Page 2 - Daisy 880S Reviews

First off were gonna trash the scope.All in all a pretty good little rifle.I've killed so many rabbits,squirrels and birds.Its no Air Arms but it'll get the job done.i got inch groups at around 30-35 yards with CPHP and basically every other pellet I tested.But sadly I shot the gun up. I've had it for about 4 years and shot it almost everyday, but it was good while it lasted.And also the regular sights work just fine although I paired mine with a Simons 4-32.All in all pretty good little rifle,Highly recommend

Real Wood or synthetic stock

This rifle seems cheaply made(the stock) but it shoots really well and will knock down squirrels out to as far as it'll shoot which mine shot good out to around 35 yrds.

30 yrd yes 30 yrd maybe futher? accurate sub $60 rifle. trash the scope in my case i used it for target practice at my 30 yrd outdoor range to shoot at the eye piece after dialing in with the jsb 10.34 (chrony at 640-680 not the advertsied 800fps lol ) the most accurate pellet. tried others but in this rifle 10 pumps 50mm ao scope yes scope cost more than rifle lol rifle bench rested i shot the eye piece on the cheap (sniper shot lol) scope little green army men mothballs bottle caps. have one in the 70's still have it today. the new 880 all plastic will out shoot the older metal 880's FACT why? new 880 have rifled barrel metal ones have smoothbore barrel. so when i read comments like the older one is more accurate than the new plastic i say BS because i have one. i did an upgrade to the older 880 by doing a little grinding on the metal reciever with a dremmel tool drop in the newer 1 pc valve and shot tube and bolt got rid of the old 2 pc valve & shot tube. now the old is as accurate

put a better scope on this rifle and it will shoot out to 30 yrds 10 pumps with the right pellet. thats the key the right pellet and 10 pumps

buy it i shoot both my old and new 880 out to 30 yards the old with todays parts. daisy will tell you it wont work i ordered the bolt and the one pc valve from them anyways made it work and called them back and told them i got it to work on the older 880's. if you have a older 880 dont bother to put the old parts back in. daisy will refer you to a dealer that specializes in older 880's. i wonder why is a kid why sometime the rifle back then would be accurate other times not . tried both bb's and pellets heck what did i know that bb's arent accurate and i didnt know that the rifle came with a smoothbore. hope this review is helpful about the daisy 880

It's a good lasted me like a year or two I loved it but I only use the iron sights

The plastics and make it mettle or wood

I like the lightness and the power of the gun

The stock should be more stable and come with a better scope

Great gun for the price

ACCURATE. Lightweight. Easy to pump. Easy to shoot.

Put a bigger scope on it.

I picked up one of these after watching my son wear himself out cocking and shooting my Fury. He's a small scrawny kid. But he went at it with gusto. I surprised him with the 880. Sighted in easy. Trigger was really heavy at first (like 10-12 pounds) but crisp. Easy to fix, I took it apart after the first day shooting and worked on it, 4-5 pound crisp trigger now. This thing will shoot! With cheap Gamo Tomahawks I can shoot groups at 50 feet that are covered with a dime. Me and my boy plink at tablespoons hung on a wire at 20-30 yards, any misses are the shooter's fault not the rifle's. Son is very happy. I'm impressed. Scope is tiny but for the money it's hard to complain, it does the job, and has kept it's zero through over 1000 shots now. If you get one that shoots like this one it's definately worth putting a better scope on. We plan on doing that soon. If you are at all handy at tinkering on guns these are SO easy to work on. Even if you happen to get an example that doesn't want to shoot out of the box you can give it a trigger job, tighten up the barrel, and recrown it if necessary. I gotta get one for myself now!

Value for the money. Pretty accurate at 10 yards, not bad at 20.

The scope. The 4 x 15 scope it comes with is the worst. scope. ever. I swapped it out for a Bushnell 4 x 32 Rimfire and am pretty happy.

At 10 yards, Crosman Destroyer EX gives very good groups. At longer ranges they really give a shotgun pattern, though. Crosman Premier Hollow Point is much better. Max effective range seems to be 25 yards, and even at that distance I probably miss more squirrels than I hit. 20 yards might be a better number for effective range (allowing for the fact I'm a n00b and not a good shot yet). At the 50-yard distances that I'm currently dealing with for ground squirrels, I'd be better off throwing rocks at them. A really good shot might be able to hit one at that range, of course, but still, this just isn't the right weapon for that distance. If I'd known as much a couple months ago as I know now, I would have bought a gas piston rifle in the first place, but I do plan on getting one. I'll teach my kids to shoot the 880. Like I said, it's great at 10 yards, and they can start there.

