I guess the Beeman Emblazoned R9 is sold and gone.
Good riddance.
I will get rid of my Beeman R9 in .177 because it isn't as accurate or as powerful as my HW98 .177.
The Beeman R9 and HW98 are the SAME rifle except for the stock and barrel shroud. One can't be more powerful than the other.
Wrong. My HW98 .177 shoots at velocity way higher than the Beeman R9 I bought from Straight Shooters some years ago. Compared to a simple HW95 .177 Plain Jane model I get 798 fps at the muzzle.
In the HW80 .177 I get MORE. The Beeman emblazoned rifle is NOT as good as the HW 80 or 95 or 95L.
Want me to compare the rifles in .177 to the .177 Beeman R9?
HW95 .177
HW98 .177
FWB Sport .177
HW30 .177
HW35E .177 Silver
HW35E .177 Blue
The R9 Beeman is LESS than the HW95L or HW95 or HW98 in the same caliber.
You are hanging on to a dream Mr. Beeman gave up a long long time ago to Huntington Beach after Santa Rosa after San Rafael.
Beeman and his name mean nothing to me after having his R1 in .177 and seeing him sell out his business to Huntington Beach where all the rifles became centered to buy.
They are all weak and inaccurate performers compared to the HW80 Today and the R9 as well in the face of the NEW HW98s today.
Why do we want a "Beeman" nowadays unless you are collection artifacts from the past not comparable to TODAY!
Just get an HW98 and END it. All the chatter and talk disappears in the face of a working HW98 made TODAY or YESTERYEAR.
You want perfection? For an "R9"?
No can do! Start with a 98 and suck up the cost right away. Then, you'll never need a replacement to the caliber you choose. And you CAN choose .25, .22, .20, .177 in the 98 to beat the horse feathers in the "R9" Emblazoned Gold Trigger Ambistock thing made now.
Go to HW to get the best.
Beeman excused himself and his company and no longer is a defense for any more "Beeman" rifles made by HW.
HW98 Ends it.