Benjamin Marauder Bolt and Trigger

I am in need of help with my bolt on my marauder. It takes a TON of effort to pull the bolt back and I am wondering if anyone has any tips or mods on how to reduce the effort to pull the bolt back. When I had my PROD I could pull the bolt back easier and effortlessly. The 1 st stage on the trigger is also very heavy, I would also like help/knowledge on how to lighten it to make it easier to Tell the 1st from the 2 nd stage. Thank you in advance for the help/advice anyone has to offer. 

Luis
 
 





Is your Marauder stock? Untouched straight out of the box? If you bought it new I would return it for an exchange before doing anything to it. It is not normal for it to have a heavy cocking effort out of the box.

If it doesn't go away just by breaking it in by working the bolt normally then there is a problem.

If you bought it used then it may sound like an aftermarket HDD is binding and grinding the inside of the receiver or the aftermarket hammer spring may be too heavy or could be an SSG not set right or with a kinked or twisted spring. Possibly broken debris of O-Ring material from the O-Ring mod you can check for that too.

If you have no recourse and can't return it the I would degas the gun then check the bolt to see where it is rubbing and if you are lucky its only a heavier hammer spring which you can replace with a lighter one.

Quick and easy trigger fix is to remove the lawyer spring which would make it a night and day difference.

Just be extra careful with the gun after that.


CA


 
The trigger adjustment is in the owners manual:

https://www.crosman.com/pdf/manuals/BP1763-515_MDR%20-%20OM.pdf



Gen 1 or 2 ? First thing to look at on a gen 1 would be the cocking lub that screws into the bolt, it will back out and catch.

You'll likely need to pull the breech and see what's binding, it should be about as easy to cock as your old pistol.



John
 
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First the Trigger - 

https://avveduti.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/marauder-project-lightening-the-trigger/

also video of the same

https://youtu.be/f6NjoQ7bzMc

I took the lawyer spring completely out and put a thin spacer (washers will do) on the pivot pin the same thickness as the spring. Then adjust the trigger to your liking. 

The cocking bolt -

Agreed on the lubing. What ever Crosman uses on the cocking bolt during the manufacturing process dries to a gummy film. I'd suggest spraying a solvent on the bolt and bolt opening to remove as much of the gunk as you can. I'd also take the action out of the stock (you are going to have to anyway to do the trigger work) so as not to mar or damage the stock with the solvent. 

Something you want to check and see it it's too tight is the "plunger assembly" as it is called by Crosman, which is the large slotted screw at the very back of the breech.

Do so with:

A - As large of a slotted screwdriver or tool as will fit the slot. This screw is locktited in. Otherwise you will jimmy up the slot of the screw and it will look hacked. 

B - You will only have to move it a tiny bit.

Let us know how you fixed it! 
 
Marauder bolts ARE stiff to pull back, even when deburred (especially the slot, a lot of friction happens there) and properly lubricated; this is a known condition on a stock model.

When I loaned my Marauder to gunpowder shooters, they inevitably get a double feed until they understand they have to pull way back until the click and all the tension has left the bolt knob.

How to truly fix it is more work than most people want to fuss with. It involves deburring the slot and polishing the part of the air tube the hammer runs through plus lube, also getting a lighter hammer spring (TSS with lightest spring combination), and a valve which has a lighter return spring (such as a Hill valve with optional 7 pound spring), plus adding a regulator (such as HUMA) and dropping the regulated pressure down to about 1700-1900 PSI. Don't forget to port and polish it a bit, with a larger transfer port (like about 0.187 inch for 0.25 caliber), to offset the fact you are using lower pressure. Oh, and all of these things reduce your extreme spread in velocities, increases shot count, and enhances power.

Or,

You can just realize you have to yank back pretty hard to cock the darn thing. This is why many air rifles us a lever to cock, it masks the amount of force you need to apply to cock them. 


 
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You might just try backing out the plunger assembly screw a little bit. It is the screw on the top of the breech at the rear. All it does is hold a spring and a little ball. The ball is supposed to keep the bolt from flopping. When I reassembled my marauder the first time, I got it too tight and couldn't even move the bolt. I think I went 1/4 turn to loose, and the bolt is smooth. 

If that isn't it, probably need to take it apart and check how it catches the hammer, and make sure the hammer can move smoothly.