Marauder vs s410erb
Hey guys, good to be back…
OK so the last few weeks my heart has been set on a new gun, the 410 erb xtra. From what I’ve seen and read, it looks like a fantastic rifle, and I’m about ready to drive right to POG and pick one up from Steve.
Then I stumble across this Benjamin Marauder just yesterday, and start digging into that, forums, reviews ect. This Marauder seems to have every feature the 410 has, at about half the price of the 410. I kinda doubt the Marauder has the overall quality of the 410, but this has kind of thrown a monkey wrench in my decision. With the Marauder going for $499.00, is the 410 still worth almost 500 bucks more? i realise this question may be pre-mature to ask, as few people have even laid their hands on the Marauder yet… but should I wait, to see what transpires? Assuming the Marauder is a great shooter, $499.00 seems a damn good price, and I could save a bundle. Thx for any input on this.
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I have the S410 and love it, I bought it from Steve at PAG
The Marauder looks interesting, and I know It will take off. I know how accurate my s410 is, kick butt accurate. I have groups posted on this forum somewhere.
I don’t know how accurate the marauder will be. I’ve been speaking with Josh at Crossman off and on about the new rifle. I know he wants to try to send me one for testing, but that hasn’t happened yet.
Knowing the marauder will be popular if it can shoot, I built a website called MarauderAirRifle.com. It has a forum also. I spoke with Josh for some time today, about the launch that happens in less then 24 hours, to pick his brain, and this is a snip of what I sent out:
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In less then 24 hours just 100 people will get the chance to reserve
the first 100 Marauder production air rifles. The first marauder
air rifles will only be available for sale at http://www.crosman.com
To the best of my knowledge Crosman Dealers will NOT RECEIVE ANY
marauder rifles until the end of May or early June.
If you want to be one of the first 100 people:
1. Go here now and check to see if Crosman will ship to your zip
code. Do this before you try to invest the time trying to reserve
one, by using the link below:
http://www.crosman.com/airguns/reserve-the-marauder
2. If you are located in a ZIP code that Crosman can ship air
rifles to, then return to the above link. Tomorrow, just before
noon. When you go to the link above. You’ll notice they have a
countdown clock; this will help you figure out when you need to be
on the site. Ready to order.
If you are lucky enough to be one of the holders of a registration
code, please visit the forum. I have created a special section
where you can join others and talk about your new rifles.
http://www.marauderairrifle.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=11
If you have trouble posting on the forum after you registered,
please watch this video.
Once you receive your rifles, please return the forum and post
pictures of your new toys.
So how will the reservation process work?
After talking with Josh at Crosman, this is how I think the whole
thing will work. The first 100 to complete the registration process
will get to choose either a 22 caliber or 177 caliber marauder and
reserve it.
They will then be supplied a unique registration code. Then in
early may when the first marauder rifles are ready to ship, they
will receive an e-mail. The e-mail will contain ordering
information.
When they go to order online, they will have to enter in their
unique registration code, before they are allowed to pay for the
rifle.
The costs for the new rifle is said to be $529.
Once they have successfully paid for their rifle, it will be shipped.
I could not get a rifle, now what?
US Crosman dealers will be receiving marauder’s late May to early
June. Crosman will not release exact numbers of just how many
marauder’s each dealer has reserved.
To help people acquire a marauder. I will create an area on the site
for dealers who are interested. They will be able to post and
update availability of the rifles. The dealers will also be able to
state whether they allow pre-ordering of the marauder rifle,
if they wish.
Once I get a few dealers signed up, I will send an e-mail to this
list with a link to the dealer information page.
International customers, will more than likely face a delay when
ordering the rifles. This is due to export and power restrictions.
OK, so that is the update, I wish you all the best of luck to become
one of the first 100, if you are, please remember to come back and
post it on the form.
Good Luck,
Roger
Saugus18 — I hear you and I am in the same boat. I am going to let the Marauder come out and after a year see what people think of them.
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Well, I took a trip today to see PAG Steve, and parted with some major moo-lah, (for me anyway) and went ahead and picked up the s410.
While the Marauder really seems to have promise, I didn’t want to wait that long for it to actually be released, and then wait for reviews ect. Steve assured me that the tried and true reputation of AA is one of the best choices out there, and he would help me any way he could should there be any snags, which he doubts. Good luck to those waiting for the Marauder, I still am anxious to see how it does, and hope it does very well.
I haven’t had a chance to shoot my new baby yet, but can’t wait. She sure is a beaut. I’ll post more pics when she’s up and running.