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    Product: Diana RWS 54 Air King

    Diana RWS 54 Air King Air rifle
    Review entered on 2010-11-19 02:10:56

    Overall rating:2 2.0

    Value for money:2 2.0

    Accuracy:5 5.0

    		  By Mark from USA on 2010-11-19
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    Things I liked:I really liked the high quality finish on the stock and the receiver. The wood was of good quality. The trigger pull was exceptable and the efort to cock the rifle was what I expected. The gun is very accurate.
    Things I would have changed:I have built several guns which I use in benchrest shooting. This gun needs to be revised. The barrel is a disapointment. RWS removed too much materal which causes the barrel to bend slightly when stored. The front sight is really cheap and over sized. The rear sight is flimseyalthough I have seen it used on other rifles. If you touch the side of the rear sight it will shift to one side or the other. I do not mind a heavy stock, however this one could be lightened up some. The plastic trigger is really cheap too along with the plastic muzzel brake. there is many barrel makers here in the states that could provide a much stronger barrel drilled to except standard rifle sights and ready to fit in RWS's receiver and probabley much cheaper. RWS has over machined the barrel to the point that it is weak in my opinion and that costs extra money too.
    What others should know:This gun has a lot of vibration and recoil in the receiver. You need to be very careful when selecting a scope. Check the manufacturers rating for recoil before buying a scope and beware of any scope not rated for less than heavy recoil. You can check online for scope ratings.
    Comments
    By Domingo from USA on 2013-03-20
    0
    My friend, it seems you are a bit confused about the properties of steel. The barrel of this gun, or of any other gun, will not droop because of being stored, unless by storing you mean placing on your driveway so you can run it over every day.
    By Customer from USA on 2011-07-24
    2
    Wow, where do I start? Frankly, your comments are from somewhere out there in the ozone layer! From your comments I presume that you have never taken one of these apart? The stock on this gun is VERY light, the weight is in the action, & the cocking mechanism, not in the stock. It does not have a muzzle break, & it is very easy to modify the trigger to give a light pull. As for the barrel being 'weak', & bending slightly when stored, how on earth are you storing your rifle? (continued)
    By Customer from USA on 2011-07-24
    1
    (continued) Don't rest any gun on its barrel when you store it, and buy a scope. I use a Bushnell Trophy 4x12 40mm, and the gun hasn't broken it yet. Make sure the two screws that hold the stock on are very tight, and that is it. These are accurate guns, but they do have barrel droop from the factory, but that is NOT a 'weak' barrel (so shim your rear scope mount)!
    By Loren from USA on 2010-11-24
    2
    You are right on about selecting a scope for this rifle. But your silly statements about the barrel, come on you can't be serious.
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