Recent content by katfisch

Daisy 499B offhand in the basement. How can this little gun be this much fun?

That’s great shooting, Frank. I had one of those Baikals years ago — fun to shoot but mine wasn't very accurate (compared with the 10 meter rifles I was used to shooting — not a fair comparison).

https://www.highbyoutdoors.com/Daisy-Model-499B-Champion-Air-Rifle-Spring-Piston-Lever-Action-177-BB_p_25104.html This is where I got my Daisy 499B at a very good price, and free shipping. I've been having a blast with this little gem, and do believe it is as advertised: The World’s Most...

Res ipsa loquitur: smaller numbers = tighter groups I think I’ll go with Barrel 3 and the inexpensive Daisy Precision Max BBs (or Hornady Black BBs) for every day offhand 5 meter shooting. It seems clear that Barrel 1 (the original barrel that came with the 498B) is the least accurate with any...

Barrel 3, Daisy Precision Ground Shot, Daisy 499B 7 meters rested. Not the finest BB in this barrel. This thankfully concludes this series — I’ll post a spreadsheet and graphs soon.

Barrel 3, Hornady Black Plated BBs, Daisy 499B 7 meters rested. Not too shabby, but not quite as tight as Daisy Unplated Shot Barrel 2, and Daisy Precision Max Barrel 3. .

Barrel 2, Daisy Unplated Precision Shot, Daisy 499B 7 meters rested. Well, this looks like the best of all the barrels and BBs, but not by much. Precision Max BB groups are almost as tight through Barrel 3 (at 1/6 the cost). Don’t worry, we’re almost done with this testing…

Barrel 2, Daisy Precision Ground Shot, Daisy 499B 7 meters rested. Similar to the inexpensive Daisy Precision Max BBs in this Barrel.

Being a Wisconsinite and living pretty close to Racine, to boot, you really owe it to yourself to get a vintage Sheridan — the gun that introduced .20 cal to the world. Any old A or B or C should do.

Barrel 2, Hornady Black BBs, Daisy 499B 7 meters rested. Looks pretty good and a little better than Barrel 1 with Hornady BBs…. and to think, after initial testing with fewer shots, I was ready to throw Barrel 2 in the junk bin. I’ll test it with Daisy Precision Ground shot and with Daisy...

Here’s Barrel 2, Daisy 499B, Daisy Precision Max BBs, 7 meters rested. Not as accurate as Barrel 3, but better than Barrel 1 with these BBs. '

TorqueMaster: I need to read about the statistical analyses used by the TARAN software (I have no clue what an URURA LEVEL is, for instance, except higher is better :)) The 499B barrel assemblies finger tighten down pretty snug and consistent, so I doubt it’s a clocking issue. I mess with the...

Re-Run (TRIAL 2): Daisy 499B, Barrel 3, Precision Max (least expensive) BBs, 7 meters, rested. Looks pretty similar to first trial (1 mm tighter groups and equal to Daisy Unplated Shot). I’m happy with the consistency, and now believe that 50 shots is enough to minimize shooter variability...

Daisy 499B Barrel 3, Daisy Unplated Precision Shot (the most expensive of the 4 BBs I’m testing, at 1 cent per round, 6x the cost of the cheapest Daisy Precision Max BBs). In this barrel, the Unplated Shot shoots 1 mm tighter groups, compared with Prec. Max, at 7 meters. At 5 meters, this would...

Daisy sells barrels for the Model 499B for $12 on their website. I'm not sure about other models.