Author Topic: Cometa, Norica, possibly even Mendoza (?) welcome! (Read 11976 times))

RedFeather · « **on:** February 23, 2011, 07:36:50 PM »

If you have one of the above senoritas this is the place to post your brags, nags and I don't have another rhyme but you get the idea.

AirScopes · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2011, 09:03:51 AM »

Jags, flags, gags, drags, snags, rags, nags and stags! Good to see Cometa and Mendoza with a home... Maybe Spanish Gate is enough?

howie1a · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2011, 11:54:32 AM »

I have a Beeman S1 I have been told it is a Nortica air rifle it shoots very hard and accurate either one holer's or tight cloverholes It all depends on how I am doing some days I am more accurate than others.It saya on the breach made in spain and that's why I bought it I feel it is better than the china rifles that beeman now sells. And I like China rifles. Howie

daveshoot · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2011, 12:02:03 PM »

Nope, Mendozas don't count. Same language, but different continents.

As you know, I love my Cometas. But they probably belong in Basque gate.

Oh where oh where is my Lynx? I was saving all my pennies for that little number.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen much from Darryl about his Indian, after the odyssey to find one. You out there, buddy? Is it hitting anything?

bwana · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2011, 02:32:07 PM »

Well Daveshoot, if I had any feelings left you would have hurt them with the Mendoza crack.

I own three mendoza's and I have to admit that they are a little quirky but they are fun to shoot and have the best trigger I have ever used. That's my RM2000 pictured in her camo dress from Shadow.

I owned an RM600 .177 that I got from Redfeather. Nice gun but I sold it because I wanted a .22.

Thanks for the welcome Red.

AirScopes · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2011, 02:46:17 PM »

Mendoza = quirky, but very interesting. Name another break-barrel auto-loader. Name another gun that has a 2-blade trigger.

It may not be Spanish from Spain, but if you create a separate 'mexican' group, is that really practical?

How bout "Hispanic Gate"?

RedFeather · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2011, 12:17:18 AM »

Gamo "survival rifle" - autoloader and made in Brazil (where they speak Portugese).

daveshoot · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2011, 05:12:23 PM »

Gee, Mendoza wouldn't even qualify for South American gate. It would have to be a Mexican gate. Until then, all discussion must cease!

Just kidding. Nothing against them, never even seen one. Actually I have heard good things about some of the Mendozas.

Just having fun with all the gate craze. Still trying to figure out where to post Baikal and Slavia stuff....

I just log onto the Show All Unread Posts so I see all the latest regardless of gates.

turbonoma · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:33:18 AM »

I've had a Cometa Fusion Star .177 cal for over a year now and it's a great little rifle in a class of it's own.

AirScopes · « **Reply #9 on:** March 02, 2011, 08:14:54 PM »

Turbonoma! Thanks for the post. I have wondered if I were the only one to have a cometa that was so accurate. No doubt mine is my BEST springer.

cell · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2011, 03:02:33 AM »

Like I mentioned in another post I got a bug and decided to open up my Norica Storm up. I won't go into to detail on how to get the spring compressed but you do need to fab up a tool to reach beyond the trigger assembly...it's easy peasy.there are a lot of post's here to explain how to do it.

This is my first spring airgun so I don't have anything to compare it to quality wise but all in all everything looks good. I did notice the piston seal looks a bit rough but I did buy it used. It actually looks like it was dry fired a bit because I can see imprints from the transfer hole on the seal.Another thing I was iffy about was the spring guide. It's a hollow plastic tube. I will be inserting something in the center to keep it more rigid at a later time.As a package the rifle is nice and shot good and hard before the break down.I didn't have any chrono numbers before the break down but will have some soon as I am awaiting the brown truck for a chronograph I ordered.

I cleaned her up good and took the edge of the cocking slot for piston assembly and the cocking arm it self where it rides on the piston.(debur).I also polished the spring ends,washers, and the area that the spring contacts on the top hat. I then lubed her up lightly on the seal and the spring. I also lightly lubed any contact points such as on the breach block and cocking arm.

After I finished installing everything back together I took her out in the yard and fired a few pellets. All I can say is WOW lol. In my lack of experience with spring airguns I had mentioned before that my rifle shot smooth and wasn't hold sensitive. Well now I know what it should feel like. The rifle is very quite now and I can use a tighter grip on the stock. It shouldn't but it seems it hits harder also. Its actually amazing from what little I did made such a big impact on the feel and accuracy of the rifle... I am happy camper.

When the brown truck gets here I'll post up some chrono numbers for everyone.

If anybody needs any more pics or specs let me know. I didn't post them all, but only the ones I felt might help somebody. Also thanks to all the members here for all the heaps of knowledge here on the site.

Cell

Edit: I just realized I forgot the spring length and number of coils

Ill post em up later...off the top of my noggin I remember the spring have 50? coils.Ill check my notes tomorrow for ya.

daveshoot · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2011, 07:44:27 AM »

Nice post, cell! I'm sure this will be helpful to other Norica owners, or prospective buyers. You just can't take enough pictures when tearing into a new model for the first time- I have referred to them many times when trying to reassemble.

Did you go into the trigger assembly? They are often the trickiest part.

cell · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2011, 01:18:44 PM »

I haven't attacked the trigger yet. It seems o.k. to me.Then again I shoot a muzzleloader and a Russian military Mosin rifle that have heavy triggers...so the Norica trigger feels like a dream to me.

