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| Accuracy | 9.1/10  |
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| Handling | 8.9/10 |
| Value for Money | 9/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 9.1/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.2/10  |
Full review by
Guest.
on 4th May 2008
User Rating : 10
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No the best, not the worse. Can easily kill a large bird like a robin or blue jay at 50+ yards. Everybody says they are inaccurate, but I have mine 1/2 inch high at 40yrds. So at 50, I'm dead on. I've shot rabbits, squirrels, birds, you name it, I shot it.
Guest.'s review and ratings | 49 words
Review by
jsb889
on 20th Aug 2007
User Rating : 10
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I picked up this air rifle quite a few years ago for about 60 bucks. It shot decently at 25 yards, but it IS NOT a suitable varmint rifle. I shot a bird at 30 paces, and it hit the wing. It ran a bit, 2nd shot, it ran some more. 3rd shot was about 20 paces, and it still lived. I would never recommend this as a hunting rifle, only a plinker.
As a plinker, it does its job well for the money spent. I retired it for a Gamo Shadow 1000 (which recently had a broken seal) because the stock and the ...
jsb889's full review | 196 words
Review by
gamo lover
on 17th Sep 2006
User Rating : 9
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I got my Beeman Silver Bear 1783 gun 4 years ago! It shoots accurately and works good. I like the stock and the scope rail seems smaller than 11mm. It's a great beginner gun! Also, there's a cool coating on the metal parts that protects it from rust.
gamo lover's full review | 75 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Hunt4life32
on 3rd Aug 2006
User Rating : 10
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I bought the Beeman Silver Bear 1783 air rifle yesterday. It seems to be very good. Better than my old Daisy 880 (except in power). It's a great starter gun, and extremely accurate! I don't know if it can take down birds as they haven't been visiting my yard lately. But it shoots 500+ fps, which means if the Beeman SS500 1026 is a black new version of this gun, then it too is capable of shooting up to 960 fps. This gun also looks very, very nice. I would recommend it as a starter gun, but not fo ...
Hunt4life32's full review | 165 words
Review by
BMK
on 4th Mar 2006
User Rating : 10
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Have compared the Silver Bear with the Crosman Quest, Benjamin Legacy and found the Beeman Silver Bear more accurate and better qulity than the other two mentioned. The Silver Bear cost much less money than the Quest and the Legacy.
BMK's full review | 78 words
Review by
ted3929
expert review 
on 6th Aug 2005
User Rating : 8
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Got my Beeman Silver Bear at Wal Mart for $25 on clearance. I lucked out and got the one box that had not been returned. In talking to the sport division guy, I found out most had been returned because the scopes were knocked silly in transport.
True to form, my scope was wacky. The crosshairs were so far out of whack that they formed an X instead of a cross. Oddly enough, I still managed decent groupings at roughly 20 feet with an out of camber scope.
Decent shooter, but power is limi ...
ted3929's full review | 228 words | 6 comments added.
Review by
ilovmountaindew
on 5th Aug 2005
User Rating : 10
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The Beeman Silver Bear 1783 Air Rifle is a great gun, and very accurate. All for 35 bucks! It wasn't ready to shoot right out of the box, but after some adjustment, it was extremely accurate. Cocking the gun is also very easy.
I would definitely recommend it.
ilovmountaindew's full review | 64 words
Review by
Rodi63
on 13th Jul 2005
User Rating : 8
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This Beeman Silver Bear 1783 was my first airgun. A neighbour had loaned me a Crossman to help with my skunk/squirrel problem. This prompted me to purchase on e of my own. Even though the box states that scope is already sighted in. It needed tweaking. I found to shoot a little left & low. However it was easy to remedy. Got some free targets off the internet and printed some up. After an hour, I had the air gun shooting within a diameter of a quarter. Once you adjust yourself with the trigger me ...
Rodi63's full review | 179 words
Review by
silentfool
on 6th Apr 2005
User Rating : 7
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I bought the Beeman Silver Bear 1783 gun for $57 at Walmart. It seemed like a decent choice since the Powerline 1000S was $94 and the Gamo Shadow was $124. Of course it doesn't have the power that the other guns do (500fps vs 1000fps), but it also doesn't require as much power to cock it. After reading good reviews on this page and reviewing the other options I went for it.
