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| Accuracy | 8.6/10  |
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| Handling | 9.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.7/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.1/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8/10  |
Full review by
shiconia
on 12th Mar 2008
User Rating : 10
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Good Points: A very accurate and affordable rifle
Bad Points: The grip was a little annoying, but got used to it
General comments: A good airgun for target shooting and hunting, so far this baby has done over 200 kills over 50 yards.BEST RIFLE UNDER $200 EVER
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Review by
danflex
on 19th Feb 2008
User Rating : 10
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How do you rate a rifle when everyones criteria is so different?I'll try to rate a 10 Meter Practice Target Rifle that retails for $75.00. Daisy has hit the mark and beyond with this gun. They call it the 953 Target gun. Exactly what it is.They don't claim it's a hunting gun or a 20 meter competition gun. It was designed to be a practice ten meter target gun and extremely small game rifle.. With respect to their attempt to make an affordable straight shooting target rifle I think they succeeded ...
danflex's full review | 380 words
Review by
enthusiast
on 27th Dec 2007
User Rating : 5
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Daisy 953 - Overall it is a very nicely done one cock pneumatic air rifle with a nice feel and comfortable to use. It is balanced and it is easy to cock that one time, which is a plus. It is a pneumatic one cock rifle so
that gives it excellent safety points. It will not ever hurt you while is is being loading. I cannot recommend this rifle because is is made mostly of plastic and will not live long enough for you to enjoy. The tolerances will get worn quickly, the air seal will go out soo ...
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Review by
ajvenom
on 16th Dec 2007
User Rating : 8
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I used the 5 round clip to load single....hard to use the single shot port and I am used to it opening on the left ....but the 953 opens on the right and is harder to load in my opinon. Does well with Gamo Raptors and Rockets. Crosman Premier Super Match worked well as far as paper punching ammo goes. First time you use it, pump it fast to get it to pump. It won't hold pressure if you go slow when new. As it breaks in, feeding pellets and the bolt cycle have been getting smoother, and the gro ...
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Review by
Peter Mitchell
on 26th Jun 2007
User Rating : 9
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I know many have suggested the Daisy Powerline should not be used to hunt anything larger than a bird. I've used it for a month now to hunt gophers. That said, I must give a couple of qualifiers. First, here in Saskatchewan, Canada we have two kinds of gophers: small, dumb ones called "ground squirrels" (still a gopher nonetheless) and larger, smarter ones that are a golden brown. I have hunted primarily the smaller, dumber "ground squirrel" variety as well as pups of the larger, smarter brown o ...
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Review by
bobmcfed223
on 4th Feb 2007
User Rating : 9
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I purchased the gun from pyramidair.com. Out of the box it worked smoothly. No problem if you don't have a sight, the colored sights make shooting very easy. This gun is also good for small game or pigions.
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Review by
boilingleadbath
on 21st Dec 2006
User Rating : 9
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I purchased this air rifle intending to use it primarily for recreational target practice, and it performs well in this regard, so long as one feeds it properly. (More on ammo in 3 paragraphs)
I didn't particularly like the fibre-optic sights (but that's probably bias and poor vision), and removed them to access the dovetails on both the receiver and the muzzle weight. A quality 4x fixed power scope was mounted and was zeroed without much trouble; the dovetails where pointed in pretty much th ...
boilingleadbath's full review | 702 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
TexasBeginner
on 7th Jul 2006
User Rating : 9
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Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 - This is the first pellet gun I've owned since I was a kid. Boy, what a selection to pick from. I wanted something mostly for plinking in the back yard, and occassionally for bird/squirrel. It also needed to be quiet so I wouldn't disturb the neighbors.
I settled on the Daisy 953 Target Pro. I bought it last night and almost took it back without shooting it because I didn't like the plastic/rubber insert that loads the pellet. It just looks like something that ...
TexasBeginner's full review | 269 words
Review by
James Underwood
on 16th Feb 2006
User Rating : 7
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If you are old enough you will remember buying an air gun and, upon opening the box, noticing a small tag therein that read "Inspected by #34." (Or #23 or whatever.)
You laughed a bit at the thought of some poor slob spending his life inspecting air guns, but you took it for granted that such inspection was actually done.
No longer. And it's a shame.
The Daisy Powerline 953 is a case in point, judging from the reviews here, and my own experience.
The 953 has the potential of being a reall ...
James Underwood's full review | 483 words
Review by
markfh11q
on 15th Jan 2006
User Rating : 10
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I just got my Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 in a few weeks ago and I already put it through a few of its paces. From a bag at 10 meters, the shots hit pretty much in the same hole. Also, firing unsupported from prone is almost as easy as firing from a rest because of the design and trigger. Some people would complain about the sights, but they're simple enough to use. Just line up the three bright little dots and shoot at the top of the center one. The thing is easy enough to take apart also. To ...
