Problem with pellet rifle

S

Smithwess

Member
Rating - 100%
13   0   0
Location
Edmonton, Alberta
Hello, I have an issue with My Daisy Powerline 856. I plan on giving it to my cousin for his 7th birthday if I can get it working. I will explain the issue the best I can. When you pull the trigger it doesn't always work, it's as if it's catching on something, when it does manage to fire it doesn't feel smooth. It catches very early in the pull and with more force it will fire but it takes effort, probably more than a 7 year old could muster, not that I'd like to give him a pellet gun that doesn't work perfectly anyways. Hopefully one of you out there knows the problem and can explain how i can go about fixing it.

In the event that no one knows the issue I may bring it to a gunsmith that is not far from here but it's possible that could cost more than the value of the pellet gun.

I had two of these identical rifles and the trigger issue started a few years back and at the time I just used the other rifle instead. I had given the other rifle to my other cousin who is the little guys older cousin, I have no use for them anymore and they're the first firearms(if you can call them that) I owned and I got them when I myself was only 7 and would like to keep them going if it's possible.

Thanks in advance!
 
I hope someone answers your thread, I have a Powerline 922 that I got in the seventies that I would like to restore to working order.
So I am hoping someone presents themselves as knowing a lot about these air rifles and where to get parts.
 
Robert Nicholson said:
I hope someone answers your thread, I have a Powerline 922 that I got in the seventies that I would like to restore to working order.
So I am hoping someone presents themselves as knowing a lot about these air rifles and where to get parts.
Click to expand...

I had called daisy and they said they no longer make my model and that I can send my gun to their location in Arkansas(their only location apparently) and they will send me the most recent model. As far as fixing it goes I'm not sure what you could do, Daisy would be willing to replace it I'm sure, but obviously you are after more than just a working pellet rifle and yours holds sentimental value.
Good luck, I hope you get it fixed.
 
Open it up and look at the trigger mechanism, it sounds like it is binding. When mine did that 40 years age I cleaned it, oiled it up and it was good to go. It was full of fuzz & dirt. You may have a small rock stuck in it....only way to know is to open it up and see, otherwise it is just a nice wall hanger. I ordered some parts for a Daisey from the fifties from England 8 months ago. Google can be frustrating but still be your friend.
 
I have been reluctant to open it up and have a look because I have heard that the internals are filled with springs and such
that don't want to go back together easily. True or just fearmongering? How available are pellet clips? Google has not
shown me the one I need yet.
 
I had a pellet gun with similar symptoms, and after taking it apart, I found that the spring was broken. this was the reason it had a rough feel while cocking and the trigger wouldn't catch every time.
They are fairly easy to take apart and there is not all that much too them. Its just that parts are almost impossible to source for them.
 
pellet guns are much more complicated on the inside than powder burners.

find a step-by-step video on youtube of somebody taking apart that exact gun, watch the whole thing to make sure thats how you want to do it and you are capable of doing it that way, then follow the video, pausing after each step to do that task.

i used to have lots of pellet guns, and ive taken them all apart, done mods, etc. dont get cocky thinkin you can just go at it with some tools. you WILL lose parts. take the time to follow along with a video.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom