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quietest moderator for 22cal M3 - since there have been some new products introduced I would like to see if anyone has any experience with something that they found to be effective.
I have the stock FX and a simple Donny FL moderator and while they work I think I can do better for yard plinking.
has anyone tried the Yokozuna?
 
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quietest moderator for 22cal M3 - since there have been some new products introduced I would like to see if anyone has any experience with something that they found to be effective.
I have the stock FX and a simple Donny FL moderator and while they work I think I can do better for yard plinking.
has anyone tried the Yokozuna?
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How long is a piece of string? It depends...

If you're simply looking for the quietest mod as you state, then only look at the biggest and longest mods (Think DonnyFL Emperor). Your rig would look quite cartoonish and be much longer than needed. But you probably want to know what are the most effective mods reasonably sized for the M3, I suspect.

So you giving more info will help people help you.

What fpe are you planning to run? 70 or 12?
Barrel length?
Will you be hunting or bench shooting?
Do you need your rig to be compact?

If you are looking for just general purpose efficiency, the DonnyFL FX, Tanto, Tatsu, or 0dB 110C are good on the smaller but a bit louder end. Donny FL Sumo, Ronin, 0dB 160, or STO Falx are good choices for the M3 on the larger but a bit quieter end. But none of those are likely the "quietest"
 
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bozman said:
bench shooting/target
don't need it to be compact
600mm barrel length
the power is turned up to 18 on the dial - not sure what that equates to, side note would turning that down a bit affect the sound? If by doing that means other adjustments will likely leave it alone for now
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Tuning the rifle properly will definitely quiet it down if the current tune isnt efficient. Tuning it properly requires possibly adjusting reg pressure, macro and micro wheels and the valve adjuster. What all needs adjusted and how much depends how off the current tune is from being the most efficient it can be.
 
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All you forum members who are driven to produce these things and then offer them to other members, keep up the good work. I recently handed over some $$ to a forum member for his best effort on these things. I felt way better about it than when I buy from a major manufacturer. And best of all, I was impressed.
 
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Hi I'm a new M3 user, and for now I practice indoors, so also looking for "less" noise.
I'm using an inexpensive Gamo NGS-60, and it helps making the tuned down impact less noisy.
Will a moderator, like the new DonnyFL, make a big difference on a for indoors tuned PCP?
And is there a bigger difference what moderator on higher powered airguns?

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bozman said:
quietest moderator for 22cal M3 - since there have been some new products introduced I would like to see if anyone has any experience with something that they found to be effective.
I have the stock FX and a simple Donny FL moderator and while they work I think I can do better for yard plinking.
has anyone tried the Yokozuna?
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The best advice I can give you is to not think you are going to get a massive difference between moderators.

I have tried a lot, and I would say that most have never offered up anything that would make me pay a ton more for one versus another. I would suggest you pick the one you like the looks of. If you get one that has different sections, that will allow you to tune for best performance too. In the end, the one that doesn’t cause any accuracy issues (clipping) is going to be as good enough as the next.

You can have issues with clipping if you go too heavy/big on a moderator if it doesn’t have a larger bore. (That being said, I had issues with the model that was supposed to be super lightweight with a larger bore and didn’t have issues with heavier ones.)
 
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The best advice I can give you is to not think you are going to get a massive difference between moderators.

I have tried a lot, and I would say that most have never offered up anything that would make me pay a ton more for one versus another. I would suggest you pick the one you like the looks of. If you get one that has different sections, that will allow you to tune for best performance too. In the end, the one that doesn’t cause any accuracy issues (clipping) is going to be as good enough as the next.

You can have issues with clipping if you go too heavy/big on a moderator if it doesn’t have a larger bore. (That being said, I had issues with the model that was supposed to be super lightweight with a larger bore and didn’t have issues with heavier ones.)
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Thnx for your reply! I will look into it, a lot DonnyFL users, and a lot to choose from.
 
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quietest moderator for 22cal M3 - since there have been some new products introduced I would like to see if anyone has any experience with something that they found to be effective.
I have the stock FX and a simple Donny FL moderator and while they work I think I can do better for yard plinking.
has anyone tried the Yokozuna?
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make one. try it and do different things until you get what you want. everyone has magic in them. they just have to unlock it through their inner OCD.
 
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