880 vintages and variants

[tweedking]

i would be interested in trying to compile a list/timeline of the different phases of the daisy 880.

as i can remember the first came out in 1972-1973, it didn't have the diamond on the side.

it seems that the 880 had gone with a plastic receiver by some time in the early '80's.

they then moved production to china in the late 90's (i think).

then they added the extra stock screws?

what year is your 880? where was it made? is it any different than new production? how different?

thanks

rob

[JonnyReb]

 Hope folks come through with descriptions and pics,, would love to have better understanding of Daisy's 880 varients. Tweedking, Great topic.!
                                                                                         J.

[DavidS]

Me to.   I would love to learn more of the history of the Daisy 880, 882, and 22SG.

I only have memories of my mid 1980's Daisy 880 (long since lost to me).   It was a metal receiver, and the cheap metal pump arm that always flexed while pumping.   The stock was a very soft wood that ended up getting all scratched and chunked from the abuse of me as a kid, before I knew any better.   It was easy to load, accurate, and powerful enough for the hunting that I did back then.   Beyond that I can not say much.

Though I believe that the internals are pretty much 100% unchanged from the original.

Now all I have is a current model Daisy 880.

[Big Bore Bart]

  My last and only 880 was a Ted Williams branded one.   It was bought new in 1974, and last seen in 1979.   It had a gold colored zinc receiver and plastic stocks.  It accounted for a lot of HOSP's, a couple of magpies, and a few jackrabbits.   It was usually used in the shop or garden, where the .22 rimfire was frowned upon.

[GearHead]

I have an 880 from the 70's, I think.  How can I tell the build date?  It has a metal receiver.  I read everything printed on the gun, and there are no dates.

[3 at 8]

This is from another site:
"There were several lines of Daisy Powerline 880 produced:
- unknown    : Metal receiver.   NO diamond painted on the plastic front stock under the barrel
- 1970 - 1972: Metal receiver.  Diamond painted on.
- 1972 - 1993: Metal receiver.  Diamond painted on.
- 1993 - now : Plastic receiver. Diamond painted on."

Link below for "Daisy Talk"   "Daisy 880 Compendium & Repair experiences" Lots of good info with pictures and assembly/disassembly tips.
http://forum.daisymuseum.com/daisy-880-compendium-repair-experiences_topic3519.html

[mudduck48]

My older one falls in the "unknown". It does not have the diamond on the forearm. Look at the picture, it is in the for ground sitting on its box.

[tweedking]

i just wanted to actually add the answer to my post so that anyone who comes here google'n "daisy 880 timeline" or "Daisy 880 date" looking to date their Daisy 880, they can and here is a time line.

Lets start with a rough time line.  Wow Daisy has produced more variants of there pumpers than I knew about by a long shot.    This is just a long view, it does not list all of the variations.

1972-1989  Original series 880, .177 cal, smooth bore (later rifled), MPP.
1973-1983  881, .177 cal, rifled, MPP.

1975-1976  882, .177 cal, rifled, MPP.
1976-1978  822, .22 cal, Rifled MPP.
1978-1989  920, .22 cal, Rifled, MPP.
1978-1989  922, .22 cal, Rifled, MPP.
1979-1982  917, .177 cal, MPP.
1979-1989  First 840, .177, Smooth Bore, SPP.

1980-1983  977, .177 cal, Rifled, MPP.
1980-1989  845, .177 cal, smooth bore, SPP.
1982-1984  850, .177 cal, Rifled, SSP.
1982-1984  851, .177 cal, Rifled, SSP.
1983-cont  853, .177 cal, Rifled, SSP.
1984       126 El Gamo, .177 cal, Rifled, SPP.
1984-1985  836, .177 cal, MPP.
1984-1985  860, .177 cal.

1990-cont  880, .177 cal, Rifled, MPP.
1993-1996  990, .177 cal, MPP/CO2.
?-1994  128 El Gamo, .177 cal, Rifled, SPP.

?-2002  22X,  .22 cal rifled, MPP.
2002-2008  22SG, .22 cal rifled, MPP.
2003-2006  177X, .177 cal Rifled, MPP.
2003-cont  953,  .177 cal, rifled, SPP.

2005-cont  901,  .177 cal, rifled, MPP.
2008-cont  840   .177 cal, smooth bore, SPP.
2010-2012  22SG, .22 cal rifled, MPP.
2010-cont  35,   .177 cal, smooth bore, MPP.

Need dates for the 856, 853.

thanks to DavidS for buggin' the daisy museum..........

[dlparish]

thanks for posting the dates for these air guns.

i got a 822 .22 cal 1976 1978 USA made.

i just had her out sighting in a Tasco Pronghorn 4x30 scope i picked up cheap at a pawn shop, she never had one as long as i owned her.

it is in very good shape, fun to shoot. i have done some work to the trigger and did the tape mod to take up the slop in the barrel shroud.

wood stock and forearm

after i got her sighted in i put 5 shots in the bull of an 8" dirty bird splatter target  at 30 yards. not bad for a 40 year pump gun.

that's in 1 3/8" circle bull   1" ctc group at 30 yards.

I have never cleaned the barrel.   i think i might show the lady some love and bring here up to peak performance put a rebuild kit in her and put her in the rotation.

Thanks
Don


 

[Nod]

This is what my 880 looks like (without the scope), it has a rifled barrel, BB & .177 cal pellets. I don't know the age but I think I bought it back in the late 70's. I used it for pigeons mostly, didn't think it had enough power for game. I have other pellet guns for that purpose. I've always thought of it as a 'throw away' gun because it was so cheap but it's held up all these years.


I just looked back at my records and see that my gun was doing 656 fps with Crosman Premeir HP's (.177) after I rebuilt it with new seals. Not to bad.