Benjamin Marauder Combo Reviews

Looks

Pellet cassette .

does not feed pellets as it should . Pellet cassette needs to be redesigned. I shoot maybe five pellets and have to take out cassette and reinstall. To shoot remaining pellets.

The balance is very good. The optics are reasonable and good enough for my use, and the provided rings are perfect for this configuration.

provide a finished wood stock

This is my first PCP after 40 years of break-barrel shooting. I spent at least 100 hours of research on all of the available brands and their varying qualities. As far as visual appeal, all the buyer has to go on without visiting a store, are the pictures. Every illustration of the Marauder shows a rifle that has a nice semi-gloss finish on it, similar to a quality center-fire hunting rifle.
When I received the .25 caliber Marauder, I was EXTREMELY disappointed to find a bare wood stock with a fairly rough sanded finish...not even a recognizable stain. I am on my third coat of Tongue oil and, not being a wood-working hobbyist, I'm afraid it's not coming out that well and I'll be left with a junior high school shop-class looking rifle.

very happy with my marauder 22 cal. very accurate with 6 types of pellets i have tried , it is very quiet i like that . i refinished the stock with tung oil it really looks nice very happy

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i have 4 break barrel guns and now the marauder 22 cal dont hesitate to buy one this is a great rifle

Accuracy is really good. (Dime size hole at 20 yards)

A little bit heavy. Did have a few failures of the magazine to advance, so fed no pellet. Probably magazine related.

Very happy, and my triceps are getting a major workout with this hand pump!! BUY THE COMPRESSOR!!!

Look and design

Thumb hole stock would be nicer and lighter

Was disappointed with advertised velocity that I couldn't achieve and accuracy is all over. At 30 yards 12 inch group using JSB hades 15.89 grains.
I was expecting at least to be 1-3 inch group. My scope is ATN 3-9x LTV.
Also for some strange reason the pellets were hitting the baffles.
So overall I'm really disappointed.For the price it should be a little more accurate and velocity should be somewhat close to advertised

The repeatability and accuracy is amazing

The barrel floats at the end of the stock, you have to be careful not to use the barrel as a rest on anything so you do not change the trajectory.

I bought one of the original Murauders many years ago and loved it. My brother is still shooting that one. I bought this new version as an upgrade and it quite truthfully IS an upgrade. I expect to be shooting this one for a long time.

I want one of the semi-auto versions next.

This platform is a winner. I highly recommend it.

Nothing. Was back ordered fir months, then came in with a broken stock. Have not heard from Pyramid about my replacement being shipped. Pretty sorry actually

The gun was broken in the box. I have yet to hear jack squat since I sent back well over a week ago. Must be very poor material the stock is made of to snap in half. Waiting to hear from you.....

Buyer beware

It is simply accurate. I like the weight, feel and flexibility of the rifle. This is the second one I've bought.

Make the trigger better in terms of durability. As mentioned above, this is the second one I've bought. My first one's trigger broke and am awaiting a replacement trigger. The first one probably had about 1500 shots fired through it. I just couldn't wait for the replacement parts, so I bought another one for just one reason. It is simply the best rifle I've ever owned. I don't like the scope that came with the unit. Fortunately for me, I was able to use a scope that I had put on the Benjamin Marauder 22 pistol and was happy that I had that one.

See trigger comment above.

Very impressed with the heft and the feel of the rifle. The trigger is fantastic. Wish my powder burners came shipped so sweet. The attention to detail on the gun is apparent by Benjamin/Crosman. They seem to want to give people value and accuracy without sacrificing anything in the interim. Aside from a couple normal tool marks that nobody should have a right to whine about; it was shipped mint to me. Barrel band straight, tucked nice and tight. Got the 20 for 20, so it was inside a hard case and double boxed with cardboard. I highly recommend the 20 for the 20 with a PCP. That way it never leaves with a leak! I sat down for a few hours today at 20 yards with the rifle. I've got the Lothar Walther barreled 22, un-regulated. Put down an easy 300 rounds, it just kept tightening up the more I shot. It shoots dime size groups, a ragged hole at 20 as of right now. Maybe it'll keep tightening up, idk.

