Daisy Model 35

[desertplinker]

I've got a few bb guns, kind of went a little down that rabbit hole, I have one spring piston rifle and a few PCP air guns but got caught up in the bb thing. I have two 499's one stock and one with the Cobalt power spring, both shoot very well, I find with the 499's a good supply of shot tubes to try helps accuracy a lot.

The 35 I just got lucky I guess, it's very accurate and on two pumps, shoots faster on two pumps than the new generation Red Ryders, as that is all I have to compare, the new models.

The model 35 is a joy to shoot and on two pumps it's quieter than a RR, Even quieter than the 499 seems hard to believe.

If you choose to get a 35, I hope it's as accurate as mine because it's a great Daisy to have.

[caudie]

I have a Daisy 35 also.  Two pumps is my standard charge for BB's.  I got lucky and bought one from Walmart for $18.00 with free shipping after I added a few bb's and pellets.  Couldn't resist.  It was a close-out on PINK Daisy 35's.

A couple years or so after I bought it, the Wife had 1/2 a rattle can of flat black so I painted it.  Looks better in the bb/pellet gun rack.  LOL!  It's a fun gun for sure.

[bantam5s]

It's been over a decade since I had a model 35 and I wasn't really putting any of my guns on paper back then but I remember my 35 being quite accurate.
My rule is generally that if it can shoot pellets I do, but I definitely remember it seeming to be a fairly accurate BB shooter the small amount I actually put BB's through it.

[TorqueMaster]

I tried a 35 out, hoping for 20-30 yard minute-of-tin-can at 2 or 3 pumps...didn't happen.  I got a second one that is a bit better but still sends fliers off more often than I'd like.

On the first one, I experimented with stabilizing the barrel in the shroud and at the muzzle, with the original and different smoothbore barrels.  I tried a couple 499 barrels, one off ebay claiming to be tighter/faster, and some 4.5 mm carbon fiber tubes from china.  The winner so far, and I haven't experimented further, is the CF tube. It is 500mm = 19.7 inches, so it sicks out the front a little bit.   It's not as particular about type of BBs as it is number of pumps -- it likes 6 best.  Not the 2 or 3 pumps I'd hoped for, but the 35 is pretty easy pumping even up to 6.  It was doing about 1/2" 5 shot groups at 10m and almost never misses the tin cans at 25 yards.  I have no idea how long CF will hold up to steel BBs but it's a joy to shoot for now. 

[desertplinker]

I tried a 35 out, hoping for 20-30 yard minute-of-tin-can at 2 or 3 pumps...didn't happen.  I got a second one that is a bit better but still sends fliers off more often than I'd like.

On the first one, I experimented with stabilizing the barrel in the shroud and at the muzzle, with the original and different smoothbore barrels.  I tried a couple 499 barrels, one off ebay claiming to be tighter/faster, and some 4.5 mm carbon fiber tubes from china.  The winner so far, and I haven't experimented further, is the CF tube. It is 500mm = 19.7 inches, so it sicks out the front a little bit.   It's not as particular about type of BBs as it is number of pumps -- it likes 6 best.  Not the 2 or 3 pumps I'd hoped for, but the 35 is pretty easy pumping even up to 6.  It was doing about 1/2" 5 shot groups at 10m and almost never misses the tin cans at 25 yards.  I have no idea how long CF will hold up to steel BBs but it's a joy to shoot for now. 

How easy is the installation of the CF barrel?

[lillysdad621]

Bob, you should try swapping a 880 barrel into a 35... gotta cut down about 5 in but the results are astonishing. Mine will stack 7.4 domes at 20 yards no problem. Cans at 40 yards with open sights are a breeze. use a small pipe cutter and gently cut the barrel as to not crimp it. clean the crown and polish it. that is it. straight swap. Havent shot a BB out of it ever again.

[Matchstickshooter]

   5 inches?  I've only ever done 2 inches to be able to fit the 35 shroud/front sight.. 
     Should compare barrel lengths before cutting anyway. 
 Stony's the one that put me onto that mod.

[TorqueMaster]

How easy is the installation of the CF barrel?

Since I was swapping barrels a lot, I 3D printed adapters that friction fit into the receiver, and the barrels would friction fit into the adapter.  It adds adds a little length to the BB travel.  So assembly was not difficult, I still have the adapter in there.  The adapter blocks/traps BB loading somewhat, so it needs to thinned down or removed altogether, and a shim/bushing used instead.   Time will tell if that friction alone is enough to keep the barrel in place  -- it's a pretty low power application.

These 4.5mm CF tubes have an OD at 6.0mm give or take, this one was 6.04mm = 0.238"   The stock barrel is 0.298 - 0.300"

The "hardest" part is removing the original barrel -- done by disassembling anything meltable, then gently heating the junction with a heat gun, maybe 15 seconds? and it comes out pretty easily.   I watched a video on 880 barrel removal and was pleasantly surprised it was just as easy as the video showed.

[TorqueMaster]

Bob, you should try swapping a 880 barrel into a 35... gotta cut down about 5 in but the results are astonishing. Mine will stack 7.4 domes at 20 yards no problem. Cans at 40 yards with open sights are a breeze. use a small pipe cutter and gently cut the barrel as to not crimp it. clean the crown and polish it. that is it. straight swap. Havent shot a BB out of it ever again.

Ahh, yes, but then it wouldn't be a smoothbore BB gun anymore, which was my goal.  I like the rattling reservoir full of ammo ready to go.  If I want to kill cans with a single-pump pellet-shooter, I have my Daisy 853s. 

[mike17752]

Agreed, the 35 is the perfect plinking gun. it's dirt cheap for what you're getting but very accurate. I consistently hit this license plate in my yard 38 yards away with open sights, using Crosman copperhead bbs. looking to replace the seals soon but for now it's a nice rifle for small stuff. I just bought the 901 and it's a beast. so if you're looking for a step up in weight, length, and feel; 901 is for you