RWS Diana RWS 350 Feuerkraft .177

[WHITEFANG]

Went on the search yesterday for a .25  and found a deal on the Diana RWS 350 Feuerkraft  but in .177. Far from a 25. I have 22's I guess I can shoot a heavy round to tame this thing down, I have done some reading on the forum about this gun. But I am wanting to know just how good this gun will be. Did I MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE? Got the Walther Falcon and have no complaints. Well built and great gun.  Got the Benjamin Trail and have had problems and the quality leaves something to be desired. I like the gun now that I have worked some issues out and made some mods. But I have read that the Diana RWS 350 Feuerkraft Is quit flawless. Are these guns loud? Please someone tell me what I have gotten in to. Money wise I know that I am good.

[Onebaddj]

I have 2 of the 350 mags and love them. I think the only difference is the stocks. Once you get the hang of how to shoot them they are awesome. My recommendation is shoot the snot out of it with a heavier pellet. I use jsb 10.2 gr, then once you have it figured out and broken in look at a vortek pg2 kit for it. That will smooth it out and take it from good to great.

[TOM aka critter99]

should be a better build than any of the NP rifles and the trigger is far above them even in a T05.  Barrrel quality well it could go either way ....sorta a lottery sometimes ya win sometimes ya lose....cross ya fingers that ya get a good one if its 12 land you might have to spend some time to find what pellets it likes.

if this was one of the sale rifles at AOA it most likely will be 12 land ...get ready and have a selection of pellets ready to try....try some H&N ones

Thats gonna be a harder rifle to shoot in .177 its alot of power

[WHITEFANG]

Umex DEMO. Was told around 200 rounds if that much run through her. I have no ideal of the land numbers. More than likely it is the 12 lands. I am assuming that the other choice would be an 8. Sounds like this gun will be a hand full. That 's good. I like the challenge. The Falcon is a handfull as well. I expect by what i have read this will be more than the Falcon. What does the vortek pg2 consist of?

[WHITEFANG]

Never mind I did a search and found the votek site.

[Mark 611]

Diana didn't put many 12 land BBl's on the 350mags but their were some that did get the 12 land BBL

[WHITEFANG]

Why was it some did? China barrel?

[Mark 611]

Diana outsourced some barrels on the 34 and 350 line for awhile until they started getting some complaints!

[TOM aka critter99]

If its truly a DEMO and not a refurb I'll bet its a 8 land one ......let us know what shows up .....which barrel will decide what pellets work best

[WHITEFANG]

I just chased the FEDX man down since I am at work and have to sign for it. What a piece of work this gun is. Gun looks like brand NEW. Not a blemish. Stock is a dark finish with much grains in it. Bluing was great. I truly believe this is a true demo. I did not have time to really look the lands over but at a glance it looked like more than 8. Barrel at the glance looked as if it had not been fired. Came with scope and the RWS solid 1 piece mount. The scope had been mounted on the gun. I could tell that by the marks on the scope where the rings were. I got a tin of the 9.3 RWS Supermag Pellets with the gun to start off with. Can't wait to try this baby out. Quality of gun looks great. I did have to break it over. Not an easy break over. It does require some effort. I think I will quit satisfied with the purchase.

[Onebaddj]

Sounds awesome. Glad your happy so far wait till you shoot it. Its got funny power. Good luck!

[DMikeM]

Oh knoes another one of those horrible magnum guns... Just joking. Sounds like a nice gun. Hope you had a pellet to pop in it after breaking it open. Uncocking one of these guys is a real chore. I put the Vortek kit in my 350 clones and it really makes a difference on how easy they are to cock and they handle much better.

[WHITEFANG]

I noticed that you have chopped many of your guns. Does that help. I know that this 350 is as long as the short bus and so is my Falcon. I have chopped PB's before and had good luck with them. Some of those got chopped due to the barrel being damaged others were by choice, just too long to shoot in a hurry out of the truck window. I had a deer stand on wheels.

