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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:21 pm |
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| packrat |
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I see posters syaing they have a "bam-26" ( as an example) is it a supplier, distributor ???? Pardon my ignorance,,after all I am still a newbie  |
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:24 pm |
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I believe it stands for "Best Airgun Manufacturer", a Chinese company....
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:54 pm |
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It should correctly read: Bad AG manufacturer
They are all copies of existing (quality) airguns. I advise against wasting money on them, just get the real thing. |
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:39 pm |
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| sniper |
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| rsterne wrote: |
I believe it stands for "Best Airgun Manufacturer", a Chinese company....
Bob |
i have a .22 b-26. it's a clone of the beeman r-9/hw -95.
damn good rifle for the money!!!!!! very good (real) 2 stage trigger.
it throws 14.3 jsb's @ 690 fps and is my favorite of all my springers.  |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:04 am |
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Better Airgun Manufacturers, as I recall. Also known as Xisico, Industry Brand and some others.
They're tinker-guns. You mostly buy an unfinished rifle, leaving some for you.  |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:45 am |
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It is "Best Airgun Manufacturer". "Xisico" is a US import agent, "Industry Brand" is a different company, but they seem to have stolen some designs from one another.
The lower-end BAM products are generally poor quality and a waste of time (Models B1, B2, B3, B4). People seem to like the mid-range (i.e. B11, B12, B18, B19, B22) and higher-end (B26, B40, B51, etc.) items alot better.
So it really come down to which specific rifle you are talking about as to whether it is worhwhile. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:18 am |
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| THIS SITE ROCKS !!! I googled xisico, and found that the XB-25 appears to be my Stormxt, just with a different name/designation. The B25-2 stock shape is fairly close to the stock of my Storm. I can use the photo of the b25-2 to layout pattern for removing wood from my Storm stock! First though, I'm gonna check into just buying the B25-2 stock..that would give my storm the look I want, PLUS I'd have the std. stock if I ever decided to put the Storm back to factory standard!!! All depends on the $$$..I'm not only a packrat...I'm a cheap one as well...AKA "frugal" HA!! |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:48 am |
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The QB78 is also sold as a BAM in some places... I think they're basically the same company, but the BAM's are better finished. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:37 am |
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| The Storm XT is not a B25- it is based on the B18/19 platform which Crosman has had modified somewhat. The B25 stock will not fit, unfortunately. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:49 pm |
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Well DANG IT !!! Just my luck, as usual...Oh well ! At least it does show me the cut-out portion of the stock, which gives me a fairly good idea of where and how much I can remove from the factory stock..so I'm gonna go with that.......just would have been nice to remove/replace and keep the stock component for "just in case" situation. Thanks for letting me know before I got my hopes up too high.. should have known that that would have been too good 2 b true.
One more question--if it doesn't work then I'll give up the idea and just do my own !! My question is : Would the synthetic stock from the B-16 fit up on my Storm?? TIA you guys are a wealth of information....
I see that "Cobra " offers a bunch of bams....learn something everyday. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:41 pm |
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| The only direct-replacement stocks that will fit on the StormXT are ones from the Crosman Quest, Phantom, Tac-1, Remington Summit, and probably a couple others I've forgotten. The only BAM stocks that fit directly are those from the B18 and B19. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:01 pm |
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| Shuuuuuuucks ! Well, thanks again Eric, for all the info....I kinda figured that was gonna be the case. I'll just go with my original plan. Thanks, -Rodger. |
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:34 am |
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It's a personal thing, but I don't buy clones of anything, no matter how good the deal is for me, or how good the clone is. The reason is that cloning is stealing, plain and simple. It should be called what it is. Honest R&D costs big money. Cloning is the theft of that R&D. That's one reason the clone can be offered for less money. The R&D portion was stolen to begin with. Buying a clone in my mind is no different than buying a stereo out of Vinnie's van that you know was stolen. I know I'm pretty much alone on this, but I'm used to it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:56 am |
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| AirGunEric wrote: |
| The only direct-replacement stocks that will fit on the StormXT are ones from the Crosman Quest, Phantom, Tac-1, Remington Summit, and probably a couple others I've forgotten. The only BAM stocks that fit directly are those from the B18 and B19. |
I just put a Bam B26-2 Thumbhole on a Quest ! So it can be done.
Happy Holidays to ya! Eric and family,,,
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:09 pm |
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| Teryx wrote: |
It's a personal thing, but I don't buy clones of anything, no matter how good the deal is for me, or how good the clone is. The reason is that cloning is stealing, plain and simple. It should be called what it is. Honest R&D costs big money. Cloning is the theft of that R&D. That's one reason the clone can be offered for less money. The R&D portion was stolen to begin with. Buying a clone in my mind is no different than buying a stereo out of Vinnie's van that you know was stolen. I know I'm pretty much alone on this, but I'm used to it.
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I wonder about that. Most parts are made in China these days. The real thieves are the people who put big prices on stuff that's really not all that better.
That being said, I have yet to see a real good "clone" of the rifles I love. Up till now they've been alright, and up to their money, but for the money of a new clone, I buy a used original. |
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