Daisy 840B User Manual

WARNING:

10 SHOOTING SAFETY RULES

WARNING: FAILURE TO FOLLOW

THESE RULES CAN RESULT

IN SERIOUS INJURY, PARTICULARLY TO THE EYE.

1

Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

There are several safe “carries” depending on the situation. NEVER ALLOW THE MUZZLE TO POINT IN THE DIRECTION OF A PERSON.

2

Treat every gun as if it were loaded.

You can never be positive that you were the last person to handle the gun. Never take anyone’s word about whether or not a gun is loaded. Always check a gun to see if it is loaded when removed from storage or received from another person. Even if you have fired an airgun one or more times and no pellet or BB was expelled from the barrel, it does not mean that the magazine of the gun is empty of ammunition. Any airgun can fail to feed for any number of reasons. Continue to treat the airgun as loaded and ready to fire. ALWAYS TREAT A GUN AS IF IT IS LOADED EVEN IF YOU KNOW IT ISN’T.

3

Only load or cock a gun when you are shooting.

A loaded gun has no place in your home or other public place.

4

Check your target and beyond your target.

Be sure all persons are well clear

of the target area before you shoot. Check behind and beyond your target to be certain you have a safe backstop and that no person or property could be endangered.

5

Anyone shooting or near a shooter should wear shooting glasses.

Also, all other persons should remain behind the shooter.

6

Never climb or jump with a gun.

You can’t control the direction of the muzzle if you stumble or fall. You should safely lay the gun down or hand it to a companion while you climb or jump over anything.

7

Avoid ricochet.

Never shoot at a flat hard surface or at the surface of water. Ammunition can ricochet off of water just like a skipped rock.

8

Keep the muzzle clear.

Never let anything obstruct the muzzle of a gun. Don’t allow the muzzle to come in contact with the ground.

9

Guns not in use should always be unloaded.

Keeping guns unloaded when not in use is critical to the safety of you and others. When you are finished shooting, put the trigger safety in the “on” position and unload the gun. Store guns so that they are inaccessible to untrained shooters and store ammunition separately from the gun.

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Respect other people’s property.

Whether you’re target shooting or hunting, if you’re a guest on others’ land, you should leave it exactly as you found it.

Visit www.daisy.com and read the shooting safety rules. Take a quiz and get your “Take Aim at Safety” Certificate.

Daisy Outdoor Products

Rogers, AR 72757-0220 U.S.A. 800-643-3458 • www.daisy.com

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0 p e r a t i o n M a n u a l

840 Series Air Rifles

Single-pump Pneumatic

BB Cal. (4.5mm) Steel Airgun Shot

.177 (4.5mm) Lead Airgun Pellet

Daisy Grizzly 840

Daisy Grizzly 840C

Daisy 841

Avanti Mentor 845

WARNING: DAISY RECOMMENDS LEAD-FREE PELLETS FOR SHOOTERS 12 YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER.

NOT A TOY. ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED. MISUSE OR CARE-

LESS USE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, PARTICULARLY TO THE EYE. MAY BE DANGEROUS UP TO 216 YARDS (197METERS).

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. THE PURCHASER AND USER SHOULD CONFORM TO ALL LAWS GOVERNING USE AND OWNERSHIP OF AIR GUNS. AIR GUNS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR USE BY THOSE TEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION.

ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA LAW

WARNING:	DO NOT BRANDISH OR DISPLAY
	THIS AIRGUN IN PUBLIC - IT MAY

CONFUSE PEOPLE AND MAY BE A CRIME. POLICE AND OTHERS MAY THINK THIS AIRGUN IS A FIREARM. DO NOT CHANGE THE COLORATION AND MARKINGS TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE LIKE A FIREARM. THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY BE A CRIME.

WARNING: THIS GUN CAN CAUSE THE LOSS OF AN EYE IF MISUSED OR CARELESSLY USED. READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT COCK THE GUN UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT. IF YOU DO COCK IT AND DECIDE NOT TO SHOOT, POINT IT IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND FIRE IT. AN UNCOCKED, UNLOADED GUN IS THE SAFEST. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN FAST, AND THE LOSS OF AN EYE IS A TERRIBLE THING. SHOOT SAFELY.

