One model (think it's a 454) had a cool buttstock- about the best looking one next to the later model 25 Monte Carlo style stocks. I've never seen a gun wearing this stock come up for sale, but if it did, I'd be verrry tempted.
Thanks for the great info on a rarely seen Daisy- especially helpful seeing it disassembled!Brain fade- a pellet gun wouldn't use an air tube. But it is the part you described.I'm not positive but I do seem to recall you're right about the globe sight- really shouldn't be on a 450, but seeing as how scarce info is on these pellet guns, who knows? You have one, so I'd have to say it's a 'thing'. lolThe trigger you have is what I refer to as the "2-piece steel" trigger. It was a '70s era transitional trigger between the earlier simple 1-piece trigger and the later plastic modular trigger as used in the Red Ryder model 1938B, and other currently made guns.Cool that you're able to fabricate a new seal. Anything that increases the compression ratio like omitting holes in the face of the piston should help.Is the barrel rifled?Another question if I may- what's the LOT NO. stamped into this gun? If it's there it'll tell the date it was made.
Edit: About the compression tube size, I was wrong. I just found the old seal of my 499B, it measures 0.900'', the 450 is 0.820''.
Does the air tune go through the magazine when you shoot it?That would help start the pellet out of the magazine and prevent air loss at the gap between the magazine and barrel.Gary