Page 8 - Benjamin Marauder Pistol Reviews

It took me several months to finally sight it in but when I did, 3 shots in one hole at 30 feet in my basement range.

I wish the extended stock didn't require removing the stock grips.

DON'T BUY THE PACKAGE WITH THE "BSA" SCOPE, the scope is junk. I'm a wildlife control operator and former national silhouette shooter in many disciplines, I know scopes and all kinds firearms intimately, the gun is a tack driver, buy a good name brand firearm scope.

Lightwieght, easy to shoot, super accurate and you will love it !

The stock

3 magazines before accuracy starts to fall off !

The gun is very well made, light, effective below 100 feet to hunt small game.

add more support for the shoulder piece for stability, as currently there is only one screw holding it on and it is not sufficient.

my gun shoots about 1 inch groupings at 25 yards with Kodiak extra heavy 21 grain; not as well but also well with Diablo Jumbo 18 grain, and cardboard boxed crosman premier; very poor with "crosman pointed, premium" that is a very common affordable pellet...how bad you ask? about 4 x 4" groupings are not uncommon at 30 yards.

Pretty accurate I have only shot it at about 15 yards though. I can repeatedly hit a water bottle cap at that range though. I like to hunt and have taken 3 pigeons with it all were well placed shots and instant kills.

I would include the adapter you need to attach it to your pump or air source. I would also like a place to attach a bipod. I would also like a wood stock instead of the plastic.

Air Venturi Foster Female Quick-Disconnect to 1/8" BSPP Male this is the connection needed to attach to my hill pump.
This Gun likes the H&N pellets I purchased hollow points, Terminators, and Field target trophies are all similar in accuracy. It did not like the heavy Baracuda Power that I got as well they group ok but point of aim was off by over an inch to the left.

The Maurader pcp pistol is a very nice looking gun. It's also a light weight. Easy to shoot.You can increase the power and trigger is to die for. I love that pcp pistol and I will recommend it for anyone who love air gun.

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The pistol is good for small games hunting

I have had the gun several months now so I am not just gushing over a new purchase - this is my only airgun but I think of it just as highly as my firearms. The size and versatility are what sold me originally. I can shoot all day for cheap or if I need the ability to knock down a small critter I can. Honestly, if I am going after coyotes or larger I will bring a bigger gun so a .22 is a perfect middle ground. I get four magazines down range and then have to pump anywhere from 40-45 times to go again. Like many other reviewers, I will invest in a small tank next, but the pump means you never have to rely on anyone else to shoot the gun - just keep ammo around. I take it to the range now - when I decide I have thrown enough dollar bills down range on 9mm and .45 I can plink with this thing the rest of the day.

I'd like a quicker change between stocks. It is only two screws but since we are not talking about high power here I'd like to see a quick connect slot for the carbine stock. Also, since it can be a pistol or a carbine, I was a bit aggravated the magazine size/placement limits scope options.

I also got this gun to be able to shoot in the city without going to the range and relied on the reviews saying it had a quiet, shrouded barrel. Yes, it is quieter than most guns - but loud enough where you can't just spend the afternoon plinking and the neighbors won't know what you are doing. It is not only the sound of the shot (slightly softer than a roofer's nail gun) but the sound of the round impacting the target. Small hay bales (stacked two deep) are the best at keeping that sound down.

Very compact and light weight for a PCP.

Make it more quiet and a little more accurate, closer to the performance of the rifle version. Better quality barrel and a bigger shroud?

This is a Crosman 2240 on steroids!

A wonderfull little airgun, accuracy, power, price, look.

Slak in the pistol grip

This marauder pistol looks real nice, kind of big for a pistol but I don't mind it at all, inside 50 yards this pistol is lethal !!i use the rifle extension for shooting and love it!!

Better looking clothes on this baby!!!

Don't need a high power scope . This is a 50 max pistol!!! For the pros!!! Anything is possible

I like the compact size compared to my .22 marauder easier to hide from the neighbors when hunting for critters at night, very accurate with the hawke scope I added. I'm shooting JSB exacts 15.89 right now and getting almost 15FPE thinking about getting the H&N 16.36 hollow points to see if they do any better on impact

The stock could be a little better for such a nice gun I would pay extra for a better stock. I had to shim mine with foam to make it stop moving around.

I noticed that when I filled mine with air that I was loosing some of the air but couldn't figure out where at the time but after a little testing I found out that is was loosing air when I would pump it up and I would open the release valve on the pump if I let the air out slowly it would release the air in the gun but if I did it fast only a very little would come out, I'm not sure why this happens but I know it doesn't do it on my .22 marauder.

I was happy with the accuracy and quality. Its very quiet and fun to shoot.

The stock should be a little higher for a better chin rest.

I had to buy an offset scope mount to get proper eye relief.

Great little piece of engineering. Its quiet and shoots straight. Lightweight and great for unwanted rodents.

The shoulder stock is loose and seems flimsy. It needs to be pinned more securely

buy it now....

