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| Accuracy | 8.3/10   |
|---|---|
| Handling | 8/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.9/10 |
| Overall rating | 7.8/10 |
Full review by
boondocksaint
on 4th Jul 2007
User Rating : 9
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Good Points: Good weight Very balanced Easy to cock Good looks Accurate
Bad Points: No iron sights Hard to sight the scope Made mostly of plastic
General comments: All in all i love this gun. Just bought it today fired quite a few rounds through it. Its really easy to cock, the auto safety is a good feature. Comes with scope which is always good. Main problem is that the scope doesn't click when trying to change elevation or windage knobs. Took me almost a half hour to get the scope sighted properly, but once you do its a dead on shot. Personally i don't mind the plastic too much, because my FH500 is made from really sturdy plastic. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for there first break barrel.
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Review by
Jlee87
on 15th Mar 2007
User Rating : 9
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When adjusting the scope, turn the screwdriver clockwise for up or right, counter clockwise to make it go down or left.
Use a poster when you adjust.
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Review by
red ryder
on 10th Sep 2005
User Rating : 9
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The Beeman FH500 is very good. I found it light and easy to handle.
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Review by
EliteHunter
on 15th Aug 2005
User Rating : 3
Respect :
-2
Good price. The Beeman FH500 is nice and light not any recoil. Its great at 475fps like me and my friend shot at a window his dint scratch it and mine shatterd it. It seems very accurate at short range. The bad things are. Its not very stong at long ranges not accurate at long ranges. Its very weak like I triped fell down and the plastic broke. The sight is not good at all at adjust ments I found it hard to aim. Its seems like its a toy. The scope I found hard to see the sight also I would like ...
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Review by
The English Crow
on 29th Jul 2005
User Rating : 7
Respect :
-1
The FH500 is small and toy like and at 500fps is a step up from the air soft rifles. I bought this rifle for my 12 year old son to plink in the garden,"under supervision" and he loves it.
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Review by
jamie321
on 13th Apr 2005
User Rating : 3
Respect :
-1
This Beeman FH500 was the first Air Rifle I owned and I was not impressed, on first impressions it looks very small, almost like a toy and it shoots like one too with very weak power barely enough to make the pellet stick into a piece of wood, and in many cases I have had the pellet simply bounce off targets, I am hoping to get a BSA Lightning for my next rifle which is in a totally different league to this rifle .
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Review by
Major Tom
on 4th Apr 2005
User Rating : 8
Respect :
-1
The Beeman FH500 is the First airgun I ever owned, also one of the cheapest on the market, so I wasn't expecting too much from it.
The gun is very easy to use, with not much cocking effort, and fairly low recoil; great for first time shooters. The gun is very light and easy to handle.
At 500fps in .177 calibre, it is slightly lacking in power, but still very effective at up to 40 feet or more. It is powerful enough to kill rats at short range, but if you're going for humane long range kill ...
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Review by
Major Tom
on 4th Apr 2005
User Rating : 8
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The Beeman FH500 was the first airgun I ever owned, also one of the cheapest on the market, so I wasn't expecting too much from it.
The gun is very easy to use, with not much cocking effort, and fairly low recoil; great for first time shooters. The gun is very light and easy to handle.
At 500fps in .177 calibre, it is slightly lacking in power, but still very effective at up to 40 feet or more. It is powerful enough to kill rats at short range, but if you're going for humane long range kil ...
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Review by
Crannee
on 8th Jan 2005
User Rating : 8
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Beeman FH500 - Last time I shot an air rifle was over twenty years ago. Got the itch and decided to go for this entry level gun. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much for the price but I was pleasantly surprised.
The scope was a bit tricky to set but once set the rifle is pretty accurate, repeating well from around 30' to 35'. The rifle is a nice weight and the build quality for a rifle under £70 is reasonable. The stock looks cheap but lets be honest, what would you expect at this p ...
Crannee's full review | 160 words
Review by
Russian
on 6th Aug 2004
User Rating : 5
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Beeman FH500:
Hello my friends, I would like to apologise first for my English.
