Tuning My Marauder is Jealous or.....

[M63Ural]

So I just brought home my new to me Cricket. Thank you Barry. Got her scoped up, and sighted in. Now I had been doing some spring and hammer changes in the Marauder. The regulator on the bottle had started leaking. So I decided to do a quick swap, that's fine but now my poppet is leaking. I'm not sure if it's a case of jealousy, or if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Either way, the Cricket is impressive. Sharp noise from the wack on the valve, then the impact on the target. I've never had a bullpup very different off the bench. Nothing I don't think I can get used to. Especially that trigger, nothing wrong with that. 

Jim

 

[triggertreat]

LOL...I hear you. Congrats on the Cricket! I have read good things about those airguns over the years.

I haven't shot my two heavily modded Marauders in nearly a year until recently after picking up an Impact II. Both Marauders are still winners and haven't developed any issues while collecting dust, but the Impact II is so much more airgun. I absolutely love my Impact II, but the Marauders are not going anywhere anytime soon either.

 

[KatoKevin454]

I just took out the Marauder yesterday, I try to circulate through my guns so they don't sit collecting dust for to long, the Mrod was still holding air at 2800 psi, it's been about 4 months since the last time I shot it, it was shooting spot on, no adjustments needed, it loves JSB 18's, mine is stock except for a LW Polygon barrel, I get 50 shots per fill at 750 fps, I had it up for sale not to long ago, but no one wanted a Marauder, I didn't want to sell it anyway, I love this gun.

 

[triggertreat]

No one will give close to what's in them, so might as well keep them. My .22 and .25 both have TSS systems, MDS hammers and light weight reservoir tubes. The .22 has a MMHF barrel and has a special de-pinger incorporated gauge block and is not regulated. The .25 is ported to .250" and has the GM barrel with the choke removed and another spare with the choke, both with custom .220" ports. The .25 has a Cobra valve and is Huma regulated. They both are light and highly tuned with proper power levels for their calibers i.e. 30 FPE and 55 FPE, and shoot "lights out" with both having an ES within 2% for their strings. So, they are light powerful and accurate and have traditional stocks in synthetic that hold up well. No real need to part with them, really. The Impact II and Slayer take over from there and I need something for the smaller critters that is lower powered for around the yard that is effective and quiet. I swap a Neil Clague Reflex moderator between the two calibers.