Daisy 853C Sling Troubles

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Just bought my son a brand new Daisy 853C, as he is on the shooting team in his Sea Cadet Corp, and he made it to the nationals by the way, the only junior in his corp to attain such a goal:D He's a chip off the old block, I can hog some of the glory, can't I?;) Anyhow, I'm imbarrassed to say I can't seem to figure out the sling:redface: Anyone got a pic of how these things are supposed to be rigged? The sling that came with the rifle has several loops permenently sewn together with the adjusters attached permenently. I can post a pic if need be, but if someone has a sling like the one I mentioned, a pic of the proper set-up would be greatly appreciated.
 
Damn.... I can barely remember because those very same sling configurations were included with the Colt HBAR versions from the mid 80's.

Okay, bear with me since we had those identical slings on our units' 853's also.... :D

Big loop goes through sling swivel (Uncle Mike's QD) to the front sling swivel brace/attachment/holes. I like the running end (the strap you pull to make tighter) coming off the metal tri-glide pointing away from you.

I arranged the short loop for your (my shooters and I are right handed, let's say) left arm to go into the loop from the right side of the sling as it's clipped in. (this step is crucial for the next step)

Then with your left (weaker arm) arm entering the right side of the smaller sling loop, tighten the small loop (almost like a cuff) at the top of your bicep. This allows your right hand (stronger shooting hand) to pull / tighten the small loop AWAY from your body.

And that's how I used my 1 1/4" Colt HBAR supplied target sling in Service Rifle NRA High Power matches. When I discovered that my unit's 853 rifles all came with this sling, I was pleasantly surprised. :evil:

I hope this helps ya.... and your unit's shooters. :D
 
Hungry said:
Damn.... I can barely remember because those very same sling configurations were included with the Colt HBAR versions from the mid 80's.

Okay, bear with me since we had those identical slings on our units' 853's also.... :D

Big loop goes through sling swivel (Uncle Mike's QD) to the front sling swivel brace/attachment/holes. I like the running end (the strap you pull to make tighter) coming off the metal tri-glide pointing away from you.

I arranged the short loop for your (my shooters and I are right handed, let's say) left arm to go into the loop from the right side of the sling as it's clipped in. (this step is crucial for the next step)

Then with your left (weaker arm) arm entering the right side of the smaller sling loop, tighten the small loop (almost like a cuff) at the top of your bicep. This allows your right hand (stronger shooting hand) to pull / tighten the small loop AWAY from your body.

And that's how I used my 1 1/4" Colt HBAR supplied target sling in Service Rifle NRA High Power matches. When I discovered that my unit's 853 rifles all came with this sling, I was pleasantly surprised. :evil:

I hope this helps ya.... and your unit's shooters. :D
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Thanks for the reply Hungry. I'm pretty sure that is the way I installed the sling in the first place, but that second loop for your bicep sure is small:confused: And I'm not a big man. Jeese if you had a large bicep, you'd be finished. I guess they made these slings for children, but my lad is taller than me, and his biceps are almost as large as well.
 
Hi-Standard said:
Thanks for the reply Hungry. I'm pretty sure that is the way I installed the sling in the first place, but that second loop for your bicep sure is small:confused: And I'm not a big man. Jeese if you had a large bicep, you'd be finished. I guess they made these slings for children, but my lad is taller than me, and his biceps are almost as large as well.
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We find that it is a bit small as well. There is a company in Fla that makes a replacement, but Cadet rules state you must use the one that comes with the rifle - no modifications.

Check out the Cadet Marksmanship manuals for pictures and procedures. They are on the Cadets.ca website, but with all of the changes, i am not sure where. There are 4 separate .pdfs
 
bobbyjack said:
Whats the difference between the 853 and the 856? I bought a used Daisy and it's a 856 /w a daisy 4X15 scope.

Bob:)
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The 853C is the official target air rifle used by the cadet shooting teams. It has a Walther 12 groove target barrel, and fully adjustable aperature type sights, and adjustable LOP as well. It is really quite accurate, and I would assume a fair bit more costly then an 856.
 
Trigger

Since it is your personal rifle(NON DND issue).....I can show you how to modify the trigger...clean crisp AND adjustable.....your kid will love you for it.

I pimped mine out....they are an awsome air gun,but they can be tweeked


Cheers
 
Thanks JMJ and oops for the advice. JMJ, I checked out that link and it looks very informative. I'm a mechanic by trade, so the mod should be no problem at all, but of course I would wait for the warranty to expire first;)
 
Hi-Standard said:
Just bought my son a brand new Daisy 853C, as he is on the shooting team in his Sea Cadet Corp, and he made it to the nationals by the way, the only junior in his corp to attain such a goal:D He's a chip off the old block, I can hog some of the glory, can't I?;) Anyhow, I'm imbarrassed to say I can't seem to figure out the sling:redface: Anyone got a pic of how these things are supposed to be rigged? The sling that came with the rifle has several loops permenently sewn together with the adjusters attached permenently. I can post a pic if need be, but if someone has a sling like the one I mentioned, a pic of the proper set-up would be greatly appreciated.
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there should be pics in the manuals available at his corps.

dean
 
Differences

853 is single shot only where as the "C" has the ability to take the 5 shot plastic clips. We used them for a Biathlon Bears program and the clips suck, big time. We used the Fienwiechbau (sp?) 5 shot Jr Biathlon air rifle modified to shoot under 500fps. Excellent piece of kit. I found the 853's sights very frustrating to adjust, too much plastic.

-Neil
 
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