Just pulled the trigger on the western Mordax 22 what is your thoughts on the Mordax and where can I fine stocks and accessories? What scope do you like on it?
Western Airguns Mordax 22
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Well, I sure do hope that you love your Mordax as I love mine! Personally I like the foldable stock which comes OEM on the gun, with the OEM part which increases LOP. To that I've also added a Magpul PRS Extended rubber 'recoil pad' for just a little more length + non-slip at the shoulder. Got the Magpul part at Amazon, and the Western Spacer at AoA.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IFU2YW
These guns, in my mind, are so accurate that they deserve more than a red dot or even just something like a 3x optic, at least for my eyes. But something with zero eye relief works nice and provides a big field of view. I had an MTC Viper 3-12x24 and I liked its small size, low weight and (in my mind) perfect zoom range for a compact hunter gun. And I overdid the moderator on mine with a Huma-Air 40mm can, which brings the sound down to a mile 'pfffut'. Was happily surprised that there is not much noise out of the action with the Mordax, as I have with the (more powerful) Sidwinder Compact. So what you put on the muzzle of Mordax has much more impact on the gun's overall noise level.
So many other things one can bolt onto these guns, but to me it kind of defeats the purpose of the tool.
Congrats on your new incoming Mordax!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IFU2YW
These guns, in my mind, are so accurate that they deserve more than a red dot or even just something like a 3x optic, at least for my eyes. But something with zero eye relief works nice and provides a big field of view. I had an MTC Viper 3-12x24 and I liked its small size, low weight and (in my mind) perfect zoom range for a compact hunter gun. And I overdid the moderator on mine with a Huma-Air 40mm can, which brings the sound down to a mile 'pfffut'. Was happily surprised that there is not much noise out of the action with the Mordax, as I have with the (more powerful) Sidwinder Compact. So what you put on the muzzle of Mordax has much more impact on the gun's overall noise level.
So many other things one can bolt onto these guns, but to me it kind of defeats the purpose of the tool.
Congrats on your new incoming Mordax!
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That takes me back!
The Mordax was my introduction to SubMOA brand barrels. Even though a short length in these guns, the SubMOA stuff seems to be pretty special to me. Surprisingly good accuracy out of a mini-carbine.
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I'm one of those guys that bolted stuff to his Mordax with the hand guard, forward grip, sling strap, and a lazer/flashlight combo. I had a red dot on it at first which worked great, was light weight and had great sight acquisition. I took that Monstrum LPVO off of another rifle I have so I could shoot targets a little further out and it also works great
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Is that Monstrum parallax adjustable? Nice looking rig!View attachment 575758
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I'm one of those guys that bolted stuff to his Mordax with the hand guard, forward grip, sling strap, and a lazer/flashlight combo. I had a red dot on it at first which worked great, was light weight and had great sight acquisition. I took that Monstrum LPVO off of another rifle I have so I could shoot targets a little further out and it also works great
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It's interesting that your Mordax has a quieter action that your Sidewinder Compact. I have a Sidewinder and the loudness of the action is such a limitation for the gun. I have a Huben K1 that is MUCH quieter even when shooting at higher power than the Sidewinder.
How much of it do you attribute to your head not being on the action vs. actually having made the action quieter? if you dry fire them when held at arms length is there still a big difference?
But your comment on the effectiveness of the moderator is telling - even with the full length Huma 40 on mine and the muzzle buried into a stack of pillows, the Sidewinder is much louder than the Huben without the pillows. So on the Sidewinder the moderator is clearly not the limiting factor.
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Thanks! I've become very fond of this rifle, I travel for work and it is easy to take with me everywhere.Is that Monstrum parallax adjustable? Nice looking rig!
The scope has an adjustable objective to eliminate parallax error. I find it to be a pretty nice sight for close to medium ranges which this gun excells at. It let's me get out to the extent of its range while the reflex red dot started obscuring targets at the further end of the guns range.
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Where did you get your accessories?View attachment 575758
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I'm one of those guys that bolted stuff to his Mordax with the hand guard, forward grip, sling strap, and a lazer/flashlight combo. I had a red dot on it at first which worked great, was light weight and had great sight acquisition. I took that Monstrum LPVO off of another rifle I have so I could shoot targets a little further out and it also works great
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I got the handguard from member louie4321 ([email protected]) on this forum. Most of the other things I ordered off of Amazon. The forward grip was marketed for a crossbow but it works perfectly. The ODB moderator and stock extender I bought from Airguns of Arizona when I bought the gun.
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Nice setup! I like the idea of a sheet metal hand guard as well as a design that covers the air tank and partially covers the barrel/rail.
On the other hand, I do have a few questions/concerns about its install, I notice in your photo #3 that it slightly covers the mag release knob opening and its chrome plate.
1) Can the hand guard be mounted forward towards the barrel to completely clear the mag release plate?
2) How does this hand guard mount to the Mordax?
3) Are you happy with the fit? Is it secured, i.e. no movement, not loose, and sturdy?
On the other hand, I do have a few questions/concerns about its install, I notice in your photo #3 that it slightly covers the mag release knob opening and its chrome plate.
1) Can the hand guard be mounted forward towards the barrel to completely clear the mag release plate?
2) How does this hand guard mount to the Mordax?
3) Are you happy with the fit? Is it secured, i.e. no movement, not loose, and sturdy?
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I think this would be great on the gun
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Nice setup! I like the idea of a sheet metal hand guard as well as a design that covers the air tank and partially covers the barrel/rail.
On the other hand, I do have a few questions/concerns about its install, I notice in your photo #3 that it slightly covers the mag release knob opening and its chrome plate.
1) Can the hand guard be mounted forward towards the barrel to completely clear the mag release plate?
2) How does this hand guard mount to the Mordax?
3) Are you happy with the fit? Is it secured, i.e. no movement, not loose, and sturdy?
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Good morning! I really like this handguard! It makes it very convenient to mount accessories on. It is two pieces the top one covering the barrel and the bottom one covering the air cylinder, and they are attached to each other with screws where they join along the middle. The whole set up is held on to the gun by friction. It is possible to mount it in a way that would block the magazine release bolt, but I mounted the guard just forward of it and tightened it down and I haven't had any problems. This gun travels with me everywhere and I feel like the handguard offers an additional layer of sturdiness and protection from being banged around in a backpack in my car. It is because of these features that Im keeping this gun otherwise stock and won't be looking into the Venom kit for this one.
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I will add if you mounted it much further forward it might interfere with the installation of larger suppressor, but it also would be really easy to modify the bit that might interfere with the release bolt by sanding that area with a dremel or something if necessary .
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Thanks for the feedback and the additional pics. I will seriously consider how to properly align it from the mag release to the moderator.
Thanks again for sharing.
Thanks again for sharing.
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