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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles » beeman 1048    View previous topic :: View next topic  beeman 1048   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:28 am gregfor New Member Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 1 I have a beeman 1048, it's a .177 that is supposed to fire at 495 fps. Is there anyway to modify it to get closer to 1000 fps, the thing can barely go thru a plastic bottle as it is Thanks for any help!   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:09 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I have never seen or heard from this Air Rifle before. It's not in the Blue Book either.... Sorry, can't help you hear. I recon though, that you won't get much more power of a low powered rifle like that, for as far as I can find on the web. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:14 pm RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 What pellets are you using? Going to a lighter pellet may help increase velocities, but that alone won't get you in the 1000fps range. Beeman makes nice stuff ... Maybe it just needs a good cleaning or a tune-up? ________ UGGS Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:20 am; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:32 pm under500fps Veteran Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 217 Location: Nova Scotia The 1048 is a variant of the Beeman 1040/41 which is a detuned Beeman GH650 . http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/5/SportsRec/1/Hunting/Airguns/PRDOVR~0755025P/Beeman%2BAir%2BRifle%2Bwith%2BScope.jsp http://www.beeman.com/gold-gh650.htm Probably made by Norica after the Norica Model#56 if yours is made in Spain but they have some made in China . http://www.norica.es/index.php?opt=2&id=314&bs=&spos=-604px# In this link there is things about a Norica trigger & spring which may help you or not. http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=59 _________________ René My air gun stuff .   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:42 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" 1000fps is not possible, the platform is not designed for it- but maybe 750 is possible if you do all the work. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:00 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands RatcatcherDino wrote: Beeman makes nice stuff ... Maybe it just needs a good cleaning or a tune-up? Let's not forget they let other companies do the building for them. Now that we've found it's a Norica, I guess we can state that it's not a rifle ment for power. It's a rifle ment for people who just begin shooting airguns. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:26 pm RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 broommaster2000 wrote: RatcatcherDino wrote: Beeman makes nice stuff ... Maybe it just needs a good cleaning or a tune-up? Let's not forget they let other companies do the building for them. I gathered by the other responses .... Was this always the case? I owned a couple Beeman guns (Tempest and a P1) many years ago (25+ years ago maybe?). I remember both being excellent guns at that time. Then again .... I was pretty young. ________ Halfbaked Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:20 am; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:34 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I assume you're in Canada Greg? Which is likely why you have your hands on a 495fps model... IIRC you need the licensing and permits for a powderburner to have an airgun that does over 500fps. So if you are in an area with regulations like that, you should definitely contact the piggy patrol before attempting to get the rifle shooting faster. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:35 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" For the sake of history/educational effect- Beeman is now owned by the Marksman Company (yes, the really really low-end WalMart product line) and has been for a number of years. Beeman has never done any real manufacturing, just re-packaging/re-naming of other products. It's higher-end rifles are all German-made units from Weihrauch and are very good. It's lower-end stuff used to be made in Spain, but a few years ago this got shifted to China and I believe in a couple of guns, Turkey. The longer Beeman and Marksman are the same company, the more Beeman's product line seems to move down-market. So, depending on the age of one of the lower-end products like the 1048, it may have been made in either Spain or China, depending on its age. Virtually all of the 1048's made in thethe last 2-3 years have come from China. Don't get me wrong, most of the "Beeman" labelled product, even the made in China items will shoot fairly accurately, but upgrading is complicated and parts are not available for them from Beeman/Marksman.   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:54 pm RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 AirGunEric wrote: For the sake of history/educational effect- Beeman is now owned by the Marksman Company (yes, the really really low-end WalMart product line) and has been for a number of years. Beeman has never done any real manufacturing, just re-packaging/re-naming of other products. I just looked it up and found this ... "On April 1, 1993, the Beeman company was purchased by S/R Industries in Maryland. Soon after, the Beeman company was relocated to southern California near Marksman, S/R's other airgun division. In the ensuing years, the product lines have changed a bit, but Beeman Precision Airguns continues to proudly sell and service the R 1, which might be construed as the flagship of the company" The Beeman guns I owned were purchased long before 1993. If they never did any "real manufacturing", I wonder who made them? ________ Asian Movies Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:20 am; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:32 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Weihrauch. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:47 pm under500fps Veteran Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 217 Location: Nova Scotia fritz wrote: Weihrauch. Major Air Gun Clone List . _________________ René My air gun stuff .   Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:53 pm RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 fritz wrote: Weihrauch. Thanks fritz. ________ Bdsm Videos Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:20 am; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:52 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho on the ammo tins: beeman precision airguns 5454 argosy drive huntington beach,ca 92649 714-890-4800 made in germany. this is only 30 or so miles from me. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it....... beeman 1048     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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