Page 4 of 5 - Diana Stormrider Pump Kit Reviews

My gun shoots the premier 14.3 grain pellets the best also ultrashock hollow points work great

The front sight post could be better.

This setup is perfect for the hand pump very happy,short pellets work the best in the magazine, the gun is perfect for hunting 50 yards.

Great little rifle for an entry level PCP. Using the hand pump is not difficult since teh Diana's air reservoir is fairly small. But that said, even at 200 bar, you can still get 30-40 shots from a fill. Nice wood to metal fit.

Had trouble with fill probe sealing to the air pump adapter. Got a second probe and it still wouldn't pressurize. It looks like the fill probe has been mis-machined - Pyramid's Tech guys are looking at the issue.

PCPs are interesting. If you've had a springer or nitro piston airgun before, you'll be surprised by teh lack of recoil and the lack of mechanical sounds. It sounds like a high pressure air gun - period. Fun to shoot and quiet.

Seems well made, light & compact, very maneuverable. Consistently accurate right out of the box! Stylish, Powerful.

open iron sights pretty junky. Bolt is really rough.

I got to say, the first time I fired this air rifle, I was like WHAT, THATS IT! pretty weak. I then went in my basement and fired three different pellets types at a one inch cedar board. At a distance of thirty five feet. Each pellet went clean threw the board, and ricochet around my basement! This air rifle is so smooth and easy, you don't realize the power it has.

Light weight, accurate, and powerful. The pump works well. For an old guy like me it takes a couple of rest periods to make it to maximum fill. But its a good way to get my aerobics in.

I wish it was designed better for an scope. I've been wanting a day/night scope and it doesn't look like would accommodate one. Its somewhat limited in that area.

It will jam up using the magazine so be careful.

Price

Superb accuracy for the cost. Very tight group at 18 yards indoors. Light weight.

Rotary magazine broke and quit working after the 3rd fill. Too cheaply made so have reverted to the single shot tray. The probe is not threaded to make it easy to use a fill tank. The bolt action is jerky and not smooth.

When compared to my high end Air Arms S-510 rifles at three times the cost, for an entry level air gun, I was impressed.

Compact, light weight, decent hitting power. 7 shot mag. works just fine. Hand pump w/ small charge cylinder works well.

Additional barrel brace near muzzle end of charge tube, would be nice. (aftermarket anyone?)

Found you had to shim bottom half of rear scope ring to get in the ballpark.

Light. easy handling, accurate

It could be quieter....

Just plain FUN to shoot!! The magazine is empty before you know it!!

Very smooth trigger, imho. This thing shoots as smooth as melted butter. Can't beat it at twice the price. I'm really very pleased with this rifle.

The magazine is... not so good. Loading it is a pain for one with arthritic hands. And you have to be careful lest the pellets you loaded a few rounds ago fall out through the hole in the clear plastic. You really need to work on this, Diana, including making the instructions a little clearer for the less experienced among us.

Everything works very well, with the exception of the magazine, which works, but is somewhat problematic. As a somewhat slender senior, I have a bit of trouble pumping this thing up to full charge, usually having to stop 10 or 30 psi short. This was my first PCP and I am so happy I chose wisely. I'm shopping for a second, one with a little more guts. But this Stormrider has my heart.

this is a fun rifle. A bargain for the money and a Great Way to enter the Land of P.C.P. Accurate and easy to operate and shoot. I recommend it to the point that I bought 2 of them.

Wish it came with a larger air cylinder. Also,clearer instructions on loading the magazine would be helpfull.

this rifle led me into PCP guns and I just got a Umarex Gauntlet to continue onward and upward! (anybody want
to buy a bunch of "springers"?