I've never seen or shot a 350 but understand that due to the power they take a bit of practice to shoot accurately. Be aware these guns do have a choked barrel. Cutting off the last inch of barrel will eliminate the choke and accuracy can go downhill due to the surgery.
Hey Chacho. I have a D350 and it's pretty accurate after you get used to it. Since you like shorter guns I recommend you try a D48. They are just as powerful as the D350 and a lot shorter.
Based on my experience with the Diana 350 T06 .22, consistency is the huge challenge. Naturally, you create a list of the possible causes. After you have found the pellets she liked, three main areas remain - scope, rifle and.. the shooter.Regarding the 'scope' issue, I think it's just a matter of time to doesn't hold zero. So, in order to increase the scope lifespan, I think you should have a 'dampa mount'. Two options that I have - Sportsmatch DM60 is a flat mount and you will have to bend the barrel or to shim the mount's back ring. The Diana Bullseye ZR mount has a (fixed) built in compensation to barrel droop (at least, it should relevantly diminish the 'difference'). Anyway, it is always better if your scope of choice has a friendly warranty to your location.After dozen thousands rounds of practice, and practice.., you think that wear and tear may took place in the rifle. Then, you may (also..) suspect about the locking up repeatability. If it actually has a problem (difficult to find out for sure), it will be hard to solve. So, if you have a D 48, you will never have this aditional doubt..Once you are sure about having a still trustable scope and no doubts about the locking up, you will find out that most of the inconsistency (still in place) is due the shooter. Even when you have learned how to do it right, to be repeatable demands a disciplined focus.At some point of the learning curve, you should decide what accuracy/distances may be considered 'acceptable to - your - needs'. For me, maybe it was the wisest step, making room for the simple enjoyment. Considering the above, maybe it would be risky to find shooters in your team with the profile to match this challenge.Well, just my experience..
I think it's a cool idea. I like short break barrels for hunting. There are tuners who can choke your barrel if needed.You'd need to chop almost 6 inches of barrel to get the 350 to R9 length. I was wondering how that might affect cocking effort, but the 350s are easy to cock for their power- maybe because of their 19 inch barrel. You could always hang a muzzle brake off the chopped barrel to get some leverage back. Have fun!
There is a compact version with a shorter barrel and muzzle weight. Its called 350 Professional Compact. I was thinking about getting a 350 but couldn't get the compact, so I bought the 48 instead. Its a little less powerful but still stronger than the HW's. Mine is .177 with a Vortek PG2 kit and it shoots the 8,4grain JSB at 958fps /17,3 ftlb. Very smooth and flat shooting beast, but sidelever is a little more difficult to cock for a youngster I guess.
I thought my Diana 350 was a gut buster to cock; I could barely cock it with one arm, but always used two. I personally would have no interest in one with a shorter barrel.I personally feel that the best recoiling Supermagnum platform in the Diana lineup is the model 52. The long cocking lever makes cocking fairly easy, and the guns are not overly long. My gripe with the big side-lever guns is that they are really wide and kind of awkward to cock; and REALLY awkward if you hunt concealed in a cramped place. Easily the best Diana supermagnums are the recoilless ones, but they are really heavy and pricey.
Anybody that chops a barrel on a German pellet rifle needs a spanking & the time out corner’ no pellet rifles for you my fwiend’ but it’s a free world so they say & your money so waste away’
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