| The Daisy BB gun is a BB gun | | | | jurisdictions where there is a |
| manufactured by the Daisy Company. It | | | | restriction on the use of firearms. |
| sells inexpensive BB guns as well as | | | | The Daisy gun model number 499 was |
| other air guns. | | | | billed as the world's most accurate BB |
| History | | | | gun. This BB gun is meant for |
| Daisy was established in 1882 as | | | | competition. These guns have a precision |
| Plymouth Iron Windmill Company in | | | | bored smooth barrel with target iron |
| Plymouth, Michigan. The company started | | | | sights. This is used with precision |
| giving out BB guns with the wind mill | | | | ground steel BB specially designed for |
| purchases. Later, the company started | | | | the 499. The daisy 499 model BB gun is |
| selling guns instead of wind mills. | | | | widely used in competitions for the |
| Airguns | | | | youth groups like Boy Scouts and 4H. |
| Daisy is well known for manufacturing | | | | The Daisy BB gun model 25 is designed |
| inexpensive BB guns. These guns are | | | | based on the pump action shotgun. The |
| modeled after lever action rifles. Among | | | | pump action mechanism is trombone. This |
| these, the Red Ryder model is the most | | | | model dominated the high performance, |
| famous one. This model is still in | | | | low price market for more than 50 years. |
| production. | | | | The velocity of the lever action models |
| The BB guns manufactured by the company | | | | is very low around 275 fps. This |
| are spring air and smoothbore. They fire | | | | velocity is due to the use of weak |
| at very low velocity and thus they are | | | | springs used for keeping the cocking |
| marketed to the children below 10 years | | | | efforts low for the youths. But the |
| of age. Daisy also sells multi pump | | | | daisy model 25 BB gun achieved the |
| pneumatic rifles that are capable of | | | | highest velocity ever achieved by the BB |
| firing BBs and pellets. | | | | guns. Its velocity ranged from 375 fps |
| The diameter of the Daisy BB guns was | | | | to 450 fps. |
| changed to .175 inches around 1900. | | | | The earlier BB guns held 1000 BBs. On |
| Daisy BB guns are white pellet, | | | | the other hand, the daisy model 25 BB |
| smoothbore models that have rifled | | | | gun held only 50 BBs. The ammunition in |
| barrels. They are designed to look like | | | | the daisy model 25 BB gun is spring |
| firearms. They are used by adults for | | | | loaded. Thus there is no shift required |
| inexpensive firearms practice and | | | | to reload another BB. |
| training. They are also used in | | | | |