Beeman R9

[Booger]

A R11 is a R9 with a barrel sleeve and a fancy stock.   David

Yep...so true since it's basically an all dressed up break barrel R9!
https://www.pyramydair.com/product/beeman-r11-mkii-air-rifle?m=569
While I have NO direct experience with the R11 I have READ some who claim that it's "better than the sum of it's parts". Personally, for the kind of money the R11 costs I'd opt for the fixed barrel HW77,HW97 or Air Arms TX200.

LOL......for my purposes though (hunter class field target duffer, squirrel sniper and plinker) I prefer my basic .177 R9!

When I bought the HW77k decades ago I used it for a couple squirrel hunts but it's weight and required "arm waving" when reloading a pellet kinda put it off for ME and WV woods hunting! For my purposes the .177 R9 was a better all around shooter, but for those shooting only field target or other competition I feel the heavier HW77/97 is a better choice.

I think you have convinced me to save $300 and get the R9 instead of the R11. I could use the extra cash saved to get some pellets (.25 & .22) that I am low on. I just hope I do not regret my decision.

Jesse, you trying to save money? That's not like you! I'm jumping in to save you with a little enabling. You only live once, that R11 would look good on you

Nikoman, you are as bad as Joe. I really want the R11, and if it is a good gun I will not remember the cash a year from now. If it is more like the D-34 (which is a good gun & trigger) I will be kicking myself a year from now.

if you need a scope i found the Hawke Eclipse 30. for $199 great scope too.

   Chet)

$249 @ PA, and Intended for firearms due to the fixed parallax of 100 yards. Does it have mil-dot or Map 6? Hawke is always my first choice, I have a 1" tube 6-20X44 on another gun and if I got another one for this gun with my 1 piece BLK droop mount I think it would be a good combination. https://www.pyramydair.com/product/hawke-optics-6-24x44-ao-varmint-rifle-scope-1-2-mil-dot-reticle-1-4?a=4433

Looks like my credit card is going into the wind. Should I get it from AOA (HW98) and save a few dollars and a choice of caliber, or get it from PA and spend a few dollars more, and only in .177, but with great customer service?

[JimL911]

http://www.precisionairgunsandsupplies.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=hw98

[Booger]

http://www.precisionairgunsandsupplies.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=hw98

How is their customer service? Do they offer free shipping? Now you have done it. Should it be .177 or .22. I love my TX200MK3 .22, their is no twang before the tune or afterwards. I know it will be tuned in the future, but I would want to shoot it now for a month or two.

[Nikoman]

Nikoman, you are as bad as Joe. I really want the R11, and if it is a good gun I will not remember the cash a year from now. If it is more like the D-34 (which is a good gun & trigger) I will be kicking myself a year from now.

Hey Jess, back in the day Joe and I would double team folks and the enabling was much worse!
We haven't lost a step so watch out if he chimes in, you'll be done for sure!

[Booger]

Nikoman, you are as bad as Joe. I really want the R11, and if it is a good gun I will not remember the cash a year from now. If it is more like the D-34 (which is a good gun & trigger) I will be kicking myself a year from now.

Hey Jess, back in the day Joe and I would double team folks and the enabling was much worse!
We haven't lost a step so watch out if he chimes in, you'll be done for sure!

Thanks

http://www.precisionairgunsandsupplies.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=hw98

How is their customer service? Do they offer free shipping? Now you have done it. Should it be .177 or .22. I love my TX200MK3 .22, their is no twang before the tune or afterwards. I know it will be tuned in the future, but I would want to shoot it now for a month or two.

I just checked. $32 shipping puts them over AOA. AOA ships the HW98 for free.

[chuckinohio]

  Jesse,

  For what its worth, lots of guys on the yellow deal with Precision in Michigan and they are unanimous in their praise for Jim and Nancy. I can't find a single negative post about their products, service, shipping time or cost, or anything else pertinent.
 
  I'm going to order from them tomorrow morning for the first time, so I should have some feedback for you by the middle of the week if you hold out.

  If I was going to get a R11 or HW98,it would be in .177, and I would probably get it from Pyramyd. That is due to the fact that if I order before 11:30 AM or so, I will get it the next morning from FedEx.
 

[Booger]

Gratuitous pic posting.

Why is the tape on the bottom of the rifle?

[lillysdad621]

maybe to remember where to hold it from for consistency sake?... great buy on the R11, you'll never regret that (if you do let me know i'll buy that from you in a heart beat...)

[Booger]

maybe to remember where to hold it from for consistency sake?... great buy on the R11, you'll never regret that (if you do let me know i'll buy that from you in a heart beat...)

Thank you, I am looking more forward to it than I was my TX200MK3, I just hope it is as good. I had the TX tuned and will have this one tuned as well.

[ptpalpha]

The green tape is there to keep the stippling from grabbing the front bag.  I use a Protektor front bag made from their new 3M material for super-low friction.  The first time I shot the TX on it, the fish-scales started rubbing off that non-stick coating/material, so I taped the R11 to keep it from happening again.  And yup, it's also a good way to remember the best spot to put on the rest.
The tape on top of the scope if for writing down scope clicks for different yardages, and the little tape ring around the objective is to more accurately mark the yardage settings for focusing.
The tape is called "Frog Tape", it's basically a better quality painter's tape than the usual blue stuff.  I also use it inside the stock to help bed the inletting.
I'm not a rep of the tape company, honest.  I got a few rolls of it on the last job I was on, and found out it's pretty useful stuff for airguns.
-Paul

[lillysdad621]

nice... never knew that... i shoot my FWB 300 offhand so i guess i never rested it on any bag, but i see how it could happen (well not my recoilless gun, but maybe the R11...)

[ptpalpha]

Here's what the bag looks like:

[Duckfish]

Here is my R9 19 yd group Cpl's off sticks sitting on a bucket.  Not as good as the other Ed C. but not too bad.
I have some H&N FTT on the way, maybe the R9 will like those?




Duck

[TleVta]

A gentleman at the Western States FT match let me put 3 rounds down range with his R9. (thanks again, John) What an excellent  shooter that was. If the Dark Side didn't have me....