Purchased my first PCP airgun. In fact I haven’t even had a pellet gun in 30 years. I used the agnation code and saved on a new Synrod and pump. Ordered a 22 cal and had pellets waiting. I was mounting the scope before I realized Crosman had sent a 25. I double checked the shipping label and it said 22. I almost had the scope on, so what the heck. Located some 25 caliber pellets and thought I would give it a try. First 5 pellets at 25 yards went into less than 3/8 of an inch. Now I'm not sure I want to call Crosman on their error. Would the 22 do that well?
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The .25 has barrel made by Green Mountain, which is a good thing. On the other hand the .22s are made by Crossman and are hit and miss
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If you shoot a lot, pumping will get old and the .25s are a little piggy on air use-that is not many good shots per fill. If you mainly hunt and do pest control, the pump will be fine. You'll just top off after a hunting or pesting session and since it's rare to take more than half a dozen shots (depending on what you're after) per outing.
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How Piggy the .25 Marauder is, depends on whether you add aftermarket products to it. A Marauder with aftermarket TSS (spring assembly), Lightweight hammer, upgraded valve, larger transfer port and hole in the barrel, and a Huma regulator can give you 42 regulated shots at 40 FPE. Each horizontal line is 5fps variation in speed in the graph. The graph is zoomed in, there are 165 lines below the lowest line in this graph.
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We people talk about the .22 marauder barrels not all being too good do remember that was years ago and Crposman has changed things.
John
John
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Thanks for the input. I’ve shot about 25 pellets and it's shooting nickel sized 5 shot groups at 40 yards. Trigger is right at 2 lbs. It does seem to be an air hog though. I haven’t messed with any settings. I like it, I think it's a keeper.
I'm not sure if it's important, but my paper work says I have a 22 cal not a 25 cal.
I'm not sure if it's important, but my paper work says I have a 22 cal not a 25 cal.
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Crosman did take care of the "Hit and Miss" barrel problems a couple years ago. I have a 5 year old .22 Gen 2 and it shoots extremely well. However, I'd keep the .25 if it's shooting that well. Never look a gift horse in the mouth if you know what I mean. The .25 will only get 16 shots per fill, so, yes it is a bit of a hog. Them's the factory specs. .22 gets around 30 shots per fill, so a bit more efficient, but less hitting power.
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Keep the .25 cal.
Can you imagine returning the .25 cal and getting back a .22 cal that is not shooting as well? In the best case, the .22 shoots as well as the .25 cal you returned. In all other cases, you be kicking yourself in the shin cursing - "Why did I return a great shooting .25 cal for this piece of crap?".
Can you imagine returning the .25 cal and getting back a .22 cal that is not shooting as well? In the best case, the .22 shoots as well as the .25 cal you returned. In all other cases, you be kicking yourself in the shin cursing - "Why did I return a great shooting .25 cal for this piece of crap?".
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Exactly my thoughts Frank. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on this, but I do think a TSS is in my future. I hope 24 shots before refilling would become possible.
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i would keep the 25.i have one with the war vavle.very happy.also mine shoots rat sniper slugs like a champ.also turnd mine to a bull pup.its asome.alex
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+1 for the .25.... accurate and hard hitting. I added a Hill valve and hammer for about 38-40 shots between fills....all over 800 fps with jsb 25.39. Something to think about. =)
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My .25 Marauder will shoot a minimum of 32 good shoots at over 800 fps with JSB 25.4 grain pellets.. I've only adjusted the hammer spring and striker. No after market add ons. If I'm just plinking at medicine pill bottles, I can stretch the shot count to 40. Keep the .25.
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Depending on where you live I would think the only downside to the .25 is that you likely can't just drive to the closest store and pick up pellets, and when you do order them the cost will be more.
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Heck! You made out on that deal! The 25 cal costs more than the 22 or 177. You paid for a 22, at a great discount, and got a hard hitting 25 instead.
Like it it was mentioned earlier, save up for aftermarket mods, if you should so desire to, and you can increase your chit count and equalize it with power, like the 40/40 tune(40 shots at 40 foot lbs).
Get/invest in a chronograph for sure, as that is the only way that you’ll be able to check what is happening to you shots per any adjustments or