I've had all these as a kid. The 760 was nice. The 880 was an upgrade; and the most accurate of these. The 2100 and 2200 were more powerful. If I could have any one of these back, I would take the old wood stocked, brass bolt 760. BUT, having said that, last X-mass I bought a new 760 for our boy. He unwrapped it and immediately went outside to shoot it. He had a hard time hitting a can at ten yards with it. I went to shoot it and had the same results. I was (and still am)DISGUSTED with Crosman for taking what used to be a nice gun and turning it into a piece of useless plastic. Threw it into the garage (I think it landed somewhere next to a gamo) and went to buy him something better. I don't mind paying a little more for quality, Crosman wasn't even considered.
mynps... dont measure accuracy or power of the 880 with BBs... try to shoot only pellets and it will reward you with tiny clusters... i only pump mine 8 times, or 4 pumps if shooting 10 yards in the basement. it does not need 10 pumps. by the way, the 2100 is faster and stronger than the 880, at any pump level. What the 880 has that the 2100 lack is charm... you dont have to kill yourself pumping... 8 pumps drills through a squirrel with 7.9 gr pellets... it is way quieter, and the trigger is 3 times lighter...tighten all the screws, oil it adequately and make a roll of tape around the barrel to hold it steady in the shroud... you will love it. Also, the original scope is ok for paper or for indoor use... if you can throw a little 4x32 or better a 3-9x40... you will be amazed at the light gathering capabilities of a 1 inch scope. or get a bug buster... i got a 6x on mine with mildots and it is ridiculously clear...
I really like my 880. Wish now I hadn't bought the AirHawk and had straight for the 880 since it's my go to rifle now.
Quote from: washedupsinger on July 23, 2013, 10:34:18 PMI really like my 880. Wish now I hadn't bought the AirHawk and had straight for the 880 since it's my go to rifle now.I just got a new 2100B today -- it has issues that required me to take the gun apart on day-one. Dis/reassembly didn't really help either. The 880 bests the 2100 in: Lower cocking force, lower pumping force, iron sights dead on requiring NO adjustments, and more penetration into a piece of wood. The 2100 is easier to load pellets. With my Daisy 880, I just took it out of the Walmart blister pack and started shooting. Then I got it a better scope. Now my 880 is the most accurate AG I have at the moment.
Quote from: myNPS on July 24, 2013, 12:53:37 AMQuote from: washedupsinger on July 23, 2013, 10:34:18 PMI really like my 880. Wish now I hadn't bought the AirHawk and had straight for the 880 since it's my go to rifle now.I just got a new 2100B today -- it has issues that required me to take the gun apart on day-one. Dis/reassembly didn't really help either. The 880 bests the 2100 in: Lower cocking force, lower pumping force, iron sights dead on requiring NO adjustments, and more penetration into a piece of wood. The 2100 is easier to load pellets. With my Daisy 880, I just took it out of the Walmart blister pack and started shooting. Then I got it a better scope. Now my 880 is the most accurate AG I have at the moment.I purchased both a 2100 and an 880 in the past month. Have two boys and could not decide so I got one of each.Hands down the 880 is the better airgun. The 2100 feels more solidly built, but it is poorly designed compared with the 880. The 880 generates more power from a much lower pumping effort. It is lighter, quieter and more accurate. The effort required to open the loading port and reset the trigger on the 2100 was a joke. Way too hard. R
actually they might be... the 766/2100 series is definitely stronger (powerwise) than the 880. at 10 pumps the 2100 with 7.9 gr pellets will hit about 680 fps solidly. The 880 at 10 will shoot low 600s. The 2100 after some use gets easier to cock... and you will master the "pellet drop" (special skill developed from an evolutionary standpoint to drop the pellet always nose first..)lol. What the 880 has as i said is charm... it still feels like a kids BBgun, but with the right pellets and set up right it will make one heck of a pest control tool...PS: and now let me ruin your lives forever... as i do love the 880, i am always partial to its "better endowed" brother, the daisy 22SG. Essentially, every thing you wanted on your 880... and in .22. Wood stock, metal receiver and double deuce barrel. is quieter and will shoot 11.9 gr hobbies at 530 fps. it feels so good, all that wood, so light, and .22 punch. Look it up... then sell your soul to the devil to find one. it was originally called "the Arkansas' can opener".
Both the 2100 and the 880 are a phenomenal value at $60 or less. I have shot both over my crony with CPLs and the 880 is 15-30fps faster for any given number of strokes than the 2100. The differential narrows as the pump count increases.R
at 10 pumps the 2100 with 7.9 gr pellets will hit about 680 fps solidly. The 880 at 10 will shoot low 600s.
Quote from: EMrider on August 15, 2013, 07:06:47 PMBoth the 2100 and the 880 are a phenomenal value at $60 or less. I have shot both over my crony with CPLs and the 880 is 15-30fps faster for any given number of strokes than the 2100. The differential narrows as the pump count increases.RThe 2100 I got was a complete POS -- if you had my gun you would agree. I cannot comment the entire historical sum of all 2100's ever made, just the sample I got. It was obvious that no one had ever cocked my gun, because you cannot! (without a 2x4). When I contacted CCS -- it seemed that they were used to this complaint as they had 'answers' ready. "Well, the 2100 is an adult AG" -- so they didn't care about cocking or pumping forces required. I just don't think Crosman cares about bad 2100's out there. My 2100 was obviously far lower-powered than the 880 -- although I have no chrono -- I qualitatively used time-of-flight estimates to the target to estimate velocity.Thom
If anyone is interested, I wrote it up in the general gate.http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=45546