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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Mendoza RM2000 or RWS M350 Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Mendoza RM2000 or RWS M350   Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:22 pm eddie1976 Member Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 39 Can anyone comment on these two guns? Both have great reviews on pyramidair. I don't like the look of the Mendoza, but the M350 is twice the price scoped. Not sure which to go with in .22, if you can give me pros/cons that would be great Thanks Eddie   Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:21 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Most Mendoza products are a gamble- their quality control and design engineers seem to need improvement, generally. The RWS 350 Magnum has become known as a "scope killer" due to fairly harsh springer dual-recoil ("harsh" by even airgun standards)- but is apparently a very good gun otherwise. All that being said- what is your intended purpose for the gun? Target shooting, plinking, or hunting? This would help dictate caliber and perhaps allow people to suggest a gun you have not yet considered. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:50 am eddie1976 Member Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 39 Thanks....my intent is to target shoot with the gun, take an occasional chipmunk/squirll/rabit that strays into my graden. I wouldn't call it hunting, since I'm not actively out there in the woods, but I do feel a .22 is called for. The distances that I need performance at is about 30yrds give or take. I own many guns and appricate a well made gun, but for the prices of some of these airguns, I can get a really nice deer gun, so price is a consideration. Thanks Eddie   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:53 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I think if you can afford the 350 magnum, you could also go for something that's "less but more". _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:05 am cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 No contest. RWS with Elite glass. CW   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:56 am eddie1976 Member Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 39 What about the RWS M34? Less expensinve than the M350, and not as punishing on the scope.   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:38 am cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 The 34 is a great gun too. Any of the RWS guns are quality airguns. You can feel the quality just holding one. Taken care of, they should literally last several lifetimes. CW   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:41 am AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" What's an "M34"? There a c few variations of the model 34- all of which are decent guns- but the 'M' means nothing to me... _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:51 pm eddie1976 Member Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 39 AirGunEric wrote: What's an "M34"? There a c few variations of the model 34- all of which are decent guns- but the 'M' means nothing to me... Thought the model number was M34, turns out I was wrong....it is RWS 34 anyway, thanks for your help.   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:31 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" All the model 34's are pretty fair guns for the price- certainly better than Daisy's or Crosman's- at least for the few that fall in that pricerange. Personally, I would choose the 34 over a Mendoza- but maybe that's just me. As for your choice of .22, perhaps not the best for target shooting, but definitely a better choice than .177 for shooting any live critter. Perhaps someone else around here has some more ideas or opinions? _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:31 pm eddie1976 Member Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 39 Is it worth getting the combo that pyramid is offering, or should I get the iron sights and buy a better scope? http://www.pyramydair.com/p/rws-34-air-rifle-with-scope.shtml thanks   Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:39 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" If you compare things, even on the PAir site- you are basically paying $25.00 for that 4x32 scope. It may be a wonderful quality scope- I really have no idea- but is a 4x32 scope worth $25.00? That's something you need to think about. I'm sure the gun will also have the iron sights on it (it better) so if you want a better scope later or don't like it at all, you should be able to use the gun without it as well. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:21 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: Most Mendoza products are a gamble- their quality control and design engineers seem to need improvement, generally. Quote: I don't like the look of the Mendoza I have a Crosman (Mendoza) RM577, and all of this is true (at least in the case of this one example). The safety catch is very flimsy. The trigger feels like dragging a screwdriver through a bucket of gravel. The stock is poorly shaped. The front sight was so low that the rear couldn't be dropped enough to zero at 25 yards. All these things are correctable, and the closeout price was right for a "someday" project gun. (That, plus I like playing with aperture sights, and the rear sight is fairly nice.) If shooting, rather than tinkering, is your goal, go with the RWS. The point of applying the $25.00 price difference to the scope of your choice is a good one. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:49 am cw Banned Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 1771 Screwdriver through a bucket of gravel. Great analogy.   Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:22 am eddie1976 Member Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 39 I read that the 34 has a plastic trigger, can that be changed by a gun smith? I think I will opt for the gun w/o the scope, and just invest in a scope later. 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