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Posted: 6/17/2017 10:57:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/17/2017 11:01:02 PM EDT
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If you start watching the airgun forums you should be able to snag a used Marauder, scope and pump for $500.
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Posted: 6/18/2017 10:28:42 AM EDT
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What kind of varmints are you needing to shoot? If any are larger than a groundhog/rockchuck then you will need to step up to a .25 at least. The .177 is good for critters up to the size of largish rats and cotton tail rabbits. Jack rabbits/hares are better using .22 and up. (Of note, our U.K. friends shoot a lot of game this size with 12 ft-lb energy level rifles. More power than that and then they need a FAC (firearms certificate)).
The recommendation of the Marauder is a good one. Hatsan makes a less expensive but similar rifle. However, it does lack a lot of refinement than the Marauder (which is also relatively crude compared to $1500 plus rifles). The less expensive Benjamin PCPs are not suppressed, and will be somewhat loud. Spring guns, while they can be fairly quiet, are going to be louder than a suppressed PCP, and are much more difficult to shoot well. |
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Posted: 6/18/2017 2:15:30 PM EDT
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What kind of varmints are you needing to shoot? 
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Posted: 6/19/2017 12:38:47 AM EDT
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Those things only come out at night if ever don't they? For those I'd think almost anything would work. I've read that the Ruger Airhawk is a pretty good RWS 34 chinese copy.
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Posted: 6/19/2017 2:49:57 PM EDT
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Those things only come out at night if ever don't they? For those I'd think almost anything would work. I've read that the Ruger Airhawk is a pretty good RWS 34 chinese copy. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 10:49:10 PM EDT
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For those you don't need much.
$120 - CO2 gun tuned at ~12 FPE - http://flyingdragonairrifles.org/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=55 $75 - quiet it down, it's completely legal to order e.g. a TKO $90 - decent scope, maybe UTG bugbuster. you could go cheaper if you want, doesn't take much at those ranges. Should be quiet, accurate, and no pumping nonsense or several hundred dollar investment in tanks. If you want "out of the box" with just enough power but not much more but quiet, I'd go for an Umarex Fusion, even comes with a scope. Might be able to tweak it up a dew additional FPE. |
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Posted: 6/19/2017 11:09:39 PM EDT
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If the airgun shoots a pellet around 1000fps the pellet will make more noise than the gun.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 12:30:39 AM EDT
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and not particularly quiet. Marauder in .177 will do the business on those, and they are scary quiet. |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 12:37:53 AM EDT
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If the airgun shoots a pellet around 1000fps the pellet will make more noise than the gun. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 10:35:01 AM EDT
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Absolutely true. I read on one of the articles on Pyramid Air's website that the quietest the writer could get his marauder was when he tuned it to about 600 fps. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 9:24:13 PM EDT
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Wouldn't. 22, being a larger heavier pellet, be quieter than .177?
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Posted: 6/22/2017 9:39:06 AM EDT
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Wouldn't. 22, being a larger heavier pellet, be quieter than .177? |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:47:32 PM EDT
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... and don't forget - there will always be noise on target impact. The critters getting tagged make more noise than my Armada - at least that's how it sounds to me.
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Posted: 7/5/2017 5:00:28 PM EDT
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If you get a .22 marauder the neighbors will have no idea what you are doing if they cannot see you.
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Posted: 7/18/2017 8:09:21 PM EDT
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I have an Airarms TX200 in .177 and if I had this rifle as a kid there would be no birds in Ohio.
I have bagged crows at around 60 yards and head shots on skunks at 35 yards is easy. As to noise levels here is a DB chart for comparison~ Noise chart |
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Posted: 7/19/2017 11:56:14 AM EDT
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I have an Airarms TX200 in .177 and if I had this rifle as a kid there would be no birds in Ohio. I have bagged crows at around 60 yards and head shots on skunks at 35 yards is easy. As to noise levels here is a DB chart for comparison~ Noise chart |
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Posted: 7/23/2017 1:11:18 PM EDT
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so how does the maurader compare with the built in suppressed ones? or is it not the same for some reason?
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Posted: 7/23/2017 1:42:21 PM EDT
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The Marauder (and Armada) are fully shrouded with baffles in front of the muzzle. In both .22 and .177 they are extremely quiet. The .25 is only slightly louder, but mainly due to the bigger thump of the pellet impact.
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