Page 22 - Benjamin Marauder PCP Reviews

Fit an finish on the gun is nice for the price. Gun is the most accurate gun I've fired. Gun hits like a hammer.

I would like to see it include better instructions for tuning. Although there are great websites for tuning this gun to your liking.

This gun is unbelievably accurate. I can easily shoot ragged holes at 35 yards. The gun is more accurate than I am. Gun shoots very hard. A stock gun, with the settings dialed in, can make 50 -54 fpe with the right pellet. Mine shoots the Benjamin Domes so accurate it gets boring. Gun is not hold sensative at all.

Bolt action repeater, quiet, the trigger is real nice too!

The stock is a little big and clubby as other reviewers have said. A higher capacity air tube would be nice.

I have the .25 version and it is unbelievably accurate! One hole groups at 25 yards, dime size at 45 all day long. I was shooting pop cans at 86 yards the other day and it was like shooting at 20 yards with a lesser gun. The .25 hits hard too, with factory settings it will blow through 3/4 inch plywood like its butter. The trigger is real nice, out of the box it was a little heavy but after a couple of easy adjustments its real smooth and lite. I have a friend with a .22 marauder and the .25 is a little louder than his .22. Compared to my .22 Discovery, however, the Marauder is super quiet. The .25 is an air hog, I get 16 shots good enough for hunting but if just plinking I can get another 8 before the poi shifts. I bought it to hunt with so the low shot count is ok but if plinking is your thing the .22 or .117 might be a better choice. If you are thinking about buying one just do it this is a great and super fun rifle.

Quality, thats the thing(s) I truly like about this rifle. I could not fault any aspect of this rifle, it is just to well made.

I would offer a nice thumb-hole stock option, maybe with a selection of wood types as well.

Except for the tell-tale "ping" when you pull the trigger, the Marauder is so quiet.

I read the reviews. Now I am joining them. Accuracy, quality, noise- I am thrilled. As a bonus, my kids 9,9 & 11 love shooting this gun. Quiet, no recoil, no constant stopping and pumping.

Change? Uh, could it come with a winning lottery ticket?

I bought a package with the pump. Pump works flawlessly - but know: it is work. My 90 pound son is not heavy enough to compress the pump up to the "tuned" psi of 2,500. Also, one of the few negative comments I read proved valid. The front sling pin is not at 90 degrees to the gun. Therefore, a mounted bi-pod does not hold the gun/scope parallel to the ground and consequently the crosshairs don't line up with a target. To remedy, you must adjust one of the legs. But, then you can shoot the face off a nickel at 30 yrds.

This thing shoots great right out of the box

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This thing is deadly of squirrels

Multishot magazine, sling stays, fit and finish, price, can get a good shot group with adjustable trigger

Weight, a little heavy for unsupported shooting, fitted with open sights to give the shooter an option. The fiber optic sights on the Discovery would be nice!

Bolt must be pulled FULLY to the rear to cock the rifle although the magazine will advance as soon as the probe on the bolt assembly clears it before the rifle is cocked, can cause double feed.

I have shot many rifles in my life, and this is by far the most pleasant. My Beeman R1 was my favorite pellet rifle until I got the Marauder. - 40 really good shots per fill - Shoots clean through 3/4" plywood at 25 yards - When I turned up the power for fun, it shot through a 2/4 - this is the .22, not the .25 - Can shoot dime-sized groups at 25 yards with several pellets (Kodiak, Exact Monster, H&N Baracuda Match). Larger groups with the Benjamin pellets. - 800 shots on a 80 cu ft scuba tank (pressure started at 3000, refil at 2500) - Virtually no kick - quite a change from my Beeman R1 - Incredibly quiet. You really cannot appreciate how quiet the gun is unless you see it first hand. The videos don't do it justice. I was shooting at a plastic jug nearly 70 yards away, and the pellet hitting the jug at that distance was still louder than the gun. - Gun allows the user to adjust the power and the working pressure. The gun comes set for 2500 PSI (meaning starting shooting at 2500 psi and refilling at 1500psi). The power is adjustable as well by another screw. - The trigger is better than my Beeman (I really said that). It is very smooth and incredibly adjustable (overall tension, 1st stage length, 2nd stage length, position)

I should have bought this sooner - I didn't know what I was missing.

It is hard to pick my springer back up after shooting this!

simply put ... EVERYTHING! ~@@~ 1st stage in the trigger is like cutting butter with a hot knife. 2nd Stage is short and crisp. The magazine works like a champ and easy to load. Cocking lever is a breeze for a follow up shot while keeping the target in the scope. Very little recoil. Very quiet except for the magic ping sound. One simple mod will take care of the ping sound. I didn't make any mods to the gun. Did not change any factory settings. Charge to 2500 psi. Using the discovery .22 14.3 grains hollow point pellets. If my "shooting a rifle technique" is good, what ever I put the cross hairs on will be thumped! To folks that design this gun ... "You knock this one out of the park!!!" Cudos gents ...

