Beeman 1073(RS2) owners

[Blastum]

Wow!  Change of plans:  Going with the scope instead of an aperture sight.

A friend & I set up an outdoor range on his property yesterday and just for fun we mounted the scope supplied with this kit.

I am much further impressed with this value now.  I figured that for $140, with swappable barrels and a scope, they'd have to skimp somewhere.  The scope seemed a logical place.

I was wrong.  The field of view is bright, the adjustments on the scope click almost like a watch, and the improvement in accuracy is startling.

I only have to raise my window about half an inch wider to use the scope, so it's still inconspicuous, and since the object is putting a pellet dead on target to dispatch a grackle I believe I've found a winning combination.

I'm delighted.

Now I can see if Midway's return policy is a smooth as their reputation on this Wiliiams peep sight.  I'm glad that I didn't mess up its package. 

[darryl]

Yes, the included scope is pretty good. Glad you discovered it.

[MarcsPanther]

I had a 1073 before I loved it so much that I got it again this time as a 1074.
This gun got even better!

[Blastum]

Pellet Sensitivity

I've read that certain rifles prefer certain pellets, and now I definitely believe it.

On my outdoor backyard range, I can easily put 10 Kodiaks in a 2" circle.  The accuracy is even better with copper Kodiaks, so when I'm lining up on a grackle that's what I use.

I bought a tin of Silver Arrows and one of Silver Stings. . .and I was surprised!

The Arrows and Stings don't group even as well as Crow-Magnums.  The pattern is actually several times as large as the Kodiak will produce.

So with this rifle, I'll use the Kodiaks for target practice and copper Kodiaks for kills.  Nothing but Kodiaks seem to do the job.

Is it typical for a rifle to be this pellet-sensitive?

[MarcsPanther]

Yes it is.. The same kind of gun can prefer different pellets. My beeman rs2 loves the CPHPs.

[Blastum]

Sudden wildness in accuracy.

I hadn't shot my rifle much in a few weeks because the grackles have stayed away.  But they started coming back, and I've been surprised not to drop any.

So I set up a target and the pellets were scattering all over the place.

The rifle has not been banged around, the scope is tight and so are the other setscrews.

Any suggestions as to the possible cause?

[DMikeM]

Possibly the works have gone dry? Or seal deterioration, either breech or piston.

[Blastum]

Possibly the works have gone dry? Or seal deterioration, either breech or piston.

Wouldn't it take a while and some heavy use for that to occur?  I've only had my rifle since June and I'd guesstimate that I have not put more than 400 pellets through it.  By my reckoning, it should just now be getting well broken in.

[DMikeM]

Oh I didn't see it was only a few weeks since last shot. You are right this is just strange. Maybe a good BBL cleaning then reseason it with a couple hundred shots will bring it back. Might have got a spider in it or some dust and it causing the bad shots.

[Blastum]

Good to go again?

Well, I'm at a loss to explain why this might have been necessary, but I simply adjusted the scope down & right (22 and 17 clicks, respectively) and I'm shooting 1.5" groups again.