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  • Writer's pictureCaleb T. Hayes

My Verdict On The Daisy Powerline 880? It’s The Best Air Rifle Ever

It's hard to find the perfect air rifle. Luckily for you, I tested the Daisy Powerline 880 and it actually exceeded my expectations. Read on for hands-on reviews.

Daisy Powerline 880 Multi-Pump Pneumatic Rifle .177 Cal (BB or pellet)

FYI, Prices and ratings are accurate as of time of writing.


Daisy Powerline 880 Multi-Pump Pneumatic Rifle .177 Cal (BB or pellet)

Top-rated: 3,747 ratings | 438 answered questions


Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Highlight: The kit includes safety glasses and 4x15-millimeter scope with rings.

Helpful review: "First off, I must say, this is the first pellet/bb rifle, I've purchased in a long time. I'm 32 now, and when I was in my early teen years I think it was, I had an older Daisy Model 225, one-pump bb-gun. So going from that rifle to this, well, WOW! This rifle is so powerful and accurate, it just blows me away!
To me, it seems like Daisy always had made very high quality rifles and pistols, and this seems to be no exception to that rule. I've owned a bb rifle and bb pistol before, and have played with various other friend's rifles growing up, and to me, this is by far the most powerful I've used. I haven't even pumped it up to the recommended limit of 10 pumps yet, and it still seems so powerful, I'm just positive it is deadly to all small game, and would do some serious damage to a human, and possibly kill someone if pumped enough, and the shot was placed in the right area. Which I definitely wanted to mention, because to me, I wouldn't suggest a parent buy this for child, or give to a child as a present. I think it just has to much power with it, and I would recommend less powerful models for kids. But on the same side of that coin, if you have responsible parents, that will usually be present when their child is shooting this rifle, well then I would think it's okay to buy for them. But the world isn't that lucky to always have that kind of good parental supervision, so parents beware, and always follow and read all safety rules. And of course, always wear the safety eye protection, regardless of age.
I'm not an avid air rifle shooter, so I don't possess a large amount of technical knowledge and jargon, regarding this sport, but I'll do my best to give my impression of the rifle. I've been shooting about 25 - 45 feet, and I've been able to accurately hit my target zone, in decent size grouping, with only about 2 to 4 pumps. I prefer to just use pellets most of the time, and I have the Daisy Flat Head pellets that came with this kit, which are really good. And I also have some Crosman Destroyer pellets that I bought a while ago, and I really recommend those! They just absolutely tear and rip up anything you shoot at. So if you're looking for more clean shots, like with shooting at targets, the flat head one's seem to show better, where you shot.
The safety glasses that came with this kit outstanding, but well, I haven't compared other safety glasses. But I love the yellow tint these have, and they are really clear, and seem very well made, and would most likely stop most pellets or bb's that hit them. They also seem to have adjustable arms on them, so I would think they would fit a wide variety of faces. The bb's that came with the package are your standard silver bb's, they appear to be very good quality, and they all seem uniformed, and have no dents or imperfections that I could find. Now on to the thing that most people have a problem, and I'm no exception in this area either, the Daisy 4x15 scope...
Although, to be fair, I have no prior knowledge of attaching any kind of scope to a any kind of rifle, so honestly, I'm not sure I can judge this scope. I found it annoying to try to get on by myself, I'm sure it would be easier with someone to help hold it, or have the proper tools like a vise to hold the gun while you work. But once I did get it on, I found all of my shots went to the bottom right of my target, almost exclusively. But like I said, I have no experience with scopes, so take my review on this particular part of the package, with a grain of salt. I should add that, within the myriad of instructions that came with the kit, nowhere does it provide information on how to attach the scope properly, nor sight it in. I would have liked to have had that, because to me, without knowing what I'm doing, I haven't found a lot of helpful information on the net so far, but I'm going to continue to search. I would so the rifle's normal front and rear sights are very accurate, and I usually do just fine, using them only.
So overall, I would say this is an outstanding air rifle, for the beginner, and also for the expert. Of course, there are a lot more superior rifles out there, but for the price, well, I just think you can't do any better, with a rifle with the fps that this has, and just the outstanding accuracy and weight to it. I'm enjoying mine daily, and I assume if you make the choice to get this package, or the gun by itself, you'll be just as happy as I am :)." — Fuzzbucket

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Reassuring review: "My 30+ year old Powerline 880 kept losing pressure. I bought a rebuild kit that was a pain to put in and it worked for another month or so. The rebuild parts were $20 or so plus shipping so I decided to try one of the new Powerline 880s. I ditched the stock scope for a Simmons .22 Mag scope as I’ve found that the gun will shoot accurately enough that I can easily hit a 3” gong out to about 55 yds. The plastic receiver and pump arm don’t look as good as the original, but function fine. The pump arm is a little sticky when clicking back into the retention spring on the underside of the receiver. The buttstock you received is actually more sturdy than the original. The other difference from the 80s metal version is the loading port is larger on the new plastic gun and seems to have a larger tapered breech that makes it easier to load pointed and heavier grain pellets. This change seems to have one downside as B.B. port is exposed more when the bolt is pulled to the rear and it’s much easier on the new rifle to have a pellet roll back and get jammed. Otherwise I’m very happy!" — Bart A.

