Diana AR8 N-TEC Air Rifle

the biggest failure of a diana gun very cheap a new gun bought on line from airguns of arizona fires on its own trigger failure i almost killed my son with it used less than 6 times adjusted the trigger nothing change called thd shipper asked them to repair the gun they denied my request i am stuck with a useless gun i have different diana magnum 350 great gun

trigger and safety

it is a dangerous gun be aware do not buy it at all

The looks of the rifle , this is very accurate, a tack driver. Took five shots to zero in my scope.

The stock screws wouldnt stay tight, had to lock tight them to maintain accuracy.

Love the skeleton stock, very comfortable to hold and shoot. Trigger is awesome. Very accurate so far. I really like to open sight set up on this rifle. Its pellet fussy but not terrible. It shoots several pellets well. The POWER. this thing shoots through 3 spray paint cans lined up in a row. Its rated 25 fps slower than the diana magnum springer but AR8 has far superior power and penetration.

The screws for the rear site are hard to tighten down and I couldn't find the right allen wrenches to tighten them down properly with. I ended up using a tiny flat head screw driver to try adjust and tighten them they came loose every time after a few shots. Gonna try get new set screws for it. Smoother cocking? I think not. This thing is A BEAST to cock. A BEAST!make it a tad easier if possible. But I'd rather not lose any power. The extra effort is worth the extra power.

You need a lot of upper body strength to cock this thing. It's a serious workout to pump 100 rounds through it. I bought a refurb, a lot of the screws were loose and needed to be tighten up. Other than that it performs perfect. This in .22 cal DESTROYED a squirrel at 20 yards. Used a baracuda hunter extreme, it performed like a true hollow point. Tiny entry would and blew out the back side of his head.
I highly reccomend this gun. I have a scope on mine, it loses its zero 2-3 clicks every so often. Not sure y. This rifle is also quite heavy. So this is the far from kid friendly rifle on the market in my opinion. That NTec piston is BOSS. power for days. This gun like baracudda hunter, baracuda hunter extreme, and a few others I'm not remembering at the moment. Buy this and be ready to destroy any target u put in front of it. CHEERS

The looks. Nowadays, in the name of functionality, there are so many UGLY airguns. I understand that people want features to enhance functionality, like muzzle brakes, sound moderators, and ugly front sights. I "get" that a lot of people like this, driven possibly by the AR black rifle craze. But some of the new airgun offerings have barrels that look like a Blunderbuss!! In contrast, like the Diana huntress etched on the receiver, the AR8 N-TEC is beautiful and powerful. Also, it "bucks the trend" by having very good front and rear sights. Although scopes provide big advantages, they are bulky and somewhat fragile. It has provisions for a scope, but so far I have been able to achieve excellent accuracy with the sights, my 50+ year old eyes helped with the EyePal. It is a big airgun and heavy to cock, but holding it properly for leverage makes this not a problem even for my medium build. The trigger is excellent. When firing, there is a "jolt", but it's not harsh.

I would not change anything. It has features that may not appeal to everyone. It is a fairly large and long airgun. It is somewhat loud. If there are people out there that do not like this model, I think a lot of this has to do with it just not being what they were looking for. But I think it's great!

I highly recommend getting the 10 for $10 test. Not only for the velocity information, but I think that this test can help to identify a "lemon". On mine, with a .177 cal. 7 grain pellet, the velocity report averaged approx. 1,210 feet per second. This airgun does break the sound barrier, so there is a "crack"-it is not a quiet airgun. BTW I shoot the H&N lead free pellets, because I do not like the lead exposure and depositing lead pellets into what could be a garden some day in the future. Finally, despite the moderate price, mine was stamped "MADE IN GERMANY".

Impressive weapon

Honesty in specifications

its states its 32 lbs. of cocking which I seriously doubt. It much closer to 50 lbs. I have put 120 pellets thru it and accuracy is still dismal. I sent a previous review but for some strange reason it was never published ??? Thats been more than a month ago??? Also, did not receive a return e mail for reasons it may have been disapproved ??? Would be nice to hear a response , anything !!

its a solid gun, accuracy for the first 5 shots with open sights at 25 yards was 3/4 inch. later with scope, 3/8 inch is the norm. velocity is 835 fps with 14.3 gr pellets and is not very loud.

nothing fits good, feels good, and shoots good,

its a mans gun. but, you want to find your self a tame gorilla to cock it for you

Bought package deal with Hawke scope. Solid rifle so far. Only put 30 pellets thru it . Zeroed easy enough then began to drift. Will take home and clean barrel.

Not much right now. Big change from 397 so I'll wait to comment later.

Cocking effort specified at 33 lbs. Fells more like 50 lbs. Lets hope that improves. Louder than I would have liked. Won't be protecting my back yard garden and feeder from squirrels lest my neighbors call Police. Jury still out overall. Note , guys at local range loved its looks.