Author Topic: RWS Diana RWS 350 Feuerkraft .177 (Read 21496 times))

DMikeM · « **Reply #40 on:** September 18, 2011, 03:50:36 PM »

My 350 clones don't kick near as much since i put in the vortek kit and tuned them. i hardly notice it at all.

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #41 on:** September 18, 2011, 04:21:45 PM »

Got to lookin through all my gun parts and low and behold I found a butt pad off of my Rem. 742 BDL. I have a synthetic stock that I put back on last year so I have the old stock in my stuff. The thing is nearly a perfect fit. Got it installed now and I will be testing it out. After I get a tin shot in this gun I will order the kit for it. After going through my trail and having problems I want to shot this thing stock for a while. At least I did solve the trail issues with a less than $2.00 item. That gun is dead on now or as dead on as it ever will be. It is nothing compaired with the RWS. I may later look into the compac new 350 that is shorter and has the muzzle brake in a 25.

TOM aka critter99 · « **Reply #42 on:** September 18, 2011, 04:25:51 PM »

Quote from: WHITEFANG on September 18, 2011, 02:58:32 PM

That's the problem!! That was the last tin. Just got done shooting that gun some more. One thing I am going to have to change is the butt pad. I guess I am just WUSS. That thing beats my shoulder up with the recoil. I lost a bunch of weight for health reasons and I don't have the meat on me like I did. Lost from 245# to 160# to beat diabetes. I have been able to keep it under control without melds for all most 2 years now and have maintained my weight at around 165# to 170# as well.

Sounds like you luck is like mine then LOL Still you could try another source and just buy one to try them....Its definatey on the short list of pellets to shoot

TOM aka critter99 · « **Reply #43 on:** September 18, 2011, 04:27:37 PM »

Quote from: WHITEFANG on September 18, 2011, 04:21:45 PM

Got to lookin through all my gun parts and low and behold I found a butt pad off of my Rem. 742 BDL. I have a synthetic stock that I put back on last year so I have the old stock in my stuff. The thing is nearly a perfect fit. Got it installed now and I will be testing it out. After I get a tin shot in this gun I will order the kit for it. After going through my trail and having problems I want to shot this thing stock for a while. At least I did solve the trail issues with a less than $2.00 item. That gun is dead on now or as dead on as it ever will be. It is nothing compaired with the RWS. I may later look into the compac new 350 that is shorter and has the muzzle brake in a 25.

That muzzle brake is trouble hard to keep it tight...and its a 12.75OZ

Its so heavy the set screws look like recoil pins on a scope mount and fit into blind holes in barrel...

I chucked mine in trash for scrap man...I do not think the 350 comes in a 25 from Diana ...but there is a Chinese clone of it and Mike Melick might have a spare barrel

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #44 on:** September 18, 2011, 09:49:45 PM »

How do I post pictures?

Mark 611 · « **Reply #45 on:** September 18, 2011, 10:00:13 PM »

Take the pic's load them into photo bucket open up your post and then go back use the html to copy from the photo bucket go back to your post and right click your mouse where you want the pic's and post them!

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #46 on:** September 18, 2011, 10:17:06 PM »

Here u go

TOM aka critter99 · « **Reply #47 on:** September 18, 2011, 10:26:15 PM »

original brake

one I modify for RWS barrel

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #48 on:** September 18, 2011, 10:33:53 PM »

Changing the rear butt pad does help but it still is a jackhammer. This is how this thing has performed from the beginning. Just takes me a while to settle down.
LOVIN IT!!!! GUN IS BETTER THAN THE GUNNER!!!

953120 · « **Reply #49 on:** September 18, 2011, 11:23:32 PM »

I also got a demo 350 fuerkraft from umarex. I have put in about 1000 pellets throgh it in a few weeks. I love this gun. The recoil was very severe at first. I took it apart and found it to be dry as a bone. I lubed it up and polished the trigger sear (t05 trigger) it was very hard to cock but it has smoothed out quite a bit since I lubed it up. It is crazy accurate. It is kind of hard to control for me with the fuerkraft stock if I am not carefull is jumps out of my hand at the forend . It needs checkering badly. I tried a 350 magnum and it has a square and checkered forend and it was much easier to control. It is deadly on pests. I am nailing flying rats out to 75 yards with no problem. They fall right out of the tree with a big puff of feathers. I am using cphp and they work very well. I do get a few flyers with these but they are real cheap. I have ordered some domed rws from wally mart on line. I am sure these will work better. I am getting one hole gropus at 30 yards with cphps. Not too shabby. I do not think at this pont I am going to change the spring. It is working fine with the factory spring. I have the jm spring on my .22 34 panther. I think if I do swap it out I will order a vortek. Many of the posts I ahve read seem to favor the vortek over the jm spring. Good luck. Congrats on the 350.

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #50 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:56:50 AM »

I am quite impressed with this gun. I will be making mods later to this gun after more rounds. Don't have the heart to change the gun up since it preforms like it does. I brought the lead sled out to test the gun and was used on the last test. I am not as steady as I was in younger days. Recoil is outstanding on this gun. I have changes for this gun to make it more sound and accurate. Great gun to start off. A truely sharp shooter!!!

