Page 12 - Benjamin Marauder Pistol Reviews

The day the package arrived at my door before I opened the box.

Complete disappointment. The barrel was crooked to the extent that the barrel was pressed flush up against the one side of the barrel band leaving the other side of the barrel with a large gap between it and the barrel band. The two allen screws directly above the handle were rusting. I don't mean a little oxidation, I mean I had just opened a brand new BENJAMIN airgun to find pieces already rusting. Last but not least, every single allen screw on the gun holding it together was stripped to the point where to this day I don't know for sure if they were allen screws or strange screws with circular divots taken from them leaving what appeared to be the tip of a crosman HP pellet. I can't explain it other than the screws are stripped on purpose to prevent modification or some chinese worker was bored and stripped every screw.

This was my particular experience with this gun. I'm particularly bitter because I was so excited to get it. I must add PyramidAir sent me a prepaid packing slip to print out so I could return the gun and were very understanding and helpful. If your gonna get a lemon, make sure you can rely on the company you bought it from. Before buying this gun, get a 10 for 10 done.

I like the look and feel, overall quality, trademarks and ease of use. I am highly impressed by the accuracy and power. Also this gun is my first PCP and I can say I definitely made the right choice here. After a brief review of scope parts and terminology at Airgun Academy, I fitted my UTG Bug Buster 6x32 scope with illuminated reticul and eeked out some very accurate shot at 10 yards. A learning experience for sure. And a learning curve, no doubt. If you have a soft target, don't let the quietness fool you, those pellets are screaming out. Try a small coffee can with a thick phonebook behind it, you will hear the THWACK the instant you squeeze the sweet trigger on this baby. Adjustable hammer spring tension and hammer position is a perfect idea. I will be discovering more about that in the weeks to come. I like the Beeman Silver Arrows at the top of the fill. Can't wait to take a shot with those Crow Mags either. The Copper plated Kodiaks are suh weet! Right around 2650 p.s.i. This gun is a hole in one, literally. Tack hammer. The ingenious rotary clips allow for smooth repetition and easy counting of shots. This thing is a gem. The pump is much less effort overall than I thought it'd be.

What's not to like?

These won't be around forever I bet. when charging, release air through the bleeder valve quickly and you won't lose as much from the pistol. The pressure gauge on both the pump and the pistol make it easy to see where I'm at. If you're looking for a big BANG out the barrel you won't get it. The BANG for your buck is when your projectile hits it's intended target nanoseconds after you squeeze the trigger.

Fine finish, superb accuracy and magazine loading.

Nothing

Nothing out of the usual.

I love the concept but not much else.The first pistol came with the receiver so severly canted that I returned it unfired.The 2nd pistol was very inaccurate.Group sizes of 1 1/2" at 25 yds and almost every group having a flier out to 2" or more.I tried a large variety of pellets and even different scopes but same results.The shoulder stock would not tighten properly.

Quality control at the factory.This gun would be a real fun gun to own if it was accurate.Say 1" five shot groups at 30yds out of the box. Offer other calibers.

I hesitated to send this review because I like Crossman products. I own several Crossman pistols and a .17 and .25 Marauder that I purchased from Pyramid and am very satisfied with them.I don't want to discourage anyone from buying Crossman products and Pyramid handled my returns and exchanges very promptly and courtesly.I think Crossman needs to work the bugs out of the Marauder pistol and it would be a great product.

Light, compact, accurate, affordable, easy to fill/charge.. What's not to like.

It would be nice to offer some sort of fixed sights. This pistol is scope only.

A reflex-red dot sight works very well on this pistol and maintains the light and cool 007 look. I have a .22 Mag 800 Browning, a FWB 300S and a Benjamin Marauder .25 and this little guy is probably my favorite gun to shoot because it is so light and accurate and blows holes through both sides of spray paint cans at 20 yards and is quiet and.. and.. etc. If I had bought this pistol 1st I wouldn't own as many air guns (maybe..)

Nice quality construction, relatively quiet, consistent grouping. Rifle stock helps balance pistol.

