Beeman R9 Air Rifle

Excellent accuracy so far with the majority of pellets tested, however I have only been able to shoot at 45 ft as the weather has not been cooperating. The trigger is decent after being adjusted. Fit and finish of wood stock and metal are good. Easy to cock.

It would have been nice to know that the tab holding the trigger adjustment screw needed to be bent prior to being able to adjust the trigger. The stock does not allow for a good cheek weld for open sight use. I was planning on scoping it anyhow but was going to shoot it with open sights to break it in.

If this is in stock and you are contemplating the purchase, do not wait, spend the money.

Owned a .177 cal for 2 weeks. I found it Light, compact, very easy to cock, well built, gorgeous stock with an awesome trigger. Of course I personally prefer a synthetic stock that I can bang around and just wipe it off to clean it.

After 2 weeks of owner ship I would get rid of open sights (who shoots this powerful gun without a scope), put a shroud on the front barrel, install a gas ram, put the safety on the back not on the side and offer it in synthetic. Now that is a rifle I would own. I eventually sent it back. I found the gun not nearly as accurate as they claim. I shot a lot of pellets, at 20 yards, of different kinds and the best were JSB 8.44, 10.34, Air Arms 8.4 & 10.3. It was accurate but no more so than my Diana 350 N-Tec Mag or my Sig ASP20. It was accurate when not falling apart. First thing I did when it arrived was loktite the front stock screws. Next I tried shooting it with open sights. Not possible because the Monte Carlo stock was to high for open sights. Mounted a scope on it and it shot great for 50 pellets then went crazy. Found the front trigger screw loose so put loktite that. It shot well for a bit then the front trigger screw came loose,. Put loktite on it then shot it.

Until the rear trigger screw almost fell out. Put loktite on it and was shooting it when the front sight fell right of the gun. I tried to shoot it without it but no way. It sprayed pellets all over. The front sight is necessary. After a day waiting for the Loctite to dry went shooting again. I could not get the gun to group after 10-20 shots. After looking it over to see what else might be wrong or loose I finally gave up and returned it. After hearing so much hype and praise for this gun I was really disappointed. I may have gotten a lemon but aside from the aesthetic, I can not recommend this gun. I bought the R7 for my wife and it seems to be ok. Waiting for the scope and then we will see if it is as accurate as they claim. I am not a great artillery hold shooter so I devise other ways to shoot these springers. My Sig shoots amazing right off the bag. I do very well with my Diana 350 N-Tec with a modified bag rest.

Although I'm generally an underlever fan, I like everything about this rifle! It's slightly smaller and lighter than most of my rifles, so fits in well with them. The first thing I noticed was its very solid construction. The checkering is good and sharp. The stock is well shaped for me. There's plenty of room for my favorite scope, a UTG thats a bit over 15" long. Am glad I waited a couple of years after getting involved with this hobby...i believe that after getting some other high end air rifles, I can better appreciate it for what it is!

Mine came with iron sights rather than the muzzlebrake that came on earlier versions. I use scopes instead of irons, and don't hunt with airguns, and prefer the appearance of the brake. No big, I have ordered a muzzlebrake that emulates the OE unit, so I have that is covered!

I ordered a refurbished rifle, and the stock is broken on the area of the action forks, but it had been repaired. I don't care, because I bought it to shoot, not to gawk at. That is more than made up for since it shoots VERY solidly and accurately. I was expecting it to be twangy, and it is absolutely not that way at all! The trigger is excellent so I suspect that someone has been inside of it and made improvements. So I can save the money that I thought i was gonna spend on a tune! I can't say enough about my experience of dealing with Pyramyd Air. Again! It shipped instantly and arrived in perfect shape! I confess...I'm a PA fan boy! Ya can't go wrong when you deal with Pyramyd Air!