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| bobtodrick |
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Like Teryx I'm so glad to be put straight.
I have an 853c that I compete with at club level. I shoot, on average 192-195 (out of 200) and often place higher than a number of people with $2000 FWB's and Anschutz's.
I'll sell the 853 tomorrow...hate to be beating those guys with such a piece of plastic crap.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:15 am |
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| Midichlorian |
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I think the Marauder is super quite.
It sounds more like a basketball dribble then a shot. |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:53 am |
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| Verado |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:42 pm |
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| packrat |
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AH HA !! caught ya nappin'......I already posted this info on 26 Jan  |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:02 am |
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| kanyon |
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| Teryx wrote: |
| BBGun Bob wrote: |
By far the quietest air rifle I'v ever heard.
Daisy's are cheap plastic junk,with a 6 pound trigger pull.
Save your money and disappointment Don't buy a Daisy.
Sorry to the Daisy owners but tell it like it is,they have lost it as far as I'm concerned,they have cut corners so far even there top of the line Avanti suffers from poor quality control,plastic everywhere and sights that look like the came out of a Cracker Jack box.If I'm not mistaken the whole Powerline models are all made in China now.
Buy something you will want to keep forever,shoots accurately,and is dependable out of the box.This will keep you happy and interested in the air gun sport for years to come..
Anything less is a waste of money and more than likely will disappoint you to the point of loosing interest in air guns forever.
Just My Personal Opinion
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Wow, ….Well, I’d like to the first to apologize to the other forum members here for my part in not “telling it like it is”  . I’m not sure where I got so cornfused, but I’m glad to be set straight. My 953 has a trigger pull of 3.6 pounds measured on an RCBS scale. Damn thing must be way off. That’s good to know. Mine came with pretty nice fiber optic sights, but I’m sure they will fall apart in time. The weight of the gun felt really nice to me at a little over 6 pounds and perfectly balanced, but what do I know??  The competition styled stock is one of very few that I found near perfect ergonomically. Go figure  Both the hand placement and LOP fit like a glove, and the texturing gives it a nice feel. As much as I love my Marauder, I had to toss the stock. I found it literally unusable. Groups from my 953 are under a dime at 10 yards, and at 485 fps measured, it has plenty of power for backyard plinking without posing a big threat in case of a stray shot. At least….., that’s what I thought  . Pyramid air lists the sound level the same as the Marauder. It is different though. The Marauder makes a “ping” sound while the 953 makes a low pop. For just $72 it seemed to me like one of the best bets out there for a quiet backyard fun gun, as opposed to spending 10X that amount on a Marauder set-up. It's certainly not the end all in air rifles, but it offers a lot for very little money IMO. Come to think of it though, I never did so well in economics class, so just disregard that too  .
I would never want to be responsible for steering anyone in a direction that might make them lose interest in air guns forever, so I feel compelled to post this retraction for my part in that. I’ve noticed that the customer feedback on the 953 at PA is 5 stars. What a bunch of knuckle heads! I’ve forwarded Bob’s opinion to them and hopefully that will get straightened out  . Again, my sincere apologies to anyone mislead by any irresponsible statements I may have made. 
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from me  .
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:04 am |
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| Verado |
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I know you did. I was agreeing with you. Seeing is believing also, they have alot of different guns that they do the dBa test on so you can just scroll through the channel and see what has been tested |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:50 pm |
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| packrat |
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I figured as much...was just messing with ya..I for one like those videos, they give much more info than just reading does. You get to SEE the shot groups, SEE the chrony figures, etc,etc,etc. Some talk his show down pretty hard, I think they're just jealous because they don't have a job like that....I KNOW I AM  |
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