Daisy Avanti Champion 499
- caliber: 0.177
- velocity: 240.00 ft/sec
- Warranty: Limited one-year warranty
- Education BB Gun
Product Description
The most accurate BB gun in the world! That's what Daisy claims. And, it's true!Daisy's Champion 499 is for shooters 10 years and older who want to learn the basics of shooting. This spring-powered single-shot has a medallion stating that it's the Official Shooting Education BB Gun by Daisy. In fact, the Jaycees use this rifle to train young shooters. Millions of firearm and airgun shooters have used the Champion 499 to learn gun safety and how to shoot properly. This rifle is so accurate, that even seasoned shooters cannot shoot beyond its potential.The all wood stock has a Monte Carlo cheekpiece, and the lever-action cocking mechanism is easy to use. The hooded front sight and the adjustable (for elevation) rear peep sight helps shooters acquire the target. The gun is a muzzleloader, and the BB is held in place by a magnetic retainer. The rifle is intended for use at 5 meters (16.5 feet). Never shoot BBs at hard objects!... Click the Ammo link for our list of suggested BBs. Find official 5-meter targets, shooting glasses, Daisy's 5899 rear sight that's adjustable for windage and elevation, and other gear by clicking the Accessories link.... The most accurate BB gun in the world! Ideal teaching rifle for new shooters. This rifle is NOT designed for a scope....
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Daisy Avanti Champion 499
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- Publisher: Avanti
- Label: Avanti
- Studio: Avanti
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Sporting Goods: #8364
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Daisy avanti Champion 499 2007-03-09
Comment: This a great BB gun, it is easy to use and easy to learn with.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: An accurate, quiet, inexpensive, fun BB rifle from Daisy 2007-01-10
Comment: For years Daisy produced a model 99 BB rifle in several variations that was somewhat accurate and used by JayCees, 4-H clubs, and other youth organizations for training and shooting competitions. In 1980 they introduced the Model 499 which is billed as the world's most accurate BB gun--and it seems to be. The exact name of this model is interesting--in literature, supplied with the gun, and on the barrel, it is referred to or marked Daisy Model 499B. It is packaged and shipped in a cardboard box labeled Avanti Champion 499. A few weeks ago I ordered one through Amazon for $96.70 (U.S.) and this is my experience to date:
It arrived in perfect condition. The 499 weighs 3.1 pounds. The barrel and receiver are metal and the finish appears to be black paint, finely and evenly applied. The stock and forearm are of some kind of hardwood, spray-stained a brownish color, with little visible grain, a raised cheek piece, fairly comfortable, and you can add weight to this gun by placing cold steel weights, not supplied, in concealed cavities in the forearm, by removing the forearm then reinstalling it. The stock also has a Daisy Official Shooting Education pressure-apply seal on it which adds nothing to the gun. The overall length is 36.375" with about 13.5" from trigger to butt of stock. This makes it quite usable by adults or youngsters. The stock can easily be shortened but it would be a good idea to first drill two straight pilot holes at the butt, into the stock, then trim off one or two sections from the butt at maybe 1" each. That way the stock can be lengthened again, as the youngster grows, and the pilot holes are already there for alignment and inserting some wood screws--may not look so great, but a cheap fix. You could also lengthen the stock (target trigger pull is normally 12" to 13" for adults, and sporting trigger pull 13" to 14") by fitting a variety of wood or delrin spacers, custom butt plates, or even a recoil pad to it, just like any other rifle.
The muzzle tube, which screws into the barrel, is 12" in overall length, including an attached plastic funnel fitting (that also fits into the barrel cylinder), and the actual muzzle barrel tube is 9" long. The black plastic trigger is ¼" wide with a good deal of left to right side play. I am estimating that the trigger pull is about 3½ lbs and it is supposed to be adjustable. The globe front site can be post or aperture, is metal with several changeable size and style inserts included in the package. The rear peep is metal and plastic, small, with an adjustable elevation knob and an adjustable windage screw. A much better peep sight, Daisy 5899 Receiver Sight, metal with some plastic, was supplied with this purchase but not installed, and has click adjustable windage and elevation knobs. Installation was quite simple--unscrew the old, attach and tighten the new. It required a slotted and a phillips screwdriver. There was also a 1" wide nylon adjustable web sling, with swivel and mounting screw, in the box but not installed. I am not planning on drilling the stock and installing it.
The 499 is a single-shot airgun that is loaded by dropping a BB down the muzzle where it will meet a magnetic shot seal. You can hear it click, and the BB will not roll out if the barrel is pointed down. Then you cock the gun with the plastic (probably delrin) lever, which is very easy to do and at a 3-pound pull does not require much in the way of effort. There is a safety on the right side of the gun, just above the trigger location, that is a forward/back switch. It stays in which ever position you put it and does not change when loading, cocking, or firing the gun.
Using the small installed peep sight is quite easy but the supplied upgrade is even better. Using Daisy, Premium Grade, Steel Airgun .177 Shot, that is also Zink plated, I was able to shoot several 5-shot groups, standing, about the size of a quarter, at about five meters. I also did the same at 10 meters, using a patio table for a rest. I am told that with practice, probably a lot for me, I should be able to get groupings the size of an aspirin at five meters. I think the airgun is capable, but I'm not so sure about the shooter. Daisy claims the maximum shooting distance is 152 yards--it might very well be. Daisy also says it is safe to "dry-fire" this airgun but they also warn you, in their packaged literature, DO NOT FIRE THE 499 WITH THE MUZZLE TUBE REMOVED AS IT WILL DAMAGE THE GUN!
I am quite satisfied with this airgun. It is very accurate, very quiet, easy to load, cock and shoot, and BBs, even Daisy Premium Grade, are really inexpensive. One must consider the price, and yes, the majority of the steel parts are stamped, it is a mass-produced piece, but the stock and forearm are wood and it is great for target shooting and plinking--particularly at 5 and 10 meters. The instructions packaged with the 499 are very informative and even show how to construct your own Target Trap/BB catcher. It would have been nice if they had included a schematic and parts list. I think I would like to figure out a way to tighten up the side to side play in the trigger, and maybe try a scope or red dot on it. However, it is not tapped for any such mount.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: THE BEST BB GUN 2006-05-15
Comment: This is the best BB gun the box I got says worlds most accurate. It is the on my team uses for 4-H bb gun competition and so does every other team we compete against. NOT a plinker it is a muzzle load one shot at a time. Gun is easily fixed if it ever breaks. The team has 8 and the only problems I have had in the past 3 years is the trigger spring sometimes falls out which is a little bit of a pain to put back in. This doesn't happen often and only after at least 8000 BB's. No other complaints. Get the better rear sight from daisy that has the adjustment knobs.
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