This evening I found time to pull my .22 Beeman R9 Gold Finger rifle out of the vault and perform the annual performance and maintenance check.
First cleaning the barrel, I found it to be dirtier than anticipated. This rifle prefers the Predator GTO 11.75 gr lead free pellets. I didn't expect it to be as fouled as it was. About six patches run front and back using the Patch Worm, followed by a pair of felt cleaning pellets doubled up back to back, and it was bright and shiny.
Next I checked all of the stock screws, they were tight. Using my digital torque wrench, I checked the screws on the Sports Match mounts and found a few of the scope screws actually too tight. I brought all of them into spec.
I checked the lubrication at the pivot points and all seemed to be as it should be.
I tuned this rifle in 2021 utilizing a Vortek PG 4 Steel HO Kit and Vortek seal. The trigger also has been totally disassembled, polished, cleaned, and lubricated. I tested close to a dozen different pellets before settling on the Predators.
Moving to the indoor 18 yard range, I checked zero and made some adjustments, resetting the turret caps to zero once done. I then shot the two ten shot test groups found below. With the exception of the one flyer shown on group two, given the light 11.75 grain pellet and the 15+ FPE, I was pleased. This rifle is extremely smooth to shoot with no "buzz" evident.
First cleaning the barrel, I found it to be dirtier than anticipated. This rifle prefers the Predator GTO 11.75 gr lead free pellets. I didn't expect it to be as fouled as it was. About six patches run front and back using the Patch Worm, followed by a pair of felt cleaning pellets doubled up back to back, and it was bright and shiny.
Next I checked all of the stock screws, they were tight. Using my digital torque wrench, I checked the screws on the Sports Match mounts and found a few of the scope screws actually too tight. I brought all of them into spec.
I checked the lubrication at the pivot points and all seemed to be as it should be.
I tuned this rifle in 2021 utilizing a Vortek PG 4 Steel HO Kit and Vortek seal. The trigger also has been totally disassembled, polished, cleaned, and lubricated. I tested close to a dozen different pellets before settling on the Predators.
Moving to the indoor 18 yard range, I checked zero and made some adjustments, resetting the turret caps to zero once done. I then shot the two ten shot test groups found below. With the exception of the one flyer shown on group two, given the light 11.75 grain pellet and the 15+ FPE, I was pleased. This rifle is extremely smooth to shoot with no "buzz" evident.
