Benjamin My other first PCP - Donated Gen 1 Maruader .25

[3Crows]

Went walking around the property looking for a rabbit, quail, or dove...and wow, this rifle is HEAVY. I really want to hike around with this thing but wow...it was heavy. I had it on it my shoulder and was just carrying it. I am going to get a strap for it but I really wouldn't mind finding a lighter stock option for it. Looking online, since this rifle is "older" (not old), no one really makes any for them anymore. Any suggestions out there for a lighter stock configuration? Anyone have old tac conversions they aren't using anymore?

I saw this but it's for a gen 2 and I'd love to do this for when I am hiking through the woods - https://www.jsairrifles.com/Benjamin-Marauder-Gen-2-AR-Stock-Adapter-Kit-_p_117.html

Saw this one too - It's interesting. - https://terminadorindustries.com/products/benjamin-marauder-sniper-stock

The best thing you can do for a Gen 1 to knock off weight and improve balance is to get with AGR, and if he will agree and your air tube has no corrosion, have AGR cut your tube and make into a hybrid. Hybrid meaning it retains the steel section in the valve and back section but forward of that it is aluminum. If you do this, you cannot regulate the rifle and the truth is that regulation is not the greatest thing since sliced bread for a hunting rifle.

Look close in this photo and you can see that my Gen 2 SL M-Rod .25 (The Beast) and my little Gen 1 M-Rod .25 have AGR hybrid tubes. Neither are regulated of course and they are strong shooting rifles. And accurate. And kill squirrels, rabbits and vermin dead.



My other two M-Rod .25s have JSAR full aluminum tubes and Huma regs and all the mess that goes with that but are very light sub 7 pounds rifles outfitted with the synthetic stock, my Cobra, JSAR alloy tube, Huma, Cobra valve, AGR lightweight SSG, Tim Hill short shroud:



Which is another thing that can be done, either purchase the Tim Hill shroud which I did or cut your own shroud and have it squared and threaded, which I did also to get the rifle shorter, about 39 inches. Maneuvers in the woods much easier and works well in blind. It is 39 inches long, 7.5 pounds with scope and a Limbsaver branded bipod attached, under 7 pounds with scope only. I did the hydrodip myself, Veil Camo from Dip Demon and One Shot Wonder base coats. SprayMax 2K matte clear top coat.

 

[mariosjsk8]

The best thing you can do for a Gen 1 to knock off weight and improve balance is to get with AGR, and if he will agree and your air tube has no corrosion, have AGR cut your tube and make into a hybrid. Hybrid meaning it retains the steel section in the valve and back section but forward of that it is aluminum. If you do this, you cannot regulate the rifle and the truth is that regulation is not the greatest thing since sliced bread for a hunting rifle.

Look close in this photo and you can see that my Gen 2 SL M-Rod .25 (The Beast) and my little Gen 1 M-Rod .25 have AGR hybrid tubes. Neither are regulated of course and they are strong shooting rifles. And accurate. And kill squirrels, rabbits and vermin dead.



My other two M-Rod .25s have JSAR full aluminum tubes and Huma regs and all the mess that goes with that but are very light sub 7 pounds rifles outfitted with the synthetic stock, my Cobra, JSAR alloy tube, Huma, Cobra valve, AGR lightweight SSG, Tim Hill short shroud:



Which is another thing that can be done, either purchase the Tim Hill shroud which I did or cut your own shroud and have it squared and threaded, which I did also to get the rifle shorter, about 39 inches. Maneuvers in the woods much easier and works well in blind. It is 39 inches long, 7.5 pounds with scope and a Limbsaver branded bipod attached, under 7 pounds with scope only. I did the hydrodip myself, Veil Camo from Dip Demon and One Shot Wonder base coats.

Awesome. Thank you!