Beeman Sportsman RS2

[RangerPete]

Hi Folks,
Does anyone know if this model was made in china or Germany?
Are they any good?
And what would the equivalent HW model be?
Many thanks
Pete.

 

[uglymike]

China. I shot 1 once about 10 years ago. Guy bought it @ Walmart I think, came with 2 barrels for about $100. Really rough shot cycle, about an 8-10lb trigger that felt like dragging a nail across concrete. I fired just the 1 shot, that was enough for me. If you're a tinkerer...

 

[Mycapt65]

Ugly Mike is spot on. Chinese garbage gun. I had one ten years ago. It convinced me to buy my first HW. A177 HW95. The quality is polar opposites.

 

[JDR]

Brother had one. Not accurate.

 

[beerthief]

that is sad to hear , and labeled a Beeman .

 

[SteveP-52]

Only real Beeman's left are the R series rifles, the rest are Chinese junk. Had the silver version they called the Kodiak and came with .177 and .22 barrels.
Don't waste your money. Exactly like uglymike described and the breech block on mine was drilled so badly, you had to aim at least a foot and a half to the right to even hit paper.
Walmart got it back (they actually used to take returns) an hour later.

 

[RangerPete]

Thanks guys,
This one is up for sale on a local website, but I guess I’ll be saving my money for a real HW…

 

[Logan]

I would not consider them trash guns. The Beeman RS2 series is currently manufactured in China but they were originally Norica manufactured guns and made in Spain. @ 18-19 fpe gun. Usually, fairly long barrels & not too difficult to cock. Think stout D34 with a longer, stretched out break.
They came with two or three trigger variations but the "RS2" version is the most desirable, being a two stage adjustable trigger. Easy to id the rs2 trigger, it has two adjustment screws and the safety lever just in front of the trigger blade is angled, not curved. Far as I know, all current trigger versions are plastic.
The swappable barrels are actually pretty decent barrels.
Bottom line, they are under rated. I would consider an Airhawk the same quality manufacture wise but with a bit better trigger (T05 copy).

 

[Mycapt65]

I would consider them trash. I owned one. People have different standards. They are big and very harsh. It was early in my reintroduction to airguns. Right after two box store gamos blew up their scopes. The RS blew up its scope as well. I was chasing my tail with various springer rated scopes. It's just a very crudely made gun. I bought my first HW because I was tired of pulling my hair hair out with accuracy problems and having my teeth rattled out of my head. I disassembled it out of curiosity and threw it out. I don't care about it's origins. It was just an unpleasant experience.

 

[JDR]

This thread is interesting. Tale of 2 barrels.

My Experience With The Beeman Sportsman RS2 - Airguns & Guns Forum

My Experience With The Beeman Sportsman RS2, Air guns, Airgun Forum

www.gatewaytoairguns.org

 

[Pelletsport]

Hi Folks,
Does anyone know if this model was made in china or Germany?
Are they any good?
And what would the equivalent HW model be?
Many thanks
Pete.
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It is Chinese and has no HW equivalent. As stated above, it is an exact copy of Norica's top of the line springer. The RS2 trigger is a copy of the Norica NATS trigger, except the silver RS2 trigger blade is cast, and the black Norica NATS blade is plastic. Parts can even swap between the guns.
They had quality control issues years back as a few posts said, but they have slowly turned it around since they were bought out by SR Industries 10 or so years ago. I may have gotten lucky, but my .177 RS2 Beeman Longhorn was a ready-to-shoot laser out of the box.
The RS2 is full of potential for tuners.
The RS2 trigger is very tunable and can be made light and pretty dang crisp. Chinese Beeman has a reputation for good barrels. I have half a dozen from qb78, Chief, RS2, and they all have accurate barrels. The RS2 does have a harsh shot cycle, but that is to be expected when a budget friendly 17+ftlb .177 or 19+ftlb .22 magnum springer goes off. However, cut some coils from the mainspring, and you can make the RS2 a smooth 13ftlb backyard defender. Cut a few more, and make it a 10ftlb pussycat that will still easily take a starling at 25 yards.
The only drawbacks are that the wood stocks are on the large and heavy side (I chose the Longhorn because it has the synthetic thumhole/pistol grip stock, it's great). and you have to make or buy a reacher tool to remove the spring.