Winchester 425 / Diana 25 .22 *backporch plinking

Winchester model 425 — Winchester’s branding of the model Diana 25 from the 1970s. There are many more Diana 25 air rifles, and just a few thousand that carry the Winchester name.

This model came in both .177 and .22 caliber, though all Winchesters were .22 caliber. That’s a large pellet for such a small powerplant, and you can expect velocities somewhere in the 400s with light- and medium-weight pellets. That sounds anemic to those who are accustomed to high velocities, but the fact is that these are accurate at close range and a lot of fun to shoot.

Today we backporch plink from 30 feet.