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| Value for Money | 8/10  |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.1/10  |
By Mad Dog
on 11th Feb 2005
| Value for money | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 Mad Dog's recommendation | |
Powerful, accurate, two stage trigger (both stages adjustable), fully adjustable fiber optic sights, easy and fun to use, comfortable grips, nice looking pistol.
It seemed to take quite a few shots to break-in, but after a couple tins of pellets it smoothed out and settled down nicely.
At first I didn't know what to think about my .177 Diana P5 Magnum; heavy recoil, quite high cocking effort, and lots of vibration. The thing kicked so hard it almost yanked itself out of my hand. But I didn't give up, and kept shooting it. After about 300 rounds it started to settle down and kick a little less and also seemed a little easier to cock while still hitting the target with alot of energy. Through the next tin of pellets the gun proceeded to settle in further and after about 700 rounds it became a joy to shoot. Cocking the gun became a lot easier and the recoil was much more relaxed, as well as reduced vibration, while power actually seemed to have stayed the same or even improved. After this long break-in period I decided to dismantle it and clean, debur and relube the guide and mainspring with moly paste, along with a very thin coat on the inside and outside of the piston, and anywhere else there was moving parts. Now the vibration is hardly noticable and the forward recoil is quite mild compared to the first hundred or so shots when the gun kicked wildly and buzzed with vibration. My patience and attention to detail paid off and I've ended up with a very smooth hard hitting pistol that surprizes me with its accuracy even though it is a break barrel. I did have to learn to shoot this gun, just like I did with my Webley Hurricane, only the P5 has a forward recoil instead of the rearward recoil I had to figure out with the Hurricane. Just like most other spring powered airguns finding the propper grip tension is vital to shooting it accurately. If you try to fight the recoil of this gun you will likely end up frustrated, letting it do its thing gave me very good 10 meter accuracy, while gripping it tightly and trying to hold it still gave quite poor results. The two stage trigger is great, it was easy to adjust both stages to my liking and is light and predictable. The sights are nice to, especially in low light conditions. The rear is click adjustable with a flat head screwdriver and the front post is drift adjustable for windage. My gun was manufactured in Feb. 2004 and has no safety, I found this a little odd seeing as how the gun is advertized to have an auto saftey, but it is also advertized with a 700fps velocity which is also unrealistic and shouldn't be expected, mid 500's is a reasonable expectation. This pistol is big, 18 inches in legnth and weighs in at about 2.5lbs. The sytnetic grips have a comfortable thumb shelf and were disigned for a large hand, if they were any bigger they would not fit my hand. I now have over 1000 rounds through my P5, and have had it a little longer than two months and I couldn't be more pleased with it. I recommend this pistol to anyone with large hands and a lot of patience since the wear-in time is quite long. I must add that the gun responds very well to a strip down and re-lube, making loading and firing even smoother. To me, well worth the money and time spent.
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Total Respect: +4
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