Beeman RS2 Dual-Caliber Reviews

Durable. Accurate. Powerful in .22. 3500 shots mostly chps and ruger 1.1 gram (16.6gr) . Still throws 25.39 Rabbit mags effectively...though you notice weaker power..more accurate original scope 4x32.

I used regular loctite on the .22 barrel after 400 shots .177 . Welded barrel to block. Super accurate today. Warn more on the mechanics of secure barrel tightening . Beginners just want to shoot perfect right away. Reasonable. But unrealstic.

Bought in 2012 Big 5 Sporting Goods. Calif. Never regreted.My piston seal should be shredded...I did wrong lube and every error. Still great accuracy. Consistent. Tame cycle.Rabbits at 40 and under..done.

Absolutely beautiful stock & finish. It's gorgeous.

BARREL DROOP!! The barrel is horribly drooped (canted) and I've looked into ways of fixing it and it doesn't seem to be possible. To make matters worse, the scope that it comes with is mounted upon the piston and NOT the barrel, which makes it useless because of the barrel droop (you are aiming down the piston and not the barrel... The barrel points one way, the piston another). If you don't know what barrel droop is on a break-barrel air rifle, search it, because you need to know. I wish they would check & fix at the factory!

Just watch out for Barrel Droop on this one.

Most everything !

Materials used and machine work

This rifle was good for 1280 shots. Suddenly, the rifle would not make air. Disassembly showed a broken piston head. Further internal examination indicated that this rifle is typical reverse engineered Chinese manufactured. It would have been excellent if they used better quality parts and machining.

It's a nice heavy weapon of choice, shoots great but haven't had much time to use the gun as I would like too. Thanks

Right out of the box I liked the quality of the stock and the way that it was packaged in the carry case. It was very easy to site in. Out of the box it was off by about 3 inches at 35 yards. Once sited in, the .177 was consistently hitting within the one inch center of the target at 35 yards. The .22 was not far off and needed very little adjustment to achieve the same results.

I would pay a little more for a better quality scope and better sites on the rifle. Sites are plastic and scope is functional but cheesy in construction.

In siting in the rifle I used Polymag Predator 8 gr pellets. After siting the rifle in, I changed ammo to .177 H&N Sport Sniper Magnum pellets 15gr. These were very accurate and hit very hard. At 35 yards I was surprised that there was not a significant drop. I then tried H&N Rabbit Magnum pellets 16gr. Just as good as the Snipers. Last I changed barrels to .22, re-adjusted my scope and shot Exact Jumbo Diablo 16gr pellets through the rifle. I have to say that in reading other reviews where someone had reported scope issues and others where the machining was way off impacting the angle of the shot, I was worried. I did not experience any of these issues. I guess the gun that I received that was made in China was one of the good ones. I am very happy with this gun, the quality and the way that it shoots.

The look and feel of the rifle is nice. It is fairly easy to cock, but a ten yr old kid would need help. But that's not a bad thing. Its way too powerful for a child anyway. Changing the barrels is a easy swap, just need the provided Allen wrench. The stock of the gun is a nice stained piece of wood. The cheek wield is fair. Accuracy is moderate, has a nice pop hitting steel targets with .22 cal bullets. The safety is automatically set to safe every time you break the barrel down to full cock. The plastic sights have day glow neon looking dots, that are easy to see. The scope was easy to install. For the money i was satisfied. I wasn't expecting a match grade target rifle. I just wanted a hard hitting pellet rifle. It will pass through rabbit size game at 40 yrds no problem.

Throw away the scope, it's junk. The plastic sights are almost junk. The stock is thick and bulky in places that make it heavy and off balance. The barrel screw will come loose. I used lock Tite and solved that problem. It is loud, doesn't break the sound barrier, but has a noticeable report. The spring twang can be felt in your hands and recoil is low but noticed. I would definitely have pictured it having better scope/sight. The trigger creep and feel sucks. It's around 8lbs pull...that's a guess but I shoot alot and bet I'm within a pound.

