Airforce Condor or Benjamin Marauder for accuracy?

[Gos]

After a LOT OF QUESTIONS I've decided to spend more than I estimated (first time right?) and have whittled my choices down between the Airforce Condor and Benjamin Marauder, both in .22; but dang that .25 hits hard....

For those in the know, which one tends to be the most accurate out of the box, say out to 75 or even 100 yard crow work? I don't mind the single shot if it's more accurate than a repeater.
Thanks in advance,
Gos

 

[JaceSpace1369]

Marauder

 

[shambozzie]

Gos, try this: Google airgunnation condor accuracy and this popped up. Try same for both guns. Tons of info

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Gos, try this: Google airgunnation condor accuracy and this popped up. Try same for both guns. Tons of info

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you know you can search inside the AGN website/app solely right?

 

[shambozzie]

Better results from Google.

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Better results from Google.

Understood...
Google somehow almost always leads me to AGN

 

[jmohme]

I have never owned a Marauder or a Condor, but I do own an Airforce TalonP.
I bought it for close range predators at night in the chicken pen.

I was a bit surprised at how accurate it was at 35 yards so I pushed it out to 50 and then 85 yards.

Three shots at 85 yards.

 

[weevil]

I’d say that the Airforce is harder to shoot accurately due to the action. Then again, I’d get the JTS Airacuda over either one.

 

[c_m_shooter]

The Marauder will be more accurate by far. The Air Force is extremely hold sensitive and over powered.

 

[c_m_shooter]

I have never owned a Marauder or a Condor, but I do own an Airforce TalonP.
I bought it for close range predators at night in the chicken pen.

I was a bit surprised at how accurate it was at 35 yards so I pushed it out to 50 and then 85 yards.View attachment 370519
Three shots at 85 yards.

Can you do a 10 shot group with it?

 

[RWSx3]

My first pcp was Marauder .22 that shot decent groups at my usual 45-50 yard shooting distance - 2.0"- 2.5" group per mag, often with a flyer that could've been ammo or me.
My next pcp was a Condor SS .22 bought for the experimentation of available power wheel increase/decrease. This gun is a shooter with the right pellet! mine likes the 18gr ammo best at +/- 900fps and will eat away a 1" Shoot n See spot target.
I've always preferred to benchrest while shooting as I'm older and getting more unsteady holding a rifle. Couple years ago while plinking with the Condor I noticed some grackles in the woods two neighbors yards away.... I thought "that's a long shot, but what the H I'll scare 'em off".... a dot and half holdover and DAMN if that grackle didn't drop right there!! I lasered it and was just shy of 100yds..... my luckiest shot EVER
Just my experiences.... hope it helps.

 

[jmohme]

Can you do a 10 shot group with it?

Maybe now that I upgraded to a larger bottle.
Maybe I will give it a try when it isn't so blasted hot out.

 

[jmohme]

The Marauder will be more accurate by far. The Air Force is extremely hold sensitive and over powered.

Agreed that the Air Force guns are hold sensitive. I cured that with a Mad Dog Stock, It really transformed the gun.
Most folks are not going to want to spend the extra money on a stock though when they can buy something else that is ready out of the box.

Still love my TalonP and am considering a Texan .257 as my next PCP.

 

[Roachcreek]

Yes, the Maddog stock cures the hold senitiity, once you add that stock, you end up with a better barrel than what the Mrod comes with. I have one on Texan 257 LSS.

My first year of liveing and pesting on a westernn Oregon vineyard was with a Condor, I killed 1800 birds in a 3 week pre harvest season, the furtherest hit was at 148 yards. During a few years of this, I used first the Condor both in 22 and 25, then a AA410, next a FX Royale 400 and finally a Fx Tarantula, the Royale was the far and again the deadlyest but I was really styling with the Trantula.

Regards,

Roachcreek

 

[c_m_shooter]

Agreed that the Air Force guns are hold sensitive. I cured that with a Mad Dog Stock, It really transformed the gun.
Most folks are not going to want to spend the extra money on a stock though when they can buy something else that is ready out of the box.

Still love my TalonP and am considering a Texan .257 as my next PCP.

I have the mad dog stock. It is till not accurate enough for field target with any of the 3 barrels. Not even remotely accurate enough for extreme field target out to 100 yards. 3 shot groups are good, but cannot hold poi through a fill.

 

[jmohme]

I have the mad dog stock. It is till not accurate enough for field target with any of the 3 barrels. Not even remotely accurate enough for extreme field target out to 100 yards. 3 shot groups are good, but cannot hold poi through a fill.

That is the problem with unregulated PCPs unless you can tether, and I don't see that as being feasible in field target.

 

[jmohme]

I did not have repeatable accuracy in mind when I bought my Talon P. I just needed a one shot kill when raccoons were set on killing my chickens and/or ducks.
The accuracy at longer ranges were just an added and unexpected benefit.

 

[c_m_shooter]

That is the problem with unregulated PCPs unless you can tether, and I don't see that as being feasible in field target.

Velocity is fine. Can get 70 shots under 20 fps es. It isn't a regulator issue. None of my guns are regulated. I have been in the game awhile.

 

[orangeokie]

The Marauder is known as the benchmark for accuracy in PCPs.

 

[jmohme]

Velocity is fine. Can get 70 shots under 20 fps es. It isn't a regulator issue. None of my guns are regulated. I have been in the game awhile.

I undoubtedly have not been doing this as long as you have, but my gun in this instance is a Talon P with an only a tiny 210cc bottle so 70 shots is far above what I can expect.
My other PCPs are regulated so no issues with drop in velocity