Diana 34 trading for a Rem 597

[chunter]

I have a friend that has a Diana 34 .177 airgun that is looking to upgrade to a .22.   I am in the market of finding an airgun that will help me practice indoors for silhouette shooting.

I have a Remington 597 LSS that I have put a Volquartsen hammer in and free floated.  It also has three clips, and rings for a scope.

He mentioned that we could possibly trade straight across.  I don't know much about the Diana 34, or even if it is that great of a gun, or accurate enough to help me with my silhouette shooting. What do you think?

I was also thinking of throwing in a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 silver scope that I had mounted on the 597 previously, due to the 597 lacking a rear site.  Is this way overkill, the scope does have some mounting marks?

Thanks

[TC Shooter]

Don't know how much you have in your 597 , Nikon scope and extra clips but you should be able to pick up the RWS Diana 34 for about $200. Seems like your items would be worth more?

[Lawdog]

chunter,

Your friend is no friend if he made the suggestion of trading.  Sell your .22 and you should be able to purchase a much better air rifle with the money than the RWS M34.  Bad deal.  Lawdog
 

[VictorLouis]

I'm not going to pan the 34, as I hope to get one in Carbine form, eventually. I have the little bro 24 right now, and it's my current favorite. However, you can currently get a clean, demo model with warranty from

http://www.airgunexpress.com

for under $150!

Now, I know darn well you have far more into your 597 than that, and that's without optics. RUN away from that one, LOL.