Benjamin marauder.

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One thing about the Marauder series most seemingly overlook, is its adaptability. There are no doubt more after-market upgrades for them, than any other PCP out there. Not only that, but Crosman-Benjamin support of the series is nothing short of spectacular. 

The one thing to remember about PCPs—you have to fill them full of air. While hand pumps serve the purpose, you'll soon learn why a high-pressure compressor or booster becomes a necessity. So too for a portable air tank for excursions away from home. 
 
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I have it in .22. reliable, and adjusting the power levels just requires a bit of patience and two hex wrenches. A third wrench is needed if you want to adjust the air transfer port. Rumor is that the .25 barrels are made by Green Mountain, so you might check that out. Met a .25 owner at Utah Airguns a couple weeks ago, incredibly happy with accuracy and power of his gun.

My .22 can get up to 40 shots depending on how I tune it before needing a refill. Right now, throwing JSB Exact heavies at 830 fps, I get 30 shots before needing to refill. According to specs, the .25 will get no more than about 16 full power shots. That sounds about right. I agree with Alan, you'll need to remember the support system that goes with a PCP and the .25 will use more than a .22 by about twice as much.

The Gen 2 .22 is very accurate at up to 50 yards. I'm headed for the range tomorrow to test adjustments at 75 yards. Changed from Crosman Premier 14.3's to the JSB Exact Heavies and adjusted power. Hopefully that'll give me much better groupings at 75 yards.

For an entry level gun, the Marauder is an incredible value. Highly customizable, highly adjustable, and from what I hear, the .25 is very accurate at 100 yards plus.

If you buy one, save a few bucks. Crosman gives Airgun Nation members a 25% discount. Obviously, compare this against the storefronts you might shop at. Also, in the past, they've done free shipping on Friday orders.

Use the AGNATION code at checkout.

Marauder synthetic .25 is $559 less 25% of 139.75 = $419.25 shipped free on Friday. (plus taxes if applicable).

You'll need a scope and rings. that's a whole different discussion. I've been using the BSA 4-14 on Midway USA's site. Someone said they are running about $140 or so now. I like it.

Good luck on the gun.
 
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"Imold"Can't go wrong with a .25 Marauder there accurate and reliable,have a .22 and .25 and I'll never get rid of them and for the price it's a win win.
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how did the gun do at 75 yards?

I haven't realy done a true zero in at 75yrds yet I only have it zero'd at 50 yards but the shots I took at 75 yards were all in the oval area on the splatter target but I know it can do way better if I do my part and zero it in at 75, I was just seeing how the 25,39 Exact Kings would do at farther distances, I had just started shooting at 100 yards and that's when my son did a double feed on his .22 Marauder and that kinda put the kabaush on any more shooting that day and haven't been out since to shoot, between the rain and other things it looks like today we will get out to do some more shooting, I'm going to do a 75yard zero with the .25 Marauder and lock the rings and leave it there, I'll let ya know....I have another .25 Airgun I want to get sighted in at 100yards today if I have the time.
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I've been running the numbers on ChairGun, comparing the .22 JSB Heavies and the .25 JSB Kings. If the guns are both operating at 830 FPS, the trajectories are extremely close. Trajectory is less than 1/4 MOA difference which I don't understand. Having said that, I was shooting the .22 version, JSB Exact Heavy 18.13 gr pellets, 830 FPS at 75 yards and hitting 2 inch groups or better. Wind was 5 to 10 mph. The heavier .25 will buck the wind a bit better. Numbers say a 5 mph cross wind will push the .22 3.06 inches where the .25 will push only 2.8 inches. That's a considerable difference.

From what I've seen, the .25 should do better in real life just because it's heavier. When you get your gun, shoot it for a while but don't read too much into the accuracy. Watch the videos on tuning, and tune the JSB's to 830 FPS or so. Start there and see what happens. Faster = more FPE, and higher probability of a flier. Lower = less FPE, and lower chance of flier. Happy medium is somewhere in the middle which for me, right now is about 830. Also refer to Ted's Holdover, 96 Shots and No Fliers video. My tune is 830 and I haven't had a flier in the last couple hundred rounds.

​Enjoy the gun! Shoot! and Enjoy!

​By the way, splatter targets (Reactive) are a must for long range shooting. I tried normal targets yesterday, and pasted a spatter target over it just to see where I was shooting. Big help for these old eyes.

​Last comment. Scope. Lots of discussions on scopes. The scope currently on the gun is being setup for long range shooting only. Lots of people will tell you that a $300 or $500 scope is the minimum entry point. Mine is a 6-24 x40 BSA I bought last Christmas on sale for $60. You can only use it up to about 14x before the eye box gets so small it's hard to use, but at the lower magnifications, it works phenomenally well. Put whatever scope you are comfortable with and ignore the rest of us. You can do long range with about anything you want.
 
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Only reason i can think of *NOT to get marauder .25 is .. a 22 long rifle is under $200 and makes more power. also you dont have to worry about charging and getting <30 low power shots compared to 22LR. otherwise i have a .25 marauder and its a fun gun. i have to carry a buddy bottle when i go hunting since mine only gets <30 shots then it would drop too much. from factory it makes <16 shots thats my experience
 
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