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Updated review: "I purchased a Crosman Legacy 1000 this spring and have enjoyed shooting it so far, but this Daisy 880 is superior in many ways: 1) My 880 is more accurate than my Legacy 1000 with open sights (I shoot with lead pellets only - no BBs). 2) Trigger pull on the 880 is vastly superior - not long and creepy at all. 3) Front sights are fiber optic on both rifles, but the Daisy's are smaller, which allows for more precision. 4) The bolt on the 880 is MUCH easier to cycle. 5) Pumping the 880 requires much less effort. 6) Pumping the 880 is a quiet process, whereas the Legacy 1000 creates a loud slapping sound with every pump. 7) The 880 is more quiet when it fires. I bet the neighbors don't know I'm outside shooting at all - except for the "ping" of the steel silhouettes! The Legacy 1000 is indeed more powerful, but in my case that is not a real advantage since I use my rifles for target shooting/plinking only. Each rifle only needs 3 pumps max to accurately knock down steel silhouettes at 10 meters." — The Little Hunter

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Well-received review: "When I was a kid, my neighbor had one of these and I envied it's accuracy to my then pellet rifle. I bought one for my kids and they've enjoyed it along with myself :) It has changed a bit since I was a kid, as it feels lighter, and I believe it used to have a metal receiver and pump lever, but nonetheless, its very accurate and pretty powerful. The sights are good with a bright orangish red fiber optic front site with an adjustable rear. It's pretty easy to pump, light weight and able to hit targets further out than you might expect. The trigger is definitely on the heavier side but manageable once you get used to where it breaks. We've had good luck with the Crosman premier hollow points. The price for 500 is quite the bargain at the current time, and have been very accurate in our rifle. Just remember it shoots bb's as well but they won't produce the same accuracy as the pellets. Also, if you are plinking, you don't have to pump it up to 10 pumps, it shoots accurately at 5-6 pumps for half the effort. I definitely recommend this product for anyone really, who wants to get into air gun shooting." — MobileTech

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Helpful review: "I purchased three of these together. They all came in individual boxes packed in one larger box together. None of the packages were damaged at all so that was a good start. Got out one of the guns and started to sight in the scope. Scope works great when using pellets, naturally when using BB's, especially the copper ones that are old and have seen many many seasons, the scope is not so great. This is not because of the scopes, the scopes are good entry level scopes, it is because of the bb's themselves. So we removed all of the scopes and have found through trial and testing that these are powerful guns that shoot accurately. Two pumps is the gold zone for us. We can hit most any target from 20-50 yards within a shot or two at two or three pumps. These Guns are light, easy to use and very accurate, presuming you have newer bb's without many imperfections. Great Guns would highly recommend for beginners and veterans alike." — D.F.

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Trending review: "I bought this for my daughter who loves shooting it. We did not put the scope on it as she does not use the scope. She loves shooting the BBs more than the Pellets cause you can put 50 BBs in it and is faster loading. She loves target practicing and shooting squirrels. This is great if you live in town and have problems with squirrels or skunks. Is easy to load both BBs and Pellets, easy to pump and shot. is light weight and is sighted in when you get it. Can not say anything about the scope as we do not use it. This is great for first timers and teens." — Marlene

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Reassuring review: "There's a very good reason this gun hasn't changed so many years, If it's a Daisy, It's a tried-and-true time honored American classic. I've had this air rifle for going on 2 years now and it's not given me a day of trouble since purchasing it. Granted, I've taken care of it keeping it oiled and not mistreating it like some might do. It still feels like the weight of a Nerf gun to me, but that's a major plus if you want an air rifle that you can comfortably shoot all day. For the money I spent on this I still feel it's shockingly accurate, keeping almost on par with my Stephens model 87 .22 at ranges less than 200 ft. This is the 2nd best Air rifle I've ever owned, beat only by the original 70's version of the Daisy Model 880 that my uncle gave me." — Ryan

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Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle

Most-discussed review: "I wanted to get a fairly accurate pellet rifle and thought I'd try this low priced 880S first. Well, I am very pleased to say the least. The accuracy is better than I'd hoped for - right out of the box. The scope is great fun to zero-in and makes it a little easier to hit bulls eyes from 30 feet. I read that another reviewer threw away the scope but I find the scope a big PLUS. Used RWS 8.3 gr Superdome pellets and achieved 1/2-inch groups from 30' fairly often. Then I tried 7.0 gr wadcutters and achieved 1/4 inch groups usually. Used 4 pumps and it's easy to pump. Also easy to load pellets or BBs. I think I'll only use lead pellets from now on because I'm told the steel BBs can wear out the rifled barrel. Tried BBs anyway and found them grossly inaccurate!" —