Chipmunk Smackdown #2

"Bobr"What kind of grabers are you useing ? And nice shooting like your scope cam

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"Alan"It appears the remains were in full rigor when you picked them up? Just curious.

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"Bruce54"I'm curious about your tune on the Marauder. Have been watching your videos and I am impressed with the performance of your .22 . My first pcp was a Disco that I got about 1 1/2 yrs. ago. I've taken it up and down and all around with mods and now want to step up to a Marauder. The question is, .22 or .25? I love to hunt but shoot 500 shots at inanimate targets to every 1 at live game. Air consumption is a concern as I only have a 92 c.i. CF tank. I'm an old fart and don't have much disposable income so a .22 is attractive but what did you do to get the performance you get? Can you get decent results at P Dog range? 
Bruce

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1. Cheaper ammo.
2. A more economical plinking caliber.
3. Ammo readily available on the shelf at stores like Walmart.
4. Flatter ballistic curve.
5. More shots per fill.
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   .22 Cons
   1. Smaller projectile more affected by the wind over long range.
   2. Not a good choice for anything larger than Red or Grey Fox.
   3. Less forgiving if not a well placed shot due to a lower FPE delivery.
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      .25 Pros
      1. High energy on target.
      2. Less affected by the wind in long range scenarios.
      3. Very forgiving with a less than perfect shot due to higher FPE delivery.
      4. Allows for much wider game choices (larger quarry).
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         .25 Cons
         1. Ammo more expensive.
         2. Not as economical for plinking.
         3. Ammo not readily available at retail stores like Walmart.
         4. Lower shot per fill typically.
         5. Exceeds some States maximum caliber laws for rifle hunting small game.
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            Air consumption:
            All air rifles can be detuned to use less air and still allow you to enjoy them for more shots. The .22 requires less volume of air per shot than the heavier .25. So rather than have your .22 screaming down range @ 1000FPS, you drop the FPS to something like 700 and increase you shot count substantially. Now this rule applies to either the .22 or .25 but if you have a .22 at 700 FPS and a .25 at 700 FPS the .22 will deliver more shots per fill than the .25.
            
            How much to get a .22 to perform like mine:
            Because you stated that you are thinking of a Marauder, I will not point out other air rifles in the same or less dollar amount and focus on what it takes to make a .22 MRod consistent. The most important thing for an MRod to begin down the road of consistency is a hammer debounce device. More air is wasted per shot by hammer bounce than you can imagine. Hammer bounce is caused by the hammer striking the air valve pin and because there is not any dampening on the hammer it repeatedly strikes the air valve pin wasting air. The cost for a good Hammer debounce device like a WAR TSS (Wicked Air Rifles Twin Spring System) would be $70-$80. Next would be an air regulator. The air regulator delivers air at a user defined maximum pressure to the projectile every shot. Note I said maximum pressure, you can adjust your hammer spring to deliver less if you want but the rifles main air valve will only see the maximum pressure set by the regulator. You can purchase air regulators from $120 to $190. They do require the air pressure cylinder to be completely evacuated and some regulators require the pressure gauge block to be removed. Regulator installations are not as easy as the hammer debounce device but can be achieved by the average guy no problem, providing proper instructions are followed. On a mechanical difficulty scale, a HDD is a 3 out of 10 to install and a Regulator would be a 6 out of 10 IMHO.
            
            PDog Range Results:
            My Marauder will deliver pellets exactly where I want and any shooter worth is salt will tell you that power that can not be predicted is not worth having. If you can put the pellet in the eye or within 1/8" broadside, you will put down a PD. The issue is, most PD don't let you get within 50 yards before then dip in the burrow but properly tuned .22 can reach out to 100yards and be very effective. another consideration is wind, the .22 will be pushed around more than the .25 would and when the .25 get there it will be carrying far more kinetic energy which equals better PD dirt nap time.
            
            I hope the information I have shared is helpful to you. In my opinion, the .22 offers more versatility and economical operation costs than the .25. If you bought a .22 and a hammer debounce device, I think you'd will be a happy camper.
            
            Good luck!

"intenseaty22"Haji, thanks for the tip on the reach tool. Just picked up 2 of them from my local store.

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"ashes5"Haji
This is the first I watched your videos. I appreciate the time you take for the details. I have been looking for a prism to make my own scope mount and couldn't find it until you came along. ( I was using the wrong words in my search) Amazon didn't have anymore and someone else had them for 69.00. I looked on e-bay and there they were for 24.95. I have some carbon fiber around and will make a mount out of that. If it comes out nice I will send you a picture.
Thanks again and great video. 

P.S. My first PCP was a 1st gen 25 mrod. it shot really well so I never touched anything on it. dropped 22 out of 25 starlings one day at 35-50 yrds.

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"intenseaty22"Haji, on another note: Your MRod. I don't recall if you ever said, but, is it a stock barrel? Or have you upgraded the barrel? My impression was that the 2nd Gen's .22 barrel was not up to par. Is this the case? (I think your's is a 2nd Gen, no?

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