Cell

rofocale2011 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2011, 12:30:32 AM »

i have a mendoza rm2000, blueing is really nice, pictures don´t do it justice(is that the right expression?), i have an umarex 800mag pistol, some fire guns, and the blueing of the mendoza is far better, of course my fire guns have been with me for more than 20 years(though well taken care of)

power is good enough to go through jack rabbits at 60 yards, head shots or "codillo" shots(mexican term for where you shoot if you want a shot through the heart), i don´t know what to call it in english, by the way i´d appreciate if some one would tell me its translation

they really have a bad reputation here in mexico, because they diesel A LOT, if you are in an enclosed area, it would stink up the place of burning oil, but if you just have to give it some time for the dieseling to stop, some times as few as 30 shots, some other times as many as 300, and you will get a nice, accurate airgun that lasts for years, i´m 30, and i have had 3 mendozas so far,one of them(RM800) has been in service for 20 years and last year i killed a rabbit with it,"codillo" shot died in the spot, it has never had a lube tune, as a matterf of fact, i got this gun on my birthday when i was a kid didn´t take care of it, blueing is almost gone, but the inside of the barrel is like new, i even dry fired it some times when i was a kid, didn´t know i wasn´t supposed to !!, my father just told me how to be careful with it... never to aim at a person even if it´s not loaded etc., etc.

didn´t know there were SO MANY brands of air guns until last year when i learned to use a computer hahahha...oh ...how i hated technology hehe..

i haven´t had a chance yet to compare"face to face" or should i say "barrel to barrel"?(hehe) it to my baikal MP-513M which i got last week, took the baikal to the range, it definitely is more powerful than the mendoza, but i read somewhere the baikal´s powerplant is bigger, so it would be an unfair comparisson, but i´m just saying this so you can have an idea about the mendoza

rm 2000

i got 3 of these pictures from the web,the repeater system, double bladed trigger, and the rear sight with fiber optic inserts, coudln´t take nice ones with my camera

my old rm 800

RedFeather · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2011, 12:36:50 AM »

I, personally, think there is room here for Mendoza. If you haven't tried one, don't knock it. The current guns have a great trigger and, if you don't oil them and are satisfied with slower, but still competent, fps, they aren't that bad. Finish on the one I sold Bwana left nothing to be embarrassed by. Funny that, on what used to be the Gamo forum, folks here are so quick to diss Mendoza. I missed out on an early Mendoza tap loader last year and sure wish I had won the bid. And I don't buy junk.

Cell, those are neat guns, especially the older 800. Only air gun I know that is designed to diesel.

cell · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2011, 03:28:17 AM »

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head shots or "codillo" shots(mexican term for where you shoot if you want a shot through the heart), i don´t know what to call it in english, by the way i´d appreciate if some one would tell me its translation

I call them boiler room shots.

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Cell, those are neat guns, especially the older 800. Only air gun I know that is designed to diesel.

At first I couldn't figure out what the heck you were talking about.lol. my 880 doesn't diesel. Its the cheap pump gun. All tho after my mods on it I used grease and not oil to lube the seals in the pressure chamber it did diesel but not in a typical springer sense.

Do we have a gate for daisy's? I would like to post on my mods...they really make these things zing those pellets.

Cell

AirScopes · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2011, 06:17:28 AM »

Dis a mendoza? I love mine because of its peculiarities. I don't do the 'drop of oil so it deisels' thing, but it is an interesting concept that goes with the double-blade trigger, autoloader, and peepsight. Makes it worth having one!

rofocale2011 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2011, 01:10:14 PM »

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I call them boiler room shots

thank you for the translation

bwana · « **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2011, 09:12:03 PM »

leviathan666999, Welcome to the GTA! I have three mendoza's, (2) RM2000 and an RM200. I've also owned an RM600 and an RM2003. I think they are seriously underated, The fit and finish on the guns I've owned has been excellent and the trigger is fantastic. The RM200 .22 was my first airgun. I bought 5 refurbished Mendoza's from a guy in New York for a total of $350, tuned them and then gave three away to friends. When I tuned them I removed the felt washer that is behind the seal so it no longer stores oil for combustion. My Mendoza's are quiet and accurate now. They aren't the hardest hitting guns I own but they are fun to shoot and that's what it's all about. Thanks for posting and giving us an opinion from "down Mexico way."

rofocale2011 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2011, 01:20:27 AM »

Quote from: bwana on March 07, 2011, 09:12:03 PM

leviathan666999, Welcome to the GTA! I have three mendoza's, (2) RM2000 and an RM200. I've also owned an RM600 and an RM2003. I think they are seriously underated, The fit and finish on the guns I've owned has been excellent and the trigger is fantastic. The RM200 .22 was my first airgun. I bought 5 refurbished Mendoza's from a guy in New York for a total of $350, tuned them and then gave three away to friends. When I tuned them I removed the felt washer that is behind the seal so it no longer stores oil for combustion. My Mendoza's are quiet and accurate now. They aren't the hardest hitting guns I own but they are fun to shoot and that's what it's all about. Thanks for posting and giving us an opinion from "down Mexico way."

it´s really nice to know people in other countries like the mendoza, i agree with what you said "They aren't the hardest hitting guns but they are fun to shoot and that's what it's all about"

by the way, i´m going to tune and old diana pistol, so i can start learning how it´s done, so i don´t screw it up with my mendozas, and i will remenber about removing felt washer you mentioned

thanks

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