I found a 2007 Model 24 at a gun show several years ago. It was made for the Canadian market, and as such, is under 500 FPS, but what a great little rifle! When I need to hit a small target with a spring piston rifle, that is the one I choose. Extremely accurate and fun to shoot. I'm sure that you and your son will have many hours of enjoyment.
Beautiful rifle there, That will be a fun project for you on a rainy day...I hope you find all the replacement parts for it. God bless you and your family.
Super nice.🙂👍 I was about 13 or 14 years old then. Around the time I saved up for my first Daisy 880. I didn't even know about spring piston rifles back then.
Fun video!!! I recently got a Winchester 425 which is a Diana 25 I believe. It was a a flea market in the last booth on my way out. It had surface rust but seemed solid. I got it for $10.00 and cleaned it with 0000 steel wool and transmission fluid. It came out great and is a solid shooter. When I took it apart I don’t think it was ever used. The inside had no crud and it just needed a change of lubrication. You’re right about people boo hooing about how the Diana rifles perform. I found them to be a joy to shoot… in .22 caliber pellets it’s pretty potent. Great score for you and your son!!! Have fun with it!!! The Old Army Scout…
Thank you Steven. 😃👍 This is a fun little rifle to shoot. It's very under powered, but I'm planning on putting an HW30 spring in it and new seals in it to see if that will help.
What a cool rifle Chuck! I have been loving my .177 50S detuned down to 10.5 FPE with a vortek kit. These mild powered springers are such a joy to shoot compared to the big magnums
Thank you 🤠👍 I have a high output Vortek spring in my HW30s that I really don't like. It only provides a little more power, but a lot more piston slam. Planning on returning to a lighter spring.
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 I agree I think the HO kits are a bit much.. That’s why I asked to have a few coils cut off and now it’s very smooth and not so hold sensitive.
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611practically identical but mine had no foresight hood.. Was. 177.. Also owned the original model 45 actually I owned 2 45,s..awesome rifle
Thanks for the video 👍, AGD has them on sale great price I’m thinking about getting one, you are correct about the front sight on the new one look cheap
I bought one 6 years ago for 100 bucks it was new in the box I don't know the fps but it could not kill a squirrel at about 15 20 yards max but it is easy and fun to shoot ! Can u do a video after you work on your model 24 ?
Yes, it is .😃👍 I will have to do some comparisons to see how it matches up with the HW30s. Right now it is very underpowered, only about 3.25 FPE. I would at least like to get it up to 5-6 FPE.
Me gusta mucho tu contenido!!. Me gustaria conocer tu opinion y que me recomiendes un buen rifle, con potencia magnum o super magnum, que tenga un buen equilibrio entre potencia y precisión en calibre .22 Actualmente hay muchas marcas y modelos en el mercado pero busco un rifle confiable y que me dure muchos años. Sé que tienes una buena coleccion de HW y tambien unos Hatsans. He valorado la idea de comprar un Hatsan 135QE (pero no estoy muy seguro de su precisión), tambien un HW (solo que no estoy seguro de su potencia ni tampoco qué modelo concretamente sería mejor para mí) Porfavor, despues de tus años de experiencia, y si te estuvieras iniciando en el mundo del Break Barrel, qué rifle recomendarías para todo uso? muchas gracias!
I wish I had a way to translate everything you were trying to tell me. I'm guessing that you said, your Hatsan 135 destroyed your scope, but another rifle did not? 😃👍
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 will try to write in english, sry if is a little bad. i need your recommedation for me, im new in this jobby and i want to have a good first break barrel with a good equilibrium power-accuracy in caliber .22 to do target, plinking, pest control.... the weight is not a problem for me, im 191cm sportsman. some ppl recommended me buy the hatsan 135 springer and upgreat it with gas-ram 45j piston, and they talk this is accurate rifle but.... im not sure about it... if the factory made and test gun to be 35j and you upgrade to 50j, i think its will not be an accurate rifle, but very power hahaha... So watching your videos i think one of the best target for me can be the hw80..... There are currently many models on the market, but with your big experience, recommend me please What model would you buy for all terrain? Thank you very much!
