1986 Daisy Powerline 880 review & shooting test

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  • @christopherlane486
    @christopherlane486 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still have mine. Same story. Had it stored for years in the attic. Came across it while cleaning out my folks attic. Still works!

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@christopherlane486 Nice! Just put some oil on the felt wiper and it’ll be good to go. 👍

  • @davemeyer2787
    @davemeyer2787 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had one that I purchased from an Ace Hardware in the late eighties and I can attest to their power and accuracy. I shot a rabbit with a pellet at about 40 yards, thought I missed it but it ran about five feet and dropped dead. It broke in the late nineties and I tossed it but it saw a lot of action up to that point, great pump air gun!

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The 880’s are excellent guns. I’m particularly fond of the 80’s versions with all metal parts. I’ve been blown away by how accurate this 1986 version is. 😀

  • @AdamCabazos-rd5dy
    @AdamCabazos-rd5dy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's an amazing rifle,it took me back to my teenage years,i just barely got mine today 11-16-23 at a pawn shop for $20.00 dollars what a deal,when i shot a pellet through it,it was amazing, it's really an awesome rifle i give it two thumbs up 👍👍

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow! $20, you got a smoking deal. 😄👍
      I was really blown away by how accurate the 880 was. Between it and my Benjamin 342, those guns reignited my interest in pneumatics a year ago when I first started the channel.
      Right now the pneumatics remain my favorite type of airguns to shoot. I’m bummed they aren’t as popular as they once were. We don’t have as many models to choose from anymore like we did in the past. I’d much rather have an 880 than a rebranded, low end break barrel made by some Chinese manufacturer. The recoil, vibration and questionable accuracy of those types of guns can leave much to be desired.

  • @yoitired
    @yoitired 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I'm most tired/hungover and wander out into my yard this is the one I take. It's just super light, easy to pump and always shoots straight.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was as impressed as hell with the accuracy of the well used, rattle trap 880 I have.

  • @kennethgardner3090
    @kennethgardner3090 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You asked a good question at the end of this video. I've never been able to answer the one gun question. Guns Really are tools. Look at knives. What one knife would you have. My kitchen alone has a number of them. But the one gun question? I just can't answer.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@kennethgardner3090 I got kind of enamored with that concept back in the fall of ‘22. Funny thing is I’m a collector (didn’t really realize that until I started doing videos) and have more guns than I could count right now. Knives are a good comparison, they definitely each have their specific use.
      Recently I bought a new gun that I think might very well be the one gun a guy could own and do “everything” with. Well… at least most everything. And, the crazy thing is it would be for a bargain price. Pretty amazing and I’m looking forward to testing it out against my more expensive guns in later videos.

    • @kennethgardner3090
      @kennethgardner3090 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@airgunsofalaska I look forward to watching it.

  • @EndoftheBlock7224
    @EndoftheBlock7224 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those guns are what I grew up with and they were much more accurate than any break barrel. I had the 977 and an 880 back in 87. My Daisy 977 was a trainer for ROTC and it shot bug holes

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shooting that 880 and seeing how accurate and easy to shoot it was reawakened my love of pneumatics. I was really impressed!

  • @trevorjameson3213
    @trevorjameson3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 880 dates back to 1972. I have a first year 880 from '72 and back then it was a smooth bore, and called "power king" instead of "power line". A couple of years later they came out with the 881, which had a rifled barrel. The 880 got a rifled barrel in the early '80's and they dropped the 881. I also have an '85 model, and two of the modern ones. I put metal pump levers on the new ones to replace the junk plastic lever. These are fun rifles and very accurate. But I have to say, I still prefer the old Crosman 766 and 2100, and the Crosman 760 is probably my favorite of all. That little rifle is just perfect in my opinion! But, you might check out the old Daisy 822, which is basically an 880 in .22 cal, with a wooden stock and forearm. I have one of those too, that I found at an airgun show, it's pretty cool!

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the info! I’m not very familiar with the Daisy Powerline models from the 70’s and 80’s. I did remember they had a wood stock version that I thought was really cool back then and didn’t know the name of it. I wouldn’t mind adding one of those to my collection.

