Maybe you could educate me a bit as I never thought about the Maverick, especially the Compact version, as an optimal platform for small caliber pellets (over, say, the Dreamline/DreamTact).
To me (and maybe this is where my logic falls apart), the Mav's kind of have 2 claims to fame:
1) Dual regulators (which to me and my personal type of shooting, may be more complexity than is truly needed); and
2) Big plenum.
Disregarding the 2 regulators, the big plenum is what stands out on the gun to me. And to my knowledge this is most useful with larger, heavier projectiles in long barrels. Big squirt of air available to keep pushing that pellet (or slug, if that's your thing) faster and faster down a long barrel.
I say it a lot but once again to me, it seems like the benefit of the Maverick (big plenum) is not well used in a configuration of the gun with a short barrel and a small diameter, light weight pellet.
Don't get me wrong - I absolutely love the Maverick, and have Sniper versions in both .22 and .30 cal. And both have been wonderfully accurate out to the 100 yards I have shot them (I especially like that the Mav Sniper has plenty of power to easily get the muzzle velocity I want out of a heavier, 25.4 grain pellet).
Maybe in the end the Maverick is just a good overall gun, and even though you may not be using its designed-in benefits 'to the max' in a small caliber/short version, it is still a convenient and accurate platform for your use.
