Practical Accuracy - 1985 RWS Model 36 Part 2

[@HenkBuchel]

One of the nicest break barrel springers ever made and some of the best off hand shooting with it..well done

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! That video worked out really well. I was really happy with the way I was shooting that day. 😄👍

[@greg4161]

Nice straight shooter man. Those German breakbarrels can't be beat

[@jimashby43]

Cool. I'll paint some silhouettes white and pretend I'm Outside 😮. Fiber site 😮 Good fun.

[@Indiana424]

Awesome!

[@rquest3059]

Excellent off hand shooting. You need to tie bright red string on those targets to find them in the snow.

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@rquest3059 Already done! 😀👍

[@rapalaron6348]

That was damn good off hand shooting buddy 😁👌That little rifle is one of my favorites from your collection. I like the Air King, the Webley and the Norica too but the wood and steel with the slime stock and dead on precision makes it for me a winner. Great rifle to carry whole day in the woods too. A shame Diana don't produce them anymore. Think the HW50s will be a good alternative. Cheers!

[@airgunsofalaska]

@@rapalaron6348 Thanks! I’ve just been goofing around lately and focusing on shooting open sights offhand. 😀 It is a slim feeling airgun. A bit long compared to some of my other guns which is probably why it doesn’t feel as handy. I was just looking and they offer the model 34 EMS which looks pretty similar to my 36. I don’t care for the gaudy plastic front sight though. 🤮 HW50 looks a lot more similar to my ‘85 model 36. The pricing is similar. I’m guessing Diana went for more power with the 34 EMS but I’d choose the HW50 is I was looking to buy.

[@williamstewart6999]

I have the same air rifle. Had the shallow grooves in the receiver and the straight safety blade. I think it was $99 back then. Very accurate and easy to shoot.

[@airgunsofalaska]

I’ve been looking for a 1985 Beeman catalog online as I don’t remember what I paid for the gun brand new. I just remember it was really expensive for me at the time. I just used inflation calculator and $99 in ‘85 would’ve been $296 in todays money. Dang! That was a ton of money for me at the time.

[@yoitired]

I was 12 or 13 when I got mine too, I remember being very frustrated with the accuracy at first since my previous gun was co2 but my dad helped me figure out the springer👍

[@airgunsofalaska]

I remember getting frustrated with mine as well when I first got it. I rarely ever shot it particularly well, thinking about it now, I bet that’s why I kept buying different guns. 😆 I had pneumatics before this model 36 and preferred their shooting feel over this Diana. In making videos for the channel, I rediscovered that. Initially when shooting a springer, it’s not the most pleasant experience. But if you let yourself get used to it, then you don’t notice the recoil (as much).

[@yoitired]

@@airgunsofalaska I really should have tried other airguns too the town hunting store had some nice ones, but my boomer elders had me convinced "all the guns a man could ever want are a deer rifle, a .22 for the little stuff, and maybe a pellet gun for practice. Shotguns are just for people who can't aim" so it took me a while to think outside that box😄I think it took me a good 5yrs to be as good with my 34 as I'd been with my Crosman co2.

[@WalnutandSteel]

The chickens are organized!

[@airgunsofalaska]

I’m definitely adding strings to them the next time I shoot. They are hard to find in freshly fallen snow!

[@WalnutandSteel]

Did you find the one that went flying?

[@airgunsofalaska]

@ Yes fortunately, it was close to where I first looked in the snow on the video. I was glad as I’d just bought those two new packs of silhouettes. 😀

[@donoliver96]

Off hand with a jacket in 30 degree weather that makes a great video

[@airgunsofalaska]

Thanks! I was really happy with the way I was shooting and how that video came together. 😄👍

[@chriswedgworth]

Auto safety bites again LOL

[@airgunsofalaska]

Right!? 😆 I HATE AUTO SAFETY! I’ve disconnected it on a few of my other springers. I didn’t look closely at this one if it was easy to do when I had the stock off.