, it is do-able, but not ideal. I havent used it for a few months, and its still got the same air in that i left it with so no signs of leakage. Its great fun to use, and looks like the real deal.
@@Anaesthetist98 I put a scope on, but not a retro era kind of thing. More to suite my eye sight basically. I am sure you can get one suited to the period looks though.
That's suprisingly accurate for a modern day SPAdiana. I've got three of their barrels that I cannot achieve those results with. It could of course be me. I like the look of this.
It's a really cool K98 replica, the only thing I don't like is the fact that it has silencer features because the K98 had a very destinctive loud noise that I would've loved if they had brought that to the PCP version, i know air rifles aren't really loud like a powder burner but I'm still a bit disappointed that they tried to incorporate silencing feature to the barrel. The other thing I don't like about it is how much the magazine sticks out, I wish and hope that one day we can have "regular" magazine fed action rather than the circular types of PCP magazines that is favored by manufacturers, i know the magazine design is due to technical practicability i am also aware that this particular rifle used clips, but regardless I'd love a PCP rifle with a more classic magazine design that we know from powder burners
a none-rotary magazine would require a mechanism for indexing each shot without deforming the lead pellet, the only non-rotary magazines iv seen used is a chain-link system or a stick magazine you have to index yourself by sliding it sideways, it would be possible to make such a gun use dummy rounds each containing a pellet but the simplest method is usually the best specially when it come to a pcp that uses 20+ftlb in none restrictive countries.
I wish they would have put the rear sight somewhere close to the original version. My bandit has almost more distance between the rear and front sight then this thing. This looks so terrible that I wouldn't want one for free.
I am struggling with this gun! I want to buy it, but also the Gletcher Mosin Nagant looks great. Also my girlfriend might argue I have too many airguns.
Looks fantastic! However... a bit too clean, making it almost look plastic. Wouldn't mind getting myself one of these and then just give it some weathering touch-ups just to make it look a bit more authentic.
Ya know! Speaking of WW2 . We won and as a result we now have access to some great 👍 German TARGET air rifles and yet after a full year, maybe longer, still na reviews. Why?
Hi Andy, I like this gun very much, but I have trouble mounting a scope. I tried some mounts, but none of them (11 mm) fits really, so the scope is always bending slightly over to the right or left of the rail. What mounts did you use?
Is it possible to use a laser bore sighter with one of these, I have one but bought a big scope to go on it thats more for rim fire so needs to be shimmed at the back and want to be able to get it zeroed but cant fire pellets at home in the garden.
i really like the idea of a k98 air gun... but this gun does look wrong ... you can clearly see, how little effort was put into the design by just looking at the front barrel band...
Hi Andy, really love your channel but given the history behind who used the K98 I don’t think that was appropriate about stoving in allies heads with the butt. Don’t want to be a party pooper and I’m of Austrian descent myself, just thought worth mentioning before someone else picks up on it. Cheers
