Beeman Yet another R8 in the herd

[specie]

I just recently got this from AOA. I think its a pretty nice stock

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That is an unusually nice stock. Here's another one with a better than average beech stock.

 

[Silver Ace]

Wow that is nice! Someone paid the extra for ‘select stock’ on that one!

 

[Mycapt65]

25mm. The earlier HW50

Congrats Kingfisher61. A classic Beeman gun and along with the R7, great with a peep sight.

Thank you! I thought so, but wasn't sure. I knew it was an Hw50 but didn't know which one. The Hw50 stuff gets confusing. I wish Weihrauch just used the 99 designation for all the 26mm 50s.

 

[KWK]

Oh that Lucy! Nice photo. She looks to be a springer also? Her paws on second thought...some kind of herding breed?

Border collie

 

[K3JB-1]

HW50's are nice shooting guns

nice

I have a newer HW 50s, with the new design cut away stock.. I much prefer the older stocks like yours. Congratulations on the purchase

 

[DualMagMike]

Just one R8 for me

 

[TnCnDn]

Border collie

Stayed with ranchers in the Badlands of North Dakota, they had that same dog. You would think they were twins. We got along from the get go. She did not like the rancher for some reason. It was hard to leave her behind.

 

[MDriskill]

I’ve read that you can increase the stroke on an R8 with good results.

This post was on the UK BBS recently. Apparently up-stroking the HW 50 / 55 was a standard thing with a Venom tune?

 

[KWK]

thank you, Mike
Would you be so kind as to PM that post to me, please? I knew I had seen that recently but couldn't find it.

 

[holo07]

got my R8 at a gun show a few years back, i was new to Beemans and didn’t know what I really bought until I got home and did research.

 

[houston]

R8

 

[Mycapt65]

You guys are killing me. Now I want one!

 

[mj102]

You can’t find them kingfisher 61 hoards them all

 

[.20calguy]

You guys are killing me. Now I want one!

Ain't that the truth?