Daisy Powerline 901, .177 cal

Perfect for squirrels I purchased this product specifically to rid my garden of squirrels. The product is accurate and the fiber optic front and movable rear sites are a blessing. Right out of the box with no adjustment three squirrels from about 100 ft using the RWS Super-H Point .177 Pellets.

Pros
Just like the Dasiy 880 loving it

I wouldn't use pellets with a BB in the nose such as gamo rockets. The magnetic tip in the the breech will mis-align them and then you have pull them out with tweezers. argh!!

Pros
Fairly easy to pump up as compared to the the crosman 1377. The iron sights are okay. But with a red dot or a 4x scope you will really improve your accuracy. Good velocity at 7+ pumps

Cons
A little bigger loading port for big fingers.

Just like old times, but better. I grew up with a Daisy 880 in my hands. I shot EVERY day. I just received my 901. Yes there is more plastic on it than my old 880, but it still feels like home. Though the pneumatic pump handle is different the muscle memory is surprisingly the same. The bolt action is just as I remembered it to be. I can operate this air-rifle with my eyes closed. Tonight I hope I dream of days of old roaming the woods and shooting pinecones and tin cans. "IT'S A DAISY!"

Pros
The sights are perfect for my presbyopic eyes. A perfect fit adult plinker.

Cons
None

This is one powerful air rifle. I’m using Seneca round nose pellets at twenty pumps. Yes, you can pump it twenty times with a noticeable increase in power. Sufficient for squirrels. The breech will not take H&N Sniper Magnum pellets. They are slightly long. Great gun. I highly recommend for plinking or small game hunting at 25 yards.

Pros
Powerful. Accurate.

Cons
Will not accept longer pellets

way back when i was a teen i owned a 901 model but the one i owned back in the 1980's was more fancy contain more metal and had daisy flowers engraved in the receiver that was all metal but the arm pump was plastic the bolt was also trigger was metal safety button was plastic either way it was a pretty strong air gun still sold as 750 fps all these years later as well pellets worked the best through it bbs not so much i still wish I had it know but when it broke i was foolish enough to throw it away i got a pellet gun in place of it spring action it was a model 130 daisy made from the gamo factory in spain i thought it was stronger better all that i was wrong it caused horrible fatigue from the spring action it was heavy vibrating to much after pulling the trigger misses up the shot reduces arm excercise even cased head sickness from the vibration spring so i recommend pump air guns as well as the bicycle pump type air gun as well as co2 for clean better shot with out vibration nitro piston still vibrate a high pitch vibration that I don't care for vibration goes in head face even down the neck arms pneumatics and co2s dot do that so i recommend all pump pneumatic and co2 only over all does fancy wood guns with pistons so that is my opinion shoot safely allways and i regret i ever waste my time with a piston i never bought one ever again expect for pneumatics and there making them stronger now to shoot safe allways thanks for reading .

Pros
no vibration when shooting clean shooting reduce fatigue and headaches keeps shots straght and perfect longer shooting time than springer with out tiring as fast.

Cons
older models more fancy more metal than the ones today but it doesn't effect it reallly

First, my order of the daisy 901 from airgun depot was hassle free and prompt.As with the daisy 901 and price point it's accurate with the right pellets,mine loves the jsbs exacts 8.44 and at 10 yards with the stock open sights once sighted in and after a little tape mod done to the front of barrel will stack pellets easily and at 15 will do about 1/4 in group.i think this is great for the price of the gun and with open sights and it seems to group well from 4-10 pumps,2-3 pumps the groups will open up some but still not bad.Ive got a few other airguns ranging from highly tuned sprinters and accurate co2's and the daisy 901 is the one I shoot the most. Love the variable pumps.

Pros
Cheap and accurate and fun

Cons
Heavy trigger,stock open sight a little tough to really dial in.

A step up from the Daisy 880, very accurate and fun

Pros
Very accurate Price

Cons
None

After doing a lot of research online reading reviews and calling airgun sellers I decided to get the powerline 901.I wanted something powerful and accurate enough for pest control but not too loud plus I didnt want to spend a lot of money. This gun fit the bill perfectly. I dont think you can find a better rifle in this price range. I bought a 3x9x32mm scope and sighted it in at 40 ft. I wad able to get quarter sized groups with bbs! I didnt want to use lead because I have ducks and they eat anything. I found 8.5 grain leadfree pellets and after sighting in with the pellets I was able to put pellet on pellet several times. I shot 14 rats out of the trees at night with NO misses in the first 3 nights. Since then I get 2 or 3 a night as their numbers have decreased. For pest control and small game you cant beat this gun at this price.

I had heard about the accuracy of this rifle and for the price seemed unbelievable. I had to try it and the reports were not an exaggeration at all. Out of the box, put on an old 4x scope and started shooting. After a few shots to range in, I tried 5 shots for grouping and could cover the result with a dime.

Pros
Accurate. Wider forearm makes it easier to pump and feels more solid. Length of pull is suited more to adults, comfortable to hold and aim.

Cons
None