Page 6 - Diana 34P air Reviews

RWS quality very evident; very accurate even before fully broken-in; synthetic stock has a very nice solid feel; weight offers good counter balance to recoil of a springer; easy to cock; smooth mechanism out of the box.

At this price- none.

I installed the Leapers Droop Compensating mount and Accushot medium scope mounts with RWS 3-9X40AO scope. I also removed the front and rear sights and installed the Beeman Universal Muzzle Brake. The setup fits perfectly in the Plano Vertical Case.

Quality build. Nice dark blue metal. Solid feeling synthetic stock and great trigger right out of the box.

Scope stop as previously stated by everyone. A droop compensating block along with rings gets the scope pretty high with the straight stock.

This is my first purchase of a modern air rifle. I have a crosman 760 my uncle bought me 40 years ago. What a great rifle. Pulled it from the box, wiped the excess oil from the action and inside the stock, lock tight back together and shot a 1" group from 12 yards with open sights and RWS 14.5 grain superdomes. What a treat!!

Good power,accuracy and quality. Globe Tru-Glo front sight. Plastic stock that I don't have to worry about scratching or dinging in the bush.

Hollow butt.

Ordered .22 as a medium range hunter. After tear down and lube/tune average 657 fps with CP's,645 with Silver Stings which is in line with Diana's rated 690. Removed butt pad and filled with plaster powder and expanding foam. Better balance and less noise. With a peep sight at 25yds can cover 5 shots with a quarter. Trigger will get smoother with use. If thinking about .177, get the Ruger at half the price,it has a copy of the T-05 trigger and piston,articulated cocking link like the 350. It may be Chinese but is capable of nickle sized groups at 30 yds with a scope.

wow,wow. accurate,smooth,,real sights that adjust nicely,built well,cocking easy and smooth. have 4 other brands-not even close.

nothing

for the dollar it is exceptional in performance and value.excellent warrenty.used crosman wadcutters,dead on at 10 yds.5 in a 1/2 inch group at 20 yards,no scope.

This is a great air rifle. It seems very solid, well constructed, and works as advertised. Mine also came with a globe protector surrounding the front post sight, so RWS addressed the single weakness the rifle had in the past. Absolutely not a toy - this is the real deal.

Add a rubber butt pad.

I had terrible luck with Beeman Crow pellets. I switched to the RWS Meisterkugeln pellets and the rifle began to really shine. I use a Leepers 9x scope and easily shoot dime size groups at 25 yards. Great trigger for an air rifle.

This gun in .177 has excellent metal parts and is very solidly built. The rear sight is all metal. The front fiberoptic red dot is also quite clear. The trigger is clean and very crisp. The gun is more accurate than I can shoot at the offhand position with the iron sights, because I can tell instantly where my pellet is going to land after pulling the trigger. After about 100 shots it is more or less "broken-in", with smooth cocking and firing.

It is definitely muzzle heavy. Because of the straight style of the stock, I found the standing offhand position most comfortable for the iron sights, but sitting position is impossible without a scope.

I shoot only non-lead pellets, which means Crosman, Gamo PBA or Skenco. The Crosman and PBA pellets are too light for this gun. The Skenco golden rod pellets work well in my gun.

Exceptional power. Fine accuracy for taking apart english sparrow-sized targets out to 25 yards.

I would add a rubber butt pad. Wooden butt slips in your armpit. Trigger is sort of cruddy, but better than most spring-piston rifles

You need heavier pellets to get the accuracy. Think Beeman Kodiak or Crow Magnum. The previous poster must have had a fluke if he's not getting his pellets to all touch the same hole at 15 yards. Light pellets fly erratically, I've found. Of course, I've owned my '34 for quite some time. Maybe his isn't 'broke in' yet. I'll admit it took me a while to get my group sizes down to where they all touch at 15 yards.

The .22 has plenty of power. Great for varmint control when you can hit them.

The accuracy is overrated. I expected dime groups at around 15 yards, good luck with that, i tried 4 different pellet types and even ordered RWS Meisterkugeln, not much better with those. My concern is that yesterday it was dead center, today it was low and left, then i re-sighted it, that didn't last, this afternoon it was low and right. The rear sight is doing something hinky. I mounted a scope on it w/ accu. mount and it was still not responding correctly. Perhaps my 10/22 has me spoiled it will hold 5 shots inside a dime at 25 yards. I expect the RWS34 to do that at 15yards, it did not meet my expectations. I will continue to experiment with it and hope it somehow stabilizes.

This gun feels like the real thing. With the scope on it- it looks just like a full size deer rifle and feels the same w/ the weight of this baby. It takes a bit of beef to break the barrel for loading.

Received this rifle a couple of days ago. Shot Beeman Kodiak Match extra heavy pellets through it. This is a VERY nice gun...well built, solid, beautiful and very accurate. After I got my scope dialed in (AR22 4X32) I was shooting dime sized groupings at 20 yards. In a lot of my groupings the pellet holes overlapped. I did have to originally shim my scope (I used a Centerpoint 1 piece mount) and I was "clicked all of the way" and still off target by 2-3 inches. 2 small strips of plastic under the scope and I was good to go. I didn't find the rifle too hard to cock...about average for this type of air rifle. It was moderately loud...no loud "twang" from the spring, just the sound of the air...it's quiet enough to not be a nuisance for the neighbors if you have a moderate sized lot. Trigger was o.k.-very good; consistent pull. I have an extra GRT III trigger lying around and am going to see if I need to put it in. So far I don't think I have to. This is a nice gun!

