Beeman Beeman R1 .177 build

[A.G.R]

Ok,I had to get aproval before I posted from the owner.

This was a older BEAR on the side .177 that was built to shoot 10.3 pellets. Its been striped re blued a satin finish and a custom spring as well as top hat and new seals. Acording to the owner he is hitting 50 yard 3 inch spinners consistently.

Custom muzzle brake and hood sight set up for factory irons.

Refinish beech stock to a ebony finish and Satin re blue.

Pillars added to the forearm bolts.

Re choked and crowned.

Cocks as his words, “ like a Hw 50, but hits like a normal R1“

Stock was stripped, a iron oxide solution was used to water pop and dyed with black aniline dye.

A factory finish was the goal but black ebony .. Checkering was chased but sprayed to give factory look of original Beeman Goudy stocks.

15 ft lbs and fun gun to use. I Knew it was a shooter as I sighted with irons before shipping ..Holding three shot groups at 15 yards all touching and I’m NOT a iron sight guy.

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

I like mine.
Shoots at factory specs with factory equipment.
1984 bought from the good doctor himself:

 

[Who_needs_powder]

That is Super nice! If I was in the market I'd commission your next build!

 

[fishing43]

Ok,I had to get aproval before I posted from the owner.

This was a older BEAR on the side .177 that was built to shoot 10.3 pellets. Its been striped re blued a satin finish and a custom spring as well as top hat and new seals. Acording to the owner he is hitting 50 yard 3 inch spinners consistently.

Custom muzzle brake and hood sight set up for factory irons.

Refinish beech stock to a ebony finish and Satin re blue.

Pillars added to the forearm bolts.

Re choked and crowned.

Cocks as his words, “ like a Hw 50, but hits like a normal R1“

Stock was stripped, a iron oxide solution was used to water pop and dyed with black aniline dye.

A factory finish was the goal but black ebony .. Checkering was chased but sprayed to give factory look of original Beeman Goudy stocks.

15 ft lbs and fun gun to use. I Knew it was a shooter as I sighted with irons before shipping ..Holding three shot groups at 15 yards all touching and I’m NOT a iron sight guy.

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Fantastic job on resurrecting this rifle from ok, to great! I’ll be putting a scope on it later and see what it will really do for groups. I’m very happy with being able to hit a spinner at 50 with open sights and the new build makes it easier. Thank you Chris

 

[TnCnDn]

Ok,I had to get aproval before I posted from the owner.

This was a older BEAR on the side .177 that was built to shoot 10.3 pellets. Its been striped re blued a satin finish and a custom spring as well as top hat and new seals. Acording to the owner he is hitting 50 yard 3 inch spinners consistently.

Custom muzzle brake and hood sight set up for factory irons.

Refinish beech stock to a ebony finish and Satin re blue.

Pillars added to the forearm bolts.

Re choked and crowned.

Cocks as his words, “ like a Hw 50, but hits like a normal R1“

Stock was stripped, a iron oxide solution was used to water pop and dyed with black aniline dye.

A factory finish was the goal but black ebony .. Checkering was chased but sprayed to give factory look of original Beeman Goudy stocks.

15 ft lbs and fun gun to use. I Knew it was a shooter as I sighted with irons before shipping ..Holding three shot groups at 15 yards all touching and I’m NOT a iron sight guy.

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Awesome! Period

 

[KWK]

Nice brake/sight . Cleaner than the dovetail clamp
Looks like Webley Stingray.

 

[Paul Be Careful]

That’s absolutely gorgeous once again!

 

[A.G.R]

Thanks guys , I swore Off doing another beech stock refinish. That being said ,I did two exact black ebony jobs for the same owner. It’s a whole different gun ..

I’m waiting to hear feedback and I’ll post.

 

[kingfisher61]

Nicely done!! Spectacular results.
I can honestly say that I've never owned an R1 that wasn't a laser beam. Great airgun!

 

[SteveV]

Ok,I had to get aproval before I posted from the owner.

This was a older BEAR on the side .177 that was built to shoot 10.3 pellets. Its been striped re blued a satin finish and a custom spring as well as top hat and new seals. Acording to the owner he is hitting 50 yard 3 inch spinners consistently.

Custom muzzle brake and hood sight set up for factory irons.

Refinish beech stock to a ebony finish and Satin re blue.

Pillars added to the forearm bolts.

Re choked and crowned.