I'm liking the weight! being a woman and wanting a good air gun that doesn't weigh a ton this fits the bill! And accuracy.... yep perfect! The only complaint so far is the stock is lose and needs to be shimmed! Oh and wood would be a nice addition to this air gun!

The scope they offer with this is for a pistol only! If you plan on using it with the stock get a scope for a rifle!

Nice size and weight.

The grips and shoulder stock need a better fit.

Mite be a good starting point into PCP.

Very easy to use right out of the box with the pump.

I need to get a sight for it because the round chamber sits over the top of the gun so can't sight directly along the top of the barrel as I would do for a shot gun.

It's size. Accuracy is great. Power is adequate for protecting one self and one's pets from creepy crawlers.

The leak under the pressure gauge. I paid for a leak test and was assured it had no leaks. So I must assume the leak is part of the design. The trigger stop screw at the back of the trigger guard. It's location is fine. It needs to have it's edges rounded off.

After altering the design of the gun by stopping the air leak, I got 24 shots per fill from factory settings. The 65 cc air tank is a snap to refill even with a hand pump. I must have refilled it 10 times the day I received my new toy.

Exceeded my expectations. Shipped same day from pyramyd air. Arrived triple boxed in perfect condition. At 20 yards I am getting 0.5" groups center to center. Quieter than I expected and the trigger pull is the best I have ever experienced. Very pleased with this purchase. Absolutely no buyer's remorse!

The skeleton stock has some play in it. I would suggest they add another screw to secure the skeleton stock. It has not affected performance, but I notice it when I am handling the gun and it bothers me.

Scope and mounts: I went with a Leapers (UTG) compact 4-12x44 scope with UTG 30mm MEDIUM rings. Perfect fit. Magazine clears no matter where the scope is placed and a solid 1/8" clearance from the barrel to the objective.

Pellets: I tried a bunch. I found the crosman premiers all performed amazing. One shot groups at 20 yards. I could not tell a difference between the 14.3gr domes from a tin, a card board box or the hollow points. All three were amazing. The predator polymags were also very good. The beeman kodiaks (nor copper plated) were the next best. The rest of the pellets tested were not as good in comparison. I unable to try the F&N 5.53 head size pellets that everyone raves about on the forums because they are back ordered, but I am so happy with the crosman premiers and they are so cheap that I will probably just stay with them.

Filling the Gun and Air Usage: I went with an aluminum scuba tank, 80 cu ft, 3000psi and the recommended adapter. I get about 80 fills out of a full scuba tank. I fill the gun to 2500 psi and shoot down to 1700 psi (24 shots). I found this string to be the most accurate and 24 shots is plenty for me. Filling the gun past 2500 psi increases shot count but drops the fps of the pellets. I think the hand pump is okay for this gun because the reservoir is so small, but I LOVE the scuba tank. Another option is the Air Venturi 4500 psi carbon fiber 90 cu in tank, should get you 40 fills but you need a paintball shop to fill it.

Light weight, easy to shoot, accurate.

Firmer mounting for the stock extension.

A scope or sight device should be included in the package.

accuracy, light weight, 8-shot repeater via high-tech magazine, easy scope-mount, its good balance for being such a large pistol, plus you got to love pricing at less than $400 discounted

Fix the carbine/grip assembly to a higher-quality system, perhaps slide into grooves or have a mini-frame for ease of use, switching out grips (?)...just fix the dang grip system! Everything else is fantastic.

When I showed my new pistol to a cop friend here in my hometown, he looked incredulously at me and said, "If somebody points that thing at me they are going to get to see a *real gun*!" Upon first glance, the BP2220 22.-Cal Marauder Pistol does look like a Mac`10 at first glance, certainly more deadly than it already is, so be careful flashing the gun in public places or "brandishing" it in any manner around a peace officer...not that I'd ever do such a thing, but it IS a menacing-looking weapon (air gun).

Experiment with the ammo to use in a given circumstance, as it makes a Hell of a difference to know, for instance, that the EunJin .22-Cal ultra-heavy pellet is just as accurate up to 75-feet or so as a "normal" weight pellet, and will be a big damage/impact/FPE-rating dual-purpose pellet too. Try a LOT of different brands and types of pellets, and if possible don't let cost preclude you from a given known-to-be-excellent higher-echelon pellet, such as an Ultra Mag, As far as scopes go, don't over-spend or get stuck on an optical-mechanical scope, look into the many fine less-than $100 laser, red/green/blue dot electronic scopes also.

For example I tried no less than 6 different scopes on mine before I found one that is 100% acceptable for my purposes, a BSA Huntsman RGB-illuminated center dot scope with all 3 colored 5-MOA dots-blue, green and red. It has a 30mm lens, integrated 3/8th" and 5/8th" mounts (Dove tail and Weaver both), and is simple to adjust.

Light weight, very accurate, fairly quiet

Perhaps the stock could be a little more comfortable.