@@monkeystyle2154 Any HW rifle is very good. Accuracy is the most important thing for hunting with spring piston rifles. The Hatsan 135 is a big heavy rifle, and it's going to be a big heavy pain in the butt, lol. I have a Hatsan 95 22 and a 125 22 and both are very accurate but the 125 edges out the 95. The positive about the Hatsan is the price and potential accuracy. The negative about the Hatsan is lack of quality control from the factory. Personally, I think it is worth getting a Hatsan if you know what to look for and if you can send it back for inaccuracy or defects. If you do buy a Hatsan, I would go for the 95 in 22 caliber with a steel coiled spring. When you receive it, thoroughly clean the barrel, use a push rod and push a pellet through the barrel slowly. If the pellet free falls, meaning a large void in the barrel, send the rifle back and ask for another one. If you have the cash and you don't mind spending it right away, I highly suggest the HW95 in 22 caliber. These middle powered springers are balanced better and easier to shoot than the very long super magnum rifles. I hope this has been of help to you. Please let me know how all of this goes for you with your decision and what you get. 😃👍
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 I very much appreciate your recommendation again. The new heads on the hw80 are beautiful, like the one on the hw77/97. One of my options is the Hatsan 135QE springer (non-vortex), and replace the spring with a 45J Brazilian gas-ram that they recommended to me (they assured me that it works great and accuracy is not lost). So I'm thinking between the 135 and the hw with the vortec kit. I also see that you highly recommend me considering the weight of the rifle, but again I repeat that I am tall and strong and I don't plan to walk much with it on me. So I prefer its capabilities and features over its weight.
I found a 2007 Model 24 at a gun show several years ago. It was made for the Canadian market, and as such, is under 500 FPS, but what a great little rifle!
When I need to hit a small target with a spring piston rifle, that is the one I choose. Extremely accurate and fun to shoot. I'm sure that you and your son will have many hours of enjoyment.
Very nice 🤠👍
Nice little rifle. Good luck with your project.
Thank you Philip 🙂👍
Beautiful rifle there, That will be a fun project for you on a rainy day...I hope you find all the replacement parts for it. God bless you and your family.
God bless you 🙏🤠👍
My dad bought me one
Back in 1983
Diana Model 24 .22
I loved it back then I was 8
Super nice.🙂👍 I was about 13 or 14 years old then. Around the time I saved up for my first Daisy 880. I didn't even know about spring piston rifles back then.
Very nice , have fancied a Diana for a while.
Yes, this is a very old classic.😃👍
Fun video!!! I recently got a Winchester 425 which is a Diana 25 I believe. It was a a flea market in the last booth on my way out. It had surface rust but seemed solid. I got it for $10.00 and cleaned it with 0000 steel wool and transmission fluid. It came out great and is a solid shooter. When I took it apart I don’t think it was ever used. The inside had no crud and it just needed a change of lubrication. You’re right about people boo hooing about how the Diana rifles perform. I found them to be a joy to shoot… in .22 caliber pellets it’s pretty potent. Great score for you and your son!!! Have fun with it!!! The Old Army Scout…
Thank you Dave!🙂👍
It was a super nice gift for my son, but I might like it more than him, lol 😆.
BTW nice find with the Winchester 425/Diana 25!😃👍
That's a classic air rifle. It will be worth the time and effort to bring it back to fighting fitness. Looking forward to seeing the out come.
Thank you Steven. 😃👍
This is a fun little rifle to shoot.
It's very under powered, but I'm planning on putting an HW30 spring in it and new seals in it to see if that will help.
Very very cool
Yes, thank you. 😃👍
What a cool rifle Chuck! I have been loving my .177 50S detuned down to 10.5 FPE with a vortek kit. These mild powered springers are such a joy to shoot compared to the big magnums
Thank you 🤠👍
I have a high output Vortek spring in my HW30s that I really don't like. It only provides a little more power, but a lot more piston slam. Planning on returning to a lighter spring.
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 I agree I think the HO kits are a bit much.. That’s why I asked to have a few coils cut off and now it’s very smooth and not so hold sensitive.
Wooow great review my dear friend, I love Diana! Have a nice day and take care 💀 👍
Thank you so much!😃👍
God bless you! 🙏😃
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 You're welcome my friend. God bless you too and your family 🙏🙏💀
I think I am going to work on getting 5 youth sized breakers before camp next year.
Good stuff Chuck.
Thank you Dave.
Sounds like you have a really good thing going on!😃👍
They do not make them like that any more. What a gem. ARH or Chambers in the UK might have parts for that.
Thank you 😃👍
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Had the mod 23 and 34
Very nice.🙂👍
I will have to look up the model 23.