Bolt action is a bit stiff.

Chatted with "Rick" who came up with complete package that all worked; excellent service for newbie.

I like the compact size, modular design and features. Although each shot uses a lot of air volume, the valving allows accurate shooting to a low bar level. I like the fact that it is made by a U.S. company too.

The shoulder stock on mine did not fit tightly, so I had to shim it up a little. I also would prefer to have a shroud baffle or 2 to quiet it down a little more. There are aftermarket shrouds available. The air diffuser at the end of the barrel works, but is not optimal. It needs a single shot adapter too.

I ended up having Crosman replace my barrel due to an accuracy problem. The new barrel is fine. I modified mine slightly because I could not dial in accuracy well enough. I bumped up the power so that I am getting about 705 fps with JSB 15.9 grain pellets. As a result, I have been able to get 5 shot groups at 15 yards with a 0.2 inch spread. Mine shoots best from a 2650 psi start level. It shoots much more accurately if you fire single shot without the magazine. Also, accuracy is best with pellet head diameters of around .2170 to .2175 inch

Lightweight, great shot count, reasonably quiet, carbine stock included too, 8 shot magazine that will cycle Predator pellets, ACCURATE, Fun, powerful. Great trigger, adjustable.

Mine came with a STIFF BOLT out of the box, after 500 shots, it still requires my thumb on the back of the air tube to free it from the locked position. Go with a screw on metal dust cover for the foster quick fill connector like on the Marauder rifle instead of the plastic snap on style of the Discovery rifle.

My first magzine over my chrony had a standard deviation of less than 2 fps, very consistant, and reliable speeds for an unregulated valve. So light you can shoot it offhand all day. Very accurate out to 30 yards. Beeman FTS 14.66g and Predators do very well in it

For a pistol, good power and accuracy, light weight, better than expected shoot count. Mine set to hammer spring 6 and hammer throw 1, seem to work well.

Adjustable or expandable stock, open sights to attach to scope rail

This pistol is much louder than its rifle version.

Very good buy for the money. Light, accurate, and pretty quiet as well.

Minor quibbles. The magazines work fine, I ordered two more. Would be happier if Crosman offered metal magazines, just for the security of the durability inherent with metal rather than plastic .

The pistol cries out for a folding stock. A folding thick wire stock would be fine, or even a detachable plastic stock. Based on the Pyramyd blog, I purchased four tins of Beeman Kodiak's along with the pistol. Proving the adage that every airgun has a preference for a pellet, I could not get a reasonable group at 25 yards. After trying four other brands, I ended up with Premier Hollowpoints. ( I believe I contributed in assisting Pyramyd avoid the worst of the recession by ordering 4, 8 or 12 tins of pellets of various brands fairly frequently). Group size shrunk from 1 1/2 to 2 inches down to one ragged 1/2 in. hole at 25 yds. Same conditions, bench rest, indoors. I mounted a Center Point 3-12X44 scope. Seems to work just fine with medium rings. Can't wait for the snow to melt and the woodchucks to start marauding around my backyard, digging up my wife's expensive bulbs.

accurate with cheap CP pellets. high shot count. bolt changes to left side great for right hand shooters. great trigger like marauder rifle.

quieter. wood stock and handle. for the amount of metal and plastic. should be much cheaper then marauder rifle.

fill cap should be screw on like marauder rifle, not clip on that can fall off.

I think the whole design concept for the Marauder pistol is brilliant. The fit and finish on MP (Marauder Pistol) is very nice for this price range aigun. The magazine fed bolt action will spoil a springer single shot person. From the factory my MP trigger breaks crisply at 2.24 lb. average by my Lyman digital trigger scale. The "Fun Factor" counts for a lot , I give the MP an 8 on a 1 to 10 fun scale. Overall it is a steal or $390.00. Thanks, Sparky

