Page 16 - Benjamin Marauder PCP Reviews

In my opinion this rifle is as good as it gets. I have used break barrels before and didnt realize how much trouble I was having with them. I use them for pest control, my squirrel went up dramatically with the Marauder. Dont delay, just buy one, you wont regret it. Also the spare cartridges for pellets are cheap, 12 bucks compared to almost a 100 for a Daystate.

Expose the power adjustment.

Accurate, hard hitting, quite all at a great price. I will be purchasing one in .25 in the future too.

Weight, she is a little heavy. It is still no trouble to carry around in the woods.

Get extra magazines as only 1 comes with the rifle. I hand pump this rifle and it is not difficult to get her to 3000 psi. Of course I am 6'2" and 200 lbs.

It is quiet. I bullpupped the one I bought. Hits the targat with authority. Sigle hole groups at 30 yards. It has a long reach.

The stock. It is heavy and chunky. I wish crosman would offer a variety of setups. A choice of stocks would be a plus, especially synthetic..bullpup if I were to ask a lot. It is nice to bring the weight in close.

It is worth the money. Does require a serious backstop. Uses a good bit of air, so, if you are using a hand pump, it will make you strong.

Super accurate. Quiet and tune ability of this gun.

For the price the blueing on the gun could be a lot better. It should also come with a single shot tray for the price you pay for this PCP. Have a after market stock for this gun in composite material. Gun is almost eight pounds.

Pick up a scuba tank with the correct adapter to fill this PCP. Way worth the extra money. You will get a workout if you have to use a hand pump.

No one can dare say this is not a super accurate and precise rifle I have to follow suit. The Marauder was very easy to zero in and when I SAY ZERO believe me you can hit quarters at 65 yards. My rifle is .22- shot a big iguana about at 35 yards it hits like a hammer and no noise. Speaking of noise this gun has a silencer they may call it some thing else but it makes NO NOISE.

The magazine is a mickey mouse gadget next to the excellence of the Marauder. Be sure to order the single shot tray. The tray is plastic it does the job o.k. but then again you wonder how Benjamin makes these combinations?

My rifle came with the bolt screw loose this will cause the rifle to SUPER JAM- all most had to send it back - boy did I sweat that episode. Also the hammer on my rifle cannot be adjusted it came frozen and will not budge- I adjusted the velocity half a turn to increase and the rifle shoots awesome. Returning rifle even when Pyramyd has such good service is so time consuming- the option of keeping the rifle even when the adjustments do not work properly is compensated by the superb accuracy.

I bought this gun for pest control as squirrels were chewing my house to pieces. I live in a city so I cannot use firearms. I had tried several cheaper airguns both break barrel and pump styles that I bought from a local sporting goods store but was disappointed by either their accuracy or knock down power. The accuracy of this gun is amazing. I combined it with a UTG 4-16x44AO SWAT AccuShot Rifle Scope and SWAT sidewheel. I routinely do head shots on the little buggers at 30 yards and I do not profess to be a marksman. Squirrels are now an endangered species in my yard. I killed 13 the first week I had the gun.

The only negative is having to manually pump up the gas chamber for the occasional shooter if you do not have a scuba tank. It takes more work than you would think.

With the scope and pump it might seem expensive to some people just for pest control. However, it is cheap compared to the damage they can cause and it incredibly effective. It is a real pleasure to shoot. You will not regret buying this airgun.

Seems to be a quality air rifle Adjustable trigger Tuneable for optimum pellet/pressure/use 10 round clip Ability to fill with hand pump Very quiet

Lighter weight and better finish on the stock.

It is heavy. I have the Leapers 1" 4-16x50 scope combo and it is about the same weight as my Remington model 700 heavy barrel .223 with scope, both weighing in at around 11 lbs. That being said this is the first pcp rifle I have owned and this may be the nature of the beast. Accuracy of the rifle is pellet sensitive; High quality heavier pellets seem to perform best in my rifle. This is a fine pcp for the price and I can't see how anyone could be disappointed in the purchase, I know I wasn't.

Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy. 10 Shot repeater!!!

The stock is really nice, but boring wood. I would like a nicer stock to reflect how awesome this gun is. Next to my Air Arms TX200 this looks soooo cheap. (But is soooooo much fun)

Buy lots of pellets. I have owned this about 2 weeks and have run through 2,500 pellets!! Also, you need to be careful to pull the bolt completely back or risk a jam. Not easy to clear jams with the 10 shot magazine. DONT THINK ABOUT PURCHASING THIS AIR RIFLE. JUST DO IT!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

comfortable,very attractive,and quiet. could be quieter because of the tuning fork effect.

insulate the shroud to stop the tuning fork effect.

like most air-rifles,no kick at all. knocks little critters down dead...no chasing,lol.

