Probably sell my .25 marauder now.

how much?

how much?

I have put up an ad in the classified subforum. Turns out the suppressor on it won't fit my new pistol so it comes as part of the package (with price bump)

+1 last night using the marauder and a red dot.  The red dot is much more vertically accurate as it's lower and closer to the barrel 

FedEx says my p-rod (marauder pistol) has been delivered.  Hope my wife doesn't open the box lol

Finally had a day off and got to shoot the new pistol
I put on the stock it came with and my 3x9 bugbuster scope.
Sighted in at 24' with first two clips of 8.
Here are the results of clips 3 and 4.
Pic 1 gun
Pic 2 clip 3
Pic 3 also clip 3
Pic 4 clip 4

I'm very impressed with its accuracy. Not so much with its noise level.  I have a LDC being made for it now. Hope to have it by Monday.

Edit:
Also since I was able to mount the scope very low it is easier to be accurate at very close ranges too.  Check out the clearancess in the last picture.

Well, my wife flew tithe mainland yesterday to be with her oldest daughter for a week soo had all day to myself.  I spent it by driving to Kailua, refilling my scuba tank, and target practicing.

Tonight I was very generous to the rats.  Without a woman to tell me to come inside I spent my time delivering lead gifts.

5 of them received my love delivered via my newest toy.  My landlord even hung out awhile and got to see two of them swan dive for joy off a ledge and a branch into the river.

Body count:

75 by trap
47 by air powered pellets
Total back to nature: 122

Well, my wife flew tithe mainland yesterday to be with her oldest daughter for a week soo had all day to myself.  I spent it by driving to Kailua, refilling my scuba tank, and target practicing.

Tonight I was very generous to the rats.  Without a woman to tell me to come inside I spent my time delivering lead gifts.

5 of them received my love delivered via my newest toy.  My landlord even hung out awhile and got to see two of them swan dive for joy off a ledge and a branch into the river.

Body count:

75 by trap
47 by air powered pellets
Total back to nature: 122

...
Awesome.
Used the pistol for this batch??

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Awesome.
Used the pistol for this batch??

yup!  it worked great!
depending on how well the suppressor works I might even sell the fusion.
He is supposed to finish it tomorrow but its the same guy who made my other two and from the time he said 'one more day' it took almost 2 more weeks.

+1 tonight.  Not much hunting tonight -mostly tested out a bunch (13) of different pellets for accuracy.  Bought a variety pack.

Of course the guy who is making the suppressor said he isn't finished yet (shoulda been fedexed out on Friday).  "99% sure I 'll finish tomorrow."  I'd put money on it that he does NOT finish it tomorrow.  The last order was over two weeks late.

been awhile since I posted simply because I haven't gotten to hunt much.  My woman being home and being all anti-killing puts a big dent into the time I can spend on my 'hobby'. 

The silencer came in for the marauder pistol but the pellets were clipping it at the very end.  Sent the pistol and silencer to the guy where is is going to make a new silencer, make sure it works great, and tune up the pistol for even better accuracy and silence,

Using the fusion  I bagged two rats tonight.  One medium and one large.  I also got a small one a couple nights ago.  They are mostly staying out of my immediate yard (that I know of) but there are lots of them in the neighbors yard. They are still in the river area but at a much lower population than before.  The brush along the banks is getting very thick and making it easier for them to hide although that is where I got the two tonight.  Wish I could give a short flamethrower burst along the brush to at least kill off some leaves. I'm sure Roundup along the water is a big nono.

75 trapped
50 shot
125 total

edit: +1 last night 1/6

been awhile since I posted simply because I haven't gotten to hunt much.  My woman being home and being all anti-killing puts a big dent into the time I can spend on my 'hobby'. 

The silencer came in for the marauder pistol but the pellets were clipping it at the very end.  Sent the pistol and silencer to the guy where is is going to make a new silencer, make sure it works great, and tune up the pistol for even better accuracy and silence,

Using the fusion  I bagged two rats tonight.  One medium and one large.  I also got a small one a couple nights ago.  They are mostly staying out of my immediate yard (that I know of) but there are lots of them in the neighbors yard. They are still in the river area but at a much lower population than before.  The brush along the banks is getting very thick and making it easier for them to hide although that is where I got the two tonight.  Wish I could give a short flamethrower burst along the brush to at least kill off some leaves. I'm sure Roundup along the water is a big nono.

75 trapped
50 shot
125 total

thats some rats!

Tonight was good for hunting.  Got 4. 

