The only experience I've had dealing with the Beeman Co. was when I called about some info on my beloved Marksman 0035.Like when it was made,....Don't have a clue based on serial #'s. At the time,...sometime last spring, they told me it was made by Norica, and that they hadn't done business with the Norica Co. in over 12 years. They did offer to send me an owners manual and when I recieved it, it was a later publication of their Beeman Silver-Bear Deluxe model 0035. I even tried to contact Norica via E-mail, but never got a reply. Maybe if I had sent it in Spanish, they might has answered me. Needless to say, after Bob tuned her, see is a very accurate rifle,....for an 'economy-classed' rifle. Besides the obsolete Web/Pat spring Bob installed,...which is awesome!!!, the only seal he had on hand was a spare Beeman he had laying around (the screw on type). On day I'll see if we can fab up a seal cap and try out one of those world famous Macharri seals and see how she "flies"!!! LOL's Wish the Norica Co. had a distributor in the states. They're really nice shooters,....at least the old ones are!! If anyone would like to see them, just google norica-laurona. They make some "familiar" looking shot-guns too!?!?!?!?! Hmmmmmm, tjk