Beeman 0035

[Methuselah]

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It averages 400 fps with a slightly lighter pellet than the FTTs. There's a new seal on the way.

That works out to about 4 J, just over one-half of the tiny German Freimark limit (and most German guns with the pentagon shoot in fact over it).

I think either the 30-buck chrono lies, or your gun has a serious deficiency, like a completely fatigued mainspring. Cometa mainsprings are famous for their short life, due to their extremely small ID and poor steel.

Cometa? I was thinking Norica? The only marking is Beeman though.

I'm speculating a broken or collapsed mainspring, worn seal, zero lubrication, or combination of.

I really do believe the $30 chrono, which also clocked the Daisy 880 at 593 with winchester rn (fairly heavy), 10 pumps.

I'm actually considering a drop or two of pelgun oil or, well, idontknow...

[Toxylon]

The gun might well be a Norica. I just picked the Cometa suggestion off somewhere in this thread. Dr. Beeman didn't make things easy, putting his name on a dozen makes.

Norica mainsprings may be as bad as Cometas, or not. Gamo springs aren't too good, either. At any rate, a really dead mainspring could make a gun shoot a little over one half of the expected ME.

Really old lubes turn into semi-glue. The piston may barely move in the chamber of a 30+ yo., never-opened springer, been there.

[Methuselah]

At any rate, a really dead mainspring could make a gun shoot a little over one half of the expected ME.

Really old lubes turn into semi-glue. The piston may barely move in the chamber of a 30+ yo., never-opened springer, been there.

Low FPE doesn't bother me too much if it shoots accurately, though the thought of gummed up piston seal seems counter intuitive to it having a reasonable ES and rough shot cycle?

[lefteyeshot]

We'll never know till you tear it down.

[Methuselah]

We'll never know till you tear it down.

Yup. Seal's on the way. I'll still need to make an adapter to get past the trigger group and push on the spring though.

[Methuselah]

11 yards

https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php/topic,129628.msg156476342.html#msg156476342

25 yards

[Methuselah]

(Sorry, don't know how to put text between or after attached pictures)

Found a copper plumbing repair coupling for 3/4" pipe, .957" OD. to compress the spring past the trigger group. No idea if ID matters, reckon I'll find out, but not today - gotta hug my toilet today (replacing a leaky bidet). Oh, joy.

[Methuselah]

Pushed to 25 yards again yesterday evening to look at groups on a new C2023 (Crosman 362 Anniversary) and its pump ran dry with just 13 shots, so switched to the 0035.

One good, 2nd low, 3rd wouldn't leave the breach... presume the seal saw my angst on the 362 and committed suicide   

I think I hear the Twilight Zone theme playing in the background

[Methuselah]

Baby steps, I think it was ems (electrical) conduit. Forks were supposed to be 2.5", but they are a little short. Cut with a band saw, shortened with a pipe cutter.

[Rick67]

Steve, those plastic side screw cover just pop out.

Richard, Perun (or something like that) a company in Slovakia bought the CZ634 design from Slavia. They went back to wood but still use plastic stocks. Their gun is the 734. No one is selling it here yet.

Dunno if this Slavia is one of the nice ones.

Pretty cheap though:


https://www.airgunrevisions.com/product/salvia-618-youth-springer/


Pardon the OT.

[Mossonarock]

Yup. Seal's on the way. I'll still need to make an adapter to get past the trigger group and push on the spring though.

I'm super busy this week. So, if you can wait till next week, I'll post a pic of the adapter I made and how I use it to open the gun up. I'll also post a pic of how I replaced the front sight with a M1 carbine front sight. I replaced the rear open sight with a Williams peep sight.

I've been working on refinishing the stock. The stock is made of some seriously hard wood and sanding takes forever! When removing the finish, it left a milky color in the wood which needs sanded off. Its an aggravating amount of work. However, I have to admit I really like the feel of this stock. This gun feels good in the hands. So I do enjoy shooting it.

I'd like to say more but life is calling me again.

[Methuselah]

Yup. Seal's on the way. I'll still need to make an adapter to get past the trigger group and push on the spring though.

I'm super busy this week. So, if you can wait till next week, I'll post a pic of the adapter I made and how I use it to open the gun up. I'll also post a pic of how I replaced the front sight with a M1 carbine front sight. I replaced the rear open sight with a Williams peep sight.

