Page 6 - Benjamin Marauder PCP Reviews

It groups great out to 100 yards with Benjamin domes. The trigger is super crisp, as advertised.

A hammer denouncing device as a stock option.

The only real limit of this gun is shooter skill and a steady rest.

I can't believe how good this rifle is for the money. My main motivation is rodent control, and this piece is accurate, powerful, steady and relatively easy to pump up after 20-30 pellets. I had a cheapo air rifle previously and didn't understand how bad it was until I got this. My range and accuracy has improved dramatically with the Marauder. Those poor house-destroying pests no longer stand a chance.

Magazines are awkward to load, but you get used to it. Wish there was a foolproof way to prevent chambering a second pellet.

I am using the Benjamin hand pump. So far so good. C'mon guys, it's not that hard to pump! I am somewhat concerned about the moisture issue.

I am loving it, best air gun for the money I ever bought.

I would love to also have iron sight on it.

If you are looking for a rifle that will not disappoint, here it is....

It's adjustable, accurate, and quiet. I like everything about it.

Well if Benjamin wouldn't mind stamping my name on it. LOL!

If you are looking for a great air rifle then you owe it to yourself to find someone with this gun and try it. Take it to the range and run a few clips through it. It's super quiet and just as accurate. I can't tell you how much i enjoy my rifle!

Very powerful. Very accurate. Bolt action with multi-shot magazine Trigger

Not as quiet as I was hoping (still very quite, but just not what I thought)

If you are new to this type of air rifle as I was, be warned - this rifle (.22 cal) is very, very powerful. Not really a bad thing, just know this.

I like almost everything about this gun.

I would make the bolt handle be able to switch spots so lefties can use it properly. And i would improve upon the magazines.

A great overall gun for people who dont want to spend over $1k for an airgun.

Easily the best bang per buck out there. I have a .22 cal and from my groups, it seems that Crosman has solved the .22 barrel inaccuracy problem...

The stock is, well, utilitarian. Work on those ergnomics Crosman!

I purchased a Benjamin Marauder from Pyramid .25 and have been very happy with it. The rifle is very accurate, very quite, and has an excellent trigger. I'm also happy with the shape and design of the stock.

I am not wild about the rotating magazine that the marauder comes with I find the design confusing at until you understand how it operates. Even after grasping the idea of how it operates it is difficult to reload at best. I also think that the rifle should be supplied with a single shot adapter for target practice. The bolt handle is also difficult to slide, it feels as though the machining of the metal mating surfaces leaves a lot to be desired. In the .25 caliber version the tank reserve capacity is a touch on the small side, a larger tank would have been helpful. The tank needs to be refilled every couple of clips.

I fill this rifle from a scuba bottle adapter and don't believe that there is any other really viable solution. Adequate air filtration isn't offered in any of the available hand pumps and chances of damaging the gun due to excessive moisture in the air charge is too great with a hand pump.

I was recently shooting a .177 Gamo Silent Cat with a nitro spring. The Gamo was accurate but this thing is a tack driver at twice the distance. The Gamo was powerful but this gun (with a few mods) is just as powerful in a larger caliber (.25). The Gamo wasn't that quiet but with this gun the loudest thing I hear is the pellet smacking the target...INCREDIBLE!!! Right out of the box the gun is pretty quiet. Not extremely quiet though. You can hear a hammer hitting sound as well as a large pinging sound. You can shoot it in the backyard with neighbors around not have them be alarmed. However, with a few mods that are available and some tweaking and tuning you can make this thing so quiet it is scary. I have mine tuned to the point that the only way you know I have fired it is because you see the plume of gas coming out of the other end and you can hear the pellet hit the target, can't beat that! The JSB Diablo Exact Kings group in a dime size at 30 yds. The Benjamin Domes also group very well at the same distance. With the power of this gun it doesn't matter because even if you miss your target a bit your still going to blow up whatever your shooting at. This gun is a squirrel destroyer! I have aimed at at a squirrel and had the pellet hit a full two inches lower (trigger pull, can and will adjust this at some point) and still put the squirrel flat on its back, no follow up shot necessary. Its internals were completely decimated where the pellet hit.

I wish this gun had (iron)sights. Its almost unfair to have a scope on this gun. I know that the magazine makes this almost impossible, however shooting with sights would really make this gun fun. Wish PCP entry cost was lower but oh well the amount of fun you get makes up for it.

Stay away from pellets that are not pointed or domed. Crow Mag's and hollowpoints suck out of this gun. Don't shoot Gamo PBA's either, another waste of dollars as they tumble all over and are LOUD as a small rifle. Read, read, read as much as you can on this gun. There are so many options and tuning methods that take this from an excellent gun to an out of this world gun.