This rifle will group well out to 40yards or so.. Mine likes heavy pellets, premier shoot the best of any I have tried so far. Diesels untill around 400 shots and calms down and groups tighter. It it start out grouping well then starts having flyers. The barrel lock screw has came loose and your barrel Is moving around Everytime you re-cock it. Had the same problem. Thread lock will fix that. Good shooting

easy to cock and powerful. Although this air gun is made in china, it is a decent entry-level breakbarrel and is pretty accurate for a $150 rifle. Great for small to medium game hunting or just shooting cans. This rifle has great value for its price.

make the rear sight all metal, and put a better spring in it. Mine is starting to get spring twang, and I haven't had it for all that long. The bar joint has a bit of play to it also(at least mine does). Otherwise, I can't think of anything else to change.

This rifle is pretty loud in .177 cal, especially if you are using low-weight hypervelocity pellets, like gamo raptors or PBA platinums, so if you are shooting in an urban area, heavier pellets are better to keep cops from knocking.

The stock is very comfortable. Moderately accurate with easy to find ammo. Would not hunt any further than 35 yards with this rifle.

The safety needs to be a little more positive. Does have a little bit of travel when shooting at an upward angle at game.

Test your ammo. This rifle does not perform well with run of the mill ammo. Buy quality and not by the quantity.

Dual caliber is nice, the scope was OK, but I'm not big on scopes. The scope is 4-by-32, with nice crosshairs, but if you're wanting to shoot long range, I'd go with something more powerful like a 9-by-40.

Make the scope a little more powerful, and change the way you switch barrels, for heaven's sake! The barrel came loose every 3 shots, so I had to carry an Allen wrench any where I was shooting. Also, I could not sight it in. It would shoot a group of 2 or so, and then shoot 4 inches off or something like that.

Don't waste your money, for this price you can get something longer lasting, and better quality. Not that the gun itself is poor quality, it is very solid, it is that barrel changing mechanism is terrible. Go with a one caliber gun in the caliber that fits your needs.

I like open sights.I have not used the scope yet and don't think I ever will. Accuracy is awesome in both cal.177 and 22 .. Barrels are simple and easy to switch. This is a far supearrear air rifle than the one I had as a kid. Very pleased.

I would change the plastic sights to steel. Make your customer buy after market plastic sights if thay want them , not the other way around.

The gun I received is very accurate and fun to shoot . I'm very pleased with it . But I constantly have to be aware of how I handle the rifle for fear of breaking the plastic sights.

great value for the money, exceptional accuracy, not too heavy;

for a gun this good you should buy a better scope;

This gun is a sleeper, I already own a Beeman Mach 12.5, which is a superb gun, but I watched a video on you tube about this dual caliber gun, and in that video the guy was just bragging how great this gun was and how he had shot over 1,000 shots out of it and it was still going strong. So for the price of it , I bought one too, and OH BOY.... this gun is really all that .It's extreamly accurate. easy to hold all day, fun to shoot, very powerful, the recoil isn't too bad at all, and once you shoot it you won't put it down. GREAT GUN,,,,,,,,Do yourself a favor, especially for the money, and go get one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I bought this mainly to set it up as a 22 cal. rifle. Out of the box the trigger pull was good and accuracy was acceptable after a few hundred shots. Good value for the money. Nice little rifle for small game and plinking.

I have agree with the other reviews, the scope is not very good quality. I had trouble adjusting the focus on it. I like a scope so will save up my money and buy a better quality scope

When you seat the barrel setscrew use some Loctite or as I did, some Teflon thread tape. This insures that the barrel will not come loose.

I liked the option of changing the barrels from.177 to .22. The wood stock is very attractive and the rifle in general is good looking. I bought for small game hunting, I wanted something quieter than my 22, but also wanted something that could offer the same accuracy and function. It's very quiet and delivers a decent punch.

I would not recommend this rifle for someone who really wants to use both calibers. It shoots accurate out of the box. But when the barrel is changed it has to be sighted in which is a pain in the ass. Also the sights are junk. There cheap plastic and easily come off balance, so you really have to use the scope, which is decent and what I expected it to be for the price. Also if your shooting downhill it doesn't shot strait. But if shooting level of higher it's dead on.

Overall, as in anything else you get what you pay for. If your a serious hunter or want something that will last for decades I would recommend spending a little more for something that will last.