Tactical Tom · « **Reply #51 on:** September 19, 2011, 02:02:02 AM »

Quote from: TOM aka critter99 on September 17, 2011, 04:12:49 AM

Quote from: Tactical Tom on September 17, 2011, 02:11:26 AM
Not to hijack your thread..but my buddy shoots a RWS 350 ProCompact & I'm looking at getting the RWS 350 Feurerkraft(iron sights) the Procompact is 42lb cocking (if I'm not mistaken) & the 350 Feurerkraft is 33lb cocking ? Whats the difference ?
The compact has shorter barrel so less leverage to compress spring.....I would tell you the same wait for the T06 version the ones on markdown are hit and miss....if you get a miss its wasted money....if its your first springer the 350 can be too much while you are starting out to shoot it well.

Thanks for the info. I held off on the 350, I purchased a Tuned Gamo Whisper Classic ...We will see how it performs after I receive it !

Escondido1 · « **Reply #52 on:** September 19, 2011, 09:58:34 PM »

Quote from: Robert in Tucson Az on September 18, 2011, 11:23:32 PM

I also got a demo 350 fuerkraft from umarex. I have put in about 1000 pellets throgh it in a few weeks. I love this gun. The recoil was very severe at first. I took it apart and found it to be dry as a bone. I lubed it up and polished the trigger sear (t05 trigger) it was very hard to cock but it has smoothed out quite a bit since I lubed it up. It is crazy accurate. It is kind of hard to control for me with the fuerkraft stock if I am not carefull is jumps out of my hand at the forend . It needs checkering badly. I tried a 350 magnum and it has a square and checkered forend and it was much easier to control. It is deadly on pests. I am nailing flying rats out to 75 yards with no problem. They fall right out of the tree with a big puff of feathers. I am using cphp and they work very well. I do get a few flyers with these but they are real cheap. I have ordered some domed rws from wally mart on line. I am sure these will work better. I am getting one hole gropus at 30 yards with cphps. Not too shabby. I do not think at this pont I am going to change the spring. It is working fine with the factory spring. I have the jm spring on my .22 34 panther. I think if I do swap it out I will order a vortek. Many of the posts I ahve read seem to favor the vortek over the jm spring. Good luck. Congrats on the 350.

Would love to have you post your 'one hole' target pictures at 90 feet. I've not seen that done too often. Thanks!

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #53 on:** September 21, 2011, 09:14:39 AM »

Got the chance to run some of the RWS 8.5 domed THROUGH the gun. Naturally had to readjust the scope for them. It didn't seem to digest them at first but after getting things warmed up the gun shot them fairly good . I was not quite as accurate as the Benjamin's. Gun seemed louder with these.
I got me a chrony and some more different pellets coming so I can get some #s on my guns now.
I looked at the crown once again on this gun and it didn't look good enough to suit me. Bevel had some flat spots on it. I hate to do anything to this gun since it is shooting so well. BUTT, after an hour of looking I just had to clean the crown. After the crown work I took the old Q-Tip and no fibers were hanging to the lands. I went over all of the threaded connections and did find that the front forearm screws had backed out quite a bit making the stock loose. Scope front ring was loose and the scope mount screws took some tightening as well. I can see why. Also after the crown work I ran a patch thought the barrel and believe it or not the patch came out clean. So far this is the most accurate gun in the air stable. AFTER I run some more of my test of pellets that are comming I will order the Vortek Tune. I am going to run at least a good tin or 2, well that is the plan. Kind of like I was not going to bother the crown either.

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #54 on:** September 21, 2011, 09:27:37 PM »

Has any of you taken the front sight off and left it off the Feuerkraft? I had to go to a meeting today anddidn't have time to put it back on or shoot the gun. Concedering leaving it off and making me an aluminum brake. I see no and purpose for it with a scope. I'm sure the sight being gone will not affect the shooting of the gun.

Escondido1 · « **Reply #55 on:** September 21, 2011, 09:33:51 PM »

With my 22 350 feuerkraft, cut 4 inches off the front, choked and recrowned...left the front site off for a nice scoped clean look....Den

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #56 on:** September 22, 2011, 12:15:37 AM »

I agree on the clean look. I noticed when working the crown that it seems that these guns are tighter on the barrel end than my Trail and Falcon. How do they rechoke the barrels?

Escondido1 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 22, 2011, 08:30:59 AM »

Quote from: WHITEFANG on September 22, 2011, 12:15:37 AM

I agree on the clean look. I noticed when working the crown that it seems that these guns are tighter on the barrel end than my Trail and Falcon. How do they rechoke the barrels?

I would have to defer to my tuner, John in PA....he has the special equpment to put the 'squeeze' on things....

Den

Onebaddj · « **Reply #58 on:** September 23, 2011, 04:39:27 PM »

The 8.5 gr might have been getting launched super sonic making them a little louder. I know when i had the stock spring in mine it would launch most pellets under 8.9 crow mags super sonic.

I have blue locktight on every screw and nut on my guns. They will shake them loose in a heart beat. That vortek kit will make you smile. I love mine and cant find anything bad about them. I lost a little velocity but its so smooth and still puts out right at 18 fpe with 10.2 gr jsb's.

WHITEFANG · « **Reply #59 on:** September 24, 2011, 10:17:22 PM »

What has anyone seen on the chrony with the 350 in the .177?

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