Diana Bandit Black PCP Air Pistol

Felt like a decent deal, despite no regulator; get the PCP advantages while having a better handle (I assumed) than the wooden handle of the original Bandit, and the ability to switch to a stock very easily. Seems accurate enough for the very close range pesting I bought it for. It came with a barrel band, which is very nice and not advertised on the box or on the web images. It's pretty quiet, and was easy to take apart, though the suppressor doesn't want to unscrew easily.

The bolt action feels bad. It's a LOT of resistance on the final half inch of the cocking motion, and a LOT of resistance ramming it home through the repeater magazine. I've had multi-feed issues because of this and little confidence whether it's actually been cocked when not staring at it. The pistol mode is bad for my large-sized hands, so if you have bigger hands and plan for pistol-mode use, steer clear. The bottom fin (that replaces the stock) is just too high, it squeezes on the bottom edge of your palm, and taking off the fin leaves edges that're uncomfy, too. The fin does help lock your wrist into firing position and this supports the gun's weight, kinda like a rondel dagger, but it hurts. Grip is fine in carbine mode, but I bought it for pistol mode. Wish it were picatinny.

If you want a Bandit with a stock, and with a handle that looks better, consider the Bandit Tactical they just released a few days after I bought this Bandit Black. The Tactical comes with a regulator, too, and as long as you can unscrew the stock, it looks like a better platform for switching to pistol or carbine modes given the AR style pistol grip. Hopefully they made the charging handle better on that, too, but time will tell. Maybe just buy a Notos G2 (or the original Notos), I think that's just a much better feeling gun for a very similar price to the Bandit Tactical, though it's also a lot heavier for pistol use.

Power. I’ve dispatched raccoon and squirrel at 25 yards with DRT results. Rats are too easy. Great pester. I’ve even hit a fly at 20 yards with JTS Dead Center.

Two magazines with purchase. The case is great. But, I mostly keep it in carbine configuration which negates the use of the case. Include an extra mag instead. More useful.

Get high scope rings. You’ll need the clearance over the mag.

Very handsome pump friendly.. Very accurate.. Sleek and stylish love that they sent me a rifle barrel with it in 22.. so I ordered a bandit in 22 today which will be in the synthetic stock in rifle configuration

Nothing.. well maybe a second magazine which I love the last shot hold open... But usually use the single shot tray..

if your gun happens to have a slow leak when you get it.. just keep filling it and using it top it off when you put it away maybe a tad over the max recommended and it'll probably seal things and be fine in a couple weeks.. mine is awesome now..

I like everything about it .I killed a opossum getting into my chicken pen.I shoot 1.77 with crossman piranhas 10.3 gr..it dispatched the possum immediately.I have a red dot cvv.on it and at 25 yards,I hit shotgun shells outta ten times on average.love it!

I would offer the rifle barrel that comes with the the Diana chaser,as I had to buy the whole package just for the barrel ,! Now I have a co2 pistoli don't really need.and put lok tite on safety screw as I lost whole safety.

The moderator hard to get off ,but heat from hairdryer finally got it off.magazines are too high ! It's a sweet shooting lil rifle I really enjoy! Put the rifle barrel in the bandit black package!

Single or multi shot. Feels very light, easy to handle. Like being able to add or remove stock. So far has been a pleasure to shoot.

Fill probe. Keeps pushing itself out with filling up. Was working fine, but just recently starting being a pain. Need to prop it up against something to fill properly. Regulator would be nice. Would gladly pay extra for better fill method and regulator.

If not for the fill probe issue would totally recommend.

Great pistol... Had it not arrived with the rifle barrel being in 22.. I may not have ordered the 22 version.. that said.. I really wish it was the right caliber...

That the quality control was a bit better and had caught the barrel mix-up.. other than that.. nothing well the addition of a tube in the hollow of the grip to store ammo in would be nice.. I shall have to source one...

Seems very accurate and peppy .lol.

Nice cheap powerful pcp

I only came with one magazine and advertised two pyramid didn't care

Light, accurate and quiet

pcp set up. had to remove the metal sheath protecting the valve connection in order to get a solid seal for the pump to work. after my 4th outing with the rifle, the gas fails to feed from the cocking mechanism to the barrel so the trigger pull is an empty 'tick'.

the overall design is great except for the pcp gas system. it is obviously flawed. was too easy to fail after 4 uses and only pumping the pressure to midway. there was no stress to the rifle and it still failed.

Had this gun not leaked I would have kept it. I should have purchased the leak test but instead purchased the 10 for 10 test.The gun cycled every pellet flawlessly. Its super quiet and backyard friendly. I have a tiny backyard and neighbors on all 3 sides and it wasnt an issue. The guns accuracy was decent. At 15 yards I got 1-2" groups with a scope. H&N trophy green were the most consistent 1" pellets. The included pump in the kit was nice.

The iron sights are awful. The mag gets in the way of the rear sight. Trigger is pretty heavy contrary to most videos I watched.

The gun leaked from full to empty in 2-3 hours. Takes about 50-60 pumps to fill it upon first fill. After that it takes about 20 to get from 100 to 200 bar. 150 bar has the best consistency.

The look. Can't go wrong with Black. Nice carrying case. Easy to cook and load.

Needs picatinny rail like everybody else.

Open sights not for everyone. After much research, I ordered a picarinny adapter,and riser to go with a Osark Armament Rino 4X Magnified Optic. Haven't installed the optic yet. If that doesn't work, I have an extra day/night optic (probably overkill) that I'll try.