beeman r1 review

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Accuracy	9.6/10
Handling	9.3/10
Value for Money	9.4/10
Reviewer Rating	9.5/10
Overall Rating	9.6/10

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By Tholzel on 11th Jul 2005

Tholzel's Ratings

Accuracy	9/10
Handling	9/10
Value for money	10/10
Overall value	9/10
Tholzel's recommendation

Good Points

Accurate, well-made. Good trigger

Bad Points

Hard on scopes

General Comments

I've shot entensively with two Beeman R-1 "Laser" air rifles. "Laser" was an upgraded Beeman offered which incrased power to about 20-21 ft-lbs (depending on pellet weight--heavy pellets faired better). Accuracy and a fine trigger (and a darn fine-looking rifle) are the high points.

But my scopes and scope mounts took a beating. I had to go to heroic measures to lock them down, including adding a sliver of emory cloth between ring and scope tube, and using the highest rated Lok-Tite thread sealer for the mounting screws. Even then the scope would eventual work its way loose.

Theoben makes a nifty gas strut replacement for the R-1 mainspring. See: http://www.theoben.co.uk/customer/home.php?cat=8. This boosts power to about 19 ft-lbs. Brits will need an FAC to order.

2 Comments on Review by Tholzel for Beeman R1

1. Dual Mag Mike on 27th Mar 2006

   Wow, I'm sorry to hear of all the problems you had with the scope creep. Have you ever heard of or tried Beeman's scope stops or a scope mount with a built in recoil pin? I have had excellent results with either one. My old R1 has Beeman's Professional scope stop on it for 20 years now and never a micron worth of creep. I also have several other air guns including a Pro Elite a 22 ft. lb. gun that has a scope mount with the recoil pin attached with no creep at all. If the problem is only with the scope sliding in the mount and not the mount sliding in the rail maybe you could try Beeman's 5040 dlx. 1 pc mount with 4 allen screws per each of its 2 rings. Beeman also has a Dampa mount with a built in shock absorber that Theoben even uses on their Ultra Magnum Eliminator. I hope this helps.

2. Tholzel on 28th Mar 2006

   "I'm sorry to hear of all the problems you had with the scope creep." Take a look at http://www.velocitypress.com/air_rifle_ballistics.php#bb to see an example of scope rail creep in spite of a positive recoil blocking pin. The problem on the laserized R-1s (remember, these have more power than the normal models) was that the tube slid inside the rings regardless of how much I tightened them down. Thus the use of a small patch of fine emery cloth jammed in between ring and tube--which did the trick.

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