Very impressive and yes, a lot of fun. I have done a bit of similar tinkering with mine. I probably have had it a part close to 100 times trying different valves and mods and different things. Sometimes it's more fun than actually shooting it.
Great Post! and good for you! I haven't seen a well documented and excited mod report on a Marauder in a while now. It is, or rather, it was, half the fun for everybody just a few years ago. Now everyone expects to buy perfection and a warranty.
Quote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 09:14:12 PMVery impressive and yes, a lot of fun. I have done a bit of similar tinkering with mine. I probably have had it a part close to 100 times trying different valves and mods and different things. Sometimes it's more fun than actually shooting it.Agreed. I always have enjoyed working with my hands and a big part of the reason I decided to go with the Mrod is because it's such a modifiable gun.
Quote from: lm22 on February 18, 2024, 10:33:35 PMQuote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 09:14:12 PMVery impressive and yes, a lot of fun. I have done a bit of similar tinkering with mine. I probably have had it a part close to 100 times trying different valves and mods and different things. Sometimes it's more fun than actually shooting it.Agreed. I always have enjoyed working with my hands and a big part of the reason I decided to go with the Mrod is because it's such a modifiable gun.The Marauder is a great gun to learn how to tune with. It just has the basic hammer, spring, valve and port(s) to play with and learn by. After this I always wanted to be able to adjust the valve dwell as I saw this would be a great addition to being able to fine tune even more and is why I got the FX Impact next. Plus, the addition of being able to adjust all of these points externally without having to tear a gun apart each time.
Quote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 11:07:05 PMQuote from: lm22 on February 18, 2024, 10:33:35 PMQuote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 09:14:12 PMVery impressive and yes, a lot of fun. I have done a bit of similar tinkering with mine. I probably have had it a part close to 100 times trying different valves and mods and different things. Sometimes it's more fun than actually shooting it.Agreed. I always have enjoyed working with my hands and a big part of the reason I decided to go with the Mrod is because it's such a modifiable gun.The Marauder is a great gun to learn how to tune with. It just has the basic hammer, spring, valve and port(s) to play with and learn by. After this I always wanted to be able to adjust the valve dwell as I saw this would be a great addition to being able to fine tune even more and is why I got the FX Impact next. Plus, the addition of being able to adjust all of these points externally without having to tear a gun apart each time.The impact is no doubt a dream gun for me. Though the Maverick might be on the list first. Will have to do a lot of saving either way. Before any of that I need to a compressor or bottle because I'm still using a Benjamin hand pump. For the most part I don't mind the effort, but I've had some back injuries over the years and hand pumping a bunch gets a little rough after a while. Especially if I was trying to pump a bottle.
Quote from: lm22 on February 18, 2024, 11:49:14 PMQuote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 11:07:05 PMQuote from: lm22 on February 18, 2024, 10:33:35 PMQuote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 09:14:12 PMVery impressive and yes, a lot of fun. I have done a bit of similar tinkering with mine. I probably have had it a part close to 100 times trying different valves and mods and different things. Sometimes it's more fun than actually shooting it.Agreed. I always have enjoyed working with my hands and a big part of the reason I decided to go with the Mrod is because it's such a modifiable gun.The Marauder is a great gun to learn how to tune with. It just has the basic hammer, spring, valve and port(s) to play with and learn by. After this I always wanted to be able to adjust the valve dwell as I saw this would be a great addition to being able to fine tune even more and is why I got the FX Impact next. Plus, the addition of being able to adjust all of these points externally without having to tear a gun apart each time.The impact is no doubt a dream gun for me. Though the Maverick might be on the list first. Will have to do a lot of saving either way. Before any of that I need to a compressor or bottle because I'm still using a Benjamin hand pump. For the most part I don't mind the effort, but I've had some back injuries over the years and hand pumping a bunch gets a little rough after a while. Especially if I was trying to pump a bottle.I hand pumped for two years with a Benji pump, defiantly. Definitely focus on getting a compressor and a tank if you can. It will change your whole air gun experience to the good. You can really tinker around knowing you can just air back up quickly from the tank or just a little slower directly from the compressor. You can also then really take your tuning to a new level as well. I bought all my stuff used except for the compressor. This includes my FX Impact II. Saved a whole bunch of coins doing so. You're going to be making them your own anyways so you might as well save some coins. AGN is also a great source. Just be patient and diligent and know what you want and the market for it to get the most bang. A lot of these folks want the latest craze. You just want what you want.
