Daisy Outdoor Products Powerline 201 Pistol (Black, 9.25 Inch)

First of all, I got one at Wal-Mart just like this page shows for $15. So Amazon has a slightly high price. And when I got home and followed the directions this thing wouldn't puncture an aluminum can or even the plastic lid to a styrofoam cup. I was pissed enough to almost smash it as I couldn't get my money back for it being too weak, but then I asked my bud who had an old Marksman that this pistol is based off of.

Turns out, the trick behind these pistols that even the instructions don't tell you to do is to pull the slide out like instructed, but then you push the slide back in. That doubles or triples the sprung strength of the pistol spring and makes it shoot over 450fps for me with .177 BB's. This means it's finally useful against mice and blackbirds. Don't throw one away if you go by instructions and it seems weak, push the slide in and you got a real BB pistol.

One note, when doing this trick, the gun makes a harsh rattling that sounds unhealthy, but...Read more

As others said, it takes a strong pull AND push to cock this. But the good grab location made it tolerable. The trigger is also a bit stiff. I like both of these characteristics because I know my child will not be able to use it until he is old enough to be careful. Using a microphone on my computer and a good sound recording program, I measured that it took the BB 0.098 seconds to travel 24 feet which is 244 fps, so the velocity is a little more than the specs say. I can quickly cock, aim, and shoot a cardboard box 30 feet away as a fun way to take breaks away from the computer, while still sitting at the computer. It's a fun little pistol, but not accurate. Grouping is about 6 inches at 10 feet. The spring action throws the aim up before the BB has left the barrel, but the sights are apparently adjusted for this. If I hold it firm down on a post, the aim comes out low. So it is actually more accurate freehand, but not as precise. A pump air pistol would probably be a good...Read more

BB gun was purchased for my husband. You are not able to aim correctly with gun and after a few minutes use a pellet became lodged in gun and now it is of no use because we cant get it out. Not happy with product.