

It’s highly practical too, with that sweep incorporating a hand-filling and flared lower section, effectively forming a finger support above. Let’s start with the stock, as it is such an eye-catching design- and at first glance, there’s no doubting the influence of recent BSA ideas, with that wonderfully graceful sweep across the forend.

So let’s take a close look, and see whether it upholds the company’s proud tradition of quality and performance.
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On show and on test here is the 340 N-Tec Premium Pro Compact model, which as you can see, sports matt finish metalwork, highly attractive beech timber, a quality trigger, and of course the super modern gas-ram internals. BSA…EsqueĪnd she’s a looker! OK my test model with the ambidextrous standard beech sporter stock, isn’t quite as glamorous as the company’s special Anniversary edition, with its glossy finish walnut stock, that first caught my eye, but the same mouth-watering stock shape is used across the range. Well that’s all set to change, with the introduction of the 340 N-Tec- a landmark model that represents Diana’s very first foray into the murky world of gas-ram airgun technology. Yet several manufacturers have been rather, how shall we say notable by their absence! One such player, slow to get involved, has been the famous old German manufacturer, Mayer Grammelspacher, the company behind the Diana range being satisfied up until now, producing their traditional spring-piston designs for the mass market. So the number of models fitted with a self-contained chamber of gas or air instead of a conventional mainspring continues to rise. Spent Theoben patents, as any self respecting enthusiast will be aware, are the reason for gas-ram powered airguns enjoying a period of unprecedented popularity.
