Benjamin Marauder Air Rifle air rifle

by Benjamin

Product Features

• Warranty: One year limited warranty
• Compressed Air or CO2, 10-Shot Repeater

Product Description

Benjamin Marauder 10-shot repeater with auto-indexing feature Uses compressed air (up to 3,000 psi) OR bulk-fill CO2 (gun comes adjusted for 2,500 psi air fill; to fill to 3,000 psi, make required adjustments as stated in the owner's manual) To use CO2, the gun should be adjusted for 2,000 psi Internal shroud makes this a VERY quiet gun Choked barrel delivers superior accuracy 2-stage adjustable match trigger...and the trigger is metal! Raised aluminum breech for easier loading of 10-shot clip Accepts 2-piece scope mount (does not come with sights) Hardwood Monte Carlo stock with dual raised cheekpieces and checkered grip & forearm Built-in pressure gauge Tank ends with quick-disconnect Foster fittings for fast refills Includes sling swivel studs & degassing tool (to remove air or CO2 from reservoir so you can quickly switch to the other gas) ... Click on the AMMO link for a list of recommended pellets. The ACCESSORIES link has a list of targets, scopes, mounts and other gear you'll need.... ...

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001QUKHCO
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,891 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Groups of One", March 28, 2010

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MeteorMagnet (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

If you don't want to spend what it would cost for a so-so used car, this is where to put your bucks.

I have tested and used this rifle over the course of thousands of shots, and I'm still impressed. The bench-rest tests sound phonied-up, but believe me (or bet me), they're not: 90 feet, 5/16" group (center-to-center) of ten rounds. Repeatable.

This is with Crosman Pointed 14.3gr pellets. (I've tested those, too, with a .01gr scale, and it's not worth sorting the lot out --- they're very, very consistent, with statistical outliers that don't really bear too much notice.)

I believe (this is based on my experience) that the combination of the pellets' skirt thickness and alloy, combined with Crosman/Benjamin's barrel choking, yield those results. Beemans and JSBs fall into the same category, with variations that were minor in my setup. RWS, however, have thicker skirts and are (IMHO) more likely to disappoint in this rifle. I would also advise against the Gamo 22gr ... not strictly because of their weight (this gun can certanly push them), but because of their length. I might've been able to throw them into a tighter group.

Bottom line: This is one fine air rifle, right out of the box. The manual describes a variety of tuning procedures, and, if you know what you're doing, you can make this thing sing. The trigger can be tuned to preference. Put any optics on that you feel you can afford --- the rifle will do them justice (within air rifle limits, of course). There's no recoil (reverse or otherwise), so a couple of hundred dollars or so of optics won't get trashed. I've had several scopes on this, and am currently using a Leapers UTG "BugBuster" 3-9x Compact. The reason I'm mentioning the optic is that you will be shooting at a wider spread of distances, and having an adjustable objective is crucial. Simply having a great scope with a parallax set to 50 or 100 yards will not help you at 10 or 15 yards. The "Buster" can give you clear focus (and parallax) down to three yards. The gun is a bit heavy. If you feel more comfortable with a full-size optic, go for it, but you'll wind up with a 10-lb air gun. I think you'll find the balance is a little odd that way, unless you're rest shooting all the time.

If this sounds crazy, consider the application, outside of paper targets and plinking. This rifle is a wildly superb pest eliminator. Once properly set up, it "owns" an effective radius that will surprise you. And the pests.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing value, bane of the rabbits, March 24, 2010

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John Neary Anker "orcfromthesouth" (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews
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Accurate, silent and deadly, as you would expect from a PCP rifle. The amazing thing about this technology is the lack of recoil and smooth operation even with heavy ammo in .22 caliber. The fit and finish are first class and it even comes with fixtures for a shoulder strap, which few airguns have and proves invaluable if you like to hunt outdoors over distances, as this is a full size/weight gun.
The bolt mechanism and 10 round mag are one of the killer features of this rifle, specially if you had a single load equivalent with a big scope (you need alien fingers to reload). Accuracy is excellent, seeing concentrations the size of a penny at 20 yards.
Construction is solid and well thought out. The shroud over the barrel makes it look like a 0.50 buffalo rifle, which I like a lot! Pressure manometer is a nice touch, as is the screw on end cover for the air intake valve.
I would improve the design and quality of the trigger, as it seems to come from an ordinary airgun, ditto for the very practical safety lock (a second forward mounted trigger).
Net, it works, feels and looks like a rifle twice its price, or more. I recommend highly.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marauder pcp .22, August 16, 2009

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Roberto Fazzolari "betofazzo" (Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Benjamin Marauder Air Rifle air rifle (Sports)

Great rifle, accurate, very quiet, a bit heavy if you install a good scope, air hungry, 20 shot (powerfull ones) and i need to refill again from 1000 to 2000lbs, lot of pumping, (about 70 to 80 strokes) make me tired very quickly, so if they offer a elecrical pump in the future i will buy it!!! make this pcp perfect....
Like Crosman Premier's hollow-point...
Benjamin have great products..

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