Daisy AVANTI Medalist 888 - Manual (Page 15)

8
REAR SIGHT INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT
(MODEL 888)
Installation Step 1. Loosen bracket mounting screws and slide receiver sight onto dovetail
grooves of receiver (See Drawing No. 6). Position the sight forward or to the rear until it suits your
eye-sight and/or physique.
Installation Step 2. Tighten mounting screws securely.
ELEVATION: To lower the point of impact, turn elevation knob to the left (counterclockwise). To
raise the point of impact, turn elevation knob to the right (clockwise), per arrow and word “UP”
(See Drawing No. 7).
WINDAGE: To move the point of impact to the left, turn the windage knob counterclockwise. To
move the point of impact to the right, turn the windage knob clockwise, per arrow and letter “R”
(See Drawing No. 7).
ADJUSTMENT: This precision peep sight is fully adjustable. Each click of the micrometer
adjustment results in a .413 minute of angle (.048 inch) shift of pellet impact at 10 meters (33 feet).
FRONT SIGHT APERTURE INSERTS (MODEL 888)
Your Model 888, Competition Pellet Rifle comes with additional aperture inserts, one is already
in place. To change inserts, follow this procedure.
1. Point the muzzle up and away from you.
2. Using your index finger (or middle and index fingers if you fingers are slender), push in on the top
and bottom of the release plate (See Drawing No. 8A).
3. With insert release plate pushed in, lift out the aperture insert with thumb and index finger of
opposite hand (See Drawing No. 8B).
4. To replace aperture, depress release plate. Place desired aperture in position with insert tabs in
appropriate slots (See Drawing 8B).
5. Front sight apertures provided with this airgun measure: .140 inch, .150 inch, .160 inch and
.170 inch. Post front sight width measures 1.7526mm (.069 inch)
NO. 6 NO. 7
MOUNTING
SCREWS
WINDAGE
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
DOVETAIL GROOVES
ELEVATION
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
PEEP SIGHT
PEEP SIGHT
MOUNTING SCREWS
WINDAGE
CALIBRATION
WINDAGE
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
ELEVATION
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
ELEVATION
CALIBRATION
(under knob)
NO. 8A
RELEASE PLATE
NO. 8B
APERTURE
INSERT
RELEASE
PLATE
SLOTS
INSERT TABS