Recent content by jcalvert

Honestly, I am guessing about the “likes” or what makes a “quality” post. I was previously very active on Straight Shooters forum and I think the yellow forum (or at least I lurked there a lot - I don’t remember). Maybe similar to you, life did it’s thing, as it often does, I ended up here and...

As mentioned before, I am a newbie here. I think a quality post is one that gets “likes” - community interaction. Just replying to bump up a number may not count (if the backbone of this site uses some decent AI), but I have no idea. My reply and your “like” to it may help you out. LOL -...

Interesting. I joined Dec 24 (for me, more of a being out of the “hobby” for a while vs trying to use the Classifieds) and have posted a bit (re-establishing myself so to speak and enjoying myself). After seeing this thread today, I checked and I am now able to post to the Classifieds. My...

Thanks. Learn something new daily. LOL I don’t see it on the Hill reference PDF. Replacing the dry-pac seems straight forward. If I need to o-rings (reference on my screen shot above, as #14), where do I get them? I looked on the hillpump site, but didn’t find anything that looked like my...

Let me follow up the original post with some follow up shooting action today. I’ll be brief (minor miracle, I know). First, the Marauder gauge shows that pressure has held at a tick over 3000 PSI for 36+ hours. I think it is fair to say that there are no leaks. To me, this is a testament to...

OK, thanks for the info. I find this interesting because I thought the canister had a hole that needed to line up to the pump. But I haven’t experimented. You are also the 2nd or 3rd person that mentioned replacing the dry-pac. I think I will do that in the near future, maybe as part of a...

Thanks for the excellent detail and encouragement. I am a software guy, not a hardware guy (by profession) - LOL. I have only done light tinkering with my airguns. But maybe some day …

Thanks for the help/info - it is the part shown in #13 in the image. The interesting part is to “rotate to required position” - I thought maybe the canister holder assembly should always be static, but I guess not. And now I have no idea if the o-rings should be replaced, since the pump seemed...

Yes. I covered this above, but it may be worth mentioning again. This is a September 2009 batch / SN; it has been shot a fair amount, but it has been sitting dormant for a good 5 (maybe 7) years. I filled it to 3000 PSI. I typically load up 4 magazines and go to work. I will pay close...

Thanks for the post and info. Is blowing out an O-ring, or maybe just wearing out with use or time, common? I could probably search for some basic PCP / Marauder maintenance posts, PDFs, links, etc, but thought I would ask since you provided the useful chart. 😇

Thanks for this response. I am going to hold off on shooting the Marauder again for 24 hours (maybe … the weather is so nice that I may not be able to resist temptation). I want to make sure pressure is holding correctly. It looks like it is after 18 hours; hopefully. To be honest, I haven’t...

Funny. I was about to post something similar. My wife enjoys occasional plinking, but I don’t have a proper bench rest setup. She is petite and about the only airgun I have that is manageable is the Beeman R7 .177, which she does enjoy from time to time when the weather is nice. To the OP...

Today’s weather was witchy; storms and rain in the morning, but it cleared up nicely in the afternoon to the tune of 68F. I told my wife that with the weather nice for the next few days, I was rekindling my airgun love affair. I asked her to call one of the neighbors that may wonder WTH I was...

I have an R7 .177, which is a great springer (and super fun) for plinking. I always wanted one in .20 or even .22, but never got around to it.

That’s a really great point. From that perspective, I have rarely used my airguns to “hunt” with the exception of a failed experiment to cure some squirrel tails (ended in tears I must say). When I have taken animals, it was for pest control …