I've been working on refinishing the stock. The stock is made of some seriously hard wood and sanding takes forever! When removing the finish, it left a milky color in the wood which needs sanded off. Its an aggravating amount of work. However, I have to admit I really like the feel of this stock. This gun feels good in the hands. So I do enjoy shooting it.

I'd like to say more but life is calling me again.

Know what you mean by life calling. Very interested in the pics, and if "operation" goes according to plan I'm considering a first-time stock refinish too

[tjk]

The Beeman 0035 is a Spanish made gun by Norica-Laurona. Also marketed as the Marksman 0035. It was one of my first break barrels when I started out in the airgun hobby. As a matter of fact, one of my first visits with CDT (aka Bob Werner) in Simpsonville SC was a crash course in springerology. “Charlie” was a super nice guy and we rebuilt the old 0035 and it was quite an experience. He had a Diana 34 he had just tuned and it was the first time I had ever seen a Diana rifle. I’ve been a mess ever since!!!!!
The 0035 is/was an entry level “cheapo Beeman” for those that couldn’t afford the Weihrauch made stuff. It was also known as the Beeman Silver Bear rifle. Hench the marketing of the light weight hp H&N pellets that Dr Beeman had rebranded with his name. ‘Crow mag’ theoben, ‘Kodiak! Webley and Scott, etc. You get the idea.  I loved the ease of shouldering and light weight of the gun,… but the trigger was God Aweful!!! Auto safety with a unique safety release fore of the trigger blade. Ended up selling it or giving it away at some point. Still have a few spare springs if anyone wants them.

[Methuselah]

The Beeman 0035 is a Spanish made gun by Norica-Laurona. Also marketed as the Marksman 0035. It was one of my first break barrels when I started out in the airgun hobby. As a matter of fact, one of my first visits with CDT (aka Bob Werner) in Simpsonville SC was a crash course in springerology. “Charlie” was a super nice guy and we rebuilt the old 0035 and it was quite an experience. He had a Diana 34 he had just tuned and it was the first time I had ever seen a Diana rifle. I’ve been a mess ever since!!!!!
The 0035 is/was an entry level “cheapo Beeman” for those that couldn’t afford the Weihrauch made stuff. It was also known as the Beeman Silver Bear rifle. Hench the marketing of the light weight hp H&N pellets that Dr Beeman had rebranded with his name. ‘Crow mag’ theoben, ‘Kodiak! Webley and Scott, etc. You get the idea.  I loved the ease of shouldering and light weight of the gun,… but the trigger was God Aweful!!! Auto safety with a unique safety release fore of the trigger blade. Ended up selling it or giving it away at some point. Still have a few spare springs if anyone wants them.

@tjk,

I'm going to have to take mine apart and it was shooting 400's before the seal gave up --- I would love to have one of those spare springs!!! (I'll PM you?)

Do you recall what year you got your 0035?

I've got a Dana 34, never did manage to get it straightened out...

Thanks!!!

[tjk]

I think I got that gun around 2008 or 2009. But the date of the gun probably dated back to the early 1990’s ( Maybe) when Beeman sold out to the “sports & recreation” whoever that also bought out the Marksman brand. The cheaper branded Beemans and Marksman’s were kind of melded together there for a while I believe but don’t quote that as absolute fact. When I ordered an owners manual
From the address on the gun, the brochure was an owners manual for the “Beeman Silver Bear” rifle with the Beeman bear logo on it. That’s how I knew the gun was marketed by different companies over time. Later that company sold out to a Chinese manufacturer that still makes models branded as Beeman. Kind of a poor man’s low powered plinker. Mine Marksman 0035 had the pentagon “F” stamped on the breech block too.

[Methuselah]

I think I got that gun around 2008 or 2009. But the date of the gun probably dated back to the early 1990’s ... Mine Marksman 0035 had the pentagon “F” stamped on the breech block too.

Mine has the pentagon "F" too. Low power for Europe? Apparently not too many people had the 0035's, or at least I don't see much about them. My trigger is better than the Daisy 880, just smoother pull, but still a bit stout.

[tjk]

The pentagon F means that the lower power (the 0035 in this case) exempts the owner from having to posses an official Fire arms certification in countries that require them.

[Toxylon]

F-marked guns are meant to shoot under the German 7.5J (5.51 fpe) limit. In reality, if the springer is medium- or higher power by design, they usually shoot around 10J (7.35 fpe). We like to think Germans do things By the Book, no exceptions, but in reality they are lax about this, unlike the British authorities about the 12 fpe limit in effect there.