Daisy Powerline 5501 Co2 Blowback Steel BB gun

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Type: BB air pistol
Manufacturer: Daisy
Model:  5501
Materials: Mostly metal
Weight: 1.44 pounds
Barrel: 4 inches, smooth bore
Propulsion: CO2
Action: Semi auto, blowback, single action
Ammunition Type: Steel BBs 4.5mm
Ammunition Capacity: 15 rounds
FPS: Up-to 430

Trigger Pull: The trigger pull on the Daisy Powerline 5501 is about average, a bit long but fairly smooth and about a medium pull weight. The first part of the action loads a BB into the chamber and the second part releases the hammer which give the pistol a bit of a creepy first stage.

Accuracy: I was not impressed with how my Daisy 5501 performed in the accuracy portion of this review, it got about a 3 inch 8 shot group from 20 feet out in a semi rested position, in comparison many of my BB pistols can easily get a 1 inch grouping shooting this way. I may try a different brand of BBs even though the RWS BBs I used where of high quality, they just may have not suited this pistol? FPS velocities where a bit under the manufacturers claimed ratings but very close at a respectable average of 386 fps with my 8 shot test shooting on a somewhat cold day. Not bad for a blowback pistol!

Build Quality: The Daisy Powerline 5501 is a pretty much all metal pistol with what looks to be very good build quality. The 5501 is made in Japan, I have found most Japanese made guns to be well made in the past. The frame, slide, trigger, safety, slide catch, CO2 screw, and de-cocker are all metal and of course many of the internal parts too. The only plastic parts to speak of are the grips and the magazine. I would have liked to have seen the magazine with more metal in it but for the most part it is protected within the gun so you should be OK.

Realism: The Daisy Powerline 5501 is loosely styled after the Sig Sauer in combination with a Walther semi auto pistol. It is lacking a cut-out ejection port that would have added greatly to its realism. I would have also liked to have seen a metal magazine as it's seems a bit cheap compared to the rest of the pistol. I do like the fact that the barrel tip has a large diameter opening making the gun look more like the larger caliber weapon it is styled after. It's also one of the few BB pistols with a working de-coker on it.

Pros:

  • Lots of metal in this gun!
  • Nice hard blowback
  • Good fps velocity and decent shots per CO2
  • The two-tone look is very nice with a stainless look to the frame
  • Accessory rail makes adding a tactical light or laser easy
  • Warning instructions on slide are color matched to be more discreet
  • Very well designed CO2 tightening system and also well hidden

Cons:

  • Did not shoot very accurately for me with the BBs I used
  • Ejection port is not cut out, takes away from the realism a bit
  • All plastic magazine
  • No white dotes on rear sight

Comments: All in all I liked this Daisy Powerline 5501, other than the poor results I got in terms of accuracy using my chosen zinc platted RWS BBs, the Powerline 5501 was really very good in all other aspects. I think it is a rather nice looking gun with excellent build quality throughout with lots of metal giving the 5001 a nice 1.5 pounds weight. The Daisy 5501 had very heavy and snappy blowback while retaining decent shots per CO2 and respectable close to 400 fps real world velocities.

SKU:DAI115
FPS:400 to 450
Ammo Type:Steel BB
Power Source:Co2
Blowback Action:Blowback
Primary Material:Mostly Metal
Magazine Capacity:15
Barrel Length:4 Inch
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Aug 20, 2020

Great gun

Painted white dots on sights. I thought accuracy was good. Better than a Sig 1911 I had as well as A Crosman C11. So I'm not complaining about 10 yard accuracy. Good feel, weight, looks. Can even strip it down by removing the screw on top. Probably 3 to 4 magazines per CO2. I love it, especially for the money!
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Feb 22, 2019

tres bon pour le prix!

tres bonne qualité et bon prix !
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