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Marauder 25 tuner suggestions?
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I have never understood why buy a gun and need to have to tuned? Why not just buy a better gun in the first place?
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Not everyone has a chronograph or wants to acquire all the knowledge to really fine tune a gun, and some/most tuners go many steps further than your average joe. Plus there are plenty of air guns that don't come regulated that are exceptional, and not everyone is up to the task of installing them and getting them set up.
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Huntnbdgr,
My .25 Marauder is currently with Travis at Wicked Air Rifle getting regulated and a substantial increase in power. So I recommend him, and also recommend Scott (aka Motorhead). You can google up either of them.
My .25 Marauder is currently with Travis at Wicked Air Rifle getting regulated and a substantial increase in power. So I recommend him, and also recommend Scott (aka Motorhead). You can google up either of them.
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Maybe I didn't purchase the gun. Maybe it has sentimental value to me. Maybe I just want it to shoot the best it's possible of. I just asked for suggestions, and thank you ackuric .
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There are people on this forum,that make parts for your gun-but I dont If they actually work on them- If its not acting right there are alot of people here that can help try to, get ya shooting again! If its a true craftsman you'd like to have make a $375 gun compete with the high $ guns for fun -I understand-I But the money saved sending him a nice used $1000gun to start with and massage to it best- could be huge depending what ya want in the end-I liked the fact that I could read hours of info.on tuning the p-rod marauder platform, regulated or not and have any part stock,or mild to wild-in just 2-3 days,and fairly cheap also -sorry got cought up doing laundry and came back late-There ya go Travis Of wicked air,
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I used Motorhead's tuning services to do my .25 Synrod, great guy excellent tuner & regulator specialist. Found a WAR valve on this forum and the guy I bought it off just happened to be sending a gun to Motorhead to tune.
I have nothing but good things to say about Travis, got a chance for the first time just yesterday at the Airgun show in Placerville, really nice guy. He really knows his way around Mrod.
Don't forget about Tim Hill either, pending on where OP lives may be closer.
I have nothing but good things to say about Travis, got a chance for the first time just yesterday at the Airgun show in Placerville, really nice guy. He really knows his way around Mrod.
Don't forget about Tim Hill either, pending on where OP lives may be closer.
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The Mrod platform is great and l've owned 177 to .30 cal. The tuners that's mentioned are all pretty knowledgeable and will do a great job too.
I'm not an expert but learned how to tune with this and other forums. Even if you get it tuned you'll still need a chronygraph. An example is when using different pellets weights. Your going to need some data to be more accurate with your shots or when the guns not performing correctly.
You'll enjoy and appreciate a Mrod more if you learn to do your own tuning. Buying parts as you go doesn't make the gun feel expensive even when you spend over $1,000 on it.
If I wasn't planning to do any tuning myself and going to spend up to $1,000 at once. There's other options out there that I would pick from. The out of the box accuracy, smoothness, plus fit and finish is just better. This is just my opinion from owning both.
I'm not an expert but learned how to tune with this and other forums. Even if you get it tuned you'll still need a chronygraph. An example is when using different pellets weights. Your going to need some data to be more accurate with your shots or when the guns not performing correctly.
You'll enjoy and appreciate a Mrod more if you learn to do your own tuning. Buying parts as you go doesn't make the gun feel expensive even when you spend over $1,000 on it.
If I wasn't planning to do any tuning myself and going to spend up to $1,000 at once. There's other options out there that I would pick from. The out of the box accuracy, smoothness, plus fit and finish is just better. This is just my opinion from owning both.
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I agree 100% with Jay. I have found much value in learning how these rifles work and being able to work on them myself has been great fun. They are very simple devices. There is obviously also value for those that do not want to work on the guns to send them to knowledgeable tuners like Travis or Scott but I personally would vote for DIY. I installed all Tim Hill's parts in mine along with an Audrius regulator.
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Huntnbdgr Aaron (AJshoots) that is a member here is about as good as you may find , and a SUPER cool guy to deal with . Down to earth, but knows his stuff !!!
Not sure if he's taking on any work right now or not . But if I wanted a Marauder tuned he would be my first call.
