TM
Operation Manual
AVANTI LEGEND
MODEL 853
Daisy Outdoor Products
Rogers, AR 72757-0220 U.S.A.
800-643-3458
www.daisy.com
TM
Part No. 136656-000
REV. 10/08
AVANTI LEGEND EX
MODEL 853C
Features a five-shot
clip with automatic indexing.
Use .177 cal. (4.5mm) LEAD AIRGUN PELLET
WARNING:
COMPETITION OR TARGET RANGE USE. MISUSE OR CARELESS USE MAY RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MAY BE DANGEROUS WITHIN 257 YARDS (235 METERS).
THIS IS A SPECIAL CLASS OF NON-POWDERED GUN AND NOT FOR GENERAL USE. IT IS TO BE
USED FOR TRAINING AND TARGET SHOOTING UNDER SUPERVISION. RECOMMENDED FOR USE
BY THOSE 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
Competition Pellet Rifle
AND USER
AIRGUNS.
SHOULD CONFORM TO ALL LAWS GOVERNING THE USE AND OWNERSHIP OF
NOT A TOY. THESE AIRGUNS ARE DESIGNED FOR USE BY
EXPERIENCED SHOOTERS AND ARE INTENDED FOR MATCH
THIS GUN SHOOTS PELLETS ONLY. THE PURCHASER
WARNING:
THIS GUN CAN CAUSE DEATH IF CARELESSLY USED OR MISUSED.
HOW TO OPERATE:
READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. DO NOT LOAD A PELLET INTO THE
CHAMBER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT. IF YOU DO LOAD A PELLET AND DECIDE NOT
TO SHOOT, REMOVE EITHER MANUALLY OR BY SHOOTING IT IN A SAFE DIRECTION. AN
UNCOCKED, UNLOADED GUN IS SAFEST. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN FAST, AND ACCIDENTALLY
INJURING OR KILLING SOMEONE IS A TERRIBLE THING. PLEASE SHOOT SAFELY.
at anyone. Always assume and handle the gun as if it were loaded and ready to fire.
Step 1. OPEN BOLT
Step 2. PUT “ON” TRIGGER SAFETY
Step 3. PUMP ONCE
Step 4. LOAD
WARNING: Be sure gun is always pointed in a safe direction. Never point the gun
Step 5. CLOSE BOLT
Step 6. AIM AT SAFE TARGET
Step 7. TAKE “OFF” TRIGGER SAFETY
Step 8. FIRE
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.
The Avanti Legend, model 853, and Avanti Legend EX, model 853C Competition Pellet Rifles
shoot with much more muzzle energy than many BB and pellet guns. Use extreme caution when
operating these guns. Although your new Avanti Competition Air Rifle is not a firearm, it has lethal
potential and should be treated with the caution and respect due any conventional firearm. Like a
firearm, your Avanti Competition Air Rifle, when misused or carelessly used, can kill or seriously
injure the shooter or other persons. Always remember, the first and most important safety feature
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.
Guns differ in their operation, and you are never ready to fire any gun until you are thoroughly
familiar with it. Read the following operating instructions and, WITHOUT LOADING ANY PELLETS,
proceed through the operating steps, dry firing your gun several times at a safe target. This will
enable you to learn to operate this Avanti Competition Air Rifle properly and safely.
BOLT
ADJUSTABLE
STOCK
PISTOL GRIP
REAR
SIGHT
TRIGGER
DOVETAIL
GROOVE
TRIGGER
SAFETY
HANDLE
TRACK
FEED
PUMPING
HANDLE
2
FOREARM
BARREL
SLING
BARREL
WEIGHT
SLING
BRACKET
FRONT
SIGHT
MUZZLE
NO. 1
NO. 1A
DOVETAIL GROOVES
BOLT HANDLE
FEED
TRACK
TRIGGER
SAFETY
TRIGGER
SAFETY ON
NO. 1B
TRIGGER
SAFETY OFF
red showing on
opposite side
Step 1. OPEN BOLT
Pull the bolt handle fully to the rear. Then, release your hold on the bolt handle, leaving the bolt
open. The gun cannot fire with the bolt open. (See Drawing 1A)
Step 2. PUT “ON” TRIGGER SAFETY
The bolt must FIRST be opened, then the trigger safety is pushed from the left to right so that
NO red is showing (See Drawing No. 1B). It is a good practice to get into the habit of always
keeping the trigger safety “ON” until actually ready to fire the gun.
Step 3. PUMP (ONCE)
IMPORTANT: Do not pump over one time. This gun is
NO. 2
designed to produce a maximum velocity using a single
pump stroke. Additional pump strokes may result in serious
damage to the gun. The bolt must be opened to pump gun.
For greater safety, we recommend that the bolt remain
open while pumping and that you close the bolt only when
the barrel can be pointed in a safe direction.
