Benjamin Marauder Pump Combo, Wood

I really like this guns details

Pros
Shoots the cross man ultra magnum pellets jsb, and also H&N pellets so far I got tested

Cons
None that I know of just wish it was regulated

Been shooting air rifles and firearms for over 53 years. The Marauder is the keenist product to come along in a long time. Super quiet, hard hitting and accurate. My rifle will put 4 pellets through the same hole at 25 yards. The only hassle is the pump to recharge. I guess it's good exercise for my upper body. Bolt a little tight but over time it's loosened up. Shooting the Diablo 24 grain pellet gives the best accuracy. Glassed with a BSA contender. Can't wait to take it varmint hunting.

Pros
Great construction and an American product.

Cons
Pump.

I bought the .22 Benjamin Marauder combo, as my introduction to the PCP Air Rifle world and I am highly impressed! My shooting experience comes from powder burners and various multipump/springer/Nitro/ air rifles. While I love my powder burners, I have neighbors and can't shoot them in the backyard and the shooting range is a long drive and over crowded. I have longed for a backyard replacement, for going to the range with my traditional rifles, but none of my air rifles have fit the bill.
They have all felt like toys, lacking decent triggers and relative to my traditional rifles, are inaccurate. Well, NO MORE!! This Benjamin Marauder is wonderful!
When I unboxed the Benjamin Marauder, I was immediately impressed the the quality feel of this rifle. It is a heavy rifle, but not hard to handle or unpleasant. The wood stock is comfortable. My first pull of the bolt surprised me, it was rather stiff but it does break in nd gets smooth. The trigger is wonderful! Finally a trigger that rivals that of my traditional firearms! I have a Savage .308 and the triggers are very similar. Short pulls and crisp break. You always know where this trigger will break! Unlike all of my other air rifles with a mile long pull before it breaks. Good job , Benjamin!
Alright I have cleaned the barrel, let's take it out and shoot! I am using a UTG 4x32 mildot scope off of my Benjamin Nitro. First to fill the gun with air. I did buy the combo with the rifle and Benjamin high pressure hand pump. I have been wondering how hard this would be. I didn't count the pumps on first fill, but the rifle had 1000psi and I filled to 3000psi. I was tired afterward. It is far from impossible but it will give you a workout. After about 4 fills, I figured out that over about 2800 psi, I seemed to be losing accuracy, so I shoot from 2800psi down to about 2100psi. It takes about 60 pumps to fill it back up. Wth the factory power settings, I am getting about 40 shots per fill. I have shot down past the 2100psi and it seems to stay accurate down to around 1600psi.
After around 200 rounds, I started looking at the measurable accuracy. I am shooting at 30 yards at 1/2" dots on a target. I tried multiple pellets. The worse seems to be Crosman Premier comes 14.3g. at 1" and larger groups The best groups are coming from JSB Exact Jumbo 18.13g. at a 1/2" to slightly less than 1/4" group. This rifle seems to want heavy pellets. The H&N Baracuda Match 21.14 does very well also at 3/4" to 1/2" groups. Keep in mind that I am using a rest but I am fully supporting the rifle in my hands, so this is not as good as the accuracy could be. I have only shot 2 clips of JEB Exacts but the accuracy is substantially better than everything else tested. At one point, the rifle stacked 3 pellets on top of each other...making a clump of pellets still hung in the target.
I have run close to 1000 rounds through the rifle. The bolt that started as stiff and sticky, has become smooth. The trigger is just an extension of my finger, requiring no thought at all. The Magazine is excellent...after you figure out how to fill it.
This rifle fits my needs perfectly. It is a tack driver built with quality. I can go out in my yard and practice shooting for far less money than I would spend on my .308 ammo. The Benjamin leaves you feeling like you are using a real firearm, less the loud bang. (Super quiet, just the ping of the hammer falling). No more feeling like you are playing with a carnival you, while really wishing were sharpening your shooting skills. If you are looking to an alternative to traditional firearms for the sake of cheaper ammo and convenience of shooting at home, this is it!

Pros
Excellent build quality, excellent trigger, excellent accuracy, super quiet, inexpensive to shoot

Cons
The wood stock seems to be painted rather than stained? Finish is easily damaged. The hand pump has such a short hose that it forces you to my the rifle on the ground to fill it. It doesn't give me happy feelings to lay my $500 rifle in the dirt, so I always have to carry something to lay it on