  • @scotthanson4200
    @scotthanson4200 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have 8 880s from the 1970s in my gun cabinet and i can tell you why i love these guns for 1 they are easy to service . 2 they are cool looking . 3 great triggers. 4 love the simple pump handle . 5 holds great when aiming with the monte carlo stock . 6 great power when oiled and all seals are in good shape. 7 been making this gun for 50 years now. 8 when used right this gun will perform. i pump mine with even strokes with a slight pause at the top and hold left hand at reciever . and right hand hold at handle.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was very surprised at how amazingly well the 880 performed. I’m a little bummed that the ‘86 version of the 880 is more accurate than my newer 90’s model 880 as my newer gun is in much better condition.
      This ‘86 model reawakened my interest in pneumatics this fall.

    • @scotthanson4200
      @scotthanson4200 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska i am 60 years old and in the 70s the 880 was the coolest and best air rifle that the daisy enginerings made they thought this gun through and hit a grand slam i have all kinds of vintage air guns and i am proud of my 880s collection . if you get a chance look on line the 880 service manual not the owners manual but the service manual and it gives a great layout of servicing and what it supposed to do power wise. very good stuff by the daisy company my favorite air gun company. there enginering was awsome they know how to do it right. yours is a good one with no warning on gun and you still have the flat top piston. it sounds great and heathy when you hit your targets. if you get a chance also look on line the old daisy 880 adds from the 1970s i have alot of them and the old pellet cans and b-b tubes from daisy. happy shooting.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the info! I didn’t realize that this ‘86 model had desirable traits over the newer models.
      I remember in seeing the ads for the Arkansas Can Opener in the early 80’s and thought that’d be such a cool gun. I really liked that ad! 😀 I’ve occasionally been looking on line for one of those for sale as I’d like to add it to my collection.

    • @scotthanson4200
      @scotthanson4200 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska funny people call these stocks plastic when its really called by daisy super strength stocks or high impact stocks and if you find daisy 880s from the 70s get em the barrels are clamped on instead of pressed on. and they have a little more zip to them, healthy ones. i actually on my 880s stocks i smooth them out more with 600 grit sandpaper and they come out smooth and shiny a little after i put oil on stocks.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s really durable and long lasting material. I was impressed how it didn’t get brittle or start feeling greasy.
      Years ago we got a big bag of Tupperware type containers from a relative with some of the containers dating back to the 70’s. Some of the containers didn’t look like they’d even been used and were actual Tupperware brand. It was so weird, some felt greasy, some were chalky, the stuff didn’t hold up to time. We threw it all away.
      The “plastic” furniture on my old Daisy and Crosman airguns is still in excellent shape even though some of the guns are close to 40 years old. I wonder if the modern plastic receiver guns will hold up as well in 40 years?
      Of course the idiotic cartridge oil filter housing on my Toyota Tacoma truck is plastic. I’ve not had any trouble doing my oil changes with it but I’ve read about guys having issues. Just pretty amazing that “plastic” can withstand the wide range of temperatures differences we have up here starting a truck up cold in very low temps and it getting up to operating temperature with hot oil inside and frigid temperatures outside.

  • @That0neJester
    @That0neJester 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i Found one Of These In My grandads house, it was my dads when he was a kid, anyone know some good scopes for it?

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@That0neJester pretty much any scope will work as you don’t need an airgun, recoil rated scope as it’s a pneumatic.

    • @That0neJester
      @That0neJester 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@airgunsofalaska Thank you! :D

  • @premiumdomainnames
    @premiumdomainnames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice Review!

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching!😀

    • @premiumdomainnames
      @premiumdomainnames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@airgunsofalaska I had a Plastic one growing up. Once you got it pumped 2 or 3 times the Plastic Handle would Bend under the air pressure, I thought it would Break but it didn't. The Gas Piston was the weak link. I had it for about 5-6 years of frequent heavy shooting. I saw your video and it reminded me of when I was a kid in the late 90's. Thanks for posting!