The Stock,the scope,the sights,the pump,the trigger...pretty much everything.

Nothing

Cheap, accurate rifle for someone that does not have the money to go buy the expenxive air rifles

Low Cost, great value, dual ammo

Scope, but its a budget rifle so what do you expect.

I've shot quite a few brands of pellets out of mine and the crosman premier hollowpoints seem to be the best bang for the buck. Accurate for the most part with pellets at 10yds. Used the Daisy wadcutters and though cheap was about a quarter at 10yds and a dime with CPHP's. BB's are just for goofing off. Upgraded to a 4x32 scope. Super lightweight and good value. Pick the right ammo and you'll love it.

Great accuracy! The bolt action type design almost measures up to the sleek grip and range. Perfect for someone who is just starting out with air guns.

Nothing at all.

You have to adjust the scope to your liking and remember to oil It if you haven't used it for a while.

SUPER ACCURATE!!and powerfull i love the range on it I can hit targets from 234 feet away consistently with a 1in group with bbs and 1/2in with pellets it's awsome

The stock is too light for my taste but I think it can be a little heavier and or thicker

For it's quality it's perfect for long and short range but don't forgot to oil it and clean the barrel

Love this rifle. Great value for the price. Easy to pump. It only took me a few minor tweaks of the sites to get it shooting accurately.

Pellets are a bit tough to load properly but gets easier with practice.

This rifle has taken some knocks from other reviewers, but for the cost you can't ask for anything more. Perfect rifle for a beginner.

I like the Dasiy 880 bb/pellet & 4x15 scope because it is lightweight with no recoil and it is very accurate with its 725 fps good bb gun great value.

Very accurate using retinal, Was able to completely puncture metal folding chair at a great distance. Hefty and durable as well.

Definitely a better scope. I spent an hour trying to calibrate it but to no avail, Its cheap and mainly used as a gimmick to buy the gun.

Scope sucks, I would really suggest you save a little $$ and buy the one without the scope, its not worth it.

The things I liked was how it has a O ring seal on the bolt, which stops air from escaping from the rear and makes better velocity. The barrel is steel, which it clean and nice.

Make the barrel a little tighter, it only scars half of the pellet which doesn't help much in accuracy, it makes the pellet wobble in air. Though reaching out to 60 yards and more it is great, short range isn't the best thing in the world.

for one, get a better scope for it, the scope it comes with will be not that great quality. the optics are clear, but not what you inspect. It is VARY picky upon the pellets, I tried to run Match grade Final H&N pellets in it...still didn't want to group

ease oof attaching scope as well as alignment of the scope it was so simple and in just a few minutes i was picking off targets set up about 150' away

finding an easier way to load pellets after the scope is mounted i have big fingers and it is difficult to load with the scope attached

Inexpensive and versatile, allowing indoor and outdoor action. Single shot pellet or magazine fed bbs also provide some variation. The scope is a nice to have option as well. Light weight makes carrying for longer periods easier.

The older versions were heavier, the virtually all-polymer construction just doesn't feel as solid.

For the money this air gun is a good buy. My teenaged girls enjoy it as much as I do. The 880 is light, easily shouldered and accurate.

cheap, good for indoor shooting and outdoor plinking, reasonably accurate at 20 yards, pumping it is not hard

make it a bit heavier...i have a beeman rs1 that i use for hunting and it's 10 lbs so when i shoot this rifle it just feels like a toy. Also don't even bother with the scope, it's unusable. I bought an inexpensive barska 3-7x20 scope for $15 on amazon and it works fine

the fact that it shoots bbs and pellets sounds like a good thing at first and then you realize that bbs aren't accurate at all...it's a good starter rifle, this was my first one i bought a few months ago. I wanted hunting power and long range accuracy so i moved on to the beeman rs1 dual caliber

Best rifle i have had yet and if you shoot in cold weather smoke comes out of the barrel with each shoot. Works best with pellets.

Make to Plastic Metal or Wood and make it easier to load pellets.

The rifle has good power and the sights are right on.

Adjusting the scope was impossible. I left it off.

It is very accurate and has good power. Well wort the money I spent.

It feels like Daisy found ways to make the rifle less expensively. It doesn't have the quality materials I remember as a kid. The trigger pull is heavier than I remember and the bolt is stiffer than the one I used to shoot in my younger years.

I haven't used bb's yet, or will I ever because I believe it will degrade the accuracy of pellets. JSB Diabolo Match Heavy pellets made a group the size of an eraser tip, center to center, at 15 yds. The scope is pretty dark to look through. It would be hard to shoot during dusk or dawn.