Daisy M853 .177 air rifle

[Aragorn243]

Picked this up late last week through a connection with my rifle team. Another school had hoped to start a rifle team but as it's in the city of Lancaster, politics didn't allow for it. So the guy hoping to get it done ended up stuck with several of these rifles.

We don't use them in our league but various reviews seem to indicate they would have been somewhat competitive in the right hands.

He got them from the CMP for $100 and that's what I paid for it. Haven't shot it yet other than to do a penetration test in a piece of wood. Pellet went all the way in and stopped flush with the surface. Not sure what type of wood it is but it was my basement stair riser.

They are US marked but probably from the manufacturer. Not sure if this is something the CMP would want on them or not but I find it doubtful they are surplus in any way.

The CMP still has them for sale but they are $125 now.

I've been wanting an accurate BB/pellet rifle for years. I have one of those Chinese made one pump deals but it is 4 inch MOA at 10 feet, with a scope on it. I think the barrel might be bent.

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