I am looking into regulating a non regulated Marauder.I want 900 fps with 19gr pellet from a 3000 psi fill with hammer and spring in middle adjustments.What regulator fits the bill at what pre-adjusted setting. Moochess grabass amigos!
Benjamin Marauder Regulator
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What you are asking for will take more than just a regulator change, but the Huma regs are a great option. I have them in all three of my Marauders.
You have to realize that you are going to be taking the air pressure behind the valve down to something like 2000 psi with a regulator - the 3000 psi will just be how high you fill the reservoir. With a regulator, the added pressure gives you "headroom" for more shots, but does nothing for power. Plus, you will only have the small amount of air in the regulator's plenum to provide power - it will refill after the shot, but too slowly to have any meaningful impact on the shot.
To get the power back up where you want it (about 34 FPE) you will also need to modify the valve and flow path to the barrel to flow more air, since you will be using lower pressure air on the shot. Think of it this way: how much power do you think you could get out of your gun if you tuned it to run best at 2000 psi? That would be a little more power than you could expect from a regulator set at that pressure (the regulator will produce a bit less due to the impact of the plenum).
You can easily achieve what want, but it will take more than just a regulator and a re-tune to get there . . .
You have to realize that you are going to be taking the air pressure behind the valve down to something like 2000 psi with a regulator - the 3000 psi will just be how high you fill the reservoir. With a regulator, the added pressure gives you "headroom" for more shots, but does nothing for power. Plus, you will only have the small amount of air in the regulator's plenum to provide power - it will refill after the shot, but too slowly to have any meaningful impact on the shot.
To get the power back up where you want it (about 34 FPE) you will also need to modify the valve and flow path to the barrel to flow more air, since you will be using lower pressure air on the shot. Think of it this way: how much power do you think you could get out of your gun if you tuned it to run best at 2000 psi? That would be a little more power than you could expect from a regulator set at that pressure (the regulator will produce a bit less due to the impact of the plenum).
You can easily achieve what want, but it will take more than just a regulator and a re-tune to get there . . .
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Agree with above. It's not a simple throw in a reg and your good to go, takes alot of extra work to get a Mrod to run good with a regulator. You'd be better off just tuning it unregulated and save the money for a AvengeX or something. If you want to spend the money and time and work to do it all then go for it. But if your just hoping adding a reg will do it then look elsewhere honestly
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To get the most out of it you can go with the Hill Valve assembly kit. I've been very happy with the setup so far. My Marauder came regulated, so I swapped the factory one for a HUMA. Total cost for both upgrades was just under $400. Then for a regulator tester, add another $80. For me it was worth the cost.
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OK Now the truth.This m-rod is an air hog.I would be happy with a increased shot string of 14.3 at 880 to 900 fps.Now about that regulator?
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Get the appropriate one from HUMA. As mentioned, you need to do more than just installing a reg. With the Hill kit, you will get more efficiency.
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If the issue is that it is "air hog" then you would do better tuning for efficiency and maybe adding an SSG rather than a regulator. Truth be told, I often found that absolute efficiency is actually higher in guns when well tuned without a regulator vs, with a regulator at the same power level (noting that other changes are often applied to make both work well). Of course the regulated gun can run at lower pressures, which can be nice if handpumping is involved, but the absolute efficiency might not be any better (and is often worse). Higher air pressure helps efficiency.
Now, lets understand the degree of "air hogginess" involved - how many shots are you getting, and if you can share it, what does the actual shot string look like? Maybe then we can help better.
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