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I took my new Beeman ar2078b to the shooting range today. It was shooting low so I tried to adjust the rear peep sight. No matter what I did it still shot low. I think the front diopter sight can't be adjusted right?
What type of front sight? Ideally if you can lower the front sight it should help you get on . By lowering the front sight you have to raise it (and there fore the barrel making the gun shoot higher. With the back sight If you raise the back sight to get the front sight in the same position it was you need to raise the barrel. One way or the other Beak barrel springers can have barrel drop which means the barrel points down more then ideal
This can be frustrating
you may be able to change or adjust the diopter in the front sight
Hope this is some help
This can be frustrating
you may be able to change or adjust the diopter in the front sight
Hope this is some help
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Removing material from the top of the front post will raise your POI.
Ideally, you should try to remove enough to print a little high on the target, then you can tweak the rear sight up/down to fine tune the elevation.
You didn’t mention how low it’s shooting at what range. If you’re shooting a foot low, you may not have enough material to work with.
Ideally, you should try to remove enough to print a little high on the target, then you can tweak the rear sight up/down to fine tune the elevation.
You didn’t mention how low it’s shooting at what range. If you’re shooting a foot low, you may not have enough material to work with.
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Umm I don't know how to that stuff. I was shooting at 3 to 5 feet I think. I don't know which way I was turning the sight. I know nothing about that peep sight. I tried setting it with a 12 inch target.
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Try extending ur range to at least 10 paces.
At 3-5 feet, tall iron sights will cause you to shoot low. Moving the rear sight up will raise ur point of impact
At 3-5 feet, tall iron sights will cause you to shoot low. Moving the rear sight up will raise ur point of impact
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Yes you can’t shoot that close. Consider that the pellet starts below the line of sight comes up and goes over and then at some point probably about at 25 yards drops back down and over the line of sight.
The line of sight is always a straight line the path of the bullet is affected by gravity and the angle of the barrel TO the line of sight.
I think your problem is you are way too close to your target. The pellet hadn’t crossed the line of sight yet which means it will be low until it does
The line of sight is always a straight line the path of the bullet is affected by gravity and the angle of the barrel TO the line of sight.
I think your problem is you are way too close to your target. The pellet hadn’t crossed the line of sight yet which means it will be low until it does
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Your never going to get a sight of any kind to 'zero' at 5 feet, unless you manage to find a shoot through bore sighter, or get really creative with scope/sight adapters.
If you want to stick with the open sights, put the target at 30ft/10y and start over and report back. If you want to invest in a scope ($50-100 at Walmart, don't go crazy on more expensive ones until you have the experience to know what you want). Then, well that's a different learning path but still wouldn't start at less than 10y.
If you want to stick with the open sights, put the target at 30ft/10y and start over and report back. If you want to invest in a scope ($50-100 at Walmart, don't go crazy on more expensive ones until you have the experience to know what you want). Then, well that's a different learning path but still wouldn't start at less than 10y.
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That gun is junk. I had to screw the CO2 cap on so tight just to get the cartridges to puncture. it is so tight o can't even get the cap off. besides it shooting to low. I'm going to try to get a refund on it. It ran me over 190 bucks.
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Make sure you exhaust all of the Co2, by shooting it, before you try to remove the Ctgs.
That cap will be extremely hard to unscrew if the reservoir is under pressure.
That cap will be extremely hard to unscrew if the reservoir is under pressure.
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I’d suggest spending a little more and buying from an air gun dealer. I’ve had good luck with Air Guns of Arizona but any reputable dealer could help you A LOT.
I’d skip the CO2 Guns and buy a spring piston gun and maybe a scope.
From my experience if you try to go extremely cheap the cost will escalate in frustration
OR better yet try to hook up with an experienced air guner in your area and get some hands on assistance
I’d skip the CO2 Guns and buy a spring piston gun and maybe a scope.
From my experience if you try to go extremely cheap the cost will escalate in frustration
OR better yet try to hook up with an experienced air guner in your area and get some hands on assistance
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I'm returning that air rifle for a refund and I bought a Benjamin 392 pump 22 caliber pellet rifle. I used to have a silver finish 20 caliber many years ago. It was a tac driver even with the factory sights. I got the air rifle new for 40 bucks from a local gander mountain store. It goes for 140 back then new but the store had to sell it to me for 40 because someone put that price on it. Lol. That gander mountain store isn't in business anymore.
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I recently had a Benjamin 392 and I never got it shooting well at all. Terrible trigger couldn’t shoot one inch at 15 yards. Not at all like the Sheridan I had 55 years ago. Pumping gets old. Do yourself a favor buy something like a HW 30 and never look back. You will thank yourself every time you shoot it.
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I'm going to get yelled at for this.... But 2 guns that you cant shoot at 3-5 FEET sounds like you need to spend some time with an airgun and learn a little about pellet trajectory vs speed rather than expecting it to work to your expectation without that knowledge.
As a side note, a 392 was quite literally the most accurate rifle I ever shot with open sights. But at the same time, pretty much the same sights as the 2078 and it NEVER would have worked at 5 feet.
As a side note, a 392 was quite literally the most accurate rifle I ever shot with open sights. But at the same time, pretty much the same sights as the 2078 and it NEVER would have worked at 5 feet.
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Umm the 392 doesn't have a peep and diopter sight on it. it's not the same sights as what is on the Beeman ar2078b.
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No..... its not the same...
I've owned many of everything you've mentioned so far. If you want to talk, pm me and I'll give you my phone number, otherwise I'm done. There is a ton of knowledge here and elsewhere. I think you need to try a different starting point.
I've owned many of everything you've mentioned so far. If you want to talk, pm me and I'll give you my phone number, otherwise I'm done. There is a ton of knowledge here and elsewhere. I think you need to try a different starting point.
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