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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : CFX Marauder September 17, 2008, 04:32:35 PM
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Ever seentwo squirrels argue with a rat over some seed? I did...and being that I was dying to spank a rodent with My new BAM B51 I jumped to the chance and grabbed her.......Just one problem though,due to my own tweaking I was now getting minorpellet clipping on the endcap of the shroud and pellets were going everywhere and shot strength was wayyyy low..No problem,unscrew the cap,sight in real quick and bag at least one of the offending partys.....Daughter hands me a pellet and I line up on a targdot...POW!!!! Holy @$&&^^&& thats loud !! Scared and giggling we look at each other and she says better put that back on daddy....I do as both squirrels run down the fence and up the big oak...Aww well box it up and send it to Big ED for a going over,your fault it's clipping is what im thinking...One last pellet before you go,I line up on the dot and squeeze off the round....Nice muffled pop and a loud slap on the backstop....HMMMMM......not what I was expecting,ok another shot ...same results ... Ten rounds later im sighted in and not seein any clipping. WTF! Did a yard Gnome sneak in and fix my baby!!! I dont care,she's running hot and I can tell she wants blood....She gets it....About thirty min later all rats haveshown back up and started the argument again....lol...I broke it up... The rat was first,itfell with a shot to the left eye as the first squirrel just looked on,never ran or startled... Just went back to eating seed till he caught the same to fuzebox.The pellet passes through and stops with little noise in the tree..He flops for a sec and falls silent with his buddy watching intently from the snack shack....I reload...shoulder...squeeze....Muffled pop and a loud slap as the CPHP passes through and strikes the snack shack...Dear lord please forgive me as I giggle at the ease whichmy baby works....Then a song pops into my head............
The dark side's callin' now, nothin' is real
She'll never know just how I feel
From out of the shadows she walks like a dream
Makes me feel crazy, makes me feel so mean
Ain't nothin' gonna save you from a love that's blind
When you slip to the dark side you cross that line
On the dark side, oh yeah
On the dark side, oh yeah.........
Yeah....Im going crazyand having fun getting there ! Im gonna grabGuinness,my IPOD and bust some spinners. Im a happy man and the funs not over cuz arubbernecker shows up tosee whats going on...Quickly I grab another CPHP and snuggle up against the door frame as he hops into a hollow log I use to hold seed...The wind is blowing and the umbrella is hiding him a bit as it flops,so I wait...He eats for a few minutes all the while my butt is starting to hurt so I shift a bit causing the door to open fully and bump a chair...He freezes in a low crouch which gives me a view of his mouth and nose below the umbrella...several more seconds and he hasent moved...heck with it !...Muffled POP,small hole in the umbrella and tree weasle #3 is on the ground....Had to charge the cam batteries but I made sure to get some pics....Here's my new baby
Big ED tuned and fully shrouded BAMB51 wearing a Tasco 6-24x40 in accushot high mounts...
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Brent:
Nice rifle. Nice shots. Ya gonna camo that mean looking shooter to match your other art deco camo job?
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Wow, what kind of neighborhood is that you got there?
Looks like you're the new sheriff in town. That would have been a kick to see. Nice recovery and nice shootin'. Amazing story.
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Tommy....Once im sure she's a keeper the paint will fly..It's already planned...
Dave.....A very small one.....I wish I had the open spaces you show in your posts...You've made some nice long shots for sure !
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Fine shootin Brent, glad you got her healthy for a hunt.:) What a mix, nutter's and a RODENT! but you took em down.:) Great pix and story my friend. Ed
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When you said rat you ment it.............................Nice shootin and a fun story. Troy
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Great shooting Brent!!! I really like the B51. I am glad you are enjoying your new baby. I can't wait to see what you and your daughter do with the paint scheme :)
Great pics and detailed description of your hunt.
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Brent,watch out for the shroud and the band,if they get twisted out of line it could clip..........also the low powered shots could be the vurge of valve lock,drop your fill 100#,just a few thoughts...Barry
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Er, I`m assuming U R not going to eat that real rat. The satisfaction of tweaking a shooter and making it A1 is priceless. Great story telling, shooting and pics. And yep, those PCP`s are loud without their shrouds.....
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outstanding shooting and pic. That rifle is looking fine :)
Jeff
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SWEET!!! Where can I get my B50 shrouded like that?
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Guys There should be no missin with this newgirl !! Lady marauder would and still will put the pellet where needed but this new girl just stacks em....Even with the cheapie CPHP the groups are easily and prollyunder 1/4" at the 23 yards distance I have and this is in a seated position with my hand restin on my knee...Im truely falling in love with this gun Barry sold me....When im sure I love her she'll get some new clothes and im thinking about "stippling" the forend and grip area of the b50 stock....I'll be grabbin this one for any squirrels and she needs a name...
