Page 3 - Benjamin Marauder Synthetic Reviews

This is my first PCP air rifle. I really like the accuracy and quiet operation. I found the trigger adjustment easy to get it to what I like for target shooting. I have shot close to 1000 rounds with no issues.

The bolt action is a bit rough and notchy, It is getting better as I use the rifle and I learn the feel of the mechanism.

I originally had 2 magazines with the rifle. I would recommend that a new owner get at least 3 or 4 with the gun. filling the magazine is not something that you want to do in the field. It is easy enough but is something I like to do sitting at a table.

Rifle is solid very accurate, in loving it I should bought me a PvP long ago, in having so much fun with it, it got a punch to it very powerful, thank pyramid air.

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the amount of adjustability, three adjustments for flatter trajectory, sound Level, power level, shot count, I Hand pump my Marauder, I reduced the fps to 800fps reduced the transfer port adjustment, I wanted to fill to 2000psi, (as 2000psi pressure is easy to hand pump up to) and shoot down to 1600psi, by reducing the Transfer port adjustment down thus reducing fps by a little bit my gun is much more efficient, and much Quieter, I get about 30 shots per fill to 2000psi shooting down to 1600psi. I wanted a Light weight Marauder, I put on a Bushnell TRS-25 Red Dot sight as they weight only 3.7 ounces, and are very accurate out to 50 plus yards. My marauder is not a Bag shooter it is a Hunter, and needs to be light weight as a carry gun. The Marauder setup is only limited by your need/imagination.

This is a Great Gun, But put a locking device that is Better on all adjustment screws so they dont move, due to vibration would be great. also Crosman should do a better job of cleaning out the gun before assembly.

The amount of Adjustment from the factory, to make Marauder into a widely different gun is what is so Great about the Marauder. Without Any Medications, or aftermarket parts, Three adjustments screws, can have a big influence on how this gun performs. Instead of Max fps, I went for fill pressure of 2000psi, a slightly lower FPS and for a quiet gun that is easy to hand Pump, and good shot count with flat trajectory at 50 yards, and good Accuracy. This gun is easy to work on and good Parts availability from Crosman.

This was the first PCP gun I brought. I like that its accurate to one hundred yards

Be a little lighter

Great gun I would recommend it

Great trigger,

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Only owned Springer's before now.. love this marauder. Its quit and supper accurate. With crossman premier dome 14.3 pellets it will stack 5 shots at 35 yards in less than a dime. Will shoot same holes if I do my job.

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Get a Hawke scope for it, pay the little extra for a good scope. You cant hit what you cant see.

Met all my expectations, I will concern Benjamin when buying my next air rifle.

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Absolute pleasure and fun to shoot. Accuracy is amazing. Deadly on pigeons and prairie dogs. Have owned for 3 weeks and shot over 1,000 rounds. This rifle can be used in backyard without neighbors hearing. Rifle can be adjusted to increase power or number of shots per fill.

Would like larger air chamber.

If you want a quiet, accurate pcp at a great price, this rifle will more than satisfy.

Great trigger, quiet , reasonably pellet friendly I am getting 50 to 60 shots from the factory setting before it starts dropping no game as of yet. This one is a .177.

heavy for an old man and a bit bulkey

I have the .22 version also and it is much more accurate. Given the choice again I would stay with .22.

The gun preformed as promised, Im pleased with its performance

Low noise level and excellent accuracy. I upgraded from a .22 cal Discovery with a moderator to the .22 cal Marauder Combo with scope and mounts. The Marauder is much quieter and just as accurate. My primary use is pest control - keeping pests away from my Pecan trees, and keeping them away from equipment on my property. I'd been watching the Pyramyd Air site for sales on the Marauder for a long time and finally found one I just couldn't pass up.

The bolt is a bit draggy and hard to cycle, but I imagine it will eventually smooth out with use.

I like everything about the Marauder. Its super accurate and quiet. The trigger is very easily adjustable down to what ever you want. Head shooting squirrels at 35-40 yards is very easy if you have good optics.

The weight is heavy and with a heavy scope its a 2 handed operation but with weight comes stability.

When pumped up to 3000 psi it needs shot 10x then its a tack driver for the next 30 shots.

Very accurate. Very quiet (except when the pellet smacks the target ;-)). Excellent trigger. Comfortable grip. Easy to shoot. Powerful. Left-hand option. Package included 4-16x40 AO scope, rings, sling and swivels, soft case, assorted metal little critter targets, two swinging targets, and a Partridge in a pear tree.

Needs fiber optic sights for no-scope shooting.

My first PCP. I'm 66 years old and weigh about 150lbs. I can't pump this rifle up to 2600psi. Had to have my son pump the last of it. I was bouncing up and down with all my weight trying to get the pump handle down. Seriously considering putting out the money for the Benjamin Traveler portable compressor.

The .25cal Marauder has a lot of smack. Blew right through a 3/4" plywood (not pressboard) pallet. The trigger was smooth and light, far better than I would have expected on an air rifle. Just wish I could have gotten the Lothar barrel and Picatinny rail. Some fiber optic sights would be nice too.

I gave the Marauder 4 stars for accuracy only because I haven't tried all the pellets I want to. several I have tried are single hole for ten shots outstanding. Coming from a springer at age 80, I appreciate my gun is not hold sensitive. School is out on using the hand pump, you can't be in hurry.I haven't had it long enough to do a full review (pesting, longer range shooting, but so far I'm very happy with the gun

The bolt action is a little finicky, youtube reviews help with that. The short lead on the hand pump is a pain virtually laying the gun on the ground to pump it up. If your into excersize you will love the hand pump.

I love the fact that so far pellets from 7.5 gr to 10.5 gr. shoot really well. A Marauder is definitely blue collar gun. I love the versatility, adjustable cheek piece is very nice.

Plenty of power for squirrels. It is very accurate with the scope I put on it! Hardly any noise. Backyard friendly for sure.

The clip seems to be ok but I would like one more substantial.

This is a very good air gun!

The 10 shot clip is great. Having the ability to shot a number of shots without pumping

I m a big believer in you tube videos to walk people thru product set up and use. It would be great if PYramyd had a directory of you tube videos on their product use set up and use.

I love my .25 Marauder. With a 3-12 Hawk mil dot scope and JSB Exact King Heavy pellets I can hit just about anything I want inside 100 yards. I regularly hit empty 12ga shells up to 100 yards. My current tune allows me to shoot 16 shots between 750 and 765 fps. with the 33.8 gr pellets.

I did run a piece of 400 grit sandpaper around the edges of the cheek piece to get rid of the sharp edge.

This is a fun and accurate rifle that has a significant amount of power. It is quite enough to be backyard friendly depending on the target. The impact of the pellets is louder than the shot if shooting at hard targets. I'm using a 5 gallon bucket full of shredded rubber.

Weight

Sounds, is too noisy

Original gun was defective and I requested a RMA for an exchange. Upon receipt of the defective rifle they set up a new order and it was shipped and received as scheduled.

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I believe the folks at Pyramid are knowledgeable and professional dealing with customers.

great accuracy, even out to 50yds (1/2in). Smooth trigger. Good balance. Like the adjustable comb, makes fit right

Clips a little hard to load and insert in rifle. Also, I'd put on a conventional safety.