After I got it home I figured out that the scope wasn't mounted properly and therefore was also sighted improperly. I t ...
silentfool's full review | 323 words
Review by
Rob Odum
on 16th Mar 2005
User Rating : 10
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The Beeman Silver Bear 1783 is undoubtedly the funnest plinker I have ever owned, I have a Daisy Powerline 1000 and a Beeman R9, But those arent for the back yard. I usually shoot my Gamo and Benjamin pistols there but wanted a backyard plinker. I have to say I pleased with this little carbine, especially the price. By the way...the next piece I buy will be a Beeman P1 magnum. Think you guys could run a sale or something?
Rob Odum's full review | 187 words
Review by
dcgCrosman
on 30th Jan 2005
User Rating : 10
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I bought a Beeman Silver Bear 1783 and it's a great air rifle. This air rifle is very accurate right out of the box.
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Review by
SLAUGHTER44
on 11th Jan 2005
User Rating : 8
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Beeman Silver Bear 1783 - Of course with this gun being a springer you had the "twang" when fired. It did seam excessive for this guns low power. The scope shipped almost on target, it was only 2 inches down and right at 30 yards. After 2 adjustments i could put 1 large hole in the bullseye with 5 pellets. Extremely accurate gun just not enough power. This gun would be well suited for a young shooter. Very easy cocking, no risk of being pinched or anything.
SLAUGHTER44's full review | 111 words
Review by
illinoisshooter
on 17th Dec 2004
User Rating : 10
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I bought a Beeman Silver Bear 1783 for my sons birthday.
Graduated him from the Daisy Red Ryder he outgrew along time ago. Even though this gun would be considered a youth gun, I think I like shooting it more than he does. It is exteremly accurate after you get use to the trigger, but I think this helps children learn some good skills, such as sqeezing the trigger and not just pulling it. You can shoot 5 shots easily at 30 yards inside a dime with a little practice. If you upgraded the scope to ...
illinoisshooter's full review | 154 words
Review by
Big Doggy
on 17th Dec 2004
User Rating : 10
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The Beeman Silver Bear 1783 is an excellent first pellet gun. As accurate and easy to handle as it gets for the price.
Big Doggy's full review | 44 words
Review by
yostg
on 11th Jun 2004
User Rating : 8
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The Beeman gun is good but its nothing compared to the Daisy Powerline 1000S, if you are planning on buying the Beeman and then buying a 30 dollar Powerline scope, like most of the other people in these reviews the Beeman would then cost 90 dollars at 500 fps. Go to Walmart buy the Powerline 1000S for 94 dollars that comes with that scope. (at 1000 fps)
yostg's full review | 85 words
Review by
Clinton
on 25th May 2004
User Rating : 10
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The Beeman Silver Bear 1783 was my first pellet gun. I did replace the included scope with the Powerline 3-9x32 scope: $30.00 bucks at Wal-Mart.
Once I had this scope set, the gun was extremely accurate with Daisy hunting pellets. I could make the pellets butt up against each other at 30 feet!! It was amazing!
The rifle is kind of tricky to keep an honest aim on a small target because it is very lite.
This rifle would be great for the beginner shooter, but since this was my first rifle ...
Clinton's full review | 271 words
Review by
tyler11
on 12th Jan 2004
User Rating : 10
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When I bought the silver bear rifle it was a little hard to get used to the automatic safety, but the rest was fine to get used to.it is very accurate, but lacks on stopping power because it is a pellet gun. It comes with a great scope and is better than quite a few. When you take the gun out of the box it might feel cheap and the barral might feel plastic, but it isn't neither. The gun is good for target practicing and taking down small game like squirrels, birds or if you have a rodent problem ...
tyler11's full review | 156 words
Review by
montanasweetgrass
on 30th Dec 2003
User Rating : 10
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I purchased this rifle for my seven year old son. I replaced the scope with a $30 Daisy 3-9X 32 and now have the best air rifle that $90 total will buy. This rifle is so much fun to shoot. It's very light, easy to cock and hits what you aim it at. True it is limited in power, but air guns are all about training and shot placement. I have taken plenty of small birds and even squirrels with it. Use a very lightweight pellet such as a Beeman Silver Bear with this gun and enjoy. I have a Beem ...
montanasweetgrass's full review | 130 words
Review by
monkey butt
on 29th Dec 2003
User Rating : 9
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The Silver bear is a great gun at long and short distances. It Comes with a great scope that's pre sighted in. It also has great power.
monkey butt's full review | 91 words
Review by
jerryrw
on 28th Nov 2003
User Rating : 8
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The stock was comfotable for a large adult. I had to move the included scope back to adjust the relief. After a few shots on the bench I was making 1/2" groups at 10m. Good for entry level shooters but lacking in any takedown power for hunting.
jerryrw's full review | 83 words
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