Powerline 15XT Delivers Rapid-Fire Fun

Weighing just a pound, the 15XT is easy to handle. It measures just a touch over seven inches long, about five and a half inches tall, and about an inch and a quarter thick at its widest point. On top of the non-working "slide," you'll find molded-in sights (a blade front and a notch rear), as well as a 3/8" dovetail for mounting a sight device. Beneath the muzzle, just forward of the trigger guard, there is another 3/8" dovetail that can be used for mounting a laser sight (such as the Daisy Accu-Laser® sight) if one is desired. Just to the rear of the trigger guard is a pushbutton safety that displays a red band when the 15XT is ready to fire.

To load the 15XT, first put it on safety. Then, remove the left grip cover by pulling up on a molded tab on its lower right edge. Removing the left grip cover exposes a cavity to hold the 12-gram CO2 cartridge that powers the 15XT. To insert the cartridge, first unscrew the puncture screw at the bottom of the pistol grip, slide in the CO2 cartridge, replace the left grip cover, then rapidly tighten the puncture screw until it is finger tight.

Next, load the magazine by pulling the magazine BB follower fully forward, holding it forward and inserting up to 15 BBs into the loading port. Once the magazine is loaded, slowly release the magazine BB follower. Now you're ready to shoot.

Make sure your target, back-stop and surrounding area are safe, push the safety to fire position, align the sights on the target, and pull the trigger. POP! POP! POP! BBs go whistling toward the target at an average speed of 425 fps. It's fast, and it's fun.

Even better, the 15XT is quite accurate for a BB pistol. In independent tests against another CO2-powered BB pistol that has "blowback action" (that is, the slide moves when the shot is fired), the 15XT was found to be nearly twice as accurate at approximately half the cost. In fact, many shooters will find that they can often hit a 2-inch ShatterBlast target at a distance of 10 yards! The suggested retail price of the Powerline 15XT is just $36.95.

Inexperienced pistol shooters, however, may have some difficulty holding the proper sight picture (which is explained in the 15XT owner's manual) with open sights and would like a little help with aiming. For them, the perfect setup is the Powerline 15XTP, which includes the Daisy Electronic Point Sight. The Point Sight, powered by a 3-volt long-life lithium battery, slips right onto the 3/8" dovetail on top of the 15XT and is designed to allow accurate aiming with both eyes open. Once the Point Sight is properly adjusted, all you have to do is look through the sight, put the red dot on the target, and pull the trigger.

To make shooting your Powerline 15XT or 15XTP even more fun, a couple of accessories are highly recommended. The MaxSpeed Rapid Loader makes loading faster and easier. It holds up to 400 BBs and dispenses them into the loading port of the 15XT by pushing a button on the side of the Rapid Loader. And for highly satisfying targets, you can't do better than Daisy's ShatterBlast Targets. It's great fun to watch them break into pieces when your aim is true.