First, I would make the MP in .17 caliber along with the .22 caliber. I own at least ten .22 caliber air rifles and six air pistols in .22. I shoot my .17 caliber guns nintey percent of the time. I buy bulk lots of good .22 long rifle for half of what I pay for premium .22 caliber pellets. I would rather shoot a ten grain .17 caliber pellet at 900fps than a fifteen grain .22 calber pellet at 700fps. There is no comparison in the flatness of the trajectories between the two, or accuracy for that matter. Second, I would shorten the pull on the shoulder stock to around 14" from the extemeley long 15 15/16", which makes this gun awkward for me to shoulder and attain a reasonable sight picture. Third, Why not build a quality folding stock that locks up tightly? A person would then be able to carry their MP in a computer case, that would be cool. Fourth , I would make sure every MP was assembled to the factory blueprint specifications before it left the factory. The barrel band on my MP is not centered on the barrel (like my Marauder rifle) contacting the barrel slightly and the my trigger drags enough to not allow the first stage trigger pull to return to its place if released. If these things were changed. I think the MP would be a lot closer to world class. The Crosman Benjamin MP is not quite their yet, at least in my opinion. Thanks, Sparky

I just spent two hours working on this reveiw and it dissapeared, THAT REALLY SUCKS!!!!!!! I hate computers.

I like everything about this pistol,dead accurate,very good shot count,easy to fill to 2,650 with hand pump

Magazine that comes with gun .could be a little more higher quality,and make forearm and grip optional ,made of hardwood

This pistol has alot of hunting potential.

The pistol is not that loud less noise then a Crosman 2240 The 8 shot mag holds poly mags & eun jin pellets. POWERFUL My pistol is tuned to 25 foot pounds & shooting raptors out at 985 FPS

The stock & saffty! The stock feels really cheap & hollow. Crosman will not give me a clear anser about the materal used in making the stock. They keep giving me the run a rounds. Like they were telling people it would be polymer then changed to plastic & did not tell anyone. It is posted at many websites it is made of polymer. For a $400.00 pistol the saffty should be made out of metal.

The pistol is much lighter then it looks & inch shorter then my custom 2240 with 12 inch barrel & 4inch brake. Do not use Gamo lead pellets or lead free in this pistol as they fly all over. Although I always felt if the raptors were made heavy they might be a usful pellet. The gun loves good old crosman pellets, Eun Jin .22 Cal, 28.4 Grains, Domed, H&N Baracuda, Poly Mags, Beeman Crow Magnum .22 Cal, -This pellet is great out of this pisol but you will have to fire it in single shot the Skenco Heavy Long-Range .22 Cal-

Amount of shots per fill is great. I set a squirrel target at 30 yards and proceeded to shoot. I hit the target 60 times without having to compensate by aiming higher. My starting fill pressure was 2950 psi and ended at 1100 psi.

Nothing but have the magazines a little bit cheaper because you will go through them

All I can say is get one when they are available

I was fortunate to receive one of the first Marauder .22 pistols. Mine is #38 of the first 75 made. When I opened the box I found that it was already charged to 1000 PSI. It is a long gun even without the stock but well balanced. It’s also as quiet as I expected. I also own a marauder .25 caliber rifle. The pistol is a smaller version of the rifle. It’s very well made. Your going to need a scope, it has no open sights. The grip and forearm are plastic. There is no wood whatsoever. The pressure gauge is easy to read. I’m very pleased with it out of the box.

This pistol is new. I would like to see an addition of wood to the forearm and grip. The add on stock is a standard Crosman carbine plastic stock. I’m cretin that someone will make a conversion kit using wood. This gun begs for it. The pistol can be shot as a single shot or using the 8 shot clip. I think the clip could be made a little stronger it’s all plastic and a metal clip would be better. At present additional clips are not available. When the are get a few more.

This is a heavy gun, be prepared to use two hands. It’s long and big and best of all “Quiet.” The Barrel alone is 11 inches long. When you go to refill it with air, the dust cap on the end pops off. I spent about a minuet trying to unscrew it. I use a scuba tank to refill it, so I can’t tell you how many pumps it takes to fill the air reservoir.