Quote from: triggertreat on February 19, 2024, 12:03:32 AMQuote from: lm22 on February 18, 2024, 11:49:14 PMQuote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 11:07:05 PMQuote from: lm22 on February 18, 2024, 10:33:35 PMQuote from: triggertreat on February 18, 2024, 09:14:12 PMVery impressive and yes, a lot of fun. I have done a bit of similar tinkering with mine. I probably have had it a part close to 100 times trying different valves and mods and different things. Sometimes it's more fun than actually shooting it.Agreed. I always have enjoyed working with my hands and a big part of the reason I decided to go with the Mrod is because it's such a modifiable gun.The Marauder is a great gun to learn how to tune with. It just has the basic hammer, spring, valve and port(s) to play with and learn by. After this I always wanted to be able to adjust the valve dwell as I saw this would be a great addition to being able to fine tune even more and is why I got the FX Impact next. Plus, the addition of being able to adjust all of these points externally without having to tear a gun apart each time.The impact is no doubt a dream gun for me. Though the Maverick might be on the list first. Will have to do a lot of saving either way. Before any of that I need to a compressor or bottle because I'm still using a Benjamin hand pump. For the most part I don't mind the effort, but I've had some back injuries over the years and hand pumping a bunch gets a little rough after a while. Especially if I was trying to pump a bottle.I hand pumped for two years with a Benji pump, defiantly. Definitely focus on getting a compressor and a tank if you can. It will change your whole air gun experience to the good. You can really tinker around knowing you can just air back up quickly from the tank or just a little slower directly from the compressor. You can also then really take your tuning to a new level as well. I bought all my stuff used except for the compressor. This includes my FX Impact II. Saved a whole bunch of coins doing so. You're going to be making them your own anyways so you might as well save some coins. AGN is also a great source. Just be patient and diligent and know what you want and the market for it to get the most bang. A lot of these folks want the latest craze. You just want what you want.I always forget about the used market. Got lucky with my Marauder and got it $100 off with a free hand pump from airgun depot. Used is where the real deals are at though. Mostly likely gonna get a compressor as my next big purchase. even with my marauder I'd be much more comfortable to get a huma reg if I knew I didn't have to hand pump for every adjustment.
SSG?On the hand pump v compressor, the GX series of compressors like mentioned in the Bargain Gate are getting pretty affordable; https://gxpumpofficial.com/I got a CS2 for under $300 and have been impressed so far. And I think there are discount codes fairly often, to drop it even further. The little box style ones are down around $200, and suitable for filling guns (not tanks). Trend in pcp seems to be higher and higher pressure, just look at the Air Venturi Avenger at up to 4,350 psi. Try hand pumping that! So if you think you'll ever want another new pcp, these or similar compressor units would be pretty handy.Nice work with the MRod. And took notes too! These rifles are so adaptable and have accessible adjustments for the most part, they are almost the perfect airgun tinker toy. At least once you have a chronograph.Oh, and I've been to Bishop!
Please, please, , any photos next opportunity are appreciated. I am deep, deep into Marauders. Stiction. One of my rifles has a Tim Hill valve, another a "special" tech valve (from a forum member) and another has a JSAR valve. I am not seeing significant low velocity or stiction on the first shot. With the JSAR, if I allow the rifle to sit unused for a number of days it will sometimes shoot up to 50 fps slow on the first shot but thereafter, even if not fired, for several days, produces a good first shot. Which, for a hunting rifle, I consider important. The TH valve is not regulated, the JSAR and "special" tech valve are regulated.Yes, I am interested in your version of the SSG. You can see my Ace Hardware SSG below. The OE hammer inserts behind the nylon cap bushing. The screw is sleeved with poly tube. I think that is a Hill 262 "type" spring. This one is integral in that the hammer and spring assembly are one.I have another I am trying to make which uses the OE hammer counterbored for a shoulder and then a piece of Delrin 570 is threaded in and flushed to the face of the hammer. This SSG is similar to the photo but now simply floats between the end cap and the hammer, being separate assembly to the hammer. I know "somebody" is likely to question the Delrin 570 striker. Okay, fair enough, I had a Delrin 570 rod and did not have any PEEK. I have since acquired some PEEK rod and if so motivated might make another such hammer, or not, if this one works. Machining things like this using mostly home tools is difficult. Sure wish sometimes I had not retired .
here we go on the SSG.(most names of parts I made up)parts- - 1 or 2 orings for wedging between the spring stop and spring adjuster. I think I used a 1/2in ID or a 5/8in ID oring (I used heat shrink for one end but an oring would work) - 1/4 in roll pin to modify the spring adjuster - small 1/8 in oring to put on center bolt - 1- 2 1/2 in 8 32nd grade 8 allen bolt (grade 8 has the smallest head size versus other grades and is the easiest to make fit the spring adjuster) - I made the spring stop out of an old door hinge pin - I used the factory spring but you can play around with which ones you usefor the spring adjuster you want to hammer that 1/4 in roll pin into the factory spring guide, from the end the spring goes on, until it is flush with where the threads start. You'll then cut it down to 5/16in out from the end of the threads. drill out the center hole to 11/64 in to match the outer diameter of the center bolt. I put a couple of tacks on the end to hold the roll pin in but an idea I had to avoid welding is to tap and plug the spring adjuster with a bolt (the hole is 1/4 in so would have to find one big enough), use red locktite to keep it from backing out. Then drill out the center to the 11/64th hole. I have some other ideas to but they get a little more complicated. Take the center bolt, chuck it in a drill, then run it over a file, sandpaper, or an angle grinder to shave the head down so the bolt can slide all the way into to head of the spring adjuster. shorten the bolt to 1 5/8 in. Then slide the 1/8in ID oring over the bolt and shave it down to the same size as the bolt head.To make the spring stop I chucked a door pin in a drill, then as with the center bolt, used a grinder or a file to shave it down to be the same diameter as the outside of the spring. Then shorten it to 1/2 in from the head of the pin. Drill out the center and tap it to be an 8 32 thread for its whole length. Slide an oring on the spring stop and spring adjuster, sandwich the spring and screw it all together.
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