The remarkable BAM B3 / AK47

[Josie & John]

These remind me of the Langenhan break barrels from over a century ago, which were sold as Milltas, Ansonias, Lincolns and numerous other names.

Cracking little rifles and great to see they are still available.

John

[averageplinker]

So how do they shoot?
Rich.

[Shed tuner]

So how do they shoot?
Rich.

Going to have a quick test tomorrow, but they are basic, so not expecting anything wonderful. Form Germany, so will be 6FP, which should help. With a little tuning, lubing & piston sleaving, they can be quite mild mannered. 25mm tube and a fairly light piston with shortish stroke is a good starting point. Trigger on the one I had previously was a bit vague though.

[Josie & John]

Going to have a quick test tomorrow, but they are basic, so not expecting anything wonderful. Form Germany, so will be 6FP, which should help. With a little tuning, lubing & piston sleaving, they can be quite mild mannered. 25mm tube and a fairly light piston with shortish stroke is a good starting point. Trigger on the one I had previously was a bit vague though.

Not anymore Jon - that trigger is lovely, as is the smooth action, which just shows these rifles respond very well to some tuning.

John

[Shed tuner]

Shot them this morning.. much as expected Faily mild mannered shot cycle, but a little twangy. Trigger is vague, but as they are brand new will just shoot it a bit and see how it settles before trying anything.. it's a direct trigger, so never going to be epic... this also inclines me towards leaving the sligtly weedy 5-6 ft/lb spring in there, as there is really nothing to gain from an extra 2 ft/lb on an open sighted plinking springer - except making the trigger harder. One finger cocking is a bonus.

[tackdriver]

Is it possible to mount a scope? I seem to remember years ago there was no rail.

[Shed tuner]

Is it possible to mount a scope? I seem to remember years ago there was no rail.

Interesting question.. on these, there is a very shallow dovetail machined near the top edges of that rail on top - whereas on the older version the rail was plain, no dovetail. I'd not trust it with anything heavy, but I'm going to try either a light scope (SMK 4x28, surpisingly usable and small/light), or a red rot. The recoil is pretty low, but when I say those dovetails are fine...

[Josie & John]

Is it possible to mount a scope? I seem to remember years ago there was no rail.

I recall a previous importer, Trapper Industries offering a 'custom' version of the B3 as well as the standard, which was fitted with a muzzle break and very basic looking scope. This would have been around 2005. I think there's 'scope' (pardon the pun) for a shop/business to start offering these again, particularly as they can be sourced from Germany so cheaply.

John