Wow thank-you Richard (first time anyone's ever helped support my work this way). 🙏🤝 Very glad it was helpful, I try to always be thorough as well as honest. All the best and happy shooting, cheers. Russ
The black plastic plugs on the rear of the stock are in place of the bolt takedown holes (metal insets on the original). You would use the hole to remove the firing pin from the bolt for cleaning and maintenance. The barrel is actually suppressed on these, the shroud has baffles inside hence the rifle being so quiet.
Yep I'd assumed the shrouded barrel includes baffles, but am pleasantly surprised how effective it is, despite the barrel OD not being that large. Cheers. Russ
I haven't seen the K98 PCP in Australia , Does the circular magazine protruding like that on the top of the rifle interfere with looking through the rear sight ? I guess it couldn't be designed to be lower because of the air cylinder .
Hi Jacob, hopefully there's a Diana importer there somewhere. No you can use the open sights, although I'd prefer the rear sight to be right at the back of the action for a longer sight radius. I have more photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/150760461@N07/albums/72157720137634042/ Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ
Hello, I’ve received my rifle today. It is great and have that single shot tray. Just one question: Is it normal that little hole, under the back sight, which goes through? Some people said to me that there might be a plug or a pin missing… I’m not worried, but I’d like to find out. Thanks.
Thanks for clarifying. Chris already owns a spring-powered K98, hence he believed this one would have an adjustable foresight. If I owned one I'd definitely remove the supplied rearsight and fit an adjustable peephole rearsight on the rear of the action's 11mm dovetail. Cheers. Russ
@@RussDouglas222 Indeed, I have both myself so also assumed the front sight to be adjustable, as mine still shoots about 2" high at 20 meters on the lowest rear sight notch. But otherwise it's a very accurate and enjoyable rifle to use. Still undecided on whether to put a scope on it or not as I have a scope on my Spring version already, and that one is stupid accurate.
Yes, sub-12 (UK) it'll be fine for short-range work, and I've heard from folk in the U.S that it's great at higher power too; though obviously you won't get many shots from a fill at higher power. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ
I saw this rifle in a catalog, but was surprised my local dealership still had the older underlever version. I'm glad I bought that one over the PCP. I've held the PCP too once he had one in stock, and it lacks the finish and sturdyness of the springer. The front end of the PCP looks far too bulky, whilst the silhouette of the underlever is closer to the original K98k.The classic Diana micrometer rear sight is a lot better too. The only downside is that it's heavier than a real loaded K98k. Even though it lacks the bolt, it still has more detail as the disassembly disk in the stock still looks like the real thing, instead of it being a plastic blanking plug. The cast aluminium parts were still rough on the PCP, and the wood had a lot of filler. It feels like a toy gun in comparison. But to be fair, it 's 2/3rds the price of the underlever.
I don't believe it's fully regulated, but I'm guessing it has one of those 'self regulating' systems. Either way both the shot count and shot-to-shot consistency were very impressive, as you can see from the chrono session footage I included. 👍 (aside from one shot the 35-shot string varied by only ten FPS). Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ
It refers to an internal valve mechanism that precisely measures (regulates) the amount (volume / pressure) of compressed air released with each shot fired. The idea is to control the velocity of each pellet leaving the barrel, which then naturally aids consistent accuracy, when used in conjunction with consistent ammunition. Hope this helps? Cheers. Russ
@@williamclifford4441 Well done that man, but this rifle is a relatively low-powered .22", has a very short sight radius and not the best rearsight aperture. While testing my thoughts to friends were "I'd love to shoot this in .177" with a diopter rearsight at the rear of the action, to better gauge the downrange accuracy." Cheers. Russ
The Diana K98 pcp is my favorite airgun I own! Using H&N rabbit magnum power rounds and wow does it hit with authority! I own the .22 version. Personally I think with rabbit magnum power rounds it would drop a coyote within 30 yards with a headshot. The K98 replica is a absolutely wonderful airgun.
the blanking plug in the stock on the original live round rifle was where a hook that the sling would latch onto ;its a shame that diana for some reason didnt follow through with this as it would further emulate the real deal... great review by the way very through.
Difficult to convince yourself to put a scope on that beauty! (Even worse with a red dot). You must keep it authentic and accurate (difficult to compromise...) 😊 Especially when you've got the leather strap.
I've put vintage scope on mine and now looks the part my only gripe with mine I find my trigger wobbles side to side a bit I don't know if this is normal for Diana rifles
Cool, did you add an aftermarket cheek raiser to suit the scope too? (Like this: www.flickr.com/photos/150760461@N07/27273481507/in/album-72157696878658625/) ....but I didn't notice any lateral play in the loaner rifle's trigger. Cheers. Russ
@@RussDouglas222 Not at the moment it seems to be just the right height for me, on the whole this is a great replica rifle a great review by the way Russ
😎👋✌saludos desde chile magnifico video que me ha traido muchos recuerdos por que en mi servicio militar use el mauser en el entrenamiento basico y este pcp diana esta muy bien hecho demasiado realista asusta al que no sabe mucho de armas un abrazo desde el sur del mundo
Thank-you and thanks for watching! Hmm do you mean buddy bottle or hand-pump? I remember the supplied fill probe was stiff or jammed in the fill port whenever I topped it up from my Weekender buddy bottle, but hopefully a wee touch of silicone grease would ease that. Actually a friend at the range (Chris, the chap who tried it on camera) got in touch just yesterday, having bought his own -and he loves it! 👏 He's planning to try HFT with it soon, both scoped and with open sights. Cheers. Russ
Recently I have noticed that Diana remove all N-Tech rifles from their site, there is no record on that and previous N-Teck models are not to be found I would love to know why, and what happened. Do I need to worry as a Diana owner?
@@danielwilliams8742 My pleasure, not sure if BAR still stock them (worth asking them though), or they're £419 @solware.co.uk (when back in stock). Cheers. Russ
it’s all in the little things, the manufacturer didn’t work on these, the appearance of the rifle, to put it mildly, is not very good, there are things that could have been done, but why?
But it's not a high-end rifle. This is intended to be functional while affordable, whereas keeping details accurate would make it much more expensive, and they'd sell a lot less. 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ
I'll tell you what we've really got here,, a big fat no thanks! Why do we have an ugly rotary magazine sticking up out of the breach when for years now companies like umarex have been using dummy cartridge cases that hold a lead pellet or steel BB and can be loaded into a conventional style box magazine allowing for a much closer match in regards to replica styling . I don't have the money to be dropping on a gimmick gun, honestly I'd rather have a daisy red Ryder than this thing.
Fair enough, some folk prefer that while others prefer this rifle with either the mag or single-shot loading tray, and others add a scope and use this to hunt rabbits. It's just a case of each to their own. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ
