Thanks for all the comments and details of your knowledge of the 888.
I appreciate it. It's how I learn little by little!!
Steve Z
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- Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:48 pm
- Forum: Shooters Lounge
- Topic: Daisy Model 888 rifle?
- Replies: 6
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- Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:22 pm
- Forum: Shooters Lounge
- Topic: Daisy Model 888 rifle?
- Replies: 6
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Daisy Model 888 rifle?
Asking as a newbie here-----there seems to be very little mention of the Daisy Avanti 888 Target rifle. Wondering if it just does not measure up to the German and Swedish rifles? I have an opportunity to purchase a new 888 for less than $300. Am I just throwing my money away on a Chinese built Daisy...
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:05 pm
- Forum: Shooters Lounge
- Topic: Today, after some reckoning I decided to quit sport shooting
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5580
Re: Today, after some reckoning I decided to quit sport shoo
Today, after some reckoning I decided to quit sport shooting. The reason being I live in a certain EU country where acquiring ammunition is rather troublesome—ammo being scarce and cost being almost twice that of neighboring countries. This has not been an easy decision as it took me about two year...
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:15 pm
- Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
- Topic: Newbie Needs some Feedback !
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1323
Re: Post Subject
Yes, the stocks do interchange. The 887 has the most developed stock for competition and a better sight altho it is a Chinese copy of the Gamo and some are defective. Daisy has been reliable in exchanging a defective sight for another of the same make and design. You may get lucky on the first one ...
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:18 pm
- Forum: Olympic Rifle - Air and Smallbore
- Topic: Newbie Needs some Feedback !
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1323
Newbie Needs some Feedback !
Hello all, I have a chance to purchase a Daisy rifle #888 and another Daisy that is #887. Can you tell me some of the advantages/disadvantages of each? I really want the laminated stock of the 888,but do they interchange at all? Are there other accessories made for each? I would really appreciate an...