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Review by
Rene Matteau
on 17th Aug 2005
User Rating : 9
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I got my Daisy 953 from D & L in BC for $110.89 + s&h $26.00 + gst $9.58 = $146.47 Canadian dollars.
But for about 1/3 of the price of a Daisy Avanti 853c, I think that Daisy has a winner here.
My 853c chrono at 490 fps with Copperhead pointed and the 953 chrono at 495 fps with Copperhead pointed.
All in all I am very happy with it.
So far I only shot with it 450 times.
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Review by
SharinganSniper
on 13th Jun 2005
User Rating : 8
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This Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 Air Rifle is very accurate and can hit a quarter from 50 feet. However, this thing is WEAK. It only has a 500 fps max muzzle velocity and is a lot slower by the time it hits your target. If you plan on looking for a gun for hunting small game no larger than a bird then this is the gun for you, but nothing larger. If this gun had about 700 fps it would be better suited for hunting, but this gun is only meant for accuracy and nothing more. Hence the name "competi ...
SharinganSniper's full review | 109 words
Review by
SharinganSniper
on 30th May 2005
User Rating : 10
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I bought the Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 Air Rifle kit at Sam's Club for $40. At first I was hesitant about the performance of the gun because of its low price, but after firing a few test shots with it I found it to be very, very accurate and consistent. I mounted a scope on mine and started shooting at a target about 50 ft away and was suprised to see such a small group for such a cheap gun. I switched to a quarter-sized target and found it very easy to hit it, even though it was relatively ...
SharinganSniper's full review | 210 words | 4 comments added.
Review by
Physh
on 17th Apr 2005
User Rating : 9
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The Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 is a relatively new model. Based on the 853, 753 competition models, with a plastic stock, and without the lothar barrel.
It has a 5 shot indexing clip, and it is a single stroke pneumatic. Makes it easy and fun for plinking.
The plastic stock is not as cheap as on some crosman models...very solid.
It loses one point in overall rating because of poor trigger and plastic parts. But its a great value for the money.
The working parts are all metal. Weig ...
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Review by
gattigang
on 15th Jan 2005
User Rating : 10
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I was shopping at Walmart and did not have in mind to buy a pellet gun until I saw the price of the Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953. Walmart had this gun for $30..... yes $30 bucks. I looked on the shelf for other guns and I was shocked they had this for really cheap. I'm not sure if this price was a mistake but I had a good feeling this was a great deal. Anyways this gun out of the box shoots very nice and accurate. I must admit after checking out the specs this gun does not have enough power to ...
gattigang's full review | 196 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
SNIPER100G
on 24th Nov 2004
User Rating : 10
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I am very impressed with the Daisy Powerline TargetPro 953 gun. I have several Air Guns, and the Daisy 953 by far is the most balanced. I have a $500 Talon PCP .22, and it is not as fun as this $45.00 (Walmart) rifle. Hard to believe but true. Bass Pro sells it for $70.00, but I bought another one for my daughter from Bass Pro, thanks to there price matching policy. I work with real fire arms on a daily basis, and even the guys at work love this thing at the station. This gun should sell for ove ...
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Review by
vvamedic
on 21st Jul 2004
User Rating : 4
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In short; if you want to target shoot at distances up to 15 yards; the Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 is a great rifle. If you want to hunt with it and shoot at game or targets 20 - 50 yards away, forget this rifle and get a 1000 FPS rifle.
vvamedic's full review | 161 words
Review by
vvamedic
on 8th Jul 2004
User Rating : 1
Respect :
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Knowing that Daisy was coming out with a new model air rifle ( Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953)in July 2004; about 3 weeks ago I phoned the customer service department to order the new rifle, and requesting to know the amount I needed to send them including shipping, tax, etc., in order to purchase the rifle.
I was informed of the amount and I sent them a money order for that amount. I then left on vacation. While I was gone, customer service phoned and left a message that they could not send ...
vvamedic's full review | 301 words | 4 comments added.
Review by
vvamedic
on 8th Jul 2004
User Rating : 7
Respect :
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Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953:
I should mention that I was a sniper in Vietnam, spent 24 years in upper level law enforcement, and shot this rifle from a motionless benchrest, using a Bushnell 4-12 power scope to maximize accuracy. I should also state that I have owned the Winchester model 1000, Daisy Powerline 1000, Powerline model 880, and the Powerline 856, as well as other brands of air rifles. Of all the Daisy models, I would choose the Powerline 880 over any of their other models. Dai ...
vvamedic's full review | 273 words | 1 comment added.
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