This safety alert symbol indicates important safety messages in this manual. When you see this symbol, be alert to the possibility of personal injury and carefully read the message that follows.

It is your responsibility as the owner of this gun to make certain that anyone using the gun is instructed in its safe and proper operation.

As the proud owner of a Daisy air gun, you have become part of an American tradition which dates back to the time when your great-grandfather was a small boy. Your new Daisy gun is the result of more than 100 years experience by Daisy in the manufacture of quality products.

Although your new Daisy is not a firearm, it is a gun and should be treated with care and respect. Always remember, the first and most important safety aspect of any gun is the shooter. All safeties are mechanical devices and the shooter is the only part of the system that can make a gun safe--or unsafe. DON’T DEPEND ON MECHANICAL SAFETIES.

Think ahead and avoid situations that might lead to accidents.

FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, READ COMPLETE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SHOOT GUN. Guns differ in their operations and you are never ready to fire any gun until you are thoroughly familiar with it. Read the operating instructions and WITHOUT LOADING ANY AMMUNITION, proceed several times through the operating steps with your gun (dry fire the gun at a safe target) so that you will be able to operate the Model 840/841/845 properly and safely.

	STEP 1. PUT “ON”	SAFETY “ON”
	TRIGGER SAFETY
	Push trigger safety from left to
	right so no red is showing. It is a
	good practice to get in the habit of
	keeping the trigger safety “ON”
	until ready to fire the gun. (Fig. 2)
		FIG. 2
	STEP 2. OPEN BOLT	BOLT
	Tilt muzzle down about
		REARWARD
	30° and pull bolt handle
	rearward. The gun cannot
	fire with the bolt open.
	(Fig.3)
	STEP 3. PUMP	FIG. 3
	ONE TIME

IMPORTANT: Do not
pump more than one time.
May cause
serious damage to your
gun. This gun was
designed and intended as	PINCH
a single pump. For greater	POINTS
safety, we recommend that
the bolt remain open while
pumping, and that you
close the bolt only when
the barrel can be pointed in	FIG. 4
a safe direction. Grasp the

forearm at rear and pull down and forward as far as possible, then return forearm to original closed position. (Fig. 4)

CAUTION: Be sure to grasp forearm firmly as you close the lever to prevent it from snapping back and causing possible injury. Also, be careful to keep fingers out of cocking mechanism when closing lever (See “PINCH POINTS”, Fig. 4). Never put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire.

FILL BB MAGAZINE

The loading door is located on the left side of the receiver. (Fig. 1) Push door rearward and fill magazine with a maximum of 350 BBs. Then close door.

HOW TO OPERATE

CAUTION: Be sure gun is always pointed in a safe

direction.

Step 1: PUT “ON” TRIGGER SAFETY

BOLT HANDLE

FEED TRACK

Step 2: OPEN BOLT

Step 3: PUMP (ONCE)

Step 4: LOAD

Step 5: CLOSE BOLT

Step 6: AIM AT SAFE TARGET

Step 7: TAKE “OFF” TRIGGER SAFETY

FIG. 1A

TRIGGER SAFETY

Step 8: FIRE

RIGHT SIDE

FRONT SIGHT

REAR SIGHT

LOADING DOOR

STOCK

MUZZLE

FOREARM

TRIGGER

FIG. 1

SAFETY

PISTOL

TRIGGER

MODEL

GRIP

FRONT

LOADING DOOR

REAR

SIGHT

SIGHT

MUZZLE

STOCK

FOREARM

TRIGGER

FIG. 1

SAFETY

PISTOL

MODEL 845

TRIGGER

GRIP

2

3

STEP 5. CLOSE BOLT

CAUTION: Gun must always be pointed in a safe direction.

Push bolt handle forward. The gun is now loaded and should be handled with care.

CAUTION: Always view the BB or pellet when closing the bolt and loading port.

STEP 6. AIM AT SAFE TARGET

CAUTION: Pick targets that cannot be penetrated and that will not cause a ricochet because of their hard surface. Do not shoot at water. Never point a gun, loaded or unloaded, at anyone.

To be a consistent marksman, use the correct sight picture each time you fire the gun. (Fig. 8)

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FIG.&

MAGNETIC

TIP

With BBs removed from the magazine (See “EMPTY BB MAGAZINE, Page 5), lower muzzle slightly and pull bolt handle

rearward. Then place a pellet (solid end forward) in feed track.

