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For those looking to further customize their experience, an optional regulator is available. The package includes not only the pistol itself but also a magazine for efficient reloading and a convenient gun pouch for storage and transportation.
Jul 4, 2019 · The Bandit is not regulated, which for a $174.00 pcp pistol is to be expected. So far I have about $195.00 invested. (not counting the borrowed scope and rings) Inspired by the Pyramyd Air video, I decide to go ahead and order a Diana Storm Rider Regulator. No video for the Bandit install.
The DIANA bandit is a powerful compressed air gun with ergonomic beechwood handle. The gun can be operated with an insert in single-shot mode and with a 9-shot drum magazine. The milled 11mm prism rail allows the mounting of a suitable optic.
- Rifled Barrel
- Diana stormrider®
- 4,5 mm (.177) pellet | 5,5 mm (.22) pellet
- Pre-Charged Air Rifle (PCP)
If there were a feature to pack into a small PCP air pistol, the Diana Bandit is sure to have it. This compact, multi-shot pistol is everything you need for backyard plinking and accurate enough for light competition use.
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The Diana Bandit is a repeating PCP pistol that comes in both .177 and .22 caliber. It has a circular spring-loaded magazine that holds 9 pellets in .177 and 7 in .22. I selected a .22 for my test.
I read some of the customer reviews of the gun before examining it. It seems to me there are two main camps that purchase a pistol like this. One camp buys it based in the price. It’s everything they want in a Benjamin Marauder PCP air pistol(they hope) for $190 less. The other camp buys the pistol to modify it into something they really want. Firs...
Speaking of the “box” in this case it’s a soft case with a foam insert. It’s perfect for carrying and storing the pistol. The Bandit comes in a fitted soft case.
The Bandit is a large air pistol. It’s just over 20 inches long and the 9.5-inch barrel is almost half of that. The pistol is largely metal and wood, with just a few synthetic parts like the sights. Looking at it I would say the folks at Diana are listening to the market very closely. The grip is hardwood and I find it very ergonomic. I have read c...
As large as the pistol appears, it weighs just 2.2 lbs. That’s the way of precharged airguns. They are largely air! And with all that barrel and reservoir tube out front you might think it is muzzle-heavy, but it’s not. The grips grab your hand so tight that I think they absorb the forward weight.
One thing several of the reviews mention is how powerful the pistol is. The .22 I chose is supposed to launch pellets at 630 f.p.s., according to the manual. And once more I have to give Diana credit, because the manual explains that velocity was achieved with different lead pellets! I would think it would be with something lightweight, like a Hobb...
Most owners will probably scope their pistols or at least mount a dot sight. The top of the receiver is flat (yea!) and has 11mm dovetails behind and in front of the loading trough. If you shoot with the magazine you will probably have to use two-piece scope mounts and the rear sight will have to be removed. The open sights are a squared-off post i...
The circular magazine installs from the left side of the receiver. It is held in place by a small rare-earth magnet. To load it into the receiver you must first remove the single-shot pellet tray (Diana calls it the loading base in the manual). Thank you, Diana, for providing that tray with the pistol. Pull the bolt back and cock the gun to remove ...
The Bandit trigger is two-stage and adjustable. The adjustment controls the amount of sear engagement, so care must be taken to not get it so light that it becomes unsafe. The description calls it the Diana Improved Trigger. The safety is completely manual. Once more Diana is to be commended! It’s a crossbolt safety that’s located in the trigger bl...
The pistol is filled to 200 bar. That is 2900 psi. Not 3,000 — 2,900. I had an urgent email last week from a person who doesn’t reads the blog, and he has a .45-caliber AirForce Texanthat he told me wasn’t working. He said he filled it to 3,000 psi on the tank’s gauge and the bullets just pooped out. I told him his onboard gauge wasn’t reading corr...
Dec 26, 2019 · The Diana reg adds $90 to the cost of the gun, but you don’t have to buy it when you buy the pistol. You can get the pistol and learn to enjoy it, then pop for the reg down the road. One Pyramyd AIR customer put one on his .22-caliber Bandit and got a significant increase in consistent shots.
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I now have a Bandit that shoots H&N FTT at 570 fps with a deviation of 7 fps. This pistol is a tack driver. I have a cheap dot sight mounted (astigmatism) and I can shoot hole in hole at 20 yards.