Jaymo : http://www.bigedmachining.com/ (http://www.bigedmachining.com/) His work his great and at a awsome price !!
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...Black Beauty. But that's so simple. Too early in the morning..
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Check the length of pull on the sporter stock,I`m 6' 215#,and it was uncomfortable to me,just my thoughts.....
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Nice Brent! Seems you got that Bam 51 dialed in very well with all your tinkering :) Good shooting!
Welcome to the dark side :-)
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Harry .Only tinkering Ive done was replace an Oring in the filler valve and bolt probe all credit has to go to BAM,Big Ed and Barry..
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Barry...I'll look at it and see..Nothing a chopsaw wont fix.
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CFX Marauder, help me......
I feel the pull. I'm drifting away from the light.
Slap myself, droooooool, droooooool.
I'm drifting again, drifting.............
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Paul...Dont do it...Just dont do it..
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Resistance is futile.....jump right in with both feet. Push da button now.....
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I would love to but..... I have to sell that Shadow first.
Did that BAM51come in a synthetic stock Marauder or did you paint it black.
You have me interested din one.
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Brent I cant believe I missed this so long... That is so cool that you got the rat also... I hate them dirty varmits... But alas the bird feed just brings em in....
The new shooter looks great and is a killin machine.... Ed did a fine job on her...
Randall
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Paul the stock is wood painted with truck bed liner...Tough stuff..If you are interested in PCPs id fully recomend a Big ED tuned B51..
Trigger is awsome !!
Easy to tune and mod...
Pumping is easy..Mines running just under 800fps with a 14g CPHP...Pump to 100 BAR and get 40 shots down to bout 50 BAR...
Shrouded looks great and sounds even better..Im not sure if youve watched my vids but you can hear in some the tank ping is louder than the shot..If you have neighbors you will want shrouded...They are loud !!
ACCURATE !!!!!
Cost wise...Ouch...You may find used and tuned like I did for $400 and the pump will run you $150 - $200+Â It's a bit to pay but man is it great...I dont think I'll ever go back...
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Randall...Only one I ever got !!! Ive seen one other but I flubbed the shot..I need training master, the art of the rat eludes me....
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They are the most elusive creatures on the planet... Smarter than deer and faster by far,, They have the ability to learn your schedule and will invent ways to elude you... They are driven by the Devil.. The beasts are food hungary and never stand still if they get a chance.. ya have to be already pointed at the bait when the arrive. Thats why I got night vision.. I see them first.. I am ready and waiting for thier fast dart for the food... Thier 1 genetic drawback is that they will chose a piece of bait at the last minute... those hairy bastages have a genetic flaw.. they cant decide which morsel is the best for about a split second... Thats your moment of opertunity.. he stands motionless for a split second because his greedy arse wants the best piece.. thets when ya zap him.. There has been many times I pulled the trigger and he turned and ran as the pellet was on it way.. They are sneeky, spooky and nasty.. GET UM BRO... I hope this helped...
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Heck yes thats good info !!! Over the last month or so the cat population around here and jumped big time, there WAS like 8 cats roaming around...Were down to one cat roamingnow but she wont let me near her...I think they had a big impact on the squirrels , birdsand why I dont see more rats..The one rat I got was taken as you say, I set up on the hole he was coming out of and as soon asI seen noseI let her rip.....I'll keep your info in mind when the time comes..
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Great story and great shooting too, Brent. If you didn't already hate 'em, here's what revolted me about rats...I was headed out the door taking the family to dinner about 5 pm in July, broad daylight, couldn't believe it..a rat chowing down on bird seed. I popped him a bit too far back and he drug himself about 15ft to die beside the lawnmower. I verified the kill, we went to dinner, I saw it was missing when we got back..I figured a cat or somthing got it...Oh well, still plenty of light I'll mow the front yard. I hop on and a rat runs out from under the deck! What the heck..I poked him with a stick I KNOW it was dead! I roll the mower forward and there is number 1 on the ground with my bullet hole in his back, and his brains missing. Number 2 found that more to it's liking than birdseed. Now I kill them every way there is 24/7. Check out Piedpiper.com
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You didn't see the fishing for rats with a fishing pole video did you?
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Can't say i did...where is it?......OK..that's good. yet another way.
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scotsman - 12/29/2008 9:59 PM Can't say i did...where is it?......OK..that's good. yet another way.
Its right here.
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=13002&posts=10#M103369