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Airguns by Make and Model => Daisy Airguns => Topic started by: Garpo on February 15, 2021, 08:31:55 AM
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I recently bought a Daisy 880 from my local WM, and so far I’m enjoying the rifle. However, I find loading a pellet with the scope mounted a little problematic, especially having large hands and meaty fingers. What do y’all do to get those little rascals positioned correctly in the loading port?
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Cross action tweezers. This topic came up a few weeks ago. I looked up "tweezers cross action" on ebay. I got a curved and straight and now a lot easier to load under scopes.
Here is the link to that thread.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=182883.msg156085245#msg156085245 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=182883.msg156085245#msg156085245)
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Cross action tweezers. This topic came up a few weeks ago. I looked up "tweezers cross action" on ebay. I got a curved and straight and now a lot easier to load under scopes.
Here is the link to that thread.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=182883.msg156085245#msg156085245 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=182883.msg156085245#msg156085245)
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+1 on the cross action tweezers! They work very well. Blocking off the bb port/area can be beneficial on some guns to keep pellets from dropping into where they are not supposed to go too.
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Thanks folks, I need to rely more on the search option. Yes, I see that the cross action tweezers are available on eBay and Amazon. Until I get some, I'll struggle with my clumsy fingers or maybe, very gently, try needle nose pliers
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If you close the bolt just enough to block the bb passageway and point the muzzle down, you can then roll a pellet into place. It works pretty well for me.
I will add that while I was still working on a loading technique, I had several pellets go in backwards. After getting frustrated I just started shooting them even if they were backwards. They shot just fine and were just as accurate as far as I could tell.
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Thanks folks, I need to rely more on the search option. Yes, I see that the cross action tweezers are available on eBay and Amazon. Until I get some, I'll struggle with my clumsy fingers or maybe, very gently, try needle nose pliers
I use cheap plastic tweezers to load pellets in my 880 and Crosman 2100 and Bara 1866.
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If you close the bolt just enough to block the bb passageway and point the muzzle down, you can then roll a pellet into place. It works pretty well for me.
I will add that while I was still working on a loading technique, I had several pellets go in backwards. After getting frustrated I just started shooting them even if they were backwards. They shot just fine and were just as accurate as far as I could tell.
That's a great tip, I'm going to try it.
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With my thumb, I deliberately push the pellet across the ramp area into the chamber. Usually works if my grip is consistent. Some types of pellets are nose heavy and just want to roll in backward, and it can get frustrating.
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I will add that while I was still working on a loading technique, I had several pellets go in backwards. After getting frustrated I just started shooting them even if they were backwards. They shot just fine and were just as accurate as far as I could tell.
Same here and like you, I load them which every way they prefer to go in. I only shoot targets that are 7 to 10 yards out and have not noticed any problems with accuracy when loaded backwards. I sometimes use tweezers but I find myself, more often than not, just rolling them in with my thumb.
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After reading through this thread, I ordered a 4.5 inch cross action tweezer from Amazon and bought a needle nosed tweezer from a local pharmacy. That needle nose tweezer is making ALL the difference in loading pellets.
I have noticed a big difference in accuracy 20 yards out w/ a backward loaded pellet. It's nice to know accuracy doesn't suffer at close range though.