Cocks as his words, “ like a Hw 50, but hits like a normal R1“

Stock was stripped, a iron oxide solution was used to water pop and dyed with black aniline dye.

A factory finish was the goal but black ebony .. Checkering was chased but sprayed to give factory look of original Beeman Goudy stocks.

15 ft lbs and fun gun to use. I Knew it was a shooter as I sighted with irons before shipping ..Holding three shot groups at 15 yards all touching and I’m NOT a iron sight guy.

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As I've said before, you are worthy of the term "ARTIST"

 

[A.G.R]

As I've said before, you are worthy of the term "ARTIST"

Thank you brother.

 

[bustachip]

Ok,I had to get aproval before I posted from the owner.

This was a older BEAR on the side .177 that was built to shoot 10.3 pellets. Its been striped re blued a satin finish and a custom spring as well as top hat and new seals. Acording to the owner he is hitting 50 yard 3 inch spinners consistently.

Custom muzzle brake and hood sight set up for factory irons.

Refinish beech stock to a ebony finish and Satin re blue.

Pillars added to the forearm bolts.

Re choked and crowned.

Cocks as his words, “ like a Hw 50, but hits like a normal R1“

Stock was stripped, a iron oxide solution was used to water pop and dyed with black aniline dye.

A factory finish was the goal but black ebony .. Checkering was chased but sprayed to give factory look of original Beeman Goudy stocks.

15 ft lbs and fun gun to use. I Knew it was a shooter as I sighted with irons before shipping ..Holding three shot groups at 15 yards all touching and I’m NOT a iron sight guy.

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Beautiful work.

 

[r1lover]

A.G.R., very nice looking. What did you strip the stock with? Did you do any sanding? Did you bleach the stripped wood to get it white before applying the dye?

 

[houston]

Beautiful job ! Love seeing the custom guns.

 

[A.G.R]

A.G.R., very nice looking. What did you strip the stock with? Did you do any sanding? Did you bleach the stripped wood to get it white before applying the dye?

Use a scotch bright and stripper with rubber gloves.
Use a tooth brush from your wife to clean the Checkering. Return it when done.


lacquer thinner with scotch bright whole stock. re use wife’s toothbrush with thinner in Checkering ..of course ,return it

You will never get the beech pure white. It don’t matter when re dying. That ebony needed a iron oxide water pop ( vinegar, steel wool, peroxide, set in a jar to age two weeks before using ) that changed the color of wood to a dark charcoal to keep the black dye uniform And deep black..

A spray on Finnish is used to get factory look. Checkering is taped and coated only on last coat.

 

[beerthief]

Ok,I had to get aproval before I posted from the owner.

This was a older BEAR on the side .177 that was built to shoot 10.3 pellets. Its been striped re blued a satin finish and a custom spring as well as top hat and new seals. Acording to the owner he is hitting 50 yard 3 inch spinners consistently.

Custom muzzle brake and hood sight set up for factory irons.

Refinish beech stock to a ebony finish and Satin re blue.

Pillars added to the forearm bolts.

Re choked and crowned.

Cocks as his words, “ like a Hw 50, but hits like a normal R1“

Stock was stripped, a iron oxide solution was used to water pop and dyed with black aniline dye.

A factory finish was the goal but black ebony .. Checkering was chased but sprayed to give factory look of original Beeman Goudy stocks.

15 ft lbs and fun gun to use. I Knew it was a shooter as I sighted with irons before shipping ..Holding three shot groups at 15 yards all touching and I’m NOT a iron sight guy.

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Very nice , i like it ! kind of stealthy with the satin bluing .

 

[Greenarrow]

It looks super! I absolutely love it. Well done

 

[jccams]

If I hadn’t seen the picture I would never have considered something like that, but after seeing it, just gorgeous.

 

[r1lover]

Use a scotch bright and stripper with rubber gloves.
Use a tooth brush from your wife to clean the Checkering. Return it when done.


lacquer thinner with scotch bright whole stock. re use wife’s toothbrush with thinner in Checkering ..of course ,return it

You will never get the beech pure white. It don’t matter when re dying. That ebony needed a iron oxide water pop ( vinegar, steel wool, peroxide, set in a jar to age two weeks before using ) that changed the color of wood to a dark charcoal to keep the black dye uniform And deep black..

A spray on Finnish is used to get factory look. Checkering is taped and coated only on last coat.

What was the spray on finish and how did you apply it? From an aerosol can? From a detail/dash/small pneumatic paint gun? Thinned probably?