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Hi, saw the old Daisy Avanti 753 sight fix reappear and decided to post the fix for the Daisy Avanti 853 front and rear sights as well. Hope this will be of some help to those Daisy fans out there. The 853 rear sight (5899) is a decent, very inexpensive item that has problems that are fixable as wel...

Hi jhmartin:

Thanks for the mention. I was surprised to see the old post reappear. Hope it has helped some Daisy fans to get their sights operating properly as intended.

Cheers,
Fatman

Hi: This is for you guys who, for whatever your reasons, shoot ten meter with a 753/853 Avanti. If your gun is a high miler you might want to consider the 5903 kit from Daisy ($8.00). It includes seals, hammer and spring and full screw assortment. Clean off all the old grease and oil. I prefer re-lu...

Hi Lenny: The Spanish made rear sight is generally trouble free. It's only the Chinese made copies that have been troublesome. Same question was posed over on "Youth Shooting Programs" (Avati 753 888 887 on Thursday June 17 2010 - it's on page 2). Several members chimed in with real world ...

Hi Lenny: I've got the 3rd edition of "Ways of the Rifle" and it contains 222 pages for comparison. I would imagine that you're first edition is more than adequate for your needs. Be careful if you store your gun muzzle down. Resting it on the muzzle can shift the muzzle weight and sight o...

Hi Lenny: To the best of my knowledge the purpose of the rubber eyecup is to block out unwanted light interference and to focus your attention on the front sight and target. Your brain uses visual references in maintaining balance (steadiness) in addition to the nerve ending clues from the feet and ...

Hi: If you do decide to cut the butt stock to shorten it first drill a couple of 1/4" holes (upper and lower) between the original screw holes in the end of the stock before cutting it. Save the cut-off and you can use dowels in the holes to align and re-attach the cutoff as she grows. Cheers, ...

Hi Lenny: Glad you got it sorted. Love Avanti's. They get a bad rap becuause they're mass produced and are so cheap, but with the right pellet they outperform more shooter's than care to admit it. Maybe not here on the Olmypic Rifle forum where the more serious competitors are but they are darned ac...

Hi Lenny: Sorry, I should have looked it up. It's on Youth Shooting Programs. The title is "Pilkguns Avanti 753 Trigger Mod Question" dated Mar 19. It's in K9jri's reply where he details the source of the problem. As I havn't had any problems with the safety I have no first hand experience...

HI: There was an earlier post on this subject recently, probably on the Youth Shooting Programs site . Don't recall the exact title but do a search on the Pilkington trigger tune or the (X)53 trigger. It covered the whys of the safety blocking. I've done several Pilkington trigger tunes. I have them...

So you want to try out the 10 Meter Air Rifle discipline, but don’t have a shed load of cash. Here is one way of getting started without breaking the bank. It’ll set you back a couple of Ben Franklins plus a bit (peanuts in the 10 Meter game) but it will let you test with waters and see if it’s for ...