Rick

I’m sorry to hear that you had that much trouble with the B26. When did you get it? I communicate with the folks over at BAM pretty often. It is possible that I can get you the replacement parts or at least point you in the right direction if you like.

I’ll tell you that the B40 .22 is one awesome rifle. I like the .22 over the .177 any day. I’ve got both and the .22 is more accurate over a longer range. In fact I was shooting mine this afternoon. The difference between the B40 and many other springers in significant. The weight and balance really makes it easy to shoot. The only down side is that I could not see carrying that all day as a hunting gun. With a scope mine tops 13lbs.

If your not in a really big hurry, you may want to consider waiting for the Crosman Discovery. I’m on the short list to get one as soon as they come available. Crosman worked with Tom Gaylord to come up with an affordable PCP rifle that generates an honest 900 FPS in .22 with standard pellets. I’ve put all my purchases on hold for this to come out. Retail is 399 for the rifle and pump, but I believe PyramydAir will have them for a little less.

Too many choices and not near enough time or money!

AirHead

Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, BAM 26 is truely a affordable quality gun at its price. I had one actually, the power wasn’t much less then my norica marvic gold .22 (claimed 800~820 fps). The only problem i had with B26 was the stock eventually cracked, and the powerful dropped quite a lot, maybe was because the spring broken or seals died etc.. and I have no ideal how to fix them. what a pitty. I am now also interested in getting BAM 40. I think BAM 40 has better overal quality then Mendoza RM 2800?

Apart from the B26, I also have gamo shadow 1000 (.177) Gamo Hunter Extreme (1.77) and Norica Marvic Gold (.22) amount all the above, I found Norica is most reliable, with good power and accuracy. I have a bit problem with my hunter extreme regarding to get the accuracy as good as my norica, I think the size, weight and obvously the poor trigger pull cause my accuracy problem.

I normally hunt in farms, manily rabbit and pussoms. so I guess the range and power are quite important. I admire your knowledge in air guns and do feel really lucky to find your website.

Now I am in middle of process in deciding whether I should go for RM 2800 or BAM 40, and what caliber I should choose. if choose rm 2800, it going to be .22 thus shorter fire range, and open sight will be fun to try. I used M-14 back in my military service many years ago, normally shot at 300M with open sight, that is why i am considering try RM 2800. I know BAM 40 doesn’t have open sight at all, in your opinion, will that be best to choose .177 or .22 in BAM?

I am in New Zealand, almost everyone love hunting, and airguns are very popular here for small game hunting. In here, there is no power and special limit for importing air guns.

We don’t actually see too many BAM in here, and as far as I know, many people here actually want them, but purchasing from internet is always hassle (quality, warranty etc) and cost more (shipping and 12.5% GST tax if total value (goods+shipping)is above $290 USD or 400 NZD. However, as I am also in trading business I believe some low-medium priced rifles with reasonable quality will be the good seller in NZ.

Yes, I will be very interested in getting more of these options.

Thank you very much

Evan

First of all let me say that I really like the some of the Mendoza line for their accuracy and price. The RM-200 is the best example of that. When you start getting into the $200 price tag, you have a lot of options like the CFX in .22 and RWS 34, and another personal favorite, the BAM B26. (the BAM B26 is my overall “best pick” for a Chinese / low cost break barrel.)

With regards to the “real” velocity from the Mendoza, you’ll only get that after about 250 to 500 pellets. It takes that long for the gun to stop dieseling and settle down. The open peep sights are really nice “if” you can get them to line up. I had some problems with my review gun. I’ve heard that I’m not the only one that has had such issues. Again, the BAM B26 has awesome open sights, can knock a squirrel off a branch at 20 yards, and likes cheap Crosman Hollow Point Premier pellets. I’ve got to update my review on the B26 as they recently upgraded the spring and it gets in the mid 700 FPS now.

As for the “synthetic” stock. I have the RM-200 in grey “synthetic” and it sure feels like painted wood to me! With that said, I LOVE MY RM-200. It may not have all the power of some other rifles, but I’ve learned how to take down small game with one shot kills. In populated areas, I actually prefer the RM-200 because the pellet stays in the game rather than passing straight thought like my B26. (B26 with RWS hollow points passed long ways through a squirrel at 15 yards)

Anyway, I hope I’ve answered some of your questions.

Please let me know what you decide and how it works out!

AirHead

I quite like the look and unique rear sight of Mandoza RM. and wish to buy a .22 cal for open sight hunting. the rm 600 seems to offer good power too 950 fps (giving the fact Mandoza seems over-rating the fps quite a bit, so i guess the true fps will be around 750~800) But then again, RM 600 seems only have normal rear sight (like other brands rifle) is that correct? and not a multi-shot.

I also heard a horrible review says the synthetic stock of Mandoza was actually painted on cheap wood. well, I guess that shouldn’t be possible, but just want to ask if anyone who has experience of Mandoza synthetic stock, how good it feel etc.

Sorry for so many questions, and thank you very much again

AirHead.

I am interested in purchasing Mendoza RM 2800, can anyone tell me more about this rifle?

Many thanks