Nothing really. I'd say make PCPs cheaper, but honestly, they take alot more technology and work to make happen than a powder burner. Good powder rifles can cost just as much!

Buy lots of pellets in different weights, a bipod, and get the scuba tank if you wanna do it right from the start!

Extremely accurate, very solid good feeling gun.

I really like this gun but it's pretty heavy for un-supported shooting. The scope it comes with is good but I'd get the one without a scope and just get the one you want. It's a good entry level scope, no regrets.

I would get a compressor. It's a lot of work to use a hand pump.

This gun is a tack driver! It shoots a 5 shot group at 30 meters slightly larger than the 25 caliber pellet it is firing.

I wish the clip held more than 8 rounds, but other than that I can't say there is anything else I want to change.

This gun is a tack driver! It shoots a 5 shot group at 30 meters slightly larger than the 25 caliber pellet it is firing.

I wish the clip held more than 8 rounds, but other than that I can't say there is anything else I want to change.

This gun is a tack driver! It shoots a 5 shot group at 30 meters slightly larger than the 25 caliber pellet it is firing.

I wish the clip held more than 8 rounds, but other than that I can't say there is anything else I want to change.

This gun is a shooter! It took about 10 rounds to put it in the ten ring when adjusting the scope but after that it just flat shoots.I used a 10 meter pistol target at 30 meters and it shoots out the 10 ring. A great gun!

The power adjustment on the scope is not great.

This combo is an absolute tack driver, hole in hole at 25 yards no sweat, awesome gun

Make them a tad bit lighter

Great gun

Awesome gun! Glad I made the jump to pcp with this 0.22 gun. Super accurate and except for some pin noise it is almost silent when firing feels super solid and it came with great scope nice bag and strap. Even had the scope clamps that fit better. Squirrels have been taking a beating since getting this gun. No regrets!

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When you first put in the magazine the first time you need to pull back hard on the bolt. Took me a few minutes to figure this out:-(

Also because I am new to pcps I have been using a hand pump and it works pretty good
Guesstimating about 3-4 pumps per shot.

Marauder .25 First thing Pyramidair is an amazing place to do business. Now the gun. WOW. I've always wanted a marauder. 25. It is way better than I ever thought it would be. Accurate and very quiet.

Nothing. It is awesome.

Accuracy is amazing. At 40 yards we got bored it was so easy to hit tiny 1/4" targets. So I put a baseball card up and shot it in half at 40 Yards. All using JSB 25.39.
I knew is was a great gun. But never bought one till now. It is way better than I thought it would be. If your thinking about one buy it. Now on other hand I bought for hunting. I fill to 2800 and only shoot one magazine then fill it up again. I have mk4 hill hand pump and it pumps up very easy and very fast if you shoot one magazine and reload. Initial fill when you get it does take a little while but not as bad as I thought it would be.

This Benjamin was my entry into PCP and frankly I was a bit intimidated. I did a bit of reading up on this air rifle and initially purchased a hand pump with it to fill it. The first thing I realized was that there were no fixed sights. It did come with a scope but I am an old school guy and like to shoot without one. I had a red/green dot reflex sight from another rifle I had so I mounted it. Not only is this rifle easy to load, its pretty light and ergonomic. All I can say is WOW. This rifle is dead-on accurate! The PCP, 10 shot magazine and bolt action allow you to concentrate on the shot. After using break barrels for sometime I can honestly say that PCP is the way to go for me. I subsequently purchased a small compressor to fill the rifle which makes a big difference in fill time. If you haven't tried a PCP I definitely recommend it.

Nothing for me.

Although it may be a bit costly on the front end, not having to cock a barrel for each shot really allows you to enjoy shooting.

I love the accuracy and the shot consistency not to mention this tunable. So fun to shoot, so quiet.

Would have bought more pellets.

So fun to shoot you need to buy more pellets.