Marauder Benjamin Gen3 - It Just Works and Works Well

[Billm]

I had my first failure with the Benjamin Marauder Gen 3. My family put over 750 pellets through it over two days. I was standing next to my daughter watching her shoot her pumpkin. She was reloading ( we did all shooting with my single shot tray) and all of a sudden I saw something fly behind her and slam into the glass door with a loud bang. I found the side lever handle laying on the ground. Not a defect or a real failure. We should’ve noticed it had loosened up and didn’t. But, it’s had several thousand rounds through it. We screwed it back on and continued shooting without further issues. I’ll prob put some blue thread locker on it.

 

[BenjeneerJohn]

@Billm you had me worried something major happened! Glad it was only the bolt handle coming loose.
Add some thread locker and snug it up.

Good reminder to people to make sure all parts are snugged up.
John

 

[Billm]

@Billm you had me worried something major happened! Glad it was only the bolt handle coming loose.
Add some thread locker and snug it up.

Good reminder to people to make sure all parts are snugged up.
John

I thought it had snapped off at first lol. No, nothing major just plain ole mechanics. I was getting on her for not pushing the lever all the way forward. I guess she was using plenty of force pulling it back lol.

 

[BenjeneerJohn]

Because the handle is ambidextrous, we don't use permanent thread locker from the factory. We want people to be able to swap the lever without a problem. The only downside is that the removeable thread locker can come loose with use.

John

 

[Billm]

Because the handle is ambidextrous, we don't use permanent thread locker from the factory. We want people to be able to swap the lever without a problem. The only downside is that the removeable thread locker can come loose with use.

John

I could see the thread locker residue. Hopefully readers of my post will realize that it’s not a criticism at all, just pointing out that it can loosen up and to check it once in awhile. I’ve been very honest about my experience with the Marauder Gen 3. I’m 100% happy with it. Are there some things that I don’t like sure, but nothing major and nothing to do with quality or accuracy. In general they’re ergonomic issues with how I use it.

 

[Auto1191]

I could see the thread locker residue. Hopefully readers of my post will realize that it’s not a criticism at all, just pointing out that it can loosen up and to check it once in awhile. I’ve been very honest about my experience with the Marauder Gen 3. I’m 100% happy with it. Are there some things that I don’t like sure, but nothing major and nothing to do with quality or accuracy. In general they’re ergonomic issues with how I use it.

Like everything, wear & tear. It's natural.

 

[Billm]

Well, the Gen 3 maybe a wall queen for a while. I’ve filled it five times over the last few days and it loses almost all of its air in less than an hour. I really don’t have time to work on it right now.

 

[Pumacarl]

Well, the Gen 3 maybe a wall queen for a while. I’ve filled it five times over the last few days and it loses almost all of its air in less than an hour. I really don’t have time to work on it right now.

The faster it leaks, u-s-u-a-l-l-y, the quicker the fix. Good luck! Hey, it's Veterans Day, take the day off!

 

[BenjeneerJohn]

Bill I am sorry to hear that. Does it empty out of both the bottle and regulated side? If it is leaking out that quickly it should be easy to find and fix.

It is also under warranty. You can call customer service and see about getting it sent in for repairs.

John

 

[Billm]

Bill I am sorry to hear that. Does it empty out of both the bottle and regulated side? If it is leaking out that quickly it should be easy to find and fix.

It is also under warranty. You can call customer service and see about getting it sent in for repairs.

John

I didn’t even notice it at first. When I raised the reg to see if I could shoot heavier slugs, there was nothing out of the ordinary. I used the bleed screw before lowering it back down. Then I looked at it and noticed that both the regulator and the pressure gauges were at 1000psi. I filled it up and didn’t check it for a few hours. It went back down to 1000 or so. I loosened then tightened the bleed screw, but it didn’t seem like it was leaking there. I filled it and shot a couple of pellets, just in case the valve was stuck. I refilled it several times and watched it and looked for obvious leaks. The one time I could hear the leak. It was gushing air inside the forearm near the reg and bottle connection. It emptied fast enough to cool the bottle. You had to have your ear next to the stock to hear it, but it was flowing. My initial thought was that maybe the regulator didn’t like the higher pressure. I increased the regulator a tiny bit, just to have some movement on the internals to see if anything changed. I don’t hear it, but it still leaks. I gave the bottle a quick twist, but I need to degas it and check it. I don’t think it’s the foster valve. But it’s in the general area. I don’t know much about the regulator, I would’ve thought if it degassed that fast, the regulator wouldn’t hold the set pressure and it does. But, again I don’t have a grasp on the mechanics of the regulator (yet). It seems to stop degassing once it hits around 1100-1400. I guess I need to pull it from the stock. Here is what the gauges are sitting at now after sitting overnight. I also did the balloon check. The reg setting is approximately 2000psi.
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[Billm]

The faster it leaks, u-s-u-a-l-l-y, the quicker the fix. Good luck! Hey, it's Veterans Day, take the day off!

I’ll send it to you LOL. Happy veterans day.