Anyone know about the Beeman Raider? Comes in .25 cal. Looks like it shares the same trigger and cylinder as the Icon. Or maybe just a shrouded commander. Either way .25 will be nice. I wish they’d make the Chief in .25
Beeman Beeman Raider
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Ordered the .25- they also have .177- to try out. Should arrive Saturday or Monday. For $200.00 can't go wrong. I have a couple side lever breeches from a BARRA 1100Z that I hope will work. Also have a .22 BARRA barrel that if works I can make it a easy to switch dual caliber. Will update after receiving rifle.
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Please post pics when you get it. I'm tempted but got a few other projects I need to finish. It be interesting to see if the barrel will fit on other models.
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Received BEEMAN RAIDER .25 TODAY. Securely double boxed no damage to rifle or contents. Wood stock looks nice nothing fancy and rifle is very light. Comes with 2 mags 2 single shot trays degas tool and 4 allen wrenches. Mine had about 2500 psi in it so I topped it off to 3500-3600 psi. Untouched out of box shot a 9 shot string over chrony and was an average of 756 fpe. It looks so much like my Crosman Icons only in a wood stock. Uses same style degas tool and mags as the ICON. The side levers I have from a BARRA 1100Z look like a direct fit except there are no screws securing barrel to breech unless they are on bottom. I filled back to 3500-3600 psi and will let sit to tomorrow to see if it holds. Seems like a nice light rifle that should be easy to work on if needed but I will definately tinker. Will update after I make sure hold air. I may purchase the .22 and .177 in the near future if they hold air.
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@rdpjr6504 Stock looks nice. You have an opinion yet on the barrel shroud? Looks plastic or some polymer?
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Still holding air overnite. Thats a good thing. The shroud is a plastic material but it will be changed to carbon fiber. It has a baffle in the end of it to help quiet it down. I still can not get the shroud off after the baffle insert. The baffle insert screws onto the barrel - which has a nice crown - but after that the shroud will not budge. Still trying to see how it will come off short of a dremel. Very nice light rifle if I can get the FPS up a bit.
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Finally reassembled the Raider ( See images ). Should have known for the price it had a plastic breech. The barrel was held in by a pin in the bottom of breech that was held in place by the breech once screwed down to the air tube. I have a couple BARRA 1100Z sidelever breeches and barrels and they fit like a glove. Put flats on top of barrel for breech grubs to secure barrel down. While I was changing the breech I opened the transfer ports in breech and barrel a little. Hopefully get a little more power from this thing. I also plan to change the plastic shroud to either carbon fiber or see if the shroud from the Akela will fit. This thing is so much like the ICONS and BARRA 1100Z and alot of parts are interchangeable. I have already installed BARRA breeches on both my ICONS and installed the shrouds from the AKELA and they fit perfect. Have 5 or 6 baffles in the shroud and are alot quieter. If weather permits tomorrow I will get to test accuracy and fps. I also searched and found the .22 for only $125.00 but it is out of stock. I signed up for the waiting list. This thing is so light and easy to shoulder I hope it shoots well.
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So far I have got it to shoot 20 grains at 800 fps. Has a lot of wasted air- think hammer and or spring way to heavy. Have not shot for accuracy but still a work in process. Hoping to tune it for 20 shots at 820 fps or so and then check for accuracy. Has a lot of hammer bounce. The hammer weighs 82 grams and I think I need to trim some off.
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I emailed BARRA about availability of the breech assembly. I was told they did not sell them but had some warranty rifles parting out. I was able to purchase 5 of the breeches but now they say they do not have any parts from warranty rifles. You may try to email them to enquire about breeches. They were $45.00 each when I purchased them.
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I just picked up the .25 cal kit W/Pump from my local Big 5 Sporting Goods. Just starting the sight in, break in period. Pretty tight have to really cycle the bolt to get trigger to set. I think it will soften only 3 mags through so far.
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Did you do anything to the finish of the stock? It looks pretty nice in this picture!
I assume this model is kind of the next generation of the Commander? I have not seen it for sale at the big name I line dealers yet.
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I'm taking mine apart today to, from the looks of it, it may just slide forward as 1 upper assembly as the transfer port seems almost flush
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I do plan on tearing down my Beeman 2028 pistol. I'm polishing the bolt to ease the cocking effort some. It takes a serious yank on the bolt handle and it feels rather rough. I can see the surface finish is not great on the bolt. Maybe polish the bore where the bolt runs too. If I crank up the hammer spring for 825 FPS, cocking it becomes difficult. A longer bolt handle would be welcome as well. Great "pistol" for a buck and a half. apparently it is related to Kel-Tec, it needs a fluff and buff. 
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