It's a little heavy but if the designers used space age alloys to reduce the weight, the $$$ cost $$$ would go up dramatically!

Get the hand pump for several reasons 1. To charge the reservoir if no other means are available 2. To top of the charge when the scuba tank is low

I purchased a Benjamin Marauder a few months ago. I have had many air rifles and fired them thousands of times. I am doing pigeon control for a city and besides trapping, spiking, and netting I also am using a pellet rifle. This pellet rifle is the last one I will use. It is the best I have ever fired. I am using a Redfield Scope I picked up at the N.R.A. convention this year. I have hit targets from 20 yards to yes, 100 yards with it. I did have a run of fifteen hits in fifteen tries once with it. I'm 66 and do not consider myself a good shot but the weight of this weapon, 1.8 lb trigger pull, no recoil, very limited noise, and shock power of a 25 cal make this weapon for pest control outstanding. I highly recommend this pellet rifle for accuracy.

I would suggest 2 clips, a video (somewhat like you show on your site for this weapon), and a pamphlet explaining everything about making this weapon work well (Including strong suggestions for considering a large scuba tank for the air and how to adjust the trigger pull which I will attempt in the future.)

This air gun is extremely accurate because of its weight, lite trigger pull, no recoil and very limited noise. I also was blessed with accidentally finding a good scope for it.

The rifle is beautiful, quiet and a tack driver. The trigger is super crisp on the break and nice and light. My first time out w/ a borrowed 3-9X scope (the one I ordered hadn't come in yet) I was hitting 1 1/2 inch wide nuts that fall from one of my trees at 50 yards. I had a single hole from 3 pellets at 20 meters.

I would change the rotary magazine. It's a cheap flimsy design. The spring inside mine kept coming out of it's holding spot. I had to take the mag apart and glue the spring into the hole so it would stay. My next rifle that I buy will have a mechanical magazine to assure even and consistent feeds of the pellets. This was the sole reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.. but for 5 stars I think it should be near perfect.

This was my first PCP rifle and also the first I've owned that has a magazine. I will never go back to a single shot rifle again. Trying to put that little pellet into the breech and under the scope and everything else is a pain. Setting pellets into a 10 shot magazine is a breeze and a joy. On the bad side of the PCP's is the pump... sheeesh you really have to pump to fill that thing up. I can't wait for a inexpensive (compared to HPA compressors) and time saving (as compared to driving to a dive shop and back to have a tank filled) option to fill my rifle.

Nice pellet gun, super quiet, looks good and reasonable cost, I all ready had a discovery with a pump,the discovery shoots 1/4 to 5/16 groups at 16 yards with air arms falcons accuracy in 22 cal (all my pellet rifles 22 cal) got the Marauder and hoped it would shoot the same pellets since I have 6000 of them or 12 cans, nope not even close, went thru 7 diffront pellets and the closest the Marauder came to good accuracy was with HN field target trophy and the premire in the can which I have 5000 of, but not good groups, about the size of a dime 5 shots, not good. after 3 days of shooting and croning still no better, full 2700 PSI 845 to 850 FPS. Then I adjusted the Hammer (1/8 allen inside) 2 full turns less and the spring tension preload one full turn less (1/4 allen outside ) then I took the barrel assembly out and adjusted the air valve from 3 out to 2 turns from bottom , FPS now was 785 FPS and after 25 shots was still 730 FPS. after the 25 shots used a lot less air, down from the 2700 to 2000 PSI, a lot better air use, before after 25 shots down in the 1400 to 1500 range and I am hand pumping so saves a lot of pumping. The target was outstanding, 1/4 to 5/16 groups 5 shots at 16 yards every time, in a heavy wind 25 to 30 MPH they were no bigger than 5/16 inch. and the Premires in the can shot the best, Might not shoot in another Marauder but do in mine. I posted a photo of the first 3 targets at 16 yards 5 shot groups but take a few days for PA to post them

I had the neeeded allen wrenchs , include them and charge for them, Posted a photo of the first 3 groups of five shots each after I lowered the setting , at the top under customer images

was not happy with the gun untill I lowered the speed, wow what a difference. and saved a lot of air per shot Steve MIchigan

Compared to my old Beaman R10 this rifle is SILENT !!.The pumping up to about 2700 psi takes a bit of work but is good exercise. Have not chronographed it yet but the Benjamin pellets are a good match to the riflr. Loading the clips was a bit confusing at first-the instructions were not complete.

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Twice the price of the Discovery and three times the quality and features. Well worth the extra money.

Rotary clips fail due to the spring not fitting right. Had to take them apart and reshape the spring a litte to get them to work - very minor repair.

Buy it you'll be happy. 25 cal is nail driver right out of the box.

