Beeman PCP Underlever Air Rifle

Beeman did excellent with this one. I bought the Umarex Origin .22 kit that came with a hand pump. That one is plastic and looks and feels like a toy and shot count is only 30 per fill, and inconsistent accuracy. Not the Beeman 1358, This one is accurate like a laser beam every shot. The under lever makes it so nice because you can keep your trigger hand and head in position while cocking the lever to take shot after shot quickly with efficiency. I recommend the Caldwell Stinger for a bench rest, it allows you to cock the lever without having to raise the gun off the rest. I got the Caldwell precision turret shooting rest and I have to lock the handle in place to shoot it without moving the gun every shot. I also made a home made silencer out of a plastic sprinkler head I saw on YouTube, works great. Also turned down the hammer spring as recommended to almost flush with the end. I get 50 shots per fill. Also I recommend using Umarex Gauntlet magazines, they are better constructed, cheaper in price, easier to load, and stop after your last shot so you never dry fire like the Beeman magazines do. The gun is heavier than I like at 6.9 lbs without scope. With scope it's 8.1 lbs. I got the Heng compressor and added filter to fill the gun in less than a minute and got a 88ci portable carbon fiber tank for remote filling, make sure to get a unregulated valve to fill to capacity. It gives me about 5-6 fills. The scope is good and accurate but I upgraded to a Bushnell Banner dusk to dawn 4-12 x 40. It doesn't have mil-dot or open turret adjustment but removing the caps is simple enough and holdovers are estimatable using the reticles. I bought several high end scopes with etched glass reticles and 1st focal plane, they are over hyped. In the real world you can't even see the cross hairs in those when trying to line up the target, and it looks cloudy or fog like in higher magnification. Don't waste your money, a mid priced scope with clear reticles in lower magnification is all you need. The higher magnification scopes in the x28 or higher suck. 16 and under is all you need. The trigger has a long pull and takes getting use to. The air Guage is located on the side which makes it convenient to see and the foster fitting is nice you don't need to carry extras probes. It is a very valuable worthy buy. Others out there with air regulators sound good but limit you to a phlenom that takes up air and weight and cost. You just have to know between 1500 - 2900 is your sweet spot. 50 shots and you're good. I shoot daily in my backyard at 25 yards. The weekend I take it out to 50 yards using a empty cardboard box filled with old tee-shirts and put splatter blast 4 inch targets on it and 1 inch dots. .

Great little gun without breaking the bank . More money for ammo. The stock is very well done and very robust , and feels good to hold and point . While most bull pups have the bolt well past the north 40 the Beeman is different . Nothing sticks out..... just smooth on both sides making it ideal for both left or right handers. I shoot mostly left handed but i can easily switch either way . A vast aray of pica tinny rails on both sides as well as the top give the shooter many options in which to choose the location of optics , lasers ,flashlights as well as side bipods if so desired . In my case i decided not to use the included scope in favor of a compact 3x12x44mm side focus for a clearer site picture . The under lever is very smooth and precise giving the feeling of total control . The magazines ( 10 rd ) are plastic but seem up to the task at hand . Fancy milled ones would add to the overall price . The gun comes with 2 mags and 2 single shot trays . These are 20.00 a piece already . If your looking for world class trigger look elsewhere this isn't bad once you get use to it ( just don't over expect ) . Most bull pups start at 400.00 and go up from there including the higher end ones . Are some worth 2k ? Not to me . You could purchase a power burner or 3 or 4 for that much money . IF ammo could be found ? Or reloaded ? Good luck there . The barrel cover is plastic and removable reveling the actual barrel where a moderator can be installed . It has a bark to it so it may not be suitable for backyard shooting depending on your neighbors . I opted for the moderator. A foster fitting is used to refill the bull pup , a nice feature no fill probes to loose , covered to keep debris out .

The rifle by it's self is heavy due to the 3500psi charge rating. Thicker metal tubing, heavier valve and heavier hammer and barrel. The wooden stock is beefer which also add more weight, could have streamline corners and edges more rounding affect. But this PCP is powerful, accurate and very loud. Item came fully protected boxed within an other box. Found no damages to items inside. Thank you.

I received this rifle today. I purchased it for something for my wife to shoot. I have many more expensive PCPs so I have a lot to compare it to. This rifle is a great value for the price. I've only shot it at 25 yards so far but it stacked pellets at that range and made one ragged hole. It puts out more power than it is rated at, mine shot about 100 fps more than the 880 it's specced at with Crossman 14.3 hollow points. The stock is solid, and gun balances nicely, and shoots well. The receiver is milled aluminum, with a plastic cheek riser and barrel shroud. The gun feels well made. It is a joy to shoot, and has a very accurate barrel for the money. The undercooking lever is very easy to cock, it takes very little pressure and locks back into the stock with a satisfying click. The gun is a bit loud, but moderators are available online if you search for about 25 bucks. The trigger leaves a lot to be desired, it is very heavy (mine was about 7 lbs) and has a very long throw, and it was clearly designed by an attorney. Fortunately,it only takes about a half hour and a ball point pen spring to improve it dramatically. It is easy to shorten the transfer rod, and replace the return spring to get a very good single stage trigger with a clean break. There are YouTube videos easily available to assist with this process, and it's free. The heavy trigger is typical of lower cost rifles, but it is easier to fix than most with this gun. The included scope is better than nothing, but that's about it. It is a fixed 4 power with marginal eye relief, and a plastic tube. It is slightly more useful than iron sights, but that's about it. I didn't use it. Treat it as the freebee that it is and you won't be disappointed. All things considered,you won't find another pcp in this price range that will compete with this little gun. Five stars overall.

i received this item and it leaks air around the pressure gauge. I tried to get assistance from amazon but all i got from customer service was a request to upload a picture of the damaged item. First i work on a laptop and do not have the ability to take a picture and send it to them. Next i tried to get them to call me but the box where they wanted me to input my number would not scroll to allow the input. Looks like i just threw away 250 dollars. I think it may be time to move to ebay.

What I did not like about other bull pups is the cost and the caulking leaver is way up by one’s cheek. Very awkward to caulk. This is an under lever up front near where your other hand is holding the gun. Fast and smooth. The only con about this rifle is the Beeman scope and mounts. Put a different scope on first but later put the Beeman scope on to try it out. Could not even get it on a big cardboard target at 16 yards and then tried to adjust windage and elevation the cross hairs would not even move as I turned them. Quickly went back to other scope. This bull pup is fun to shoot. Accurate, good wood stock, gauntlet and avenger mags work in it, Crosman 14.3 H.P. and domed pellets very accurate as well as others. Same hole 3 shot group at 16 yards. For a non regulated pcp this is accurate for at least 30 to 35 shots. Hand pump friendly as takes about 70 to 80 pumps to 3000 psi. I’m 83 years old and find it easy to do. For the money for a bull pup you can’t go wrong.

This PCP is a lot of fun to shoot. I love the wood stock. Comes with a scope, and extra mag. Very accurate down to 1500psi. It is fairly loud, so I purchased a third-party suppressor, which quieted down a bit.

Very solid construction. I'm very impressed with the build quality of this rifle. Very powerful. Not especially quiet, but that's to be expected. At the current price, it's a steal! If you are considering one, now is the time.