Found an R7

[Nikoman]

Hello Everyone,
I just wanted share my latest craigslist find with all of you.
And I thought I was done with German air rifles!
It's a Beeman R7, old school style. I picked it up a couple of nights ago from someone who never used it. According to the seller, it was his father in law's rifle, he passed away and he never fired it
From the looks of it, it's brand spanking new. It was wrapped in the plastic and still in the original box.
I Chrony'd it about an hour ago and it's a hot one. It hit 700fps avg with JSB RS's and it spit out H&N Match (wadcutters) at a healthy avg of 666fps. It shoots slightly on the harsh side compared to my other R7, which was Vortek'd BTW to get these kind of numbers this thing is getting stock
The accuracy remains to be seen, I won't have time for the next couple of days to try it out on targets. There will be an R7 shootout, they'll be shooting for a Leupold scope - the winner gets the Leupy.
Here'a a pic, it's no looker by any means, it looks like any average R7 out there which is fine by me as long as it's a shooter.
The funniest part was the first shot, it actually recoiled!! Imagine that, an R7 that recoils!! Muhahahaha!
I'll post better pics in the near future along with some targets (if it's not a stinker).

[amb5500c]

Great find.
Richard

[thekid]

Congrats on such a sweet score!
Enjoy the new shooter.
Have to love that saying ...and I thought I was done!

[grumpy]

Great find. She's a looker to me.

[dukemeister]

He scores, he shoots! Great find, enjoy. 

[cnjl3]

Nice snag! You couldn't resist adding another one to your AG collection. 

[London177]

Nice find. One can never have enough airguns. Variety is the spice of life 
Alan

[robert w]

well now your just rubbin our faces in poo and bet you do petey the same way . nice gun ,nice find

[Nikoman]

Thanks, everyone!
I just found out today that my plain Jane, R7 is really brand spanking new on the inside too. She's dieseling like a brand new gun and it smells like a new gun
The best part was finding out that it isn't pellet picky in the least. It shot 4 different pellets with pretty much same results, scary accurate!
At 20 yards it even single-holed a five shot group after I changed scopes. I forgot which pellet it was but so far it's doing great with JSB Exacts 8.44, JSB Express 7.87gn, JSB RS 7.33gn and H&N FTT's.

Here's the group of the day with the JSB 8.44's, some other groups weren't much bigger.

[Calmark]

Very nice Nikoman.  Great find.  That new R7 is in good hands now, and you are already spoiling it.  It looks like you two are bonding nicely and that R7 is going to do everything you ask of it.    I wonder if groups will tighten up once its broken in! 

[jusanothajoe]

Man........ it's shootin waaaaay off to the right. I'd prolly sell it someone like Jusanothajoe 

[Nikoman]

Man........ it's shootin waaaaay off to the right. I'd prolly sell it someone like Jusanothajoe 

The funny part is I zeroed in for one pellet and most of them just needed a little windage adjustment here and there. The FTT's were DEAD ON center mast.

This gun is so terrible, I think I need to sell it to Derrek
And the price was MUCH cheaper than the average used R7.

[airnutz]

Nikoman, sorry....but in your 1st post you said if it's not a stinker.  Well, it is.  I'm real sad about this.  But 700fps is not very good.  You're better off to send it back to Weihrauch, OK?

Hey, I have an idea!

Yep, I'll gladly help you.  Send it over and forward the thing into better hands.  You deserve much better.

 

[Nikoman]

You guys are too kind, Robert.
Everyone is so concerned for this rifle being so bad for me, I should consider giving it away.
I think Calmark was first in line since he's coming over to see it this Saturday.
He might not want it with this terrible Leupold scope

[Calmark]

Niko, you can keep that Leupold scope.  I just want that R7!  It definitely seems to be a great shooter and its barely even started to get broken in.  We could work out a deal where I do that hard work breaking it in for you up at my place.  You can get it back after about a dozen tins or so. 

[Nikoman]

So I can keep the scope, huh? Is that why you say "I forgot how nice and clear these EFR scopes are", every time you look through one!

[Nikoman]

Here's an updated pic.
I'll try and get an outdoor shot in the sun (if we ever see the sun again out here)

[Calmark]

Well, a few days ago I got to meet Nikoman's new R7, and I mean it was flawless and definitely never used.  He got really lucky finding a nice R7 in a time capsule like that.  It smoked about every shot and you would get a strong whiff of smoke and could blow it right out the barrel.  No wonder this rifle is shooting so hot.  It has lots of fuel from the factory lubes to burn off still.  We chronyed it vs. my San Rafael R7 that has a Vortek kit, and his in stock form was shooting the same pellets 5-10 fps faster than mine with the new spring kit.    

Its definitely a hot one, and also very accurate.  It seems to like any pellet we used in it, from Crosman Premier lights, Crosman pointed, and the other domes Nikoman had already tested.  While mine is also accurate, it doesn't shoot all pellets about equally like this one does. 

Oh, and we had an informal shoot out between me shooting this R7 and Nikoman shooting his TX200HC in .177.  This is rested right on the bag, 5 shots at 20 yards.  R7 on the top and TX200 on the bottom.    The other targets are from my HW50 which I'm trying to get good behavior out of.

[lizzie]

Wow- excellent find! Is one EVER through with German air rifles? I think not.

[Nikoman]

My 10yr-old daughter shot this R7 for the first time this afternoon. Here's her first 5 shots ever with it.
Yeah, I'm proud.