This gun is GREAT! It is one of the quietest airguns out there. It is accurate. I have taken raccoons and squirrels at 50 yards with one shot. I get lots of shots per fill. The trigger is very adjustable. The preload on the hammer is adjustable. The transfer port is adjustable. Wow! The barrel is floated. The magazine will stop the bolt when it is empty. The mags are a great deal at $12.99 and work perfectly. The gun uses a standard quick connect. It has everything you might want in an adult PCP airgun. Crosman is a great company and backs their product to the hilt. I bought mine early in the first production run, and Crosman updated my gun to the latest improvements and paid the shipping both ways. The price has come down since the intro price of $499!

The checkering on the stock is delicate and will catch in gun socks.

This is the state of the art of American made airguns. It will be a classic.

Probably the best combination of quiet, accuracy and power you can buy. I shoot in a suburban area and love the quiet power. As far as accuracy, my .22 Marauder absolutely loves JSB Exact Jumbo Heavy 18.1g and can stack one on top the other, over and over again at 30 yards (maximum length of my yard). The Beeman Kodiaks also group nearly as well except for the occasional flier . The fit and finish on the rifle is very nice and the trigger was perfect right out of the box. The 10 shot clips (I bought a couple extra) have functioned flawlessly.

The female quick disconnect needed to fill the gun REALLY should be included.... or it should at least be stated somewhere that it is not. I already had a scuba fill station setup, but the gun was useless when it arrived without this part; as I had no way to fill the gun. I had to overnight the part from Pyramyd Air... Here is the link: https://www.pyramydair.com/product/air-venturi-female-quick-disconnect-adapter-male-1-8-bspp-threads?a=2990

Buy extra clips. Don't forget the quick disconnect if you don't already have one. https://www.pyramydair.com/product/air-venturi-female-quick-disconnect-adapter-male-1-8-bspp-threads?a=2990

I'm not a great shot, but with a bi-pod I can easily shoot cans at 108 yards with 18.1 grain JSB domed. It's so very quiet. The magazine works perfectly. There's no front sight to get in the way of the scope. It's got a built in pressure gauge that agrees with my pump. Floating barrel. swivels installed........

option of a walnut stock or without the cheekpiece

The Marauder is the coolest thing of all time. You NEED to have at least one of these

22 caliber, shoots like my 22lr target rifle, darn accurate. 35 yrds 1/4" group. I have an old 22 cal pump benjamin from the 70's. That gun is a little louder than the Marauder. I would not call this gun ultra quiet but it is quiet enough that neighbors should not notice. What they will notice are the yells of excitement of shooting it. That might just give your little secret away-so be careful. Trigger very smooth out of the box. I'm going to set it up a little lighter to equal my 22lr target rifle. Scope; Leapers 6x24 50mil, big scope but fun. You do not need a spotting scope at 35 or 50 yards. Air tank filling is very easy.

I noted other reviews mentioning the short length of the scuba tank hose. They are correct. Double the length would help. I did think the hose was of heavy enough quality. I did not feel it would rupture. A femal adapter for the scuba hose is needed. This was not clear. I read a review that mentioned it is needed. This adaptor should be included with the hose for the amount of money the hose cost $77. The adaptor was another $25! You also need to use teflon tape when screwing the femal adaptor onto it, else it WILL leak. So, having that already properly installed on the hose for the same cost of the hose would be a better purchase.

Be sure to read many of these reviews. I found them all helpful. Go for the scuba tank set-up. It is a necessary luxury. The higher cost over the hand pump will be well worth it. Get at least an 80 cu ft tank. Try purchasing from your local scuba shop. Mine beat the internets best deal. Besides you get good information on handling the tank from the local experts. The internet assumes you already know everything. Your local shop may ask for your scuba cert card--just tell them it is for an airgun and that you do not scuba dive. They will understand, and if they don't show them your gun--just kidding!

the Benjamin .25 cal is hight accuracy , excellent power and very smooth perfect to hunting and target shooting. the Benjamin marauder .25 cal with 8 shoot magazine is good to small and medium hunting .

the spring of magazine is necesary more heavy.

my Benjamin marauder .25 cal can shoot 22 times about 1050 fps. (1100 - 985 fps) only adjust the spring of the hammer.

Very nice gun! Dead on right out of the box. Pyramyd's crew did a great job!

The finish on the stock could be better. This is not a deal breaker at all however.

Buy lots of pellets!!! You are going to need them.

I have an mrod 22 and 25 cals. they are very powerfull and also accurate, specially the 25 cal. I can get nice .25 inch groups at 35 yds. I took the 25 out hunting for pigeons and got 5 out of 5 shoots with side winds of over 20 kts at 30 yds distance here in Puerto Rico. Awesome.

the rotary clip can sometimes load 2 pellets in the chamber at the same time, besides it tends to stop rotating and you could miss a shot or two.

you can't go wrong for the price. get one go out do your thing and have lots of fun.