  • @trevorjameson3213
    @trevorjameson3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only break barrel rifle I've ever had is an old '89 model El Gamo (Milbro built in Spain) that I bought brand new at Wal-Mart in '89. For some reason, they had two of them, and I bought one. It was $100 in 1989 so that was not cheap! But it was all wood and nice blued steel, and I had never seen a break barrel pellet gun before! I showed it to my Dad and he said wow that's cool, go back to Wal-Mart and buy the other one. But it was too late, it had already sold. And they never had them again, and I've never seen them anywhere since. Anyway, you just cock it once and it's ready to go, pretty nice. I shot that rifle thousands of times since '89 and it still produces full power at 680fps over my chronograph. Very good quality. And it's small, like a carbine, light weight, great trigger, and has micro-grooved rifling which is weird. It's incredibly accurate, very quiet and super easy to shoot.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn’t know that Gamo used to be called El Gamo. That’s one brand I’ve never owned or even shot.
      It’s super cool how the springers from the 80’s still work just fine. In 30+ years the same won’t be said for all the disposable, gas piston guns the manufacturers are producing today.

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska yeah I did some research a while back and discovered that El Gamo produced Milbro air guns in Spain for a while. Milbro was from Scotland or Ireland, can’t remember. But yes it was El Gamo before just Gamo
      But yeah those older air guns were built well, but maybe not the old daisy 880’s, they’ve always been a bit junkie and loose feeling but they ARE accurate and shoot great.

  • @wurlakin
    @wurlakin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My 12th b-day present was a Daisy 880 😎

  • @camlag4598
    @camlag4598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    unfortunately the plastic ones do not hold up this is 36 years old and it still looks very nice even the grip and stock plastics look more high quality and that says something,the full plastic ones are just not very good feeling they feel like nerf guns and they are just way too light,for beginnerss this was prob great in the 70s nowadays i’d suggest a gamo break barrel for a beginner

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha ha! The NERF gun description is hilarious. I agree, there is something about an all plastic air rifle that just doesn’t look or feel right. And they they stamp warning labels all over that it’s not a toy.
      I feel like I may have gone full circle with my airguns which will be a topic of a future video. I lusted after break barrel guns in my early teens and finally got my first one back then but recently I’m now questioning if that was the best move?

  • @the.villa1n
    @the.villa1n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love both 760 and 880's i remember seeings these at my step bros uncles ranch down the street, 760s are waaaay more accurate with that solid steel barrel apposed to the straw barrel with shroud , the only bb guns I have right now is a 1975 powermaster 760 and a 80s daisy powerline 860 . Stuff back then was made better 🇺🇲

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I like the older metal guns a lot more than the new stuff they are selling.

  • @jamesburnett7085
    @jamesburnett7085 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to use my 880 to teach deer to stay out of my garden, but I don't want to break the skin. I sighted in at 30 yards using three pumps. Does anyone out there have advice for me?

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shoot ‘em in the haunches with a BB. At 3 pumps and some distance, it’s not going to break the skin but will sting so they’ll associate your garden with pain. You could try 1 pump at first to see how they’ll react.
      Years ago we were shooting a brown bear with a pellet bun that was getting into the trash cans on trash day. We have so many bears that their actually a nuisance.

    • @jamesburnett7085
      @jamesburnett7085 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot. At the distance I expect to shoot at, I think it would be hard to hit them with one pump, unless I practice a lot.@@airgunsofalaska

  • @skinner1790
    @skinner1790 ปีที่แล้ว

    i still got my daisy 856 from when i was a kid looks like new

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m pretty certain my brother had an 856. I remember researching the Daisy pellet guns in the 80’s and telling my Dad it’d be a good gun for him. I don’t know if he still has it? I liked to shooting it, multi pump and diacast receiver as I recall. It was pretty powerful and accurate.

    • @skinner1790
      @skinner1790 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska hell yea mine was not shit much just Pellet gun to

  • @robbinparker4382
    @robbinparker4382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look close. Is it 880 or maybe 881. Early 880's were smoothbore. When they first came out with rifling they designated it 881. Those had the black diamond. Later they were all rifled.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It says 880 right on the barrel shroud. 🤷‍♂️

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska By 1984 all 880's had a rifled barrel and they had quit offering the 881. I know because I had one new back in '84.