PS Dude you don't have to explain or justify your gun in any way . You ask a simple enough question ....Seemed simple to me anyway
Not sure if he's taking on any work right now or not . But if I wanted a Marauder tuned he would be my first call.
PS Dude you don't have to explain or justify your gun in any way . You ask a simple enough question ....Seemed simple to me anyway
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Motorhead's specializes in Marauders. I used him for my TX200, which he's also done many of, and I couldn't be happier. There's more to a good tune than even a sharp fellow can pick up on his own on his first try. To get good takes many years.
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Another vote here for Travis at War id just givem a jingle and listen to what hes got to say.Super bright young man in my opinion,
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Congratulations! you have an excellent gun to begin with! Great 25 caliber Green Mountain barrel with an awesome trigger!
There are so many being used mostly in the smaller 177 caliber for competition such as Hunter Field Target and Field Target with many placing on top because they are such fantastic guns.
My personal preference would be to convert it to a regulated bottle gun using a set up for example, the regulated 22ci JDS Airman with Marauder to bottle adapter or similar being a 25 caliber. It is relatively simple enough to be a DIY project or opt to have a professional from a reputable place such as WAR install and modify the stock for you and further improve on it with their upgraded hammer with adjustable double spring mod as your HDD and WAR valve if you want more power. Ask the tuner you are going to work with what bottle set up he or she would recommend for your 25 caliber. The benefit from this preferred regulated bottle set up (B-ROD) is more air capacity and a regulator and you have TWO gauges to always see the status of the guns's overall remaining pressure as well as the regulated pressure at all times. It is IMO cost effective and makes more sense this way.
There are so many being used mostly in the smaller 177 caliber for competition such as Hunter Field Target and Field Target with many placing on top because they are such fantastic guns.
My personal preference would be to convert it to a regulated bottle gun using a set up for example, the regulated 22ci JDS Airman with Marauder to bottle adapter or similar being a 25 caliber. It is relatively simple enough to be a DIY project or opt to have a professional from a reputable place such as WAR install and modify the stock for you and further improve on it with their upgraded hammer with adjustable double spring mod as your HDD and WAR valve if you want more power. Ask the tuner you are going to work with what bottle set up he or she would recommend for your 25 caliber. The benefit from this preferred regulated bottle set up (B-ROD) is more air capacity and a regulator and you have TWO gauges to always see the status of the guns's overall remaining pressure as well as the regulated pressure at all times. It is IMO cost effective and makes more sense this way.
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To finish it off, if yours is a Gen2 then (If it were my gun), convert it to the Armada stock/lower receiver with AR retractable rear stock with an additional adapter to make it also side folding for compactness while transporting or make it a pistol when needed. No front stock with the bottle up front. I would have the tuner shorten both the shroud and barrel from the breech end to make it short and handy like the WARP with the high flow WAR valve with a high regulated set pressure. A Benjamin WARP at half the price! Go and look at the WARP and Armada and you can see what I mean.
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There has been a lot of information placed on this website concerning tuning the Benjamin Marauder. If you decide to tune the rifle your self to come up with a well balanced shooting platform I would research prior posts on this site. A member to research that helped me out the most in tuning the Marauder 25 was AJshoots. AJshoots has taken a hiatus from the site recently to spend more time with his family, however, by researching his posts on this site you can find starting points, springs tensions and settings that will get you in the right direction for your setup. If you haven't tried setting up an airgun before the knowledge you will gain in a DIY project really makes a difference when it comes time to do other maintenance such as ORing changes in the future. That is my suggestion.
As far as tuners, Travis at War and Moterhead come to mind. Both can do you a great service with reasonable turn around and pricing.
Also to tune a rifle on your own you must have a chronograph. An added cost in a DIY project but a necessary tool to have on hand. Using a tuner will save that cost but you really should invest in a chronograph. Tuning can not be achieved effectively without this tool.
As far as tuners, Travis at War and Moterhead come to mind. Both can do you a great service with reasonable turn around and pricing.
Also to tune a rifle on your own you must have a chronograph. An added cost in a DIY project but a necessary tool to have on hand. Using a tuner will save that cost but you really should invest in a chronograph. Tuning can not be achieved effectively without this tool.
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