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My Take,
May 27, 2011 David J. Lorenz (Flint, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beeman SS1000T Sportsman's Series .177 Pellet Rifle with Scope (Misc.)
This is a truly excellent shooting rifle! It is easily the most accurate full powered springers I've ever shot. Nothing else I will say will be as important as these first two lines were. Fit and finish are superb and barrel lockup is obviously very solid. Also nice is the fact that it just loves inexpensive crosman pointed and premiers making it quite economical to shoot. I typically shoot 40 shot strings straight through without any muscle fatigue (shakes). I measure the cocking force at 33 lbs. (spec is 35) and can group 10 shot strings into dime sized groups at 10 yards (basement range). On the down side it is very heavy at 10 lb 8 oz and has no sling studs so not the best choice for all day stalking. Also note this is NOT manufactured by Beeman Germany but rather a Chinese subsidiary. That being said, tolerances have been held very tight, and the barrel is 12 land,groove nicely cut and is replaceable as it is a sleeve within a bull barrel housing (cool)! This seems to make for an...Read more