MileHighAirGunner
HAM Sharp Shooter
I really like compact carbine rifles. Even more so when I can have a wood stock on them, which sadly isn’t an option for most of the compact carbines out there. Everyone wants the tactical look it seems. Which is why I really like my little Prod carbines. You have options for wood stocks. I have one with a Tom West stock and another with a Rink shoulder stock. I always liked the looks of Prod carbines with the Gen I Marauder trigger and Boyd’s stocks but I never did put one together.
While cruising Airgun Revisions website I was admiring Rich’s Shawty B and got an idea. I contacted Rich and he made it all happen. I had him chop a .22 Marauder F&T to a carbine length rifle. I chose the Marauder F&T for this project for a couple of reasons. One I just like the look of the F&T stock over the standard Mrod stock. The other was because it has a larger air cylinder than a Prod and it’s regulated something much desired in Prods but has little benefit due to the small air cylinder.
My Shawty B F&T Marauder is just slightly longer than 36” so it’s only about 2” longer than my Prod carbines. The barrel is 16” long leaving enough room for three baffles in the shroud and potential for a little more FPE. I wanted quiet over power however so I had Rich tune it to 20 fpe and it’s just as quiet if not quieter than my Prod’s with Hill moderators. Hurray! No additional moderators needed so not to be longer than 36” which was exactly what I wanted. Rich said I should still get around 60 shots per fill at 20 fpe with the shortened cylinder. Perfect for my needs. I haven’t tested that yet but have no reason to doubt Rich. No, this Shawty B F&T Marauder is not nearly as light as a Prod at 9+ lbs scoped but I’ll take the trade off for the 60 regulated shots per fill at 20 fpe. Something a Prod has no hope in achieving. I think it’s better balanced than the full length Marauder too.
I just need medium height rings now to get the scope just a little bit lower to the barrel. All I had was the tall rings. They’ll work for now.
I think this is going to be a fun little carbine.
