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PCP - HPA - C02 Gate => PCP DarkSiders Forum => : DWM August 22, 2009, 04:13:45 AM
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I'm finally getting around to showing off my .117 Marauder fitted with a 4-12X40 Hawke scope. This gun is amazingly quiet, hard hitting, and super accurate! I'm having so much fun shooting the thing that I'm burning through the pellets. The rifle likes Crosman Premier Heavy's, and also shot the CP hollow point well, but much to my surprise, doesn't shoot as tight of groups with Kodiaks. I find I can often shoot the 1/2 center out of a target at 130'. I can also hit these little homemade spinners (photo below) 9 out of 10 shots. They are attached to a fence that is also 130' feet out, and even at that range the pellets hit the washers with a resounding smack! I'm totally hooked on the dark side and can see another PCP in my future...
Thanks to Jeff/longislandhunter, Gerald/kp4att, daveshoot, 21grans, and others for the great advice on this purchase.
Don
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Those are cool spinners. Glad you are enjoying your Marauder.
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I TOLD YOU.... TO HAVE FUN!!! ENJOY IT... GERALD
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That you did Gerald! Of the other guns you own, which ones are your favorites.
Don
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DON.... IN THIS ORDER: WHICHESTER 1000X, GAMO WHISPER AND RWS 48.
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Very cool. I really like my Whisper too.
Thanks again,
Don
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I am considering purchasing a Marauder in 22...what can you tell me about your Marauder? Are you pleased, or is there alot of hype? Thanks in advance...
I currently own a Gamo silver shadow 1000 in .177 and an RWS 460 magnum...
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My .22 Marauder is awesome !! Deadly accurate, more than enough power for small to medium sized game, so quiet you'll think it's broken :)
Comes with sling swivels already installed which is a nice feature if you're a hunter. I left mine at the factory settings for 2500 psi and I'm getting 60 good shots on a fill,,, a typical 60 shot string for me starts out around 850 fps......climbs to 920 where I then get around 20 shots in the 900's, then it slowly drops back into the low 800's by shot #60.
The 10 shot clips work extremely well and make quick follow up shots on game a snap.
What's not to like ??? :)
Get one, best money you'll ever spend.
Oh yeah, I forgot,,,,,, Welcome to the GTA.... nice to have you with us :)
Jeff
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The Marauder is my first PCP and it was the right choice... thanks to the advice on this form. As Jeff said, what's not to like. Accurate, super quiet, 10 shot clips, it's a great way to go. I'm tempted to get one in .22.
Don
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Thanks guys! I really enjoy shooting my Gamo Silver shadow 1000 in .177 and even more my RWS 460 magnum in 22. However, the lure of the Marauder is just killing me....plenty of power, accuracy and quiet with minimal recoil....I am going to cave in a buy one.
I was thinking of buying it from Mac1 so that it is tuned when I get it. Any suggestions? I was going to purchase the pump and extra mags from Pyramydair.
Thanks again for the advice and the warm greeting to the forum. I appreciate it.
Brian
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My RWS 48 sounds like a .22 after shooting the Marauder. You will enjoy it.
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Whatever you do, get a scuba tank!!! It makes the experience absolutely awesome. To heck with all the work of a pump. 4 seconds max, and you are filled!!! The .22 is the best ever. Burn thru ammo like crazy. At both of my shoots this summer, kids went thru a box of domed, 625, at each shoot!! Lee
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Well, I bit the bullet so to speak...I have purchased a Mac1 Marauder in .22, a Scott Pak air tank, a CGA347 to foster female yoke, two spare mags, 500 kodiak 21.3g pellets, 500 JSB 18.1g pellets, and a Center Point 4-16x40mm scope. To say that I am excited is an understatement!!!
It is all supposed to be delivered on Monday 8/31
:-)
Did I forget anything?
Brian
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You will want more magazines! Your going to love it.
