It has been a while since I have posted anything airgun related, so how about this tidbit I received via email from the good folks at Straight Shooters.
We just finished the Our Take testing on the new Benjamin Sheridan Marauder and we were very happy with the results. It was a little difficult to decide how to test the Marauder because it is optimized from the factory for 2500 psi air fills. Yet with a little “tuning” the gun can be filled to 3000 psi which would likely yield a few more shots. After some discussion, we decided to use the factory optimum which is 2500 psi. Our reasoning is that most shooters will probably never tune their gun and will use it just the way it’s set right from the factory.
An interesting feature of the Marauder is that the “tuning” can be done at home as the tuning tools are provided with the gun and instructions on how to do the tuning is shown in the manual. Bottom line though is that the power at 2500 psi proved to be just about ideal for the pest control/plinker type of shooter. Check out the numbers by clicking on the following link and you’ll see what we mean.
In addition, I can honestly say that the gun was a pleasure to shoot. It is a very quiet gun and functioned flawlessly. We think this gun will be a steal for the price.
If I had the time, energy, and inclination to go to the dark side, I think the Marauder would be a worthy pick up. I am still kind of sitting on the fence on the whole PCP thing. If you get one, order from Straight Shooters; Kevin and Craig are first class!
