Net Yaroze for Sale – Fund my Marauder

I want to flip my Net Yaroze into a Benjamin Sheridan Marauder. Well, I at least want to sell my Net Yaroze to fund a Marauder. If you are interested, go to the eBay listing and bid. The Net Yaroze is complete, in box, and in great shape!

I have also added a near mint (like new) Namco neGcon controller for the original PlayStation. Yes, I am whoring myself out to get the Marauder.

Probably more to come. I really want to go PCP, so hopefully some of my older videogame stuff will help fund this purchase.

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Thinking about my next airgun purchase.

Airgun purchase cannot be a casual affair. At least not for me. Quality adult airguns are expensive, and by the time you add on the expense of a quality scope and scope mount, you have some serious cash invested in a purchase. My inventory (probably better stated as my collection) is currently fairly simple – Beeman R7 .177, Beeman R1 .22, and Beeman R1 .20 Carbine.

Beeman is doing something a little unusual (at least to me) with their 2009 options. Option 1 is a Double Gold, which includes a mounted scope and muzzle brake, but does include open sights or drill-outs for open sights. Option 2 includes a scope mount and muzzle brake, but once again no open sights or the option to mount sights at a future date. In other words, the first two options are for airgunners that are always going to use scopes – with these two options it is not possible to add on open sights at a later date. Option 2 is the HW equivalent of the Beeman gun (i.e. a Beeman R1 is a HW80).

I have been looking at several different guns for my next purchase, but my top two are just not available. I would like an R7 in .20 caliber, but I want it with open sights for the flexibility of going scope or sights. 99% of my shooting will always be with scopes, so I probably just need to get over myself, but I am a picky SOB. As I said, adult airguns are expensive, so prudence with purchases is in order. Unfortunately it does not look like the HW30S (R7 = HW30S) is offered by Beeman in the .20 caliber.

The other airgun that I have my eyes on is an R1 .177 Carbine, but much like the HW30S, Beeman does not offer the HW80 .177 as a Carbine, which is really a damn shame because I love the size of a Carbine.

So where does that leave me? I am currently looking at several different options for my next airgun purchase.

Option 1: HW50S .22
I have had my eye on an HW50S for a long time, and a .22 would bridge the gap nicely between my R7 and R1s. A .22 version of the HW50S may not be the best power plant for the HW50S, but I like the larger calibers. I think this would be a great addition for backyard plinking and pest control.

Option 2: HW80 .177
I may go this route and pursue a Carbine barrel directly from Beeman or as an aftermarket add on (i.e. second-hand; used; yellow forum classifieds).

Option 3: Chrony and Scope Upgrade for the R1 .20 Carbine
If I cannot get what I really want, I may just go in a completely different direction and hold off on a purchase. I do not have a Chrony, a quality shooting bench and bags, and then some. I could also use a better scope on my R1 .20 Carbine

Instead of buying a new airgun, I could just invest that money in some quality items that would help me further enjoy my current collection.

Option 4: HW97 or HW77
I think either gun would be a good way to get into field target, plus both would be great for paper punching. I have three problems with this option. First, which airgun would I get; they both seem so similar. Second, how do I decide between a .20 HW97 and .177 HW97? Finally, I do not shoot field target, so this is probably just an overly optimistic purchase.

Option 5: Go PCP
I am not going to go into a lot of detail here. I just do not think I am ready to take the PCP plunge (what some airgunners call going to the “dark side”). It is in the back of my mind, and I keep reading reviews, and am strongly considering a .22 Benjamin Sheridan Marauder, which would be the perfect way for me to enjoy backyard shooting without disturbing the neighbors.

So there you have it. Five different options, but none are convincing enough to make me move one way or the other. It is always therapeutic getting this on “paper” but I just cannot make up my mind. More to come later.

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Benjamin Sheridan Marauder @ Straight Shooters

It has been a while since I have posted anything airgun related, so how about this tidbit I received via email from the good folks at Straight Shooters.

We just finished the Our Take testing on the new Benjamin Sheridan Marauder and we were very happy with the results. It was a little difficult to decide how to test the Marauder because it is optimized from the factory for 2500 psi air fills. Yet with a little “tuning” the gun can be filled to 3000 psi which would likely yield a few more shots. After some discussion, we decided to use the factory optimum which is 2500 psi. Our reasoning is that most shooters will probably never tune their gun and will use it just the way it’s set right from the factory.

An interesting feature of the Marauder is that the “tuning” can be done at home as the tuning tools are provided with the gun and instructions on how to do the tuning is shown in the manual. Bottom line though is that the power at 2500 psi proved to be just about ideal for the pest control/plinker type of shooter. Check out the numbers by clicking on the following link and you’ll see what we mean.

In addition, I can honestly say that the gun was a pleasure to shoot. It is a very quiet gun and functioned flawlessly. We think this gun will be a steal for the price.

If I had the time, energy, and inclination to go to the dark side, I think the Marauder would be a worthy pick up. I am still kind of sitting on the fence on the whole PCP thing. If you get one, order from Straight Shooters; Kevin and Craig are first class!

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