Protect the front sight

Great gun...great value. AND ACCURATE!

I like the fiber-optic sights, stock is well made and feels nice, nice bluing, very accurate.

Add a hood for the front sight. Correct barrel droop issues at the factory. Replace the plastic trigger with a metal one (the plastic is fine and feels very nice, but fro a dollar or two they could have made it out of metal.

My rear sight is adjusted all the way down and the gun still shoots a little low. I don't know if this is common, but I don't have enough adjustment range on mine. It won't matter because as soon as my Leapers scope base arrives I'll be removing the sights and adding the scope.

This is a great air rifle. I have mine printing 1/2 inch groups or smaller at 35 yards using meisterkugeln pellets. With a little adjustment to the trigger, I may be able to do better. I created a stop for shooting in the backyard using 3/8 inch pine plywood and was suprised that the .22 pellets I was using were going right on through.

I cannot think of one thing better to do, except maybe make the trigger guard a seperate piece from the stock, so it can be replaced if ever damaged. I don't see it being an issue though.

If you want to use your own scope, there is a good chance you will need mounts that can adjust for windage and elevation. With a Simmons Blazer scope and weaver mounts, I maxed out adjustment on the scope before being able to completely zero in. I switched to the RWS "C" mount and had better luck with windage, but still had to shim to correct for elevation.

(.22 cal) - This has to be THE most accurate rifle I've ever owned (out of box performance) in its price range. I own a bunch of Gamos, Crosmans and have owned a few others and while they're decent, it takes a bit of work (tuning, trigger, etc) to get them to stack pellets. This .22 Panther shot like a dream from day 1, is quieter than my other rifles, doesn't have a loud springy noise from the powerplant, is a bit more forgiving when it comes to hold sensitivity and has a nice out of box factory trigger (clean and crisp).

The scope stop hole needs to be deeper, but Leapers now has an inexpensive adapter that'll help lock your scope in place for good.

Pellets - Mine loves Benjamin Domes. Next would be Predators and Gamo Hunters. The Predators and Hunters group extremely well, however the rifle seems to be a bit more hold sensitive with them. With the Benji Domes however, the rifle is much more forgiving when it comes to hold and I can consistently stay within 1/2" at 30 yards (offhand). It wasn't super hard to cock (just a little slap on the barrel) at first, but it did ease up a bit after about 50 rounds.

After trying several makes of air rifles in this price range the panther proved to be the most gun for the money, extremely well made and the accuracy at ranges out to 100 yds. so far my longest distance tried has been outstanding.

The scope that came with my panther was to short for me to get my proper eye relief even when set as far back as possible. This is probably due to my age and my glasses. 65 yrs. young

After reading other reviews about different scopes and mounts I went with a BSA 3-12 x 44 with the long single mount bracket and adjustible scope rings, VERY IMPORTANT I did as suggested with rear scope ring and turned it up two full turns and locked everything down. When I set adjustments for windage and elevation at 20 yds. this setup was right on even with several different types and brands of pellits but after moving out in range I found the Beeman Kodiac Match extra Heavy was the pellit for this gun. I have shot over 4000 rounds now and cleaned the gun several times, checked the scope mounts still everything tight and when I don't shoot for several days I can still pick up my gun and hit small targets at 100 yds. almost everytime. If you like to shoot for fun and not spend a fortune this setup is perfect.

This gun is very accurate. I could shoot 1/4" groups at 10 meter even without a proper brake in. It really is a beast to shoot the first 500 or so shots but after that it settles down and is a pleasure to shoot. I have a Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 scope on it using a leapers one piece mount and it hasn't moved after 700 shots. I wouldn't waste your money on a B-Square mount because you can shim the rear ring if you are suffering from barrel droop. I am not even using the stop pin and it is staying put.

Globe to protect the front sight. Also the underside of the stock is very sharp but nothing that a little sand paper cant fix.

I really couldn't get good groups with Crosman premier lights but i got the best groups from JSB Exacts 8.4g and Crow Magnums 8.8g

BrianAg618: This is the first Air Gun of this type that I have purchesed (Break Barrel), and it came highly recomended by a Pyramyd sales rep. I normaly shoot and have been trained on all types of high powered (live ammo) weapons, and this rifle came as a very big surprise. It is better balanced then some of the weapons I am used to shooting, and has an overall great feel to it. Right out of the box, after cleaning it, I fired several rounds from 50 yards, and it only took a few clicls of the Micrometer rear sight to start hitting center with every shot. I then mounted the Leapers 3-9 X 50 scope, and again with only a few clicks she was hitting dead center. This rifle was a total surprise to me with the way she fired and held its groups, would highly recomand to any interested in buying an RWS Air Rifle.

