diana p5 magnum review

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Value for Money	8/10
Reviewer Rating	8/10
Overall Rating	8.1/10

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By Don Sieh on 7th Mar 2006

Don Sieh's Ratings

Value for money	7/10
Overall value	9/10
Don Sieh's recommendation

Good Points

I enjoy shooting the pistol. The recoil for me is not offensive or difficult. Balance works for me and my hardest task is to hold the pistol loosely. I shoot regular pistols and the grip is usually more firm. I generally like the pistol and definitely plan to keep it.

Bad Points

There is some unhappy characteristics that bear remark. The grip, firstly the thumb rest. It prevents the pistol to be shot with the left hand. I shoot both handed and this pistol is a right handed pistol. The second point is the drop nature of the back of the grip frame. Consult a picture of the pistol and you will notice how it drops down over the grip itself. For shooters with moderatly thick hands the dropped area pinches the fleshly web between the thumb and first finger making hand position difficult. I sanded it flat making more room for my hand but care must be taken as a spring and stop are housed inside.
I will sand of the thumb rest next.
The other less than best point is the saftey.
Boy is that a hassle, and you must push perfectly upward towards the barrel or it jambs and you must recock the pistol to reset the saftey and try again. Its also harder to push than it should be and your trigger finger gets sore on the end. I will be disabling it.

General Comments

I didn't do a lot of research on the Diana P5 Magnum before I bought it. My fault, but this is why I'm writing this review. I paid $220.00 American for this pistol and that's much too much according to other reviewers. It is very accurate, and very powerful. I plan to have a lot of fun with it. I'm a plinker not a paper target shooter and it handles well.

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