(Fig. 7)

IMPORTANT: Care must be exercised when shooting pellets while the magazine contains BBs. Loading a BB and pellet at the same time may result in a jammed or obstructed barrel.

IMPORTANT: Do not allow a pellet to fall into the rear of the feed track and become jammed in the BB feed hole. If this occurs, have a qualified gunsmith remove the left receiver and clear the feed track, or return the gun to Daisy. DO NOT load pellets in the BB loading door.

FEED TRACK PELLET (SOLID END FORWARD)

WARNING: BBs feed from the magazine by gravity which requires that the muzzle be raised. NEVER ASSUME THE MAGAZINE OR CHAMBER IS EMPTY, even if the gun does not fire a projectile.

LOADING PELLETS:

STEP 4. LOAD

LOADING BBs: To load a BB from the magazine, raise the muzzle 45 degrees to 60 degrees and pull the bolt handle

fully to the rear. (Fig. 5)

A BB is gravity fed onto the magnetic

tip of the bolt (Fig. 5) When raising the muzzle, be sure the

front sight is

BB

pointed

upward,

because the

gun will not

feed properly

if it is on its

FEED

MAGNETIC

side.

TIP

TRACK

(Fig. 6) The

BB can be

BOLT HANDLE

seen on the

magnetic tip

FIG. 5

TOWARD REAR

(after the bolt

handle is

released) by

BARREL

looking into

the feed track.

If a BB did not

RIGHT

feed onto the

MUZZLE

magnetic tip,

shake the gun

slightly and

repeat the

WRONG

“LOADING

FIG. 6

BBs” instruc-

tions.

PROPER SIGHT PICTURE FOR 840 Series Air Rifles:

	BLADE	BULLSEYE	FIBER OPTIC
	FRONT		FRONT
	SIGHT		SIGHT

		REAR
	FIG. 8	SIGHT
	SIGHT	BULLSEYE
	ADJUSTMENT		FRONT
	Your 845 Target BB		SIGHT
	gun is equipped with a	REAR
	hooded front sight with	SIGHT
	four interchangeable	FIG. 9
	inserts, and a precision
	rear peep sight. (See	RAISE	LOWER
	instructions packed
	with the sight.)
	You will have to
	experiment with the
	interchangeable front
	inserts to determine	FIG. 10
	which is best for you.

The Model 840/841 is equipped with a rear sight that is adjustable for elevation. Raise the rear sight to make the gun shoot higher. Lower the rear sight to make the gun shoot lower. (Fig. 9 & 10)

	STEP 7. TAKE “OFF”	SAFETY “OFF”
	TRIGGER SAFETY
	When you are certain the target,
	backstop and surrounding area is
	safe, push the trigger safety from
	right to left until red band is
	exposed. (Fig. 11)
	STEP 8. FIRE	FIG. 2

After completing the operation

steps, your gun may be fired by gently, but firmly, squeezing the trigger. NOTE: The bolt must be completely closed, as indicated in Step 5. IMPORTANT: Do not leave the gun pumped up for more than one hour or damage to the gun could result.

WARNING: If a BB or pellet does not fire after completing the operation steps, the gun is jammed. This is a dangerous condition. Keep gun pointed in a safe direction and repeat all operation steps except Step 4. If a projectile still does not fire, do the following:

1.Put the trigger safety “ON SAFE” (no red showing).

2.Open bolt.

3.Clear barrel by running a cleaning rod through from the muzzle end. Be careful not to damage the bolt tip by pushing the rod through too hard. Do not reuse this BB or pellet.

4.Repeat operation steps.

If after following the firing procedure the BB or pellet still does not fire, your gun should be returned to the factory (See “Repair of Daisy Guns” section).

EMPTY BB MAGAZINE

Put “ON” trigger safety. Open BB loading door, cup your hand under it and turn gun fully to its left side. Shake gun until all BBs are removed. To make sure no BBs remain in the feed system, raise the muzzle, shake gun, and work the bolt forward and all the way back several times, removing any BBs that appear.

CAUTION: Never assume the gun is empty of projectiles. Always point the gun in a safe direction.

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