For the last month I have tried four different airguns based on same "engine":
MARKSMAN 1790 BIATHLON TRAINER,
MARKSMAN 1745SF,
LaserHawk Competition Air Rifle,
and of course the Beeman FH500.
I don't think this is an issue of my bad luck but this Beeman FH500 was a last drop.
1) First thing I've noticed, as soon I received the rifle, the inner barrel was BENT!!!, it looks ok from outside as it is covered ...
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Review by
speakers
expert review 
on 15th Jun 2004
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+1
For my first airgun I'm very pleased with the Beeman FH500 overall. There was absolutely no comparison possible between the FH500 and my brother's older (20+ years) spring-piston rifle (although the refinished wooden stock/forestock on his looked very smart!). The zeroing/focusing of the scope took a surprisingly long time, and without the 'detent clicks' associated with higher-quality scopes I ended up turning the adjustment screws in quarter-turn increments. However, after zeroing, in an imp ...
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Review by
losttourist
on 16th May 2004
User Rating : 8
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I just picked up my Beeman FH500 and my early review of the gun is that it is a very accurate gun right out of the box. I was able to hit the target within 1 inch or less apart at about 40' ( in my basement ) For power it tore through a pop can like it was going through paper. Not bad for 475 fps. ( Canadian version ) Ive read previous reports of wobbley barrels etc. But find mine to be tight. The trigger pull is a little heavy but I could get used to it real fast.
This weekend Im taking ...
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Review by
yermaw224
on 20th Feb 2004
User Rating : 8
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The Beeman FH500 is my first air rifle and I am quite pleased with it. It has a good range and has a reasonable amount of power however the stock feals loose
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Review by
yermaw224
on 20th Feb 2004
User Rating : 7
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I am fairly pleased with this air rifle it has good accuracy packing a fair deal of powerd (enough to reduce a tin can to tatters from 10m)
I am rather dissapointed with the quality of the scope and the stock and fore stock feals a bit loose
All in all an ideal air rifle for beginners cheap accurate and a fair deal of power
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Review by
nico62
on 8th Feb 2004
User Rating : 7
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I have found the Beeman FH500 a great starter rifle, being lightweight but accurate. However the scope has given problems. Sighting in at 15 yards, I am on full elevation and full left - the rifle shoots acurately on the horizontal, but I can't get better than 10cm low! There is no more travel in the scope elevation thread. Anyone else had this?? Any ideas??
The grouping is good though!
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Review by
DaniliLewis
on 23rd Jan 2004
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+3
I bought the Beeman FH500 and have killed countless birds. I was told it was not a hunting gun but proved otherwise. It's really accurate and i have found it easy to use.
Because it only takes one shot your target can get away but i don't really have a problem as it is very accurate.
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Review by
pepsiboy28
on 27th Dec 2003
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+1
Buy this gun
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Review by
2505163015
on 25th Nov 2003
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
An all around good and reliable gun. Make sure that this is the gun for you before buying since it doesn't have sufficient power to take out a rabbit. If you want to hunt rabbits use ferrets instead. This gun will get the job done mice and such though.
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Review by
bilani87
on 22nd Sep 2003
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
The Beeman FH500 is a pretty awsome gun, however if you are not at 10M. I bought a laser sight so that when i am looking through my scope, i can tell whether i am closer or farther than 10m. It is my first gun and so far i am pleased with it. Its very accurate, pretty powerful (it punctured through 3 cardboard box laters at 10M. With the laser sight that I bought you arent confined to only using teh scope, you can just aim however, which I find is cool.
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Review by
JPO
on 6th Sep 2003
User Rating : 9
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I don't have the Beeman rifle, but my father owns one. This rifle is essentially a dressed up version of the Marksman Biathelon trainer, model # 1790. I have 2 Marksman 1790's and I'm very happy with them. All 3 guns (my Marksman's and my father's Beeman) will group 5 shots under 0.25" center to center. You may not win any 10M matches with this rifle, but at that distance, no animal cracker is safe.
I gave this rifle a pretty high rating, but that's with LOTS of weight in the "value for ...
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