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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Beeman R1 Supermagnum air rifle. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This report covers: Twitchy The tune helped! Important changes Sight-in No luck One last group Conclusions New R1 book next year Today will be interesting, because today we will see the Beeman R1 in a new light. … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Beeman R1 Supermagnum air rifle. Part1 Part2 This report covers: New tune more accurate? A nondescript scope Various holds The R1 wants to shoot! Air Arms domes RWS Superdomes H&N Baracuda Match The rifle’s feel Where are we? Today I start testing my tuned Beeman R1. The R1 … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Beeman R1 Supermagnum air rifle. Part1 This report covers: Cocking effort Really bronze? Don’tcha wanna know how it works? Crosman Premiers JSB Exact Jumbo RWS Hobby Custom muzzle brake Trigger pull New safety easier to operate Summary I was pleased to see so many readers got something from … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Beeman R1 Supermagnum air rifle. This report covers: 13-part tuning series Honest talk The ultimate tune Malvern 2015 Bryan’s tune Buttoning the piston ARH mainspring and piston seal Bronze spring guides Smoother cocking arm New cocking shoe Stock screw escutcheons Finish Today we start looking at a rifle … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 My 18-year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. Some days, you get the bear — and some days the bear gets you. This was one of those latter days. For … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 My 18-year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. You’ll notice that I’m signing in differently today. I’ve decided to start using my real name along with my pen name. I’m doing this … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 My 18 year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. Today, we’ll look at the accuracy of my Beeman R1 air rifle, and I must say that I remembered the rifle exactly as it is. It is very … Read more