THE included scope on this thing is total junk, pure and simple. I put on a centerpoint 4x32 from a crosman vantage combo and it was dialed in quickly. near as i can tell its the same scope, but for some reason the beeman labled one is just junk. nuff said

just dont include a scope at all if that is the quality you are sending. I would have happily paid the same price for this rifle with out it.

this review is not on the rifle at all, for the rifle is a dimer at 30 yds with open sights. cant even stress in text how badass this rifle is. but that scope included is just absolute junk. i give it a 1 star in accuracy only because beeman decided to put this joke of a scope in the box. open sights are wonderful and totally capable.

The wood finish on this on this rifle is very well done, as is the bluing.love the ability to quickly change barrels as desired. The included case is a nice addition and off quite reasonable quality.

Other than the barrel screw loosening up, which really isn't that big of a deal. Pretty much nothing!

I have only put 200 or so pellets through the.22 barrel so far, but it's already settling in and grouping very nicely @ 25-30 yds with just the iron sights. It's shooting so well not even sure ill bother with the included scope. Perhaps ill try it with higher end scope at some point. Have not fired the .177 barrel yet but I've every reason to believe it will perform as it should. The barrel screw does loosen up after 50-75 shots it seems, but it's really no big deal and easy to quickly tighten. All in all very impressed with the rifle, especially considering the price. And as always, pyramydair is the best!

I love this airgun. I found it to be well made with beautiful wood, not just plastic and it feels nice when hefted to my shoulder. With the dual barrel configuration I can choose .177 or.22 caliber ammo and that's a big plus. I chose the .22 to start. It is also very accurate after I sighted in the scope. I also added the 10 test shot garranty performed by Christy, it was well worth it.

I changed out the original Beeman 4x30 scope for a Leapers 4x30 with AO adjustment and better scope mounts since spring air guns have more kick. Wish it had an adjustable 2 stage trigger but hay, I'm getting used to it. Also there isn't any place to easily mount a sling. Allen makes a swivel set but it needs an offset chain link to attach it to the front cocking arm. For a little more money I would have ordered it with these attachments added. (something to think about).

You can't beat the quality, versatility and craftmenship of this rifle for this price any where. Even though it was out of stock when I ordered it everyone at Pyramid Air has been very supportive with great customer service all around. You are my 'go-to guys for product and accessories.

Excellent accuracy. Awesome power. Being able to switch between .22 and .177 easily. Beautiful wood stock. Great safety placement (in front of trigger). Included scope works well.

After a few dozen shots, the cocking force starts to wear on my arm. Typical springer recoil.

I've had this gun about a year and a half and have easily put well over 1K rounds through it. It's one of my favorite air rifles. Like most springers, it did require a "wear in" period, and I did run through a few different pellets to see which ones it liked more (the RWS Superdomes, in my case). But now, it is one sweet shooter. Just earlier today, I was shooting some Coke cans from about 30 yards away. My neighbor would call out an area on the can, and I had no problem hitting it. My neighbor was amazed that this little airgun was that accurate. And that's with enough power to send a pellet straight through a 1/2" wood target (next to the Coke cans), too. When I want to do some distance shooting in the backyard, this is the gun I grab. Power + Accuracy + Beeman = Great Gun!

Likes. . . .wood stock, dual cal, nice solid feel & weight, cocking effort, decent trigger, overall performance.

Less recoil and a bit more quiet.

Decent rifle with unique dual caliber feature. Pretty accurate once the right pellet(s) are chosen. May decide a scope upgrade for enhanced performance. My second air rifle purchased a year ago 2013 and still enjoying shooting. Limited use in backyard certain times of day due to loudness factor however does not affect the rating. . .knew this when purchased.

As a new air gunner I don't have much to compare with. This gun feels as solid as my Henry rimfire .22 but I feel safe practicing in the basement.

The crown of the barrel is recessed, making it much harder to check or work on. The trigger mechanism will get a polish job as soon as I decide the new is worn off.

Value,power,stock configuration

A more secure front site,better scope

Front site had to be super glued in place,scope broke (internal glass),but with a "Jerry" Springer,you have to jerry -rig these things from a powerful piston power plant