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aisy Outdoor Products is the world’s oldest
and largest manufacturer of airguns and
each year they produce millions. The company
is massive in the USA, and now Gamo UK has
brought Daisy to the UK. One bit of kit that
caught my eye was the Powerline 415 CO2
pistol kit because if there is one thing Daisy
know how to make, it’s a decent plinker.
I love kits; they provide everything a new
shooter needs in one convenient package and
you don’t need to buy anything else, other
than sourcing a safe backstop and something
to shoot at, of course, and that has to be a
winner. I love the fact that someone new to
shooting can buy the 415 kit and get out there
and have some fun.GREAT! LET’S GO
The Daisy 415 Powerline is a CO2-powered
pistol that shoots steel 4.5mm (Or .177
calibre) BBs; small steel balls that are
surprisingly accurate at short ranges, perfect
for plinking.
To start with, the Daisy blister pack has the
pistol and three 12 gramme CO2 bulbs. You
also get a cardboard tube of Daisy Precision
Max zinc-plated BBs, and it holds 350,
enough for a lot of shooting. The cardboardtube is well recognised in the USA – they are
also sold by the truck load over there. I haven’t
shot Daisy BB before, and on my electronic
weighing scales they were massively
consistent coming in at 5.2 grains. The most
important item supplied is the pair of
wrap-around safety glasses, which are tinted
yellow so that actually enhances the shooter’s
vision in low light. They are really good.
When it comes to sights, the 415 further
assists the shooter with a green fibre-optic
front sight. The rear sight is fixed, but this is
not a 10m match pistol. The 415 feels
surprisingly light in the hand, it has an
ambidextrous grip and I have to say, the
ergonomics are top notch.SAFETY
The manual safety catch is sort of
ambidextrous. It’s on the left-hand side, right
above the trigger, so a left-handed shooter can
swing the lever backwards and forwards with a
trigger finger. With a two-handed grip and a
right-handed shooter, the safety falls right on
top of the thumb of the supporting hand, if
you are holding it right. When you point the
lever forward, it covers up a red dot to show
an ‘S’, and it disengages the trigger at this
point. Swinging it to the rear in a downward
arc uncovers the red dot and an ‘F’, and in
front of the trigger guard is a 32mm Picatinny
rail for a laser or light.TOP VALUE GUNS
40-QUID
FUN PACK!
Tim Finley loves a plinking kit – and here’s one
of the best out there
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