riddle me this: RS2 shooting way low in .177

[bigbadwulff]

With my Beeman RS2 and the .22 barrel:

30 yards, thru 3/8" plywood......................... and the cedar fence behind it. Fine with me

[darryl]

hi BBW,
Is your RS2 a Chinese-made Beeman model 1073 like mine? The reason I ask is because I've been making the really bad mistake of referring to the rifle as an RS2. I don't think I found that name anywhere on the box. Only the "1073". Also is your rifle modded in anyway? Sorry I don't recall if it is or not.
darryl

[bigbadwulff]

Mine is the 1073 sold at Wal-Mart. It's also called the RS2 like it says on top of the action. It also goes by 1000 something or other. Made in China, yes. Not modded other than crowned barrels. I did replace the breach seal with a thicker o-ring. That can get you a few fps.

[darryl]

I didn't look on the action, but I did do some more looking about. Is it fair to say that the RS2 with the muzzle brake is made in Europe? two links: http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/py-1288.html      http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Beeman_RS2_Dual-Caliber_Air_Rifle_Combo/1307
It's confusing, except that I know my 1073 is made in China. It says so on the box!
darryl
btw, does your RS2 say made in China on the box?

[Bentong]

If you look at the center of the stock for SPORTSMAN RS2 SERIES marking on it. Here's my RS2

[jay morgan]

darryl it is a RS2/1073, one in the same,the muzzel brake's you see on other's is a mod guy's do to help with harmonic's of barrel & a place to grab when cocking & a slight noise dampner & the list goes on & on for the use of them.An then you can get into air shredder(think that spelling) an all kind's of brake's,But it's just a mod air nut's do to get more out of the gun's,Heck ask an most likely you will find 10 on here for sale or a list of 50 people who will make ya one.I'm sure when I scope my RS2/1073( chicom) I will place one on it.The name's an nick name's of air gun's can drive ya nut's,I thought powder name's was bad till this air addiction started an I'm still scratching my head 99% of the time

[bigbadwulff]

I think the actual RS2 comes with the brake and a carry case. The 1073 does not. Same gun except for that.

[darryl]

Hi Jay (homey, Cincinnati here), Bentog, and BBW,
In the links I included, where the RS2 has a muzzle brake, that is not a mod. I'm suspecting (because I thought I read it somewhere) that the rifles that come with cases are made in Europe. My rifle says RS2 on the action, but I think when Beeman sold out to S/S Industries some rifle manufacturing must have been transfered to China. Nothing wrong with that, but I believe it was a step down for economic reasons. The ones sold at Wallyworld are not the same one sold at Pyramid Air. I guess I can call and check that out with them. Ahab cannot let the whale go!
darryl

[bigbadwulff]

I wound't think there would be any difference in the actions but maybe the barrel quality could be different???

[jay morgan]

Nail That White Whale Bro.,You got me wondering now?Let us know what ye find on thee's quest mate!!!

[darryl]

with my last breath I strike at thee, or cursed whale! Wha? Oh, I was fantasizing there for a moment. I'll let you know what I find out. Meanwhile my 1073 is producting one-hole-ers with the .22 barrel and open sights (that's ten shots, a little larger than a quarter). My scope still has not arrived yet. Tracking shows it was handed off the the USPS, so it's probably in Bumfuk, Egytp  by now. I'll let you guys know when the new .177 barrel arrives, and how it shoots when it gets here, though it is not supposed to ship out until today, or tomorrow.
darryl

[darryl]

hello self,
I just thought you should share with everyone here that your CP 4x16x40mm mil-dot arrived today, five days earlier than you were made to expect it. Then you took some sage advice and bought some Blue Loctite #242, and got to screwing stuff down. Of course you cleaned all the threads and the rail first (Q-tips are my friend). Now the clock is running, and you'll be able to start shooting as of 5:15pm EST. Oh, you even remembered to line up the cross hairs while tightening everything down. Yeah, you got the eye relief too. Careful now. It's hard enough to get a hat on that thing as it is. What could go wrong?
darryl
Many thanks to all for the tips!!

[jay morgan]

Well Bro. it's a quarter to eight so you must be having fun!!I taught you were suppose to let loctite sit for several hour's LOL,guess we will see.

[howie1a]

Hi I've had the 2 barrel beeaman's rifles what you do is to get one of the barrels to shoot where you want it , then put the 2nd barrel on the gun now just correct the error by bending the barrel so both barrels hit in the same place that way you can just change barrels and not have to re adjust the sights for them to hit in the same place ,Howie

[darryl]

what say Jay,
I've been trying to stay busy and pass the time doing ***cough-cough*** chores. Never too late to cut the grass or clean the kitchen while the wife is a the beautician's.  I'm committed to letting 24 hours pass before I shoot that big unit. But I might go down and look at it a bit. I won't disturb it. I just hope I haven't dicked anything up to where I need a crow bar to make adjustments. Don't jinx me,man! You know the odd thing? It's sort of hard to find a shooting club around here. I think Xavier University has an Olympic Shooting team. I'l look into that. Otherwise it's set up a target in my garage, and shoot in from out back. That's good for about 30 yards. Gotta mind the neighbors, but at least I'll be shooting sway from homes with young children (the older ones are fair game! j/k! I like kids- but it's hard to get them fresh! j/k again!!!)
Interesting that I spent more on the scope than I did for the rifle. One day maybe I'' be able to afford a better rifle one day.
Where do you guys shoot? Hmmm...an interesting idea for a new thread.
Anyway I have the will to resist sighting in that scope until things are good and irretrievably tight. It's been a good day! go LAKERS!!
darryl
PS did I mention that I tried to straighten the barrel using the corner of my kitchen counter top? I read about that technique somewhere. Those barrels are supposed to be made of soft steel. Guess the old guns ain't what they used to be.