it is true that the 880 will not hold air until the bolt is racked back. safety thing......daisy has been sued and 880's have killed humans.....
is does not affect function, when you get used to the process (1. bolt back, 2. pump, 3. load pellet, 4. bolt forward, 5. fire) it does not matter any more, but i sure felt like an @ss for returning an 880 that didn't hold air without the bolt racked back...didn't let on though...we learn along the way....
only way is 1. bolt back, 2.storage pump/s, 3. bolt forward (be sure not to have any bb's in the res. or a pellet) 4. SAFE on, 5. store for time, 6. first time to touch it again - SAFE off, point in safe direction, discharge.
i can't see the spring failing before the seals. being prepared is the right thing to do but overkill can be overkill on a $40 gun.
Quote from: tweedking on February 21, 2014, 02:06:35 AMi can't see the spring failing before the seals. being prepared is the right thing to do but overkill can be overkill on a $40 gun.If it performs half as well as all of the reviews seem to indicate It is a gun that I will be keeping for a long time to come, so having the extra seals and springs will be a worthwhile investment. Spend about $5.00 on all of the seals and springs seems good to me. Though it will likely cost less than that as it appears that all of the seals are O-Rings.
I now know that The Daisy 880 is very very easy to work on. I also know that the valve is a knock open design very similar to the valves in some other Air guns.And I know that there is a little extra to squeeze out of these great guns. I think that all of the Ari gun modders are missing out by focusing on the Crosman MSPs instead of the 880. I would not be suprised if I can end up getting a Daisy 880 shooting a little to hot (over 850FPS with the 9.63 grain pellets that I use [eg almost 16FPE]), while still being completely safe.I am going to see how far I can push it.