Pics Daisy powerline 880 salvage

[jayson_b24]

A few months ago, I found an old Daisy Powerline 880. Upon getting it home and checking it over, I discovered that it hissed every time I pumped it. For giggles, I hit Google, got some answers and ordered what I believed to be the proper parts from Amazon.

Yesterday I found myself with a few hours and decided to take a "mental health afternoon". Here you can see the condition of the airgun, as I found it. The third pic is the actual barrel with the shroud removed.

 

[jayson_b24]

The kit I ordered replaced all of the o-rings and the foam disc in picture one. Tools needed were two different sized Phillips screwdrivers, a pick, hammer, punch, and lots of cleaning items. The videos I found to help me along weren't great, so there was a lot of trial and error. Yes, the whole thing needs to come apart. Even the trigger group, to access the exhaust valve o-ring in the third pic.

 

[jayson_b24]

Everything was meticulously cleaned along the way. I thought the finish on the barrel shroud was rusted to hell, but it turns out it was something like RTV, but less adhesive. It came clean with a rag and warm water. Not having a .17 caliber cleaning rod, I poured bore cleaning solvent down the barrel and shoved some cotton swabs through with a wire coat hangar. Unfortunately, the rust spots on the outside of the barrel are real, but I've cleaned them and treated them with a layer of RemOil for now.

I feel the finished product looks and performs great! Again, the air rifle was free. My cost? $15 in parts and some time. And, you know what? It was pretty fun! In the future I may rattle can the barrel so it doesn't get any worse and throw a cheap (like $10-15 cheap) scope on it just because.

 

[jayson_b24]

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

 

[joefrank64k]

Nice save, OP!!

 

[Bear40]

 

[jayson_b24]

Nice save, OP!!

Thank you! It's not that they're terribly expensive (~$60). I just wanted to see if I could.

 

[ar15robert]

I remeber those as a kid in the early 80s could have sworn the stock was wood though atleast one neighbor had.Foward to about 2010 i had a couple rats id see at night in backyard so ran to big 5 and bought one got home mostly plastic junk and loose.10 pumps i felt like the handle was gonna break again that was metal in my youth.

But the gun did its job LOL.

 

[jayson_b24]

I remeber those as a kid in the early 80s could have sworn the stock was wood though atleast one neighbor had.Foward to about 2010 i had a couple rats id see at night in backyard so ran to big 5 and bought one got home mostly plastic junk and loose.10 pumps i felt like the handle was gonna break again that was metal in my youth.

But the gun did its job LOL.

Yeah, they've been through a few iterations over the years. Even the internals have changed just enough that you have to be mindful when ordering parts.

 

[jayson_b24]

Jesus! Someone has one listed on my local FBM for $250!