I like every thing about this air gun. Even my wife who never shoots any thing can shoot this gun.She had to use a rest becuse it has a little wieght to it.

not a thing so far.

What can I say. This is my 3rd Marauder, bought this one in .25 and is every bit as good as they get.. I can not say enough good about these air rifles. Crosman has stepped up and really held true too their great History..

I would love to see it offered with and Adjustable stock like the team Crosmans use.

By from Pyramydair,, I have been making purchases from them for years there is no place like them too deal with,, always above and beyond for there customers

Very high quality of the rifle, I am amazed when I saw it first time, WoW, it is really nice at all, very nice building, mine is .22 cal. I just tried about 3-4 magazine because I received the rifle Dec-29-2011 & sent from Ohio Dec-21-2011 including 4days holiday great shipping service FedEx, Very quit, amazing accuracy whoever i am not a good shooter but i haven't lost any shot, i recommend this great PCP air rifle to all, I will write another review when i get all experience with this rifle.

nothing at all, this is Top.

first, I would like to thank( Erika Qaeser )for assisting me with this purchase, thank you very much for your great help, I never ever forget what you have done for me, okay i let all know what Erika has done to me, she has organized everything from the first step to the end of the purchasing process, I am living in Iraq & I wasn't able to complete my order online because of non existing Iraq name in the field of (country selection) during the shipping method selection, she prepared a manual order to me, Pyramydair should proud of you Erika, thank you again. if Pyramyd Air is one of the successful company it is because of having a perfect staffing like Erika.

Modifiable … because you will. There are so many little things that can be improved that this can be a real hobby rifle. My barrel end cap or air difusser on the end of the barrel was very poorly manufactured. I am a machinist. I tested the barrel for straightness and found the Spacer for the barrel shroud to be out of true with the barrel by .010" . I removed it and measured the wall thickness . Thicker on one side by .007". not good for ballistics to have the hole off center 1/2" out of the barrel. My rifle was spitting things all over the place until I made a new barrel shroud spacer. The old one was actually holding the barrel off center inside of the shroud.

There are a lot of "little things" . Hopefully Benjamin is reading the forums and making improvements.

My Marauder listed at 7.2 pounds came in at 8 pounds 12 ounces.no scope. The stock weighed 3 pound 8 ounces. Very unhappy with the weight of this hog. Called PYrAmYd air , was handed off to another number. Left a message and never heard back. I modified my stock to remove some weight, then I discovered my Marauder had an air leak 300 psi overnight. Called PyRaMyd air told them about the leak and they said to send it back for exchange. BUT apparently I voided the warranty by modifying the stock, so they will not accept it. The stock is held to the action by ONE bolt. I cannot figure out what that has to do with the airgun leaking, or for that matter why I would even need to return the stock at all. Man, there has got to be some fairness in this world somewhere.

Quality feel & look of rifle, accuracy is DEAD ON!!! 10 round clip is SO much better than single shot rifles.

The only way to make it better is to lower the price,but still worth the money I think.

I bought this over the Eun Jin Sumatra because it's quieter but I had no idea how quiet it really was.This gun makes my trail np(very quiet) seem loud.This is my 1st pcp and i was surprised how easy it is to shoot, it feels like shooting a bb gun, NO recoil at all. Buy extra magazines & single shot tray to shoot dif. pellets.

My .177 marauder is the most accurate gun I have ever shot. I liked it so much I bought a .25 also.

Need to change the way the power adjustment is done, shouldn't have to take apart the gun.

If you watch closely you can get a great deal on on of these guns by getting a refurbished one. Same great gun, just with a smaller price tag.

A few nights this last week I have lain awake and thought " how is this thing so accurate?", just trying to visualize the thing in action as it carves its path outward. Well, part of it is the new experience of shooting a PCP, so different from my fine RX1 which really takes some good control for tight groups. Part of it is the precision of the Mrod itself, and the rest is the superiority of a skirted projectile over a pointed spinning lump. The gun lives up to its reputation. At 50 yards you will get 1 inch or better groups with the right scope setup. I am an advanced plinker at best and maybe not even advanced. You'll do just as well. I used the UTG high mounts which were really too high. I switched to mediums and shimmed with a business card for a perfect low mount. Mag has plenty of clearance. Very well made 'american' look and feel. Wood nice but kinda plain. I am a lefty (not politically); having the ambi stock is real nice because this thing is so pleasant to shoot , other non shooters will move in for the chance to play, so you'll have a gun for either hold. I would say the trigger was fine right out of the box so didn't adjust a thing. A bit of over travel made me install a neat brass pin on the guard itself to handle that, but it has great let off.

not really anything. I don't think I'd try to silence this further with after market stuff ;it is good as it is.

