Page 12 - Benjamin Marauder PCP Reviews

this airgun is great i bought the 25 and it has a lot of power it is well worth the money if you want to hunt or just shoot at targets all day

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Very nice high quality product. I had never seen one in real life until mine arrived in the mail, it surpassed my expectations. I kind of see this gun as the Ruger 10-22 of shrouded pcp air rifles. I'm getting some impressive groups with crossman premier pellets.

I would like a more ergonomic stock.

This gun is bigger and heaver than I expected. Not for kids. Works very well with crossman premier hollow points. You will be disappointed with the accuracy if you get the wrong ammo! Get a tin of the premier to use as a benchmark for testing.

well made rifle, pretty well accuract with jsb 18.13g i was one of the lucky one to recieve one that liked them. 3/8 grouping at 35yards while siting in a chair resting rifle on a camera tripod. can only amagine if i had a solid bench rest. waiting on h/n match 21g and h/n 19g hunter extreme to test for backup pellets. fairly easy to tune though i only get 20 full power accurate poi shots, as that is all i was looking for. fill mine with nitrogen, works out well.

nothing, rarely do i miss a bird, and a real crow killer, the pellet inpact even at 60yards is loader than the gun!

if you remove the shroud to make it easy to clean the barrel, make sure not to tork it on when re-assymbling as it will change your point of inpact. so take note of how tight it was at the beginning. fire a couple of shots and loosen or tighten until poi is where you zeroed. this so called poor mans pcp is winner and hard to beat unless you want to spend twice as much

This is a very nice rifle. It is very quite, so I can shoot in my back yard. At 17 yards, (I have a small yard), it shoot's Crosman premier heavies into one hole groups. Beeman Kodiak's group around a quarter inch. I haven't had much luck with other pellets. Can't wait to try it at longer distances.

It would be nice to be able to get to the velocity adjustment screw without taking the stock off.

very nice gun for the money,can't beat it.dead on at 50 yards and quarter groups at 75 yards.

the stock!on mine the hand grip is cut back so far you can't hold it right and the comb is cut out of line with the action.

my bolt seemed a bit scratchy and after about 80 or so rounds it jammed solid!a little finessing with a wooded hammer and it came loose ,the allen bolt on the side was loose and it backed out,luckily there was no damage i can see.

Accuracy, power and economical.

Weight, it's a little heavy for my taste. A thumbhole stock would be nice.

This is an awsome rifle. The only small inconvenience is the weight factor (With the scope my rifle weighs 10+ lbs). But that's just my own personal opinion and it doesn't detract at all from my overall satisfaction (and exitement) in my new air rifle.

Love the rifle. So far I have been very please with it's constancy. Fit and finish has been wonderful. Love the fact that you can adjust the velocity.

The barrel so far has been VERY picky about the pellet. Still haven't found a pellet that will perform well at 50 yards. I haven't given up! ;) I own the .22 version. I hear the .25 version is not near as picky. Be nice if crosman would check with Green Mountain about making the barrel for the .22.

Patience with the pellet process. It will work out! If you choose to use a pump, like I did, be prepared for a work out!

feels well made. the people at pyramyd air helped me decide on a air gun and i'm completly satisfied with the marauder in .22. i've only sited in the scope and haven't got a chance to eleminate my ground squirrel population yet.

a bit heavy. but that could just be the nature of the beast.

a pcp rifle is a bit pricy to begin with but soo much easer to shoot than a break barrel. i know i'll never use my rws break barrel agin after using the marauder.

this thing is a cannon!.25cal 26 grain punched a hole better than half way through a 2x4 at 25 yards on the factory settings!dime groups at 50 yards with the whole clip!

curved trigger,other than that nothing for a stock rifle,great the way it is and plenty of upgrades available.

won a free scope and ordered this to go with it...don't wait for the free scope... just order it!,for the money i don't think you could possibly get a better more accurate air rifle

Solid build. Keeps scope secure

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Its probably the best mount out there

I've had it for 3 weeks now and I'm blown away. Gun is quiet,accurate,and extremely fun to shoot. It's not the lightest gun around but holds nice. It give you the confidence when you aim that you are actually going to hit your target. Unlike with the springers,with heafty recoil. I recommend this to anyone who is want the best bang for their buck. Although you need a pump which doesn't come with it. I bought a benji pump but broke in the first 2 weeks. I was able to send it back for a refund and got the HILL pump.It has great reviews like this rifle does so I have a perfect match now. Pumping the gun from 2000 to 3000 is not that difficult but my back gets sore because pump is a little low for me. I will modify my bottom bracket to bring the pump up by 4 inches. I find out of the box factory settings work great at least for now. I can group JSB 8.44g in a 1-1/4 group in 3 shots. I am out of practice since I haven't shot a gun in a long time.The JSB Monsters are awful at that distance. So if you have any doubts about this baby fear not! Go for it you will not regret it.

