Recent content by mikeysp

I ordered a used Daisy 853 for about $120. Yes, my brother is a prison guard. Thank you everyone for your help in working through this.

Mike703, sunds like your son made shooting as natural as breathing from doing it so much. This is very helpful to overcome the other factors of shooting under pressure. In my brothers case, he doesn't have the time for massive amount of shooting, so I have prescribed him with the following...

Thank you for the advice; however, the Sig MPX and MCX 30 do not appear to be very accurate with 1" groups at 10M. While I do not need one hole for a five shot group, I would like ti to be about .5" group or smaller.

Thank you, I spoke with him and he said I can pull the trigger on the purchase of the 753 if it will work; however, it has donut front sight inserts apparently. If I can find a front post insert for the 753, I will get that for him. If I cant find a post insert for the 753, I will look for the...

John, the M853 is exactly what I am looking for. Unfortunately I am not a member. I do have the proof of firearms experience (retired mil) part covered. I was ready to just spring for the extra cost of a 753s; however, I think the set of front sight inserts is made up of all donuts (no post)...

Thanks for your recommendations, The M14 would be great if it wasn't troubled by jamming. Reviews were not all that great on other web pages. Honestly, while the look and feel of a mini would have been great, I just want accurate, peep site, front post, reliable. Since the mini 14 is a...

Greetings, I am looking for a pellet rifle for my brother. Purpose: My brother uses a mini 14 at work and needs to practice in his back yard to improve marksmanship skills. Important: 1. Is reliable out of the box. Don't want to be dealing with jams and malfunctions. Reliably shoot several...