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The 880 came out in '72 as a smooth bore. By 1974 they also had the 881 which had a rifled barrel. I have a '72 model, first year, and it says "power king" on the butt plate. weird.

  • @glenalexander2846
    @glenalexander2846 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have had the crossman 760 and the daisy 880. the 880 was stronger but the crossman was built better.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve been impressed with the 880’s accuracy but I prefer my Crosman 760 over it. It’s been neat to learn how the 880 has such a strong following.

  • @georgethayer3533
    @georgethayer3533 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have daisy.880 great rife to shoot

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@georgethayer3533 I really like the older models of the 880. 😀👍

  • @enriqueoliva6988
    @enriqueoliva6988 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes daisy make them in 22 cal.I got one it's a daisy model 220,it has a metal reciever and wooden stock.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it was called an Arkansas can opener? I always thought the ads for that gun were super cool!

    • @enriqueoliva6988
      @enriqueoliva6988 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska Yes this Daisy model 220 was still made in Arkansas at the time that I bought it,I'll buy another one if I can find one,but no luck.Why are they called a can opener?I have never seen their ad either.I am also looking for a Crosman 2100 in 22 cal.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@enriqueoliva6988 that’s just what Daisy called it at the time. Here’s a link to the advertisement currently on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/304612600762?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28
      Looks like it was a 922 model. I always liked the name of that gun.

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska The 922 was the older, original version with a plastic stock and forearm, and a 5 shot pellet clip. The later 822 had the wooden stock and forearm, and no pellet clip, that's the one I have. They called the old 922 the Arkansas can opener simply because it punched holes in tin cans. Lol

  • @CuriousGamer022
    @CuriousGamer022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know the barrel width?

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว

      It uses a soda straw type barrel underneath the barrel shroud. I don’t know what the diameter is?

    • @CuriousGamer022
      @CuriousGamer022 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska yh I know that mate,I'm on about the barrel shroud diameter

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CuriousGamer022 I just measured and a 15mm open end wrench will snugly slip over the barrel shroud.

    • @CuriousGamer022
      @CuriousGamer022 ปีที่แล้ว

      @thatalaskaguy-airguns OK thx alot mate,I couldn't find any exact measurements,this helps alot 👍

  • @Deday-sg7lg
    @Deday-sg7lg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m amazed at how accurate this gun can be!

  • @nashvilleoutlaw
    @nashvilleoutlaw ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one identical to this one in the early 90's. I bought one of the plastic 880's a few years ago and was shocked it was all plastic when I opened the box. It creaked and felt like it was going to brake in half when pumping it. When you did pump it up around 6 or more pumps the pump handle would fly back open and wouldn't stay closed. To add insult to injury it couldn't hit a 1x1ft cardboard box consistently from 10ft away. I use to hunt with my old one but the new ones are complete JUNK and took it back 2 days later.

    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I started off with Daisy as my very first air rifle at age 10 with a single pump 840. I want to like them currently but I find no reason to. My rattle trap 1986 880 really impressed me but my newer 90’s 880 wasn’t as good. They seem to be coasting on their name and I don’t see that being a good, long term strategy.
      Crosman certainly isn’t perfect but the few times I’ve called them they’ve been very friendly and helpful. I really like their innovation and that they are still an American company even though not all of those guns are made in the USA. I don’t know what’s going on with Daisy but they need a kick in the ass. I have ZERO interest buying a 1970’s style 880 that is now all plastic and cheap.

    • @nashvilleoutlaw
      @nashvilleoutlaw ปีที่แล้ว

      @@airgunsofalaska I agree, I don't think many if any of the old airgun manufacturers have been Innovative in a very long time. No new models just poorer versions each generation of old classic's. About the only thing daisy makes worth buying if it fits the build is the buck/red ryder. They almost can't make them any cheaper or they wouldn't even work lol. I wish instead of a red ryder with a bigger buttstock they would make a bigger single pump adult version of a red ryder that was air with a good trigger that would actually do 350+fps rather than 100 less than they claim.

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    @Deday-sg7lg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @Deday-sg7lg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @airgunsofalaska
      @airgunsofalaska  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was going to ask you if these types of guns were available in Thailand? They work really well for backyard shooting since you can vary the amount of power.