Don
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Hi Brian, the only thing I can think of is you should have tripled that ammo order!!! You will not regret one penny. Good luck with it, it is an amazing piece. Lee
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Yes you need 4 more clips & more kodiaks,many more kodiaks lol 21grains
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Buy your mags from Pyramyd...they are only 13 bucks each. Twenty bucks everywhere else I tried.
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Benjamin_Marauder_Mag_22_Cal_10rds/2761 (http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Benjamin_Marauder_Mag_22_Cal_10rds/2761)
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Glad that's working out for you, don't really see how it couldn't! It looks perfect with that scope, and seems to be working!
I have been thinking about another .22, to set up for night defense. I want to keep #39 bone stock, but it is tempting to play with a replacement stock, some night camo and illumination, and maybe night vision someday. This rifle was made to rule the night as well as day. I don't want to put an NV scope on a springer.
I second the idea of the tank. Just too easy.
There have been some interesting posts about opening up the baffles to decrease pellet sensitivity of this rifle. Personally, I am happy shooting CPs all day long, but the theory goes that the tight clearance of baffles to skirt may cause turbulence thatdestabilizes some pellet types. I would want Mac1's take on that but I think he was leaning in that direction, as well. So far, mine ain't broke so I'm not fixing it, but it's an interesting theory.
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having a hard time picking the caliber... i like to target shoot at home, pest control my yard, and would like to shoot it in field target... .177 or .22? are they just as quiet? how far can you shoot the .22?
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I chose the .22 and had it tuned by Mac1. I am shooting the kodiak extra heavy pellets (22.1gr) and the gun is silent. It is as accurate as shooting a laser. I can put my crosshairs on the target, out to about 80 yards and get an immediate kill. I also have a RWS Diana 460 magnum, which I love, that can also shoot that distance. The difference between the two is incredible. I have to use the mil dot adjustment to hit that far with the 460....its a straight on shot with the Marauder. I can hit and puncture the can on a stick at 100 yards with the 460, the Marauder knocked down the can and post like it was hit with a football! Also, there is virtually no recoil at all with the Marauder...
Tim at Mac1 also made a good point about buying an airtank instead of a pump. I am so glad that he did. I cannot say enough good things about my Marauder. It is like shooting a 22 rifle with a sliencer. I was told buy it, you wont regret it. I thought I would spend approximately $700...I ended up spending $1000....rifle, scope, pellets, tank, yoke. I am soooo glad that I did. The only thing that I don't like about the Marauder, is that I don't want to shoot my other guns anymore. There is simply no comparison. I researched and debated for several months before I purchased. I have no regrets at all. Having Tim at Mac1 go over your rifle and fine tune it is money well spent.
Did I mention that I love my Marauder?
Brian
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I pretty much always pick .22 so maybe I am not a good one to ask. Any one of my guns is likely to be pointed at a critter (whether food or pest) and I like the extra edge. I don't shoot FT, but don't some guys prefer the higher retained energy of the .22 for knockdowns? I just like coming a little closer to rimfire performance with a gun that can produce these power levels. Fewer "hop offs" in the field.
That said, for yard pests of a reasonable size, the .177 would scream out of a Marauder and probably do the job on anything you're likely to encounter at yard ranges. You would have a flatter trajectory so less compensation for distances, in target. Plus, there would be cheaper pellets.
When I look at the cost of pellets, especially versus rimfire and centerfire ammo, I don't consider it much of an issue. It might add up over time if you shoot a lot but what the heck.
From what I have read, they are about equally quiet. They are really really quiet. If anything the .22 would be a little louder, and believe me, it is the quietest gun you'll find.
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What did the guy at Mac1 do and what is the difference now? Am still new to this and wondering if the custom stuff is really worth getting.
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The price difference was only about $50, Tim adjusts your trigger, slightly widens the baffles within the shroud, reworks the crown and test fires it. I think that there are a couple of things in addition that he does...I just can't think of them. I would recommend that you load up on Beeman Kodiak extra heavies as well...they shoot very well. I enjoy knowing that the gun is going to work very well when I recieve it.