Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

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Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by fantumfan2003 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:44 pm

Fantastic stuff......

http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... l=nl&tl=en

I want one in .177 so if some one knows of one, do let me know......

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As an example of overcoming adversity, Karoly Takacs has few peers. He was part of Hungary’s world champion pistol-shooting team in 1938, when an army grenade exploded, crippling his right hand. Ten years later, having taught himself to shoot with his left, he won two gold medals in the rapid-fire class.

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Re: Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by to_saptarshi » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:00 am

Fantumfan,

It Should be the same for .177 I guess if they are using same ball bearing mechanism. I do have a Mod 27 in .22 and I follow almost the same process that described in the link you provided . only few things , I prefer to disassemble the trigger block first. While removing I use a spring compressor, removing the 2nd pin while keeping cylinder under pressure by hand is not a good idea, and frankly speaking once I had an accident while doing so, the surface was oily and my hand slipped and the moment of removing the 2nd tension pin. So stay away from removing the pin by hand. and better use a spring compressor. The ball bearing mechanism is simply awesome but just take a close look at the three tiny steel balls before putting back them to internal chamber , just to make sure they are in fine shape and not damaged. The Entire spring tension will be on this three tiny balls so please put special attention to them.
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Re: Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by xl_target » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:39 am

Thanks for posting that link. It brought back a lot of memories. A Diana 27 in .22 caliber was my constant companion when I was a young lad. It was phenomenally accurate, very easy to cock and the trigger was awesome.

In the mid '70's, I remember roaming the banks of the Hoogly by Fort William (in Calcutta) with my friends. Most of us had airguns at the time. We were the scourge of the pigeons in the area. There was a Sikh officer in our colony who would give us a shuttlecock for every so many pigeons. We played a lot of Badminton too. I used to shoot a tin of 500 pellets a week, at least. Imported pellets were available. Once a week, I used to stop at one of the gun shops on Chowringhee and buy a tin on my way home from school. Many fond memories of that time. That part of Calcutta was very peaceful and beautiful in those years. My sister told me that the whole area is built up now.

In the late 70's when my dad was seconded to the Navy, we lived on Cuffe Parade in Colaba (Mumbai) and we used to go out at night with a flashlight and our airguns to shoot at the rats that inhabited the area around the rooms where the garbage chutes for the high rise buildings terminated. We would wait silently in the darkness and when we heard something scuffling, we would turn on the flashlight , line up the sights and the target and fire. We didn't have much time as the rats would only freeze for a very short time. It was very challenging and a lot of fun. My .22 caliber Daina was more than a match for those rats, even though some of them were the size of small rabbits. Ah, to have those young eyes again.

In both those cities, we openly walked around with our airguns and no one, including the cops, said anything to us. Of course, at that time the river side of the Fort William area wasn't very populated but Cuffe Parade had a very high population density because of all the high rise apartment buildings. I had a new washer put in while I was in Mumbai but other than that, it was all original. When I left India, I coated it with grease and left it wrapped in plastic. When I realized that I wasn't going to go back, I asked my parents to give it to my nephew. Not sure if he ever used it but it is at my parents house in Bangalore at present.
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Re: Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by m24 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:12 pm

xl, the rats and the flying rats (pigeons) are the same in India. More in no., I guess. The only difference is the look on people's faces when they see you walking with an AR. Bloody priceless. :evil:

Sorry for going OT, Manish.

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Re: Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by fantumfan2003 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:11 pm

to_saptarshi

Thanks for the headsup. I have a Diana 35 and am aware of the trigger.

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You made my day. I am glad the link brought back fond memories for you. I will certainly land a 27 (in .177 though) for my son and I look forward to him having fond memories of his 27 too !!!!

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As an example of overcoming adversity, Karoly Takacs has few peers. He was part of Hungary’s world champion pistol-shooting team in 1938, when an army grenade exploded, crippling his right hand. Ten years later, having taught himself to shoot with his left, he won two gold medals in the rapid-fire class.

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Re: Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by fantumfan2003 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:52 pm

Our Diana 27 has landed....

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Re: Diana 27 dis-assembly.....

Post by xl_target » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:43 am

Congratulations Fantumfan,
I'm sure that made one young boy very happy. :D
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