Diana RWS 48 Striker Combo, TO6 Trigger

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Things I liked: I really like this gun.Not hold sensitive,and not loud.Very backyard friendly. Easy to cock. I haven't shot this one a lot, probably only about 200 times. The groups are within one inch. I expect they will tighten up with more use. Seems to prefer a heavy pellet. But as I said I haven't shot it a lot.I purchased the package deal. Not disappointed with the scope. I'm well pleased with my purchase. Good that it comes double boxed. The outer box was scuffed up a bit. However the inner box was good. Gun not damaged.

Things I would have changed: Checkering on the stock would be nice.

What others should know: Check your stock and trigger guard screws I don't know if mine were loose when I got it. But they were after the first day of shooting. Check your backstop this one hits pretty hard. This gun is on the pricey side of things. But worth the money.

Things I liked: This certainly lives up to its reputation. The finish is beautiful and the machine work and operation is amazing. I've been shooting air rifles on my property for several years and have used many different guns from break barrel springers and gas pistons, multi pump and other fixed barrels. They have all had their minor issue and little problems but were all fun to shoot, but nothing compared to this one. I'm thru about 350-400 shots and it just keeps getting better. You do get what you pay for and I'm so glad I finally "pulled the trigger" on this one, it is just better by far than anything else I've had. No problems at all putting 5 shots inside of target the size of a dime at 25 yards. I know break barrel rifles are getting better and are less expensive but they will never be as accurate, consistently, as a good fixed barrel rifle. Spend the money on this, seriously, you won't be disappointed at all.

Things I would have changed: Nothing about the gun itself, I would however like to see the RWS silicone chamber oil and the spring oil included in the combo package. Another $25.00 is not a big deal when you're spending this kind of money. Also the old striker combo used to come with a case and that's not the case (ha ha) any longer. It was a bit of a hassle to find a case that fits this rifle with the droop compensater and the scope.

What others should know: I know there's a lot of hype about the brand and type of pellet used and each gun shoots different one better that others. This is true, however, I went straight to the Crossman Premier hollow point, 5.5mm. 14.3gr. These work great, have given excellent grouping and average between 790 and 810 fps on the chrony. They're readily available at most retailers for less than $7.00 per 500 cnt. tin. The biggest thing is to pick one and stay with it, if you want to spend the money for higher end premium pellets, go for it. This rifle is so good that whatever brand, weight and type of pellet you choose, it will put them exactly where you want it.