I don't recall at the moment what most have said regarding the capacity between fills but it is a bit thirsty. 10 or 12 really good shots and another dozen or so at ranges around 20 to 30 yds. But the thing is so new I may have other ideas re this as time passes. Pyramyd made the research possible for a good, sound purchase. They are a serious business.

There are dozens of reviews about this fine air rifle. However, after owning one for a month, the scene from "Quiggly Down Under" where his "calling card" is an ace of spades playing card, shot a a great distance comes to mind. My calling card is a 20 yard target used for adjusting my scope on the new gun. Shots 1-4 were used to get to the bullseye. Shots 5-10 are all in the same hole! Just pick your caliber and buy one. I just ordered a .25 cal models. I'm confident history will repeat itself. I have an AirForce Condor with .25 cal 24" barrel plus ,.22cal 24" & 12" barrels. I love my Condor. However, with the 10 shot repeater feature ( load and shoot 4 magazines between air fills), and VERY quiet operation, I'm grabbing the Marauder more often than not. Hard to beat this type of features, quality, and accuracy for less than $450.00 using one of PyramydAir's -10% coupons. While your milage may vary, I recommend this gun with a quality 3-9 or 4-16 power scope as an excellent combination. If you are going to own only one PCP air gun, pick a caliber and buy this one.

Having the power adjustment screw accessible without removing the stock.

Contrary to some posting, I find my .22 cal Marauder to be very tolerant of a wide range of pellet brands, weights, and shapes. I'm shooting Crosman Premiers for plinking, H&N Baracuda Match for serious 50 yard target practice, and Predator PolyMags for hunting. They all group nicely and do exactly what I want them to do. Their center difference from center bullseye is minimal (1/2").

The gun is nice,accurate and easy to shoot. I love the trigger.

Need to be able to choose different stocks. This one is fine but, i would like a thumbhole stock.

Enjoy !!!!

Value, SUPER QUIET, build quality, tune-ability, relatively easy to pump up. There's only one other airgun of this overall quality in this price range: the CZ200, but it is a completely different style.

Offer it with a thumbhole, pistol grip, and bullpup stock options for better shooting comfort, or at least a pistol grip that lets the hand remain more vertical.

I've had my .177 Marauder now for a couple of months. I've left it at the factory tune, which they say is tuned for a 2500 psi fill. I hand pump, so I'm not in so big a hurry to tune it for the max fill of 3000 psi. Those last 500 psi are awfully hard for the manual pumpers. I find that when I fill to 2600 psi, I get about 50 or 60 shots before it gets down below 2000 psi and the trajectory starts to drop. With this stock tune, I get the following chrony results: Crosman Premier Lights (CPL): 922 fps, CPH: 886 fps, Superdome: 923 fps, H&N Field Target Trophy Power: 897 fps. So it is shooting right in the 15-16 FPE range. It will not shoot any type of JSB Exacts well, much to my dismay, as my other guns love them. The most accurate and consistent pellets I've found so far for this are the H&N FTTP, with CPL and CPH being tied for second. The trigger is great; not a 2 oz. match trigger, but not heavy, and a very crisp break in the second stage. I routinely get 1/2" groups from a rest at 30 yards, and occasionally get 1/2" groups at 50 yards from a rest. If you'll do a lot of benchrest shooting, you may want to go with another rifle, as the sporter grip shape forces one to rotate one's hand forward, and it is hard on the wrist after a while. The finish on the stock is better than I was expecting, it seems durable to everyday nicks. I think I will seek out a custom stock for this: bullpup or thumbhole, and it will be the perfect rifle for me.

Everything.This is my first PCP,but not my first air gun.I own a few springer's and an old Benjamin multi-pump.I ordered the package deal and when it finally arrived I was amazed at the detail of this rifle.It was not one of the more high end models so when it finally came I was very surprised to see the quality that went into the production of it.I came home from work and the rifle was waiting for me at my neighbors house so I brought it home and opened the case.When I opened the case and picked up the rifle,I just had to test it one time because (I couldn't wait till the weekend).I searched the trees in the back yard looking for a target and low and behold I spotted an unfortunate squirrel.I lined up and fired one shot from 30 yards,and down fell the squirrel.The shot that hit him was an old pellet from a few I had laying around in an old tin.The shot was a head shot and went right through him.I couldn't believe how accurate this rifle was out the box,with just a minimum factory charge and without me even zeroing it.I didn't think it fired at first because all I heard was a small PINGGG.The rifle is a little heavy with the scope,bi-pod,but I guess it is something I will get used to.This weekend I gave an old springer to my daughter to shoot while I shot the Marauder.She was having alot of fun shooting the springer till I let her shoot the Marauder.Big mistake.After a couple of shots my daughter doesn't like the springer.Now she wants her own Marauder

Nothing

Very Very Accurate with crow mags. 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards