I did shoot the new 34 a bit with open sights. After three or four shots I quit. The group was way too ugly. I then mounted the included droop mount and the 4X AO scope. It's supposed to be 4 X 32 but I'd swear it's more like 4 X 40. Anyhow, it's not a bad scope, at least it seems like not a bad scope. The included mount must be just about right for this rifle as the first shots were placing vertically almost perfectly. It was shooting about three inches off to the right, though. The scope is a quarter inch per click at a hundred yards which would be a quarter inch for five clicks at twenty yards. Three inches is about twelve quarter inches or sixty clicks to put it on target. I guess I'm overly cautious. I think I've moved it forty clicks or so and it's better but still off to the right. It is grouping, averaging about 5/8" c-c for five shots. Since today is really the first time I've played with it and it's probably under fifty shots through the gun, I think it's doing okay. I've not gone looking for a favorite pellet yet. I'm using some cheap Benjamin hollow points I picked up to kind of break it in. The trigger blade looks like the T06 blade in my 48, as does the safety lever. I won't say it's actually a T06 until I've disassembled it but aside from the long first stage I'd say it's a better trigger than the 48 has. The pull is light and smooth and you definitely know when you hit the second stage. The first stage pulls at about eight ounces and the second is just over a pound. For me that's close to perfect. The gun itself seemed to arrive free of any lubrication and the barrel pivot was WAY too tight!! It did honk a bit during cocking. The stock is a very snug fit on the action. I removed the stock, loosened the pivot screw, and dripped a bit of gun oil into the pivot. I also added a drop to the pivot on the cocking linkage. I put a bit of Krytox on the spring coils and along the cocking slot. I also put some Krytox on the latch area and the ball detent. The Krytox must have distributed itself onto the walls of the compression tube as the honking has gone away. Breaking the gun open had been incredibly difficult. It now breaks very nicely. Cocking is much smoother and that will probably only improve with use. At some point I'll tear it down and do a proper tune but it's not bad right now. Oh, there is absolutely no discernible spring twang. The breech is nicely chamfered facilitating easy loading of pellets. All in all for under $200 I'm calling the gun a true bargain. Maybe I just got lucky. Walmart ran this gun on special in March or early April. I exhibited magnificent won't power and didn't act and they ran out. In fact it was no longer available online. Later, in April the special was repeated. I didn't really need or want one but I have trouble passing a bargain. I placed my order May 5 and received it about a week or ten days later. The date code indicates the gun was made the twentieth week of this year. I'd say that would put production at just about the time I ordered it. Shortly after I purchased mine they ran out again. They are again in stock at the same price. I'm guessing Walmart did some fantastic wheeling and dealing to procure a huge amount of these guns at a ridiculous price. Amazon and Pyramyd are carrying the same package but it's in excess of $300. They don't seem to run out, though. Is it worth $300? Thus far I'd say it is when you compare it to a Gamo or a Crosman. So for under $200 it is a definite STEAL!! The gun is stamped, "Made in Germany". I haven't pushed a patch and rod to see if it's choked but with the consistency of grouping with cheap pellets I'd say it probably is. The finish on the barrel is smooth as glass - much like my TX200. The rest of the gun is blued in a more normal fashion. The stock is a lot like my Nitro Venom's stock was. It is wood but there's something "funny" about it. It's not like a compressed wood - it does have grain, I just don't know what it is. The stock may be of Chinese origin. The look and feel is fine but it doesn't feel at all like my older Diana 34. Chinese beech? The gun shoots. It has a definite recoil. I do not think it has the power of my 48 but it seems close. Both guns will put a pellet clear through a Kirkland three pound coffee can at twenty yards. Neither my old 34 nor my TX 200 will do that. I can still hear the "crunchiness" of the spring compressing and hear a bit of grating as the barrel is returned to battery. Neither sound is excessive. I'll address those issues when i tear it down. If you think you want one, go for it!! It's a great deal! Just expect to put a bit of effort into it to make a great deal better.
