Swarm Maxxim Review - Amazing (10 Shot) Break Barrel Rifle
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Man, I don't wanna pick on ya. It's obvious that you enjoy making videos but doggonnit you stepped in it pretty bad here. Please forgive me if I come off like a jackass but I'm very familiar with the Swarm...and here are my beefs:
#1. It aint a "weapon", it's an airgun. Continuous use of that word is gonna cause airgun enthusiast major hassles down the road.
#2. The artillery hold is a crock of poop, it isn't required for accuracy and actually causes more shock damage to the scope. Hold the gun more firmly and it won't trash scopes so badly, and the scopes will hold zero MUCH better.
The "RRR" (Recoil Reducing Rail) does NOTHING but add some needed elevation to the scope so that the magazine doesn't block the view through the scope. That is what it was TRULY designed to do, but apparently they were too embarrassed to admit that, so they made up some line of bullpoop about how it cushions recoil. It doesn't.
#3. The included scope is not "awesome" it's a POS that is 12.5" (not 13.5"). A 13" scope will not even work on a Swarm. Parallax on the included scope is set at 20 meters and anything beyond that is severely out of focus.
#4. Because of the high scope mount you'll need to shim the back of the scope about .040+ or else no scope on the market will hold zero.
#5. If you neglect to clean the barrel before shooting it, it will take 992 shots before it can be sighted in. No sense in wasting 2 tins of pellets, and blowing a flat spot on the piston seal from detonation, when about 20 patches will get it shooting good immediatly and eliminate damage to the seals right off the bat.
The Swarm is a damn fine rifle, but sadly few will ever know it because of misinformation. Sorry but that's the truth.
Hope I didn't hurt your feelings.
#1. It aint a "weapon", it's an airgun. Continuous use of that word is gonna cause airgun enthusiast major hassles down the road.
#2. The artillery hold is a crock of poop, it isn't required for accuracy and actually causes more shock damage to the scope. Hold the gun more firmly and it won't trash scopes so badly, and the scopes will hold zero MUCH better.
The "RRR" (Recoil Reducing Rail) does NOTHING but add some needed elevation to the scope so that the magazine doesn't block the view through the scope. That is what it was TRULY designed to do, but apparently they were too embarrassed to admit that, so they made up some line of bullpoop about how it cushions recoil. It doesn't.
#3. The included scope is not "awesome" it's a POS that is 12.5" (not 13.5"). A 13" scope will not even work on a Swarm. Parallax on the included scope is set at 20 meters and anything beyond that is severely out of focus.
#4. Because of the high scope mount you'll need to shim the back of the scope about .040+ or else no scope on the market will hold zero.
#5. If you neglect to clean the barrel before shooting it, it will take 992 shots before it can be sighted in. No sense in wasting 2 tins of pellets, and blowing a flat spot on the piston seal from detonation, when about 20 patches will get it shooting good immediatly and eliminate damage to the seals right off the bat.
The Swarm is a damn fine rifle, but sadly few will ever know it because of misinformation. Sorry but that's the truth.
Hope I didn't hurt your feelings.
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The magazine in front of the scope is probably not an issue. I found this out the hard way one time when I was sneaking around the corner of my sunroom to take a squirrel in the back yard once. I had the gun (Diana 34) up with my eye on the scope as I slowly rotated around trying to be stealthy. Little did I know that the corner of an aluminum downspout was about 2" directly in front of the end of my barrel. I could not see it through the scope. I had a perfectly clear view of the back yard and the squirrel in my cross hairs. I pulled the trigger and heard a loud bang and then debris falling down inside the downspout. Good thing it wasn't a solid object! The pellet went right through it. Then I went to the garage and did a test blocking half the scope and was surprised to see that I could not see the object at all! Didn't matter what the magnification was set to or the parallax/focus adjustment.
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Partially blocking the objective lens will make your exit pupil smaller. Making it to where your eye must be more perfectly aligned to get a full and clear field of veiw.
It reduces the clarity of the target in low light conditions also.
Lay a finger or two on top of the barrel (in front of the scope) and you'll see what I mean.
It reduces the clarity of the target in low light conditions also.
Lay a finger or two on top of the barrel (in front of the scope) and you'll see what I mean.
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Thanks for the info. I am glad you told me to clean the barrel. I have not shot it yet. I will definitely do that. Also thanks for the insight into the Swarm. Very interesting. I bought that rifle to review though, not really to shoot. I wish I could have included some of your info in my video. Thanks -Nate
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