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A handicaped shooter in our area shoots her 499B using a tripod. Her handicap allows her to touch the gun only with her shoulder, the trigger is pulled with a mechanism that extends thre trigger back along the stock. She has very minimal 'hold' of the gun. Over the season she averaged about 380 and ...

The 499Bs that show up for our club have a wide range of velocities. It is apparent that some come from the factory with weak springs. There is a detectable difference in the velocity that you can hear while they shoot. Some guns are weak just because of the spring, while others need a different kin...

4) Abutment Plug/seal. The abutment plug is what the shot tube screws into and the compression tube pushes against and it is not very secure. It can be dislodged by over tightening the shot tube. Repairs are difficult and the best thing is to never over tighten the shot tube. If the shot tube does n...

A few notes on 499B accuracy work. 1) The shot tube assembly must have consistent tension when screwed into the barrel. Turning the shot tube a quarter of a turn tighter can change impact point by 3 rings. Do not over tighten! It is very common for the black plastic cone to crack and that will cause...

Wondering why you have rejected the idea of a Daisy 499B shooting Education BB gun. Works for about a quarter million new shooters each year. With a little attention to details it will hit a thumbtack at 16 feet every time. At 3 pounds it is light enough for a 5 year old.

Some of the Avanti 499's I have worked on had a lot of oil in the plunger tube. That caused a lot of problems. Erratic velocity and complete loss of accuracy, the gun will not hold a 2 inch group at 5M. Gun will have to be disassembled and all the oil cleaned out. Most likely new seals will be needed.

Bill, thanks for the advice. I am having a tough time finding shot tubes that will shoot in the ten ring. I went through 20 tubes last year and the best I can do is 94 on a consistant basis. How many shot tubes do you sort through to get a good one?

The two 888s that I have shot off the bench with sandbags have shot very well. Ten ring for sure with good pellets. Try a variety of weights of pellets. Include Avanti and RWS pellets in your testing.

Learned a few things about the abutment plug that is inside the barrel that the shot tube screws into. If it is not in there straight it can cause accuracy problems. It took 4 ties and a couple of alignment inventions to get the plug staked in there straight. It taught me not to over-tighten the sho...

the Daisy 499 B parts diagram refers to the 5899 as "499 UPGRADE SIGHT" I assume that is the sight that was referenced. My understanding of the rules is that "Metallic receiver sights, from any manufacturer may be substituted for factory sights mounted on the receiver of the gun"...

Thanks guys, I do have the sight upgrade. I'm shooting off sandbags and getting good groups with one gun but not the other. And when I switch the shot tubes I still can not get the 'bad' gun to group. A 5 shot group from good gun was .4" and the same tube in the bad gun was 1.3" The Hoppes...

Yes, the shot tubes are clean. I use a nylon brush in hoppes elite to get the crud. Then a bit of JB to polish any rough spots. Then a patch with oil to protect the bore. Finish with a dry patch. One gun we received from a closed club went from shooting a 65 to shooting an 85 just by a good cleaning...

Advice needed on getting 4H shooting education BB guns (Daisy 499) shooting tens. Guns are weighted to the full 6 pounds. Ammo is sorted by size and weight. Test shooting is done from rock solid sandbags/rest. I have 10 different shot tubes to tinker with. Triggers have been worked to one pound.