Quote from: Roadworthy on May 24, 2018, 10:31:41 PMI did shoot the new 34 a bit with open sights. After three or four shots I quit. The group was way too ugly. I then mounted the included droop mount and the 4X AO scope. It's supposed to be 4 X 32 but I'd swear it's more like 4 X 40. Anyhow, it's not a bad scope, at least it seems like not a bad scope. The included mount must be just about right for this rifle as the first shots were placing vertically almost perfectly. It was shooting about three inches off to the right, though. The scope is a quarter inch per click at a hundred yards which would be a quarter inch for five clicks at twenty yards. Three inches is about twelve quarter inches or sixty clicks to put it on target. I guess I'm overly cautious. I think I've moved it forty clicks or so and it's better but still off to the right. It is grouping, averaging about 5/8" c-c for five shots. Since today is really the first time I've played with it and it's probably under fifty shots through the gun, I think it's doing okay. I've not gone looking for a favorite pellet yet. I'm using some cheap Benjamin hollow points I picked up to kind of break it in. The trigger blade looks like the T06 blade in my 48, as does the safety lever. I won't say it's actually a T06 until I've disassembled it but aside from the long first stage I'd say it's a better trigger than the 48 has. The pull is light and smooth and you definitely know when you hit the second stage. The first stage pulls at about eight ounces and the second is just over a pound. For me that's close to perfect. The gun itself seemed to arrive free of any lubrication and the barrel pivot was WAY too tight!! It did honk a bit during cocking. The stock is a very snug fit on the action. I removed the stock, loosened the pivot screw, and dripped a bit of gun oil into the pivot. I also added a drop to the pivot on the cocking linkage. I put a bit of Krytox on the spring coils and along the cocking slot. I also put some Krytox on the latch area and the ball detent. The Krytox must have distributed itself onto the walls of the compression tube as the honking has gone away. Breaking the gun open had been incredibly difficult. It now breaks very nicely. Cocking is much smoother and that will probably only improve with use. At some point I'll tear it down and do a proper tune but it's not bad right now. Oh, there is absolutely no discernible spring twang. The breech is nicely chamfered facilitating easy loading of pellets. All in all for under $200 I'm calling the gun a true bargain. Maybe I just got lucky. Walmart ran this gun on special in March or early April. I exhibited magnificent won't power and didn't act and they ran out. In fact it was no longer available online. Later, in April the special was repeated. I didn't really need or want one but I have trouble passing a bargain. I placed my order May 5 and received it about a week or ten days later. The date code indicates the gun was made the twentieth week of this year. I'd say that would put production at just about the time I ordered it. Shortly after I purchased mine they ran out again. They are again in stock at the same price. I'm guessing Walmart did some fantastic wheeling and dealing to procure a huge amount of these guns at a ridiculous price. Amazon and Pyramyd are carrying the same package but it's in excess of $300. They don't seem to run out, though. Is it worth $300? Thus far I'd say it is when you compare it to a Gamo or a Crosman. So for under $200 it is a definite STEAL!! The gun is stamped, "Made in Germany". I haven't pushed a patch and rod to see if it's choked but with the consistency of grouping with cheap pellets I'd say it probably is. The finish on the barrel is smooth as glass - much like my TX200. The rest of the gun is blued in a more normal fashion. The stock is a lot like my Nitro Venom's stock was. It is wood but there's something "funny" about it. It's not like a compressed wood - it does have grain, I just don't know what it is. The stock may be of Chinese origin. The look and feel is fine but it doesn't feel at all like my older Diana 34. Chinese beech? The gun shoots. It has a definite recoil. I do not think it has the power of my 48 but it seems close. Both guns will put a pellet clear through a Kirkland three pound coffee can at twenty yards. Neither my old 34 nor my TX 200 will do that. I can still hear the "crunchiness" of the spring compressing and hear a bit of grating as the barrel is returned to battery. Neither sound is excessive. I'll address those issues when i tear it down. If you think you want one, go for it!! It's a great deal! Just expect to put a bit of effort into it to make a great deal better. Your review of a "WallyMart RWS34" is very interesting and the fact that on occasion a high quality German break barrel can be had for $200ish bucks is indeed "a definite STEAL" (regardless of the "stock wood variety")! Concerning the excessively tight Diana factory pivot bolt tension (and my HW springer factory adjustments), must be an effort to compensate for "pivot joint wear".........hummmm, perhaps simply a matter of "factory ham fisted screw torquers". Internal lubing between Diana and the HWs I've owned seems to be different if your RWS34 is typical. The last HW95 I bought came shipped with the appropriate amount of "tan colored factory grease", however the older HW break barrels (Beeman R9s and HW95s) I've bought tended to have excess grease slopped "inside the tube"! Here is a pic of the "greased properly" HW95 piston and spring from my latest "95" when new...........Now here is a pic of a well used Beeman R9 that I received for some "tune work" and one of the reasons I strip all factory lubes and replace them with Krytox GPL205 ..........
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