Good question. I think I would like to mount the scope lower than i have now. I have the BKL-263MB mounts on right now and have issues with 10 yard shots. I might try lower ring to get scope closer to barrel.

Be prepared to spend an equal amount of money you spent on the gun to get this ready for a weekend hunt. But I guess that depends on what optics you put on it.

Right out of the box, I was able to shoot a flower off the stem at 20 yards! Simply amazing. You have not shot a pellet gun until you have shot the Marauder!

Have everyone try this gun at least once!

Pumping by hand is by far the worst part. But to have such an awesome gun, it is a fair price to pay.

Accuracy is amazing, trigger is great, this is absolutely the quietest air rifle I have ever shot. I mounted the scope, it was dead straight 6 o'clock 2 in low, a couple turns of the elevation and it was dead center. 20 shots later it was dead center. Very impressive. I started at 50 feet and went to 150 ft with only a tiny bit of drop w the .22 cal between 3000 - 2000 lbs of air. Again, very impressive.

The pellet magazines work, but in my opinion they could be better designed and more durable. Buy extra.

It takes some work pumping to get the first 2000#, then the next 1000 is easier, and restoring the 3000 is pretty easy. Don't get discouraged on first charge, like I said it is work. I would absolutely recommend the single shot loader (extra accessory) and extra magazines. This is a full-size rifle and IMO not for kids, good size for adults who want the feel of a real rifle. Overall, I love it. Buy one you will be very satisfied.

The Benjamin Marauder is a very high quality rifle that is a great starter for anyone breaking into PCP's. I have been an avid air rifle shooter for many years and I finally decided to put aside the springers and give the PCP rifles a try. The Marauder .25 gave me the chance to that without breaking the bank.

I would prefer a synthetic stock. The hardwood stock provided with the rifle is fine, but I would prefer a synthetic stock to help lighten the load a bit.

I would highly recommend getting a hammer debounce device(HDD) for the Marauder. I don't think that they sell them on Pyramyd, but for about $40 they can found elsewhere. After installing the HDD, I went from getting about 25 good shots from one air charge, to getting about 37 or 38 good shots. That's about a 40% improvement in shot quantity.

Magazine, Quite, Accurate

Gun had a slow leak when recieved from Crosman. Returned to crosman and was fixed and sent back. Gun still has a slow leak

JSB's shoot the most accurate out of mine

My first PCP. Fell in love. In .25 cal, 100 yard shots are no longer a rareity. I can shoot 1" ragged hole groups all day at 30 yards. JSB Exact Kings are the way to go. Polymags are also superb for accuracy.

Reservior size.

Go ahead and buy a great scope, this rifle will outshoot you. A .25 cal chews through air like a fat kid in a candy store. A Hammer Debounce Device really helps out alot but you'll need a retuning afterwards. The loudest part of firing is the air reservior pings when struck by the hammer. A simple peice of vinyl tubing inside the reservior serves as a muffle.

This rifle is accurate and easy to tune. 30 yard sight in target had one ragged hole with the .25 cal. The trigger is good out of the box, and as my first pcp air rifle it a great experience.

The air gauge on this rifle doesnt work well it reads about 1400lbs different from the pumps gauge. The stock is a little bulky but manageable

You get about eight shots on a full charge at max velocity with the .25 cal, it shoots great, just about every pellet I put thru it shoots a tight group.

Great pellet gun for the money. My mrod is still in factory settings and I get 1/2" groups @ 40yd(ranged by rangefinder) for 30 rounds starting @ 2700psi down to 1800psi. w/ H+N 21.3gn.5.53dia. pellets,benchrested. I shoot out to 80yd. regularly. Groups open to aprox. 1-1.25" Good enough for squirls/rodents as is. I will chrono/tune when it cools off, for now my needs are met and I am satisfied w/out of the box performance.

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If your on the fence about the price. It's well worth the money if your looking for a useful quiet tool for pest control around the house. Great for target shooting too.

Everything! Amazing accuracy and trigger!

The max shots per fill and the loudness of the .25 cal

I have a .25 cal and im only able to get like around 16 good shots from 3,000 to 2,000 psi. I have it at factory settings and it shoots a 31 grain around 762fps. Is this normal to shoot this many low shots?

Accurate, I put a Nikon 3-9 prostaff smaller than dime size groups @ 40 yrds. I'll keep it!

Stock

This gun is heavy, but its a tack driver