Benjamin Marauder Semi-Auto (SAM) PCP Air Rifle Kit

Semi-automatic

Charging handle and forward assist don’t always work properly with the hammer not fully retracting blocking insertion of the magazine

The air rifle is well designed and built. Good value for the money.

The 10 round magazine is a problem. I frequently encounter problems with the magazine not advancing after a shot is fired.

The manufacturer needs to redesign the magazine to function reliably

Semi auto when it worked

Improve design before selling

Returned for repair but still having problems. Jams ups and poor charging handle design plus only one in seven magazines worked well . Don't buy this semi auto PCP unless you can repair it yourself. It was fun when it worked. Not sure it worth the shipping cost to have it repaired a second time..

Looks nice, semi auto function is cool.

The magazines are getting tore up from the bolt in semi auto , either magazine rotation out of timing, or, magazine is not able to rote fast enough to keep up.

Tears up the magazines.

Turkish Walnut Stock with adjustable cheek riser, (Picture is outdated, does not come with black plastic cheek riser anymore) Semi Auto Firing, Shrouded Barrel, 60 shots per fill, Consistent Velocity, 2LB trigger pull, Reliable Feeding Action, Decent Accuracy

Better finish sanding on the stock, under the cheek riser specifically. Better quality control on screw tensions. All 4 receiver screws were loose out of the box. Trigger guard retention screw FELL OUT on my 2nd magazine, hole was stripped. Cannot lock the charging handle back (huge negative!) If you fire on an empty magazine, you have an excellent chance in blowing the breech O-Ring out of the barrel and jamming the magazine in the receiver.

I had to open my SAM twice in my first 2000 rounds. Once to file down the charging handle and receiver at the very front, they were not fitted properly and had peened each other to the point the charging handle could not be pulled back easily. 2nd time I had to open up the gun was to polish out a burr on the trigger bar / sear. The anodizing had worn off, and the trigger would not reset without a push from my finger forward. This gun is fun to shoot. Reasonable accurate (3/4" groups at 25 yards) and gets great shot count (60 per fill). It runs on 3000 PSI and uses 1200 PSI of air to fire 60 shots. If you are tinkerer, this is a great gun. If you expect a gun to be "hands off" and do not like to get into the internals, I would stay away from it.

The semi auto is a nice feature and makes this a fun gun to shoot, at 2600 psi I can get 40 rounds with good grouping at 50 yards, the gun did not like lighter amo it just flung the rounds all over, above 18g is the sweet spot, from a kneeling position you can get 1" groups, the gun is on the heavy side about 8lb all in with scope, I knew this from the reviews, this was not a issue for me, the sling it came with is nice and makes carrying the gun easy, the wood stock is well made some checkering would have been nice but not a deal breaker for me, if you have small hands this gun may not be for you, the stock is on the large side and with the Triger location you may have a hard time, overall I am very pleased with this gun

It would be nice to be able to keep the bolt open after emptying the magazine, I do not have any problem reloading it by holding the bolt back, big issue is at the range I have to put a spacer in the breach

If you intend to use this for hunting, check your state laws, small game hunting is some states you can not use a semi auto

A semi auto Marauder? You bet! It works as advertised. Fun, fun, fun!

The price clearly. If you are into PCPs then it costs money to play. The trigger on mine was serviceable but long and mushy. I would liken it to a polymer framed striker fired pistol. Perhaps a more traditional rifle trigger feel would be nice.

The cocking stroke at the end of the pull is stiff and requires a firm grip. Do not short stroke it. If you do you have loaded a pellet but not cocked the trigger. Remove the magazine and properly cock the rifle and shoot the chambered pellet without the magazine in. If you reinsert the magazine you will have a double feed. Once you fire the pellet in the chamber with the magazine out simply re-insert the magazine and fully cock the rifle.

In my limited shooting so far my rifle does not care for the Excite Plinking pellets at 50 yards.