I bought the .22. I like the wood stock, fit and finish (only a few small imperfections in the wood), 10 round magazine is very convenient and problem free, sling mounts are handy and the front one can be used for a bipod, trigger is nice for a stock setup. The magazine shows what shot you are on and that is very convenient.

The bolt is smooth but requires a bit of force to pull back. Would prefer a safety button, but the safety lever near the trigger works. On the heavy side.

Although I said the bolt is harder to pull back than I would like, I found that if I pull on the bolt close to the breech it makes it easier. Also you can put your thumb on the degassing opening for some leverage and that helps a bunch. I use a steel 3500PSI scuba tank to fill her and I am glad that I did that instead of a pump. If you read the forums, you know some people complain about the accuracy of the .22 Marauder while others say it is great. I am very happy with mine, but you might have to try several pellet types/brands to find pellets that work well. Don't try just two or three. Because of the upfront cost of PCP (pump/scuba and adapter) I held off buying the Marauder for awhile, but I am glad I did. It is a pleasure to shoot and the varmint population has gone way down since I bought it.

Just what I was looking for . sharp , easy to handle.

I would do the wood lighter.

it is work the money.

Fit and finish is great.

It could use better clips, they can be a little bit of a pain. When loading a pellet into the chamber it jams up sometimes. Because the clip is not the best fit.

This rifle is very accurate. All around it is very very nice.

Insane accuracy & power. I bought 3 of them in .25 for the whole family. Dime sized groups at 45 yards (farthest shot so far) from all of them. Trigger is excellent.

Not a huge fan of the stock, but it's nothing that can't be changed.

If you buy a Hill pump, it's a workout. Think seriously about SCBA bottles for them.

i like almost everything about this the power and the caliber range are nice

put some sights on it

great long lasting gun

Being from NY ... Buying anything but a Crosman is a sin. That being said I've never had to sacrifice quality for that name. The Marauder continues that Excellence. This is my first Pcp , so I am "the spoiled armature". My nitro venom and I operate between 75-200m(167m) longest confirmed kill/fpe bullseye. The .22 marauder out of the box was a contender. There are not enough good words to say.

Change dovetail ... But surely nothing

After tuning, cleaning , replacing pressure gauge and adding a HDD, I feel I have a very personalized weapon that I know it's feel. There are few to no rifles of this quality at this value that offer a custom feel... Most are just stock shots with a screw to "adjust" trigger(as if) Miles above the rest with a price tag that allows you to get the extras that pcp require.

My first PCP. I have decades of experience with other air guns. The Marauder is fantastic so far. I have put about 200 rounds through it. Extremely accurate. Quiet. Wonderful to shoot. Naturally, virtually no recoil. Placing shots on target is incredibly easy.

From my perspective, nothing. Some say it is too heavy but I am fine with it. Perhaps some other stock options would be good for different tastes.

The first unit I received would not hold an air charge longer than 2 days. Pyramdy Air immediately send me another and it has been great. These folks arew always a pleasure to deal with.

Accurate, Silent, Powerful rifle... Packs a punch!

Great product as is

Powerful rifle, great versatility ...

This is my first pcp. I have own air gun before but no pcp. Like the gun. hope to do some HFT shooting.

Liter stock. Adjustable check rest, change the 11mm dovetail rail. Add sites to the gun for the beginner who has not the money at first to buy.

:Pellets..... Have tried over 6 kinds and for our gun the Crossman Premier hollow point and Gamo Tomahawk are the best so far. Basically 2 hole- 5 shot groups at 20 yards bench rested are the norm. Just waiting on more warm weather to do more shooting.

Everything,,,,This rifle is all I expected it to be. its accurate, silent, well made. I have the 25 cal, and love it, i have wage war on the local starling population,they now no what being a bully is all about,I cant wait for bushy butt season, and the rabbits wont be a problem in my garden this summer..did I mention ,,ACCURATE

nothing.....

This rifle is a great value..

Got the .25 after returning a very inaccurate .22. All I can say is WOW. Mounted a Hawke Optics Varmint 6-24x44 (awesome scope by the way) on some medium benjamin rings and was shooting ragged hole groups at 30 yards right away. We have been over run with squirrels here and I have thinned the heard some, all clean one shot kills out to about 50 yards.... Best PCP for the buck, get the .25 or .177

Adjustable comb on the stock would be nice, option for a match barrel in the .22 cal gun

I started with a hand pump, but am already looking at tanks...reason.. you will want to shoot this a lot, although its a good workout. Shoots JSB Exact King .25 Cal Pellets, 25.4 gr. superbly, planning on trying the Benji domed as well as some H&N when they arrive...