Anyone on this forum own one? Ive searched for years for one to pop up for sale. Ive got a crow magnum and would love to own its big brother someday. If you do have one, id love to see some pics!
Theoben dual magnum, who?
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I have one. You are welcome to shoot it if you ever make it to the store. Need to be stout to cock it.
Rob.
I have one. You are welcome to shoot it if you ever make it to the store. Need to be stout to cock it.
Rob.
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The Dual Magnums came both Beeman and Theoben stamped as well as walnut or laminate stocks. The Beeman typically had a light "blonde" stock and the Theoben's were a bit darker.
Here are mine;
Here are mine;
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The Dual Magnums came both Beeman and Theoben stamped as well as walnut or laminate stocks. The Beeman typically had a light "blonde" stock and the Theoben's were a bit darker.
Here are mine;
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Years ago I took my RX2 to the Beeman shop in HB for service. They had a small range with all the guns hanging in the wall to try out. I tested the R1 laser a Crow mag and a DM. I wanted one of each but my wallet was not up to the task.
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Lucky to have found all those some years, hate to think about replacing them on either availability or price these days.
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Value may be the easier part of the equation, trying to find one for sale is the hard part. Typically they sell for $2500-$3000
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Mine is the dark laminate. Shoots the Hades really well on one stroke.and the the H&N barracuda’s great on two strokes.
I have a chart from Beeman’s of power levels for all the popular pellets of the day. It came with my gun. I’ll post it when I can get it scanned. I
I have a chart from Beeman’s of power levels for all the popular pellets of the day. It came with my gun. I’ll post it when I can get it scanned. I
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Were you able to find the chrony info on the Dual Mag. I'd be curious to compare it to my 2...
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Wow, thanks for that but this is not from Beeman it is from Straight Shooters. I will ad this to my Dual Mag info that I collect. The test though are MILES off the factory claim and what I have found with my 2. 28fpe is the highest they seem to have tested where one of mine makes as high as 38 and has not been serviced or altered in any way. An article in a UK airgun magazine had a DM on test and verified 37fpe with Kodiak pellets.
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Yes sorry it’s from Straight Shooters. Yes defo don’t have them tuned for max power. Mine is likely to have had the power altered at some stage and is also around 28fpe on 2 strokes but I didn’t check that with the 21g barracuda’s. That was with a lighter pellet.
It really is 2 guns and I suppose and different people would tune it for there particular needs. There’s huge power there it you want it. It is odd to do a review and not have it at max though. They certainly were impressed with it and it must have been a disappointment that it didn’t sell in larger numbers.
I also got a price list I’ll scan and post asap
It really is 2 guns and I suppose and different people would tune it for there particular needs. There’s huge power there it you want it. It is odd to do a review and not have it at max though. They certainly were impressed with it and it must have been a disappointment that it didn’t sell in larger numbers.
I also got a price list I’ll scan and post asap
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Yes, I was very surprised the fpe was so low compared to the factory rating on the test rifle. The manual says they can be used as low as 12/20. I do have different power levels set up on my 2 rifles. The Theoben is 19/31fpe and the Beeman marked one is 25/37fpe.
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This just keeps getting better. Gorgeous rifles. I’m buying a fare amount of the current rifles, I’m envious of the older guns you have in your collections. Thanks for sharing!!! Never imagined the numbers involved of the different models. I would love to buy a few but way too risky coming over our border. Crow
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Shot cycle never concerns me and something I hardly focus on. I laugh each time I hear the expression "kicks like a mule" when talking about airguns. The only thing I care about is a nasty twang. I can even live with a slight twang as long as the pellet goes where I aim. To answer the question you asked, with the 21gr Kodiak and shooting at full power the recoil is pretty impressive for an airgun and recoil is quite quick/sharp. There is no mistaking you just pulled the trigger on the most powerful factory produced piston gun ever made. Using the Kodiak pellet at the factory claim of 840fps= 33+fpe the pellet is still exceeding the 12fpe limit many have to deal with at 160 yards! A UK magazine had one on test that made 37fpe with the same pellet and at those specs it's exceeding 12fpe @174 yards. Accuracy is reported to be about 1/2'' @40 yards and a very impressive 1 1/2'' @75!
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Man this gun is just as impressive as the 54’s sled technology, more so because you can’t find anything like it being manufactured today. I have a limited knowledge of springers/gas guns so there’s probably more impressive tech than a 54 but man is this Theoben cool. Super magnum, gas piston that’s accurate. Out of all the guns you(DualmagMike) have shared on this forum this one is the most badass.
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The 54/56 sledge is borrowed/old technology just the gas ram is although many think both are newer innovations. The FWB150 I believe was the first to use the sledge ~1961! Theoben, the first gas ram came about the early 80's. There really is nothing like the Dual Magnums before or since. From the unprecedented power to easily used "dual power" and ability to be used from 12-36fpe they are utterly unique. More impressive than the sledge technology is the Giss system recoiless rifles. The sledge guns are actually semi recoiless whereas the Giss is recoiless. It uses dual opposing pistons to cancel the action of the other and is old tech also ~1960 and was invented by Diana I believe. The Whiscombe rifles later used it also and I think those were the only 2 company's to use that very complex recoil suppression system.
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