New Marauder Target & Field Edition page is up at Crosman

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Well until I see what the FPS is with the reg in 22? It may be ok to hunt with the reg on, unless you are "needing" the extra power? I have noticed that many talk about how bad the .22 barrels have been and I'm not sure that's the same now in the gen2 Mrods. I know the Mrod .22 I have does fine at 50 yards but it is a gen2.

And with the AGNATION code this rifle will be under $475 not bad for what it does.
 
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My Gen 1 is tuned for low pressure fill (2100 psi) and does around 740 fps with an 18 grain pellet for around 22 ft lbs. I only get 20 shots, but the extremes spread is 10 fps. It's VERY accurate with the stock barrel, guess I got a good one. 
That being said, 50 regulated shots (not sure if that's a typo on the spec sheet?) in .22 at 750 fps would be great with me.
 
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I have the Gen2 and the barrel is excellent. Without tuning, it shoots 3/4 inch groups at 25 yards and I haven't shot 20 brands of pellets. Using Crosman Premier domes, so don't know if other pellets would do better. Very consistent and no fliers in the last couple hundred shots. Bad shots are my fault (at the moment).

Seems interesting that Crosman introduced either new PCP models or upgraded others, but still kept the new stuff below $700. With the Marauder regulated at $630, Discovery at around $260, the Maximus in the $200 range, and the Wildfire coming in around $150, seems Crosman is fighting hard for the lower end PCP market. Nice to see the market heating up.

As for whether the Regulated Marauder is that much better ($100 more than the unregulated), all I can say is that I get about 40 shots on .22 per fill. An extra 10 would be nice, but I'll save my money at the moment for a much higher end gun. Had this been available when I bought a couple years ago, might have sprung for the regulated version, but, it wasn't. Hope to see Crosman do more in this arena in the future. Still might buy a Euro Maximus or the Wildfire, but depends on Wildfire reviews. Semi auto sounds fun
 
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I doubt Crosman will ever offer a spare part where the customer has to put a hole in the pressure tube. Too much liability. Perhaps, I'm wrong, but I suspect this is a factory only job.

​To send an old gun to Crosman, have them modify the gun, add the regulator, replace the tube, etc. will probably be more expensive than buying a new gun at $630. Lower end of the market gets that way.
 
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"RollingStone"My first question would be: will the regulator be available as a spare part and what will it take to install it in an older model ? Maybe just adding another hole in the pressure tube and stock but you can be sure there will be a lot of experimenting and comparison to other after market regulators.
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You can already buy an aftermarket reg to install yourself so why do you care if Crossman makes one available?

I want to know why they can't offer a regulated hunting version. My Cricket is regulated and more powerful than a Marauder. You just use the right reg for the power needed. I hope they aren't under the impression that only target shooters want a reg. Everyone would benefit from a reg. There is no downside and certainly no reason to exclude it for hunting.

I think they should offer a barrel upgrade for the 22 and 177 as well. CZ barrels aren't expensive and a regulated Marauder 22 with a CZ barrel in the price range would be a real game changer (if it was done well). 

The cheap regulated paintball bottles offered for those Chinese QB guns that offer an ES of 100+ would not count as a worthwhile reg upgrade imo. 

 
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I have two stock Gen 1 Marauders, i got them, the 177 in june and the 22 sometime later in 2010. Both are extremely accurate. I just got a crony last week and the numbers for the 22, at 2800 psi, and only shooting 20 yards in the basement, were 20 shots in a dime size hole ( all the paper is gone) or slightly less than a dime, and the first shot using crosman premier 14.3 was 862, the highest 891 (12th shot) and the last shot #30 was 859, average 875, standard deviation was 9.

The barrel has never been cleaned, and i do lube the pellets.

I only target shoot so this gun doesn't need a regulator or anything else for my purpose.

I am sure it could be tweaked, but to what end for me.

Now the .177 likes less of a fill, extremely accurate, shooting the jsb 8. something pellets, it does seem to drop off more, i think because of the lower fill.

30 rounds, 2400 psi, first round 961 the 30th round 911, average 939, first round was the fastest.

I have cleaned this barrel one time.

These are not that exotic, but they are reasonably priced, reliable and accurate.

I think offering a regulated gun/option will appeal to those with more diverse use of the gun and Crosman is finally responding to this popular modification.

 
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If it requires me to drill a hole in a 3000 PSI tank, no thanks. I'll leave drilling holes in high pressure tanks to people that understand the metallurgy of the tank and impact of adding a new hole to someone better qualified to me. If it's just replacing the guage, that might work well for me. 

​And, yes, if it's under warranty, that warranty is null and void after you drill the hole. Probably null and void after you install the regulator as it changes the design of the gun. But, since my gun isn't under warranty, that isn't a problem. 

​I hoe this works well. Crosman needs to step up their game in the ever more competitive world. So many less expensive PCP's out there, and Crosman has a chance to keep a good share of the market.

 
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Or just get the huma regulator, no drilling required. The missing mechanism on a home regulated gun is the regulator bypass (valve?), which is used to select non-regulated shots. All that said, I cannot imagine a good reason to switch to unregulated, as your point of impact which your scope is zeroed to will change if the velocity of the pellets go up when the regulator is bypassed.
 
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Point on the Huma regulator well taken. at 97.50 Euros (today, 1 Euro = 1.07 USD) = $105 rounded up. Not bad considering, from what I've heard it's a well proven technology. I also can't see a reason to turn the regulator off. If you can adjust it from the outside, that would be nice, but turn off? Don't think so.

​I'd love to be able to adjust the gun so it would shoot different pellets well. Maybe next gun


 
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"Saltlake58"If it requires me to drill a hole in a 3000 PSI tank, no thanks. I'll leave drilling holes in high pressure tanks to people that understand the metallurgy of the tank and impact of adding a new hole to someone better qualified to me. If it's just replacing the guage, that might work well for me. 

​And, yes, if it's under warranty, that warranty is null and void after you drill the hole. Probably null and void after you install the regulator as it changes the design of the gun. But, since my gun isn't under warranty, that isn't a problem. 

​I hoe this works well. Crosman needs to step up their game in the ever more competitive world. So many less expensive PCP's out there, and Crosman has a chance to keep a good share of the market.

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That's a fair point. I wouldn't want to drill holes in my air guns. I would send that away for a pro to do. If I did it, it would probably never work again.

Whenever I watch those YouTube videos on "how easy it is to install a reg" it usually puts me off the idea of ever doing it myself in about 27 seconds.

I have seen some regs that state that no mods are necessary to install them. Are none of those available for a Marauder?

What about the JDairman Marauder bottle adapter plus regulated bottle? Maybe they can be installed without drilling anything permanent. 
 
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