Grasp the pump handle. Pull out and forward as far as
possible. You should hear a fresh charge of air being drawn
into the pump cylinder. Then, return the pump lever to the
PULL LEVER
OUTWARD FOR
FULL STROKE
THEN RETURN
PINCH
POINTS
original, closed position. (See drawing 2)
CAUTION: Be sure to grasp pump handle 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,” Drawing No. 2).
WARNING:
This procedure can result in a loaded gun and a projectile being expelled from the gun during
pumping. Recock the gun by opening the bolt and put “ON” trigger safety before pumping as in
Steps 1 and 2.
Do not open the bolt, close the bolt, and then pull the trigger before pumping.
3
CAUTION: If gun is left unpumped for an extended period of time OR pumped more than
once, all of the air may not be expelled when the gun is shot. This could result in a second pellet
being shot without the gun having been pumped. Also, leaving your gun pumped for more than one
hour could result in damage to your gun.
Step 4. LOAD (Model 853)
LOADING PELLETS: With the bolt back,
lower the muzzle slightly and load a pellet, solid
end forward (See Drawing No. 3).
Step 4. LOAD (Model 853C)
TO LOAD A PELLET AS A SINGLE SHOT: If
the single-shot adapter is not already in place in
the receiver, insert it into the clip track from the
right-hand side until it is flush with both sides of
the receiver. Hold the gun with the barrel in a
horizontal position and place a pellet (head or
solid end forward) in the loading track that is
formed by the single-shot adapter. (See
Drawing No. 3A).
NOTE: The single-shot adapter can only be
removed from the receiver by pulling it from the
right-hand side of the gun.
TO LOAD 5-SHOT CLIP: With solid end
forward, insert pellet into clip as shown. (See
Drawing No. 3B). Be certain that rear edge of
pellet skirt is seated deeply enough to be
beyond the ramp at the lower edge of the pellet
opening. Repeat until clip is completely filled.
TO LOAD 5-SHOT CLIP INTO THE CLIP
TRACK: From the right-hand side of the gun,
insert a previously loaded clip into the clip track
until the left end of the clip is flush with the left
side of the receiver (See Drawing No. 3C).
NOTE: The clip may be removed from either
side of the gun.
BOLT TIP
BOLT TIP
SINGLE SHOT ADAPTER
CLIP TRACK
4
PELLET (SOLID
END FORWARD)
NO. 3
PELLET (SOLID
END FORWARD)
NO. 3A
NO. 3B
5-SHOT
CLIP
NO. 3C
Step 5. CLOSE BOLT
Push the bolt handle fully forward. This will chamber a pellet
and lock the bolt. (See Drawing No. 4) The gun will not fire if the
bolt is open.
BOLT HANDLE
CAUTION: The gun is now loaded and ready to fire.
Step 6. AIM AT SAFE TARGET
Aim the gun at a safe target. To be a consistent marksman, use
the correct sight picture each time you fire your gun (See Drawing
No. 5). Never point a gun, loaded or unloaded, at anyone.
CAUTION: Use extra caution in selecting a safe target
and backstop. This gun should not be used with BB gun targets
or backstops. Whether you use a commercial target and
backstop or make your own, it is important to remember that
they will wear out with continued use. Because of this you
should always place your target and backstop where it will be
safe should it fail, and check it carefully before and after each
use. Do not shoot at the surface of water.
BULLSEYE
FRONT
SIGHT
Step 7. TAKE “OFF” TRIGGER SAFETY
When you are certain the target, backstop and surrounding
area is safe, push the trigger safety from the right, fully to the left (RED SHOWING ON LEFT). Your
gun is now cocked and ready to shoot. In this condition, it should be handled with extreme care.
NO. 4
REAR
SIGHT
NO. 5
Step 8. FIRE
After making sure the gun is pointed in a safe direction, gently (but firmly) squeeze the trigger.
Repeat Steps 1 through 8 to continue shooting, using the appropriate loading procedure. NOTE:
To fire, bolt must be completely closed as indicated in Step 5.
WARNING: If a pellet does not fire after completing the operation steps, the
gun is jammed. This is a dangerous condition.
Open the bolt and put “ON” trigger safety immediately. If the bolt is not completely closed, do
not try to close it until after opening it by pulling the bolt handle all the way back. The gun will not
fire a projectile when the bolt is completely open.
Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction and perform the following steps.
1. Open bolt.
2. Put trigger safety “ON”.
3. Pump the gun, close bolt and with gun pointed in a safe direction, take the trigger safety
“OFF” and fire the gun.
If the pellet still does not fire, follow these steps carefully:
1. Open bolt
2. Put the trigger safety “ON” (no red showing)
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 re-use the pellet.
4. Repeat operation steps 1 through 8. If after following the firing procedure the projectile is
not fired, return your gun to Daisy (See “REPAIR OF DAISY GUNS” section).
5