If one were made I would take a stab at one. Been eyeballing the old plastic wonders recently. Especially in .22 as that is my chosen caliber. But either way an 880 MAX sounds wicked fun. Especially if 1/2-20 threads came on the muzzle.
Like an affordable version of the Millennium Pumper 👍Interesting 👍
Quote from: Rick67 on May 11, 2023, 06:38:08 PMLike an affordable version of the Millennium Pumper 👍Interesting 👍Not sure what those were going for before the supplier dropped it but these are much less complicated, much more easy to repair, parts are much cheaper, and I imagine initial price will be much cheaper. The MP did make much more power and provided a few shots before requiring to pump but it had quite a few issues also. It was a very good looking gun, and the idea of it is very appealing. A maxed out Daisy is cool from the self-sufficient, mid-power, high accuracy, appeal. Take a very efficient and time proven powerplant out of a cheap housing and bring together the best parts of generations of the design, put wood furniture on it, secure the barrel with a proper muzzle adapter and you have an awesome gun. Total investment will be comparable to other guns in the same category as the post mod gun. The modular ability to make it what you want is also appealing. 177, 22, or 25, wood or laminated, traditional or thumbhole stocks or printed exotic forearms/stocks, 880 power plant for ease of pumping or 1977 power plant for max power, cross power plant 880 with 1977 high compression piston, accuracy mods like muzzle adapter upgrade, bridging the receivers, proper trigger mod, etc...... The options are many and the DIY aspect of it is fun. I am building 9 Daisy's (1925, 1922, 1977 X 2, 822 X 2, 880 (80s vintage) X 2, 880 (76 model)) to keep and once I finally get them where I want I will continue to make parts for fun and make them available to people who want to mod theirs also. Heck for that matter if you had a "880 Max" you could also acquire multiple powerplants (barrel/valvebody/seal/cylinder assembly) that could easily be swapped out for switching between 177 and 22. Add a second bolt assembly and muzzle adapter and you can have a modular setup that can go from 177 to 22 to 25. Yeah there are a lot of options with these guns and that makes it fun, wow yeah just thought you can do the same powerplant options and caliber swaps with the 901.
Would there be much interest in a deluxe model Daisy 880?Metal receiver/pump handle, hardwood stock and forearms, modded 1.5# pull trigger, dial O-ring pump piston, coil pump spring,brass probe bolt w/O-ring, upgraded design seal kit............... ??This all may be akin to putting spats on a pig, dunno.The 1922 would be a good candidate for this treatment if not for the plastic pump arm.....
Call me old fashion but I wouldn't really need a "max" model Daisy if I could just get one that was mostly wood and metal with little to no plastic in it. That would be sweet. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure more power is better, but sometimes I think we tune and mod so much we let the quest for absolute max power get in the way of what we got into airguns for in the first place. So we can all feel like we did when we were 10 years old and popping squirrels out of oak trees behind the barn. Each and every time I hunt with my airguns I feel like a kid again. And I find the older I get that I quite enjoy that.ThxRay
If they could eliminate every bit if plastic aside from a butt plate they'd have my interest.
Quote from: ray1377 on May 16, 2023, 08:41:59 PMCall me old fashion but I wouldn't really need a "max" model Daisy if I could just get one that was mostly wood and metal with little to no plastic in it. That would be sweet. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure more power is better, but sometimes I think we tune and mod so much we let the quest for absolute max power get in the way of what we got into airguns for in the first place. So we can all feel like we did when we were 10 years old and popping squirrels out of oak trees behind the barn. Each and every time I hunt with my airguns I feel like a kid again. And I find the older I get that I quite enjoy that.ThxRayThe beauty with pumpers is that you don't have to pump to max power......your choice.I agree that wood and metal makes for a nice gun.The 1977 piston/spring setup will be a blessing by removing the failure-prone "elastomer spring" from the works.Should you object to 2 O-rings...remove one...I have not heard from anybody that they didn't like the trigger upgrade. That improves accuracy.Bridging the receiver is a benefit if you use a scope....And a brass probe w'poly O-ring won't hurt either.So, yes, these mods come at a cost, but they only improve the rifle IMO........