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“I have only (5) air rifles and pistols and the Daisy...”

Written on: 30/12/2004 by hawaiiratkiller (4 reviews written)

Good Points
Price
Feel
Rifled Barrel
Power
CO2 Utilization (No Leaks)
Single and Double Action

Bad Points
Accuracy
CO2 Twist Wing
Non Adjustable Sight
Long Trigger Pull
No Dovetail Mounts

General Comments
I have only (5) air rifles and pistols and the Daisy Powerline 617x was my 3rd CO2 pistol purchase. I was first impressed with its feel and attractive design. I was then surprised by its ability to contain its CO2. NO LEAKS!! That was an impressive design feature considering the price.



The power is good. I compared it to a new Crosman PumpMaster 760brd that I purchased one day after my Daisy 617x. Surprisingly, it penetrated a piece of plywood equal to that of the 600fps Crosman rifle.



Unfortunately, I seem to have purchased one of those "inaccurate" 617x's! My pistol hits about 3" below what I aim at. I've read several reviews and some sights seem to be accurate out of the package, while others are off about 3"?



I bought this pistol from my local Wal-Mart for shooting roof rats that I discovered hiding in our palms ans avocado tree. The inaccuracy of this pistol forced me to buy a Crosman PumpMaster 760brd.



I accurately set the red dot scope in about 5 minutes and the rifle hits accurately everytime, even with a soft boar barrel. Unfortunately, I can not say the same for my Daisy 617x.



I purchased a generic trigger mounted laser sight for it and after some considerable custom engineering I was able to get it to compensate for the 3".



I have decided to keep it for finishing off the rats I have been successfuly shooting out of our trees. I also just purchased the Walther NightHawk to compare the Daisy too.



If anyone has experience with a Walther NightHawk, please let me know. As far as I understand it is the CPSport and while roughly 65fps less powerful than the Daisy 617x, it supposedly is more accurate. If thats the case than I can at least use that successfully to shoot rats at close range out of trees overhead.



I am looking forward to the stock mounted red-dot laser sight, mounted flashlight with compensator for the Walther.



If Daisy can design these accessories to mount to the 617X than I think we have a winner folks (for the price).



I will keep you updated on my discoveries with the weapons accuracy as time goes by and I actually hit a rat with this Daisy. I will also keep you posted on weather or not the Walther NightHawk is a worthy purchase.