Airgun World – July 2019

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To charge the gun, the bottom of the pistol
grip has to be pulled off to reveal a massive,
alloy wing nut and threaded clamp system.
Drop in a 12 gramme CO2 bulb and tighten
up until you hear a small hiss, and when it
stops, snap back on the base of the grip.
Now there are just the BBs to load up. The
415 has an internal, top centreline magazine
that holds 21 balls of fun. The spring-loaded
plunger at the front can be locked forward to
facilitate the BBs being dropped in the
magazine, then disengage the latch to put
tension on the stack of 21 rounds. When you
cannot see the BBs in the top open slot you

still have three shots left to fire. The 415 is not

a blow-back CO2 pistol, so is potentially more

accurate and will give more shots per 12

gramme bulb.

FAST ACTION

Over the chronograph, it moved the Daisy BBs

along at 480 feet per second, that’s just under

the 495 fps given as a maximum velocity on

the blister pack, and I got just over

two magazines’ worth pe

capsule out of the gun.

Straight away when

firing it, I could tell this

was a fast action. Some CO2 pistols have a

quicker firing sequence than others and the

Daisy is a good one.

I set up some plastic toy soldiers, had a

blast at six yards, and yes, it was everything a

plinking pistol should be. As an experiment I

set up my phone’s shot timer and recorded

just how fast I could shoot ten shots with the

415. It consistently shot under three seconds
     for ten shots – my best was 2.739 seconds.
     E ore amazing is the price of the whole
     k just £40.
     I cannot recommend the Daisy 415
     kit enough. In fact, it’s nothing short of
     plinking perfection in a blister pack! 

Thanks to Jon at GAMO UK for

help in the production of this article.

Manufacturer: Daisy

Country of origin: USA

Distributor: Gamo UK

Model: 415 Powerline

Type: Pistol

Power source: 12 gramme CO2 bulb

Calibre: .177 (4.5mm)

Sights: Open sights, non adjustable

Sight base: 170mm

Safety: Manual

Overall length: 219mm

Weight: 0.42kg

Trigger weight: 2.5kg

TECH SPEC

RRP £40.00

FIRST

IMPRESSIONS

This must be one of the

best-value plinking kits out

there. Grab one now!.

The safety catch

set on ‘fire’.

As normal, the bulb goes in the grip.

That’s a big thumb screw.

For 2.5kg, the trigger

feels much lighter.

Lock the plunger forward to

load the internal magazine.

Tim having fun

with the 415.