Diana 56TH. Scoped.

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   This is going to be a review of my "new to me" Diana 56TH.
She is a 2015 model, chambered in .22cal.
The TH does not actually stand for thumbhole, even though she has a lovely, very comfortable thumbhole stock. It actually stands for Target Hunter.
I'm not sure if that means its good for hunting targets, or that it can be used for hunting and target work...?

My 54 has the T01 trigger (its 28 years old). My 56 has the T06 trigger.
I'll post a pic of the two of them side by side.
The 56 has the same sliding action that the 54 has, and I believe the internals are exactly the same.
The differences are all external.
The 54 comes with a traditional sporter style stock, the 56 has a thumbhole, with a beautiful "Diana" lazer cut into the wood under the stock right about where the ballance point is and where you would want to rest it on a sand bag.
The 54 has open sights and an 11mm dovetail rail, the 56 has no open sights, just an 11mm dovetail rail.
The 56 has a what looks like a sliencer on the end of the barrel, but I'm told it is not a silencer, it is a "tuenable" weight that just looks big and fancy like a silencer.
They are both built like tanks and weigh a ton!

I had a bit of time so I mounted a gamo recoli reducing rail, more just to give a bit of height to the scope than anything else, but hey you never know. Put on a 3-9 Nikon scope and zeored her at 30m using JSB exact 15.89gr pellets.
I wanted to mount a nice Hawke 8-34, but the Hawke is too long and covers the loading port, so I had to find a shorter scope. I'll see how this one goes, but might change it in the future.

Zeored at 30m I took her out for quick hunt the other afternoon, and she shoots nicely 
Need to spend come more time with her, do some pellet testing and chrono work.
Looking forward to getting to know her better!

Edited by RangerPete - 24 Mar 2024 at 7:59pm

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	This is going to be a review of my "new to me" Diana 56TH. She is a 2015 model, chambered in .22cal. The TH does not actually stand for thumbhole, even though she has a lovely, very comfortable thumbhole stock. It actually stands for Target Hunter. I'm not sure if that means its good for hunting targets, or that it can be used for hunting and target work...? My 54 has the T01 trigger (its 28 years old). My 56 has the T06 trigger. I'll post a pic of the two of them side by side. The 56 has the same sliding action that the 54 has, and I believe the internals are exactly the same. The differences are all external. The 54 comes with a traditional sporter style stock, the 56 has a thumbhole, with a beautiful "Diana" lazer cut into the wood under the stock right about where the ballance point is and where you would want to rest it on a sand bag. The 54 has open sights and an 11mm dovetail rail, the 56 has no open sights, just an 11mm dovetail rail. The 56 has a what looks like a sliencer on the end of the barrel, but I'm told it is not a silencer, it is a "tuenable" weight that just looks big and fancy like a silencer. They are both built like tanks and weigh a ton! I had a bit of time so I mounted a gamo recoli reducing rail, more just to give a bit of height to the scope than anything else, but hey you never know. Put on a 3-9 Nikon scope and zeored her at 30m using JSB exact 15.89gr pellets. I wanted to mount a nice Hawke 8-34, but the Hawke is too long and covers the loading port, so I had to find a shorter scope. I'll see how this one goes, but might change it in the future. Zeored at 30m I took her out for quick hunt the other afternoon, and she shoots nicely Need to spend come more time with her, do some pellet testing and chrono work. Looking forward to getting to know her better! Edited by RangerPete - 24 Mar 2024 at 7:59pm
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