The only thing I my self would add is a Barrel Hand Guard for cocking the gun. I do not like having to wipe sweaty hand prints off the barrel before each shot, a Hand Guard to protect the barrel would be a great added feature. (If you can find one to fit, I would buy one, still looking)

If not sure what to buy ask the sales rep, I di and I am very happy that I did, great people to do business with

This is a nice air rifle. My first review is just two down from this one. I am "Bullseye" I am writing to offer help to the fellow and other who may have had trouble with stiff cocking of the rifle. My panther was very difficult to cock right out of the box. It became more and more difficult over the first 500-700 shots, almost to the point I was going to send it back for re-work. Out of frustration I tried oiling all the moveing parts and pivot points I could get at with out removeing the gun from the stock I also put a few drops of airgun oil on the spring you can see when holding the gun upside down. I probably used more oil than would be recomended buy a dealer but this was my last resort before sending it back. After two weeks standing barrel up in the gun case my Panther was smooth and very easy to cock, better and smoother than new. If you read my first review you can see that I hinted to the fact that cocking seemed to be more than the 33 # advertised. After the lube job it is actually easire to cock than my Camo Shadow-1000. Try it and you will be amaized Also! You may have to clean the barrel locking ball after 500 shots or so. My Panthers accuarcy went down hill fast at about 500 shots. It cocked easy now but shot poorley. 6" groups at 35 feet poorley and that's unexceptable. I noticed that windage was always pretty good but many shots were low 4 -6 inches. The only thing it could be was the bbl lock. After cleaning the ball and catch with slovent (Laquor Thinner) and a artist brush, drying with compressed air, a few drops of oil and a dab of axel grease on the ball the groups were back to .35" c to c at 33 feet and I'm happy with that. The clear class bottle I had the thinner in was full of metal filings either from break-in or manufacture.

Really nothing, this is a good gun, very accurate and now very easy to cock. It also looks very cool with my 3x12x50 BSA. If I could I would ask the factory to do a better job with lubrication and make sure the barrel lock is clean and free of metal filings

Yeah, don't let a Panther get the best of ya. Break it in (500 shots min) Clean the barrel, clean locking ball, lube the pivot points and piston and get ready for a life time of shooting, this is a good gun for the money. Bullseye

Most of the pluses that everyone else described I agree with. Especially like the lifetime warranty. I also have a Mendoza RM-600 and I think I prefer the Mendoza. The features are almost identical, but the Mendoza is much easier to cock. I'm no little guy by any stretch, but the Panther really IS a bear to cock. The price of the Mendoza was also much more economical than the Panther. The Panther has good accuracy out of the box.

Definitely put a sight protector on the front sight. I would like to see Pyramid sell one for this rifle. I will make one out of plastic as a temporary fix.

Not a good airgun for pre-teens. Even a teenager is gonna have to be a big, strapping bodybuilder to be able to cock this rifle. Shooting over an extended period of time may be quite tiring for anyone. Pellet fit was VERY tight in my rifle. This may loosen up over time, but probably accounts for the rifle's good accuracy.

I have been playing with Gamo guns and have been pretty sadisfied but a custom trigger was a must. I bought the Panther sight un-seen based on the reviews here on Pyamyd and I am amazed at what this gun will do right out of the box. My Gamo S 1K didn't settle down untill 1000+ shots were fired but the Panther was dead on and consistant right out of the box. Being a single guy I have a 43 foot range in my living room and a solid bench to shoot from. Th Panther shot .1/4" C-C groups with out warm up. The trigger has a great 1st stage and a crisp predictable release. Pellets fit verry tight in the breach compared to my Camo S 1K which I am sure has something to do the accuracy. This is outstanding air gun and is tops in my collection of seven air rifles. In one other review a fellow commented on the some what sharp edges on the checkering for the all weather stock as a undesirable trate. Well folks, I like it as it gives the gun a solid no slip feel. I have also read a complaint or two about the position of the saftey but have had no problems with disengaugeing interfearance while cocking. This gun is a little difficult to cock, the book says 33 lbs but I think it more but not a big deal for all us big strong airgunners.

At this point nothing. The German engineering is great, quality is great, trigger is great, accuarcy is great and at a very reasonable price from Pyramyd.

Yeah, I'm going to order one in .22 next week!

seems to be put together good, ive only shot it about 30 times using the crow magnum .177 pellets. with open sights im all over the paper at 20 yds, ill shoot another 200 with open sights, then clean it good and mount a rws 350 4x32 scope. i hope the grouping gets better soon, i hear it takes awhile before it shoots good groups.

nothing yet

nothing yet, i was asked to review the gun but i havent shot it enough to give a good or bad review, I did read alot about this panther 34 and it was all good.

What's not to like?

Uhhhhhh..... nothing.

I already own an RWS 34, and I recently purchased a RWS Panther 34 for my Dad, well I was already smitten with the 34, but when I saw that Panther, and shot it... I had to have one too! So now Dad has a Panther, and I, a 34 "woodie" and a Panther, all 3 in 177, all from PA, and all with that unmistakeable RWS quality. A winning combo in it's own right, RWS & PA.