Tricks for successfully putting it back together – without damage.
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VIDEO NOTES
CORRECTION: The plastic cylinder seen in your pump tube is called “piston” for the 840 (and 35). The 880 has rod connected to metal pump head that does the same work. So you don’t get confused with PDF or when ordering parts through Daisy. 840 Piston.
Before putting screws back in reciever sides, put the top of receivers in “vice” grip – between palms – and squeeze to snap closed the lock points on front top of recievers. Then apply screws.
Ok, end of reassembly not so smooth. If a person asked me what I would rather work on – 880 or Grizzly – 880 hands down. The engineering of the 840 is quite different, and that return spring for the trigger is a gremlin to deal with at times! But this final shoot for reassembly, took just over 7 minutes with me instructing. I got jammed when zeroing on the spring, the hammer got out from under the bolt catch. After resetting the bolt and hammer, it came togther.
Ideally there should be flat plastic at bottom of that spring so it can be “shelved” easily. But on this subject, and obviously I do get that spring back on the “shelf” on the trigger guard so it returns the trigger, please remember these key points:
(1) I did give close up of the successful re-in sertion to show how it should look. The spring can bow from side to side BUT the BOTTOM must be flush on the shelf.
(2)If the spring bottom is pointing OUT at you, that is wrong. Your trigger will not return. Do it over.
My personal view of the Grizzly is that it is a super fun BB gun up to 15 yards. Born in 1978, it has had a great run. Much loved for its ease of operation and rapid firing. It is remarkably accurate for a smooth bore and more fun to operate then a Red Ryder or Buck, both of which have annoying recoil. Pellets allow shooter to use pellet trap, giving the Grizzly huge advantage, safely keeping your skills up.
(1) It is a pop can KILLER! With BBs or the ONE pellet I recommend for targets and hunting – Beeman Hollow points – Grizzly shoots through both sides. When the can is filled with water it is neat ballistic action. You can use Excite Econs, but only for paper shooting. The hollow points are more versatile. Econs and Beeman hollow points are just $5 per tin.
(2) Hunter Tom in his Grizzly videos shows how to properly shoot this gun, meaning fast without waiting around; waiting for minutes is hard on a single pump. And Tom shows tricks like being fully loaded down with BBs, but still able to shoot pellets by pointing barrel down, so BBs don’t load.
(3) The Beeman hollow points are Chinese knock offs of the renowned and tested Silver Bear. The German design is 30 years old, and also goes by the name Excite hollow points. The Chinese versions – I call them China bears – are good. Only $5 bucks a tin, so half the price of the German counter parts.
China Bears are pretty good in all Daisy guns, but for the 35 and 880 I like the heavier Excite Hammers and Neue Spitzkugel. But for this Grizzly, China Bears, China Bears!!
HUNTING TIPS: Guys, 40 feet max. So about 13 yards. BBs work in this very accurate smooth bore. And the 300 round magazine will let you rain down steel on any pest. The China Bears will deliver more shock though. Remember, the Chinese knock offs are based on the much loved Silver Bears…designed for medium and low power guns.
Post time: Jul-14-2017