[WHITEFANG]

  WOW!!!!!! I thought the Falcon was a handful. 50 rounds with the scope and I am beat. 1ST impression:

1. HEAVY
2. LONG GUN AND HEAVY ON THE BARREL END
3. KICKS LIKE A MULE
4. SCOPE MOUNT SOLID 1 PIECE WITH LOCK DOWELS (GREAT)
5. SCOPE CLEAR
6. AFTER ZEROING IN GROUPING VERY TIGHT WITH RWS 9.3 WAD CUTTERS (ACCURATE)
7. QUAILITY GREAT
8. MADE 01-08
9. 12 LAND BARREL
10. TO5 TRIGGER (LOVE THE TRIGGER VERY LIGHT ON PULL)
11. VERY THIN STOCK
12. COULD USE DIFFERENT BUTT RECOIL PAD
13. HEAVY ON THE RECOIL OF THE GUN




Question? I noticed that the pellet seat area on the load area sets at an angle. Angle looks as if it has the pellet pointing upward. Meaning that there is more crown at the top of the barrel and little if any at the bottom. Already like the gun. Can not wait for tomorrow. Totally different than the nitro piston guns.

CORRECTION: PELLET WOULD BE POINTED DOWN DUE TO CROWN AT THE TOP AND LITTLE IF ANY ON BOTTOM.

[Onebaddj]

Yep that sounds like a 350! Lol she will smooth out with time or like said above the vortek kit will really smooth it out. I like the t05 triggers also very nice compared to many others. Ive never shot the 9.3 gr cause they were wad cutters. Those are good for close range but because of the flat face tend to open up a little at long range. Would be interesting to see chrony #'s of the 9 gr range but not very many to hoose from.

Ice those elbows tonight and stretch out before tomorrows shoot!  Lol

Oh and both of mine are crowned the same way.

[DMikeM]

Yes I have cut all my guns down. It reduces the time that the pellet lives in the gun after being set in motion. Reduces vibration and makes the gun feel more handy. For the B28/RAM removing that extra 3 inches helps reduce that forward weight a little. I do recommend break in and a tune before cutting though only to allow the spring to set a little or it will really be hard to cock. The RAM had to be cut no matter what as the crown was a mess.
Your breech port sounds about right. Seems all my clones have that same offset angled port.

[TOM aka critter99]

Of course compared to the NP series triggers out of the box the T05 is a dream trigger...the newer T06 is even better

So what pellets do you have on hand?  How did the pellets fit in the breech that you tried? 

The breeches on all the Diana break barrels are angled so it makes the breech opening look distorted just make sure the pellet is seated fully at the 6 o clock position when loading.

  Check your breech sealing put a sheet of toilet paper over the breech and shoot the rifle loaded...any leaks will blow the paper and be obvious.

 

[WHITEFANG]

THE only thing I've tried is the wadcutters.Went out while the pit was going and under the lights just had to fire some rounds. This gun is amazing. AT 15 yards I can make make a 5 round group cover by a dime.I do believe the gun is a demo. I did check the crown and it does look let it could use a crown job. I am not touching the gun till I shoot it a while.

[TOM aka critter99]

being a demo and not a new out of box rifle or a return refurbed...basically what you have is a new rifle pulled from stock and checked over for function.  After all wouldn't you check a rifle over before you used it as a demo??  if you are using it to boost sales you sure do not want to show potential customers a defective one.

I have a 34  pro version and I agree that butt pad is sorta flat on the  Feuerkraft models.  Get some good dome style pellets H&N and even the RWS Superdomes(but they fit sorta loose on my barrel) 

[WHITEFANG]

You are right. Never thought of it that way. It's not like they don't know me. Still yet I either have good luck or no luck at all in my life.
Still yet I am impressed with the gun selling point or not. It could all go south in a heartbeat. Took me 3 trails to get a good one but the falcon was straight out of the box. Going to getsome other ammo tommow. I want heavy ammo due to my shooting quarters and I think the gun will handle them as well. If I want long range and power I feel like I can break out th Falcon. It has already proven what it can do at longer shots.