It is not uncommon for me to drain my 88 cf Airhog tank over the weekend. Understand that for a Maruader, once your tank drops below 2800 psi you can no longer fill it completely. When my son shoots with me, we have two guns going, and that kid shoots fast and blast through the air. You really want to start off with a larger tank, if you will be shooting a lot "back in the woods" then the smaller 90ci tank would be easier to carry and may be something you buy later. My Cricket fills to 3200 psi. I tend to shoot my Cricket on Saturday and end up shooting the Maruader and my other guns that fill to 2800 psi on Sunday when the tank goes below 3000 psi. I have never actually counted how many fills but it usually lasts me about three sessions (2-3 hrs) of shootings. The smaller tank will only give you a fraction of the fills. It is great you have access to the fire station. There are also adapters that can convert your fireman tanks for pcp's ( see Airhog's website). I think our member, ztirffritz has a post on it. Another one of our members, Neil Clague, can make a suppressor for most rifles for a reasonable price to help with the noise. Not pushing the Maruader but if you have ever shot a Red Rider BB gun, that's how loud the .22 Maruader is (maybe quieter). AJshoots has an open invitation to help any Marauder owner on this forum. He is a wonderful person and is a major contributor to this forum! My friend, Van Jacobi, former owner of Airhog, thinks very highly of AirForce, and may be working on a project with them. He told me that if you think it is an ugly gun (I think it is ugly), wait til you shoot it and you will love it. There are a lot of fine shooting rifles!
Vealboss, I spent nearly 3 months every night watching videos and looking at all the dealers websites before I finally decided which gun to choose. It can be difficult and frustrating to finally making THE decision. I actually bought two guns, the .22 Marauder and the .22 Cricket Carbine for my son and I. Buying two did make it easy for me.
Best of luck in your decision
Doc
PS- In less than a year I have 5 pcp's and trying not to buy another………LOL…….. it is addicting! I have one .177 and the rest .22. Can't make up my mind on a .25 so I'm still deciding…..LOL