Beeman Sportsman RS-1 Series

I got this as the result of an unplanned bid at an auction when I heard the word Beeman. It was not until I got it home and examined it more closely that I saw this one is made in China; not Europe. It has a 3-9 Bushnell scope on it.

It functions, and there is no wobble anywhere, but I haven't had a chance to put it on paper.

Cocking effort is high and the trigger pull is incredibly bad -- heavy and looong.

Patches run through the bore with some lead remover solution come out reddish brown that I believe indicates rust. Should I run CLR through the bore?

The question is: Is it worth having this air rifle inspected/lubricated and the trigger pull improved, or should I just mark it as a bad investment? If it's worth fixing up, who does this sort of thing now? Or is this something that can be done in the shop without air rifle-specific tools?

Thank you,
Richard

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Originally Posted by RG1911

I got this as the result of an unplanned bid at an auction when I heard the word Beeman. It was not until I got it home and examined it more closely that I saw this one is made in China; not Europe. It has a 3-9 Bushnell scope on it.

It functions, and there is no wobble anywhere, but I haven't had a chance to put it on paper.

Cocking effort is high and the trigger pull is incredibly bad -- heavy and looong.

Patches run through the bore with some lead remover solution come out reddish brown that I believe indicates rust. Should I run CLR through the bore?

The question is: Is it worth having this air rifle inspected/lubricated and the trigger pull improved, or should I just mark it as a bad investment? If it's worth fixing up, who does this sort of thing now? Or is this something that can be done in the shop without air rifle-specific tools?

Thank you,
Richard

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Maybe the rust hasn't affected accuracy. Yet the accuracy out before you dump it

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Originally Posted by hipporider01

Maybe the rust hasn't affected accuracy. Yet the accuracy out before you dump it

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That was the plan. I was wondering if the air rifle is worth sending off for servicing (or trying it myself -- here, hold my beer) and doing something about that ghastly trigger pull.

Cheers,
Richard

Beeman were pretty "high end" pellet guns in their day. I have an R7 made in "West Germany" that is my favorite pest gun around our little wood lot. I did not know Beeman was ever made in China, but I would expect a true copy would at least be better than most cheap China made products because of its design. Evidently they did not copy the adjustable trigger I have on mine, which can be taken down below 2#. Regardless, if you can clean up the bore, doing the trigger work would be worth the investment in time or money IMO. While I have never been impressed with Chinese leading edge technology, there few countries that can match them in cloning good designs (or stealing the best!).

If you have a cleaning rod and a bore brush use a bore solvent like Hoppes and scrub the barrel from the chamber end.
It should clean up ok. May take quite a few pellets to get accuracy after cleaning.
What caliber is it?
I thought the RS1 was dual caliber and came with 2 barrels 177 and 22.

I have an RS1 that has two barrels the 177 and 22. Accuracy is not the best with about 1" at 20yds with RWS match pellets.
I bought mine for $108 IIRC which I suppose is about what it's worth.

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Originally Posted by recumbent

If you have a cleaning rod and a bore brush use a bore solvent like Hoppes and scrub the barrel from the chamber end.
It should clean up ok. May take quite a few pellets to get accuracy after cleaning.
What caliber is it?
I thought the RS1 was dual caliber and came with 2 barrels 177 and 22.

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It's .177 and only the one barrel.

If I can find instructions on how to disassemble it, I might see if I can do something about the trigger. And I'll work on the bore and put it on paper. If these fail, I think I'll use it as an example of why unplanned bidding is not a good idea.

Cheers,
Richard