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Two components of an item's value are resale value and enjoyment value. You didn't pay too much if it makes you happy and it is worth...

That rifle has been wonderfully done. I would think 950 would barely cover what the cost of the work that was done. IMO, that's a...

There is a roller bearing under the cocking lever that is likely siezed up from years of non use. That needs to be “degunked” and...

More gadgeteering from the dark recesses of accumulated stuff...and my sketchy old memory. :rolleyes: Back in the day, Robert Law at...

But But But all works well. Maybe it was replaced and this is the old one? B.

Possibly. If all is well with your berman.…stupid autocorrect….Beeman, I guess it was just a spare part. I think you may be able to see...

Sounds like this is the spring you are referring to: It is located in the center of this pic:

I would take Tom Gaylord’s blog with a grain of salt. He may have loaded it up with grease causing the low velocity. Not sure how it...

I need to look you up if I decide to tackle it. Look at the R8 rebuild article from Pyramid that I posted. The author states that they...

I've kept it this long through all the bad and very broke times and it is one of those that I never let go. I am extremely mechanically...

A few interesting anecdotes- In the last half-century I've owned over a dozen HW spring rifles (maybe two dozen), and still own a .22...

the way I look at it, you could sell it and get maybe $400 or $500 on a good day. Plus whatever the beeman scopes are going for these...

Wow, 815 fps is incredible for this gun. But for the person with average tuning skills, 700 - 720 is probably all you’re going to get...

Based on your description, it sounds like this gun hasn’t really been touched in 30-40 years. So the grease is likely gummed up and...

He got bored so I shot a quick 5 shot group at 10 meters. She BAD TO THE BONE.