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611practically identical but mine had no foresight hood.. Was. 177.. Also owned the original model 45 actually I owned 2 45,s..awesome rifle
Thanks for the video 👍, AGD has them on sale great price I’m thinking about getting one, you are correct about the front sight on the new one look cheap
I will check out Air Gun Depot.🙂👍
I found a better deal AoA.
www.airgunsofarizona.com/spring-piston/diana-34-ems-classic/
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 what a beautiful airrifle 👍👍
The new model available is the 240. Made in China and apparently not the same.
I have heard that they are pretty accurate, but have a heavy trigger. For a hundred dollars it's a good deal if they are accurate.
I bought one 6 years ago for 100 bucks it was new in the box I don't know the fps but it could not kill a squirrel at about 15 20 yards max but it is easy and fun to shoot ! Can u do a video after you work on your model 24 ?
I will plan on making a video Tim.🤠👍
What an awesome little rifle Chuck. I'm sure it's going to be a great project. Size wise is it similar to the hw30?
Yes, it is .😃👍
I will have to do some comparisons to see how it matches up with the HW30s.
Right now it is very underpowered, only about 3.25 FPE.
I would at least like to get it up to 5-6 FPE.
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😃👍
Me gusta mucho tu contenido!!. Me gustaria conocer tu opinion y que me recomiendes un buen rifle, con potencia magnum o super magnum, que tenga un buen equilibrio entre potencia y precisión en calibre .22
Actualmente hay muchas marcas y modelos en el mercado pero busco un rifle confiable y que me dure muchos años. Sé que tienes una buena coleccion de HW y tambien unos Hatsans. He valorado la idea de comprar un Hatsan 135QE (pero no estoy muy seguro de su precisión), tambien un HW (solo que no estoy seguro de su potencia ni tampoco qué modelo concretamente sería mejor para mí)
Porfavor, despues de tus años de experiencia, y si te estuvieras iniciando en el mundo del Break Barrel, qué rifle recomendarías para todo uso? muchas gracias!
I wish I had a way to translate everything you were trying to tell me.
I'm guessing that you said, your Hatsan 135 destroyed your scope, but another rifle did not?
😃👍
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 will try to write in english, sry if is a little bad. i need your recommedation for me, im new in this jobby and i want to have a good first break barrel with a good equilibrium power-accuracy in caliber .22 to do target, plinking, pest control.... the weight is not a problem for me, im 191cm sportsman. some ppl recommended me buy the hatsan 135 springer and upgreat it with gas-ram 45j piston, and they talk this is accurate rifle but.... im not sure about it... if the factory made and test gun to be 35j and you upgrade to 50j, i think its will not be an accurate rifle, but very power hahaha...
So watching your videos i think one of the best target for me can be the hw80.....
There are currently many models on the market, but with your big experience, recommend me please What model would you buy for all terrain? Thank you very much!
@@monkeystyle2154 Any HW rifle is very good.
Accuracy is the most important thing for hunting with spring piston rifles.
The Hatsan 135 is a big heavy rifle, and it's going to be a big heavy pain in the butt, lol.
I have a Hatsan 95 22 and a 125 22 and both are very accurate but the 125 edges out the 95.
The positive about the Hatsan is the price and potential accuracy.
The negative about the Hatsan is lack of quality control from the factory.
Personally, I think it is worth getting a Hatsan if you know what to look for and if you can send it back for inaccuracy or defects.
If you do buy a Hatsan, I would go for the 95 in 22 caliber with a steel coiled spring.
When you receive it, thoroughly clean the barrel, use a push rod and push a pellet through the barrel slowly.
If the pellet free falls, meaning a large void in the barrel, send the rifle back and ask for another one.
If you have the cash and you don't mind spending it right away, I highly suggest the HW95 in 22 caliber.
These middle powered springers are balanced better and easier to shoot than the very long super magnum rifles.
I hope this has been of help to you.
Please let me know how all of this goes for you with your decision and what you get. 😃👍
@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 I very much appreciate your recommendation again. The new heads on the hw80 are beautiful, like the one on the hw77/97. One of my options is the Hatsan 135QE springer (non-vortex), and replace the spring with a 45J Brazilian gas-ram that they recommended to me (they assured me that it works great and accuracy is not lost). So I'm thinking between the 135 and the hw with the vortec kit. I also see that you highly recommend me considering the weight of the rifle, but again I repeat that I am tall and strong and I don't plan to walk much with it on me. So I prefer its capabilities and features over its weight.