Old break barrel Beeman question ?

[Fly]

I have a old break barrel .22 cal Beeman I have had for about 20 years. It has been a good plinker & a lot of fun to shoot.
Well I,m refinishing the stocks on my two AEA rifles was unsure of the stain color and decided to use the Beeman stock
as a test bed before using the stain on those stocks. Well that has been fun messing with this old girl & it has turned
out to be really a good looking rifle. I decided to give this to my grandson. The only thing that I have not liked with it
it does not have much power. I,m guessing 500 to maybe 550 fps with a 14 gain pellet. Is there anyone that makes a little
heavier main spring for this rifle. I,m not wanting magnum power from it, just maybe about 600 fps with an14 grain pellet.

Fly

 

[DualMagMike]

You would have to name the model, but between Macarri, Vortek or eBay you should be able to find what you need.

 

[bdzjlz]

I have repowered several old Beeman rifles for myself and others. Can be a great project with very satisfying results. What is the model number?

 

[Fly]

It is a sportsman 1000 series If that helps.

Fly

 

[SpiralGroove]

I believe the Sportsman series is a Chinese branded Beeman (not a Weihrauch).
You will need to measure the springs OD and length before proceding.

 

[Fly]

Yes it is a Chinese branded Beeman. Is that a problem?

Fly

 

[DIYEngineer235]

Yes it is a Chinese branded Beeman. Is that a problem?

Fly

I have a Beeman Sportsman 1000 series in .177. So far, its been fun. I need to replace the spring and can confirm that Vortek does have the spring you need. Just tell them the wire size, and number of coils you'd like and they'll cut it to size.
Which reminds me, I need to go order mine today.

Have you done anything with the trigger? When I got mine a few weeks ago, I took the trigger apart to clean it and polish some of the sliding surfaces to smooth it out. Despite being made in China, the design is actually pretty good. Its the manufacturing that leaves much to be desired.

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What kind of ranges were you plinking at?

 

[Fly]

l have done nothing other than refinish the stock. I decided to look into getting a little heavier spring
to give it a little more power. Who is vortex & how do I contact them?

Fly

 

[DIYEngineer235]

l have done nothing other than refinish the stock. I decided to look into getting a little heavier spring
to give it a little more power. Who is vortex & how do I contact them?

Fly

Its Vortek with a "k", not an "x". Vortekproducts.com

 

[SpiralGroove]

Yes it is a Chinese branded Beeman. Is that a problem?

Fly

If you want to get a new spring you're going to have to remove the old one to find out what size it is.
You will need the OD = Outside Diameter, ID = Inside Diameter, L=Length and wire thickness.
Both Vortek and ARH (Airgun Rifle Headquarters) list their springs by the above sizes. Try to find one similar to yours.
All things being equal, more coils = more power, thicker wire means more power, smaller OD - same wire thickness = more power.
Above all, the spring needs to fit into your receiver tube and not be too loose around your spring guide. If the 100% compressed springs length is greater than your piston length, the gun may not cock.

Good Luck - most likely your gun will take a spring made for a Beeman R9 .... just a guess.