Most Compact Marauader!

[triggertreat]

Not a desired look for me personally, but glad you and others are happy with it. I wouldn't want to worry about the reservoir or the vinyl wrap or the opened gap of the butt stock catching on stuff and would need a more stable cheek weld and stock.  I prefer the ruggedness and stability of my stock Synrod and it is more useful for my heavy woods and weeds hunting style, but do understand that many do hunt in open areas and would not have those issues.  I recently went on a 3 to 4 hour hunt with a friend to help a farmer out with a pest problem.  I didn't find carrying my .25 Synrod a problem at all, but do understand people have different strengths and abilities that would benefit from a lighter Marauder, so kudos to you on that part.  I was utilizing a sling and I don't use a bipod.  All of my shots were off hand and lethal at all ranges.  If my gun was 1-1.5lbs. lighter, that would be ok too, but wouldn't want to go much lighter.  I find the weight of my Marauder very useful for stability and accuracy purposes.  If you had kept the OEM stock then that would've been more to my liking provided you had the tube properly hydro tested and anodized.  I wouldn't want to give up the awesome Marauder trigger either.  The trigger is what makes the Marauder so user friendly and accurate in my view.

[ackuric]

That is awesome!!!  Something tells me you could patent your design and make looks of $$$$$

Thanks. I provide all the details/information on my builds for anyone to replicate or do similarly freely. The rifle is a Frankenstein of a lot of ideas from members around different communities as well as a few of my own. I don't offer services or intend to though, just free ideas/concepts!

-Matt

[ackuric]

Not a desired look for me personally, but glad you and others are happy with it. I wouldn't want to worry about the reservoir or the vinyl wrap or the opened gap of the butt stock catching on stuff and would need a more stable cheek weld and stock.  I prefer the ruggedness and stability of my stock Synrod and it is more useful for my heavy woods and weeds hunting style, but do understand that many do hunt in open areas and would not have those issues.  I recently went on a 3 to 4 hour hunt with a friend to help a farmer out with a pest problem.  I didn't find carrying my .25 Synrod a problem at all, but do understand people have different strengths and abilities that would benefit from a lighter Marauder, so kudos to you on that part.  I was utilizing a sling and I don't use a bipod.  All of my shots were off hand and lethal at all ranges.  If my gun was 1-1.5lbs. lighter, that would be ok too, but wouldn't want to go much lighter.  I find the weight of my Marauder very useful for stability and accuracy purposes.  If you had kept the OEM stock then that would've been more to my liking provided you had the tube properly hydro tested and anodized.  I wouldn't want to give up the awesome Marauder trigger either.  The trigger is what makes the Marauder so user friendly and accurate in my view.

You're certainly welcome to your views! This design/concept isn't for everyone. I am glad you are able to perform well off hand with the stock marauder, I know I and many others aren't! Kudos!

Anodizing won't protect the tube from any extreme failures or drops. It is not necessary and I prefer having the vinyl wrap to protect it, it doesn't scratch or blemish easily and I can replace it in a matter of minutes if necessary, have plenty of it.

The cheek weld grips very tight on the rods and is 100% stable, requires decent force to adjust, and everything is very study. You can hold the rifle by the butt stock so you don't have to worry about anything catching on it any more than the stock rifles "grip" which can cause the same interference.

I still have the OEM stock and trigger that I can easily swap between if I desire and still be at 5.8~ lbs overall which is still pretty awesome, but as you see I prefer the collapsible stock and custom fore grip I designed as everything feels much better for me, better balance and adjustable, while having a very unique custom look that is of its own

-Matt

[ackuric]

Looking good, Matt! How well are the carbon fiber rods holding up? I haven't considered using them in my other stock designs but something effeminately worth testing for the weight savings.

Not bad, I actually think the only issue is the threading on the carbon fiber might not hold up well and can't be torqued down to much, I had to resort to lock-tite after lightly torquing. Maybe longer fasteners might help but I am thinking some steel inserts would aid the issue perfectly! They are SUPER stiff and rigid otherwise. They slide very well and so far aren't scratching up. I might have you work some magic on a set for me if you're up to the task on my steel insert idea! Let me know!

-Matt

[LeE]

Looking good, Matt! How well are the carbon fiber rods holding up? I haven't considered using them in my other stock designs but something effeminately worth testing for the weight savings.

Not bad, I actually think the only issue is the threading on the carbon fiber might not hold up well and can't be torqued down to much, I had to resort to lock-tite after lightly torquing. Maybe longer fasteners might help but I am thinking some steel inserts would aid the issue perfectly! They are SUPER stiff and rigid otherwise. They slide very well and so far aren't scratching up. I might have you work some magic on a set for me if you're up to the task on my steel insert idea! Let me know!

-Matt

I was just going to say try some steel inserts but that thought already crossed your mind. I am always up for doing custom work for others. ( I am currently converting a Marauder .25 Cal barrel to fit into a Mrod Air P-12 for anther member).

[ackuric]

Looking good, Matt! How well are the carbon fiber rods holding up? I haven't considered using them in my other stock designs but something effeminately worth testing for the weight savings.

Not bad, I actually think the only issue is the threading on the carbon fiber might not hold up well and can't be torqued down to much, I had to resort to lock-tite after lightly torquing. Maybe longer fasteners might help but I am thinking some steel inserts would aid the issue perfectly! They are SUPER stiff and rigid otherwise. They slide very well and so far aren't scratching up. I might have you work some magic on a set for me if you're up to the task on my steel insert idea! Let me know!

-Matt

I was just going to say try some steel inserts but that thought already crossed your mind. I am always up for doing custom work for others. ( I am currently converting a Marauder .25 Cal barrel to fit into a Mrod Air P-12 for anther member).

Awesome! I will likely try longer fasteners with just lock-tite and as a last resort steel inserts if I need. I'll be in contact!

-Matt

[ackuric]

Went from 1/2" screws that go into the rods to 1" and was able to torque them down much better and believe they will hold up the Carbon Fiber. I used lock-tite just in case. I just have 2 Length Of Pull settings currently which are 14" and 12.5" on these rods. 14" for prone and 12.5" for my other positions I shoot.

Also removing the butt stock is a push of the button and with the butt stock completely off the rifles length is only 26.7" which I plan on making a custom back pack I can carry this deep into the mountains with.  26.7" isn't a far cry from the prods 18" length. The only real differences are length of barrel + air tube which is roughly 7.5" of the 8.7" total difference!



-Matt