1 soon after dark, then about 9:15 got another.  The second one wasn't a clean shot. It fell to the water and was splashing around a bit. I reloaded and was about to give it another lead enema when I saw another rat had poked it's head out of the bushes to see what the commotion was.  *PFFT* Third rat in the water. Dead.  clean head shot.  Looked around some more and about 30 seconds later saw a third. *pfft*  Number 4 for the night was down.  Didn't see anymore and by this time the first of the three had died.

Looked around another 5 minutes but didn't see anymore.

Trapped 75
shot 55
Total 130

Tonight was good for hunting.  Got 4. 

1 soon after dark, then about 9:15 got another.  The second one wasn't a clean shot. It fell to the water and was splashing around a bit. I reloaded and was about to give it another lead enema when I saw another rat had poked it's head out of the bushes to see what the commotion was.  *PFFT* Third rat in the water. Dead.  clean head shot.  Looked around some more and about 30 seconds later saw a third. *pfft*  Number 4 for the night was down.  Didn't see anymore and by this time the first of the three had died.

Looked around another 5 minutes but didn't see anymore.

Trapped 75
shot 55
Total 130

That's great! 

I read that rats give birth about 21-24 days after getting pregnant.  Average litter is 6-13.  So ...  if you have, say 10 females in the neighbor's yards, and you can kill an average of 8 per week, then:

8 kills per wk * 3 wks = 24 kills every 21 days

10 rats giving birth * 6 babies = 60 new rats every 21 days

I think you have your work cut out!!   You need to take 20 per week just to be close to breaking even!! 

Hopefully neighbor's traps and some cats are helping you out! 

Oh yea, I know about rat birthrate. I'll have target practice into perpetuity. I do have help though - two other neighbors shoot them also.   That was the catalyst for me going ahead and getting an air rifle (or five).

I'll never get rid of them all since each one that dies leaves a neon vacancy sign behind that the ala wai rats can see but it's obvious the numbers have been knocked WAY down in my field of view.  Before I started trapping and shooting I'd see 12+ of them in 5 minutes along the stream banks at any time after dark. The neighbor on the makai side of me has an extreme infestation in their yard even today.  They have bait stations all around but I've no idea if there is any poison in them.  Doesn't seem like it.

Oh yea, I know about rat birthrate. I'll have target practice into perpetuity. I do have help though - two other neighbors shoot them also.   That was the catalyst for me going ahead and getting an air rifle (or five).

I'll never get rid of them all since each one that dies leaves a neon vacancy sign behind that the ala wai rats can see but it's obvious the numbers have been knocked WAY down in my field of view.  Before I started trapping and shooting I'd see 12+ of them in 5 minutes along the stream banks at any time after dark. The neighbor on the makai side of me has an extreme infestation in their yard even today.  They have bait stations all around but I've no idea if there is any poison in them.  Doesn't seem like it.

Your neighbor isn't called Willard, is he?  He might be feeding them!

Your neighbor isn't called Willard, is he?  He might be feeding them!

might be?  Most definitely is.  By not using trash cans with lid or even can when they are available.  Tonight the trash is near the road.  I took a short video when walking the dog.  Let me put it on YouTube.  I'll post a link in a bit.
 Oh yea,
+2 tonight.  One in normal area. 1 when I went back to where I took video.  When I hit that rat it thrashed a bit scaring all the other ones which scattered and ran away.
Trap 75
Shot 57
Total 132
 

Wow Robble!
Thanks for the vid...  That's pretty messed up.
Reminded me of fishing in Hawaii Kai used to hose rats stealing bait with my full auto bb gun. Lol
Off to the silleoutte range to shoot my big hammas... PM if you'd like to go shoot.
Thanks again... Good hunting Bro! 

You need FLIR.

Wow Robble!
Thanks for the vid...  That's pretty messed up.

Never ending supply of targets!

I'd like to take my guns to s range and shot something more than 10 yards away. It'd have to be daytime on a Monday ir Tuesday though.  Work and woman ties me up all other times.

You need FLIR.

I thermal scope would be perfect.   Could easily spotvthem in bushes and grass.  Sadly, thermal is $3k plus (yes, I've looked). However there is another not cheap but still much less expensive route.   Night vision.  Now the good night vision scopes (gen 3) are also many thousands of dollars but there is a guy who builds night vision scoreless setups for rifles and the quality is actually better than gen 3 scopes.

Yes, I am in talk with him to build me one.  It'll cost about $800.

Rats at my house are mocking me
The black speck on top of the
pail of rat bait is rat doodoo