Daisy V/L
| Daisy V/L | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-shot rifle |
| Place of origin |
 United States |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1968 |
| Manufacturer | Daisy Outdoor Products |
| Produced | 1968-1969 |
| Number built | 23,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | .22 caliber, caseless round |
| Caliber | .22 |
| Action | Compressed air to ignite cartridge |
| Feed system | Single shot |
| Sights | Front post, rear leaf sight |
The Daisy V/L was the first production rifle for caseless ammunition. It was released in 1968 by Daisy Outdoor Products.
The V/L ammunition consisted of a .22 caliber bullet with a small cylinder of propellant on the back, and no primer.[1] The rifle resembled a typical spring-air rifle, but the hot, high pressure air served not only to propel the projectile but also to ignite the propellant on the back of the V/L cartridge. The rifle uses a small, unique and well designed part called an Obturator (obturator/ignitor) to compress the air as it is pushed through a tiny hole. This air is heated as it is pushed through the small hole enough to ignite the powder of the caseless round.
The V/L guns and ammunition were discontinued in 1969 after the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ruled that they constituted a firearm, and Daisy, which was not licensed to manufacture firearms, decided to discontinue manufacture rather than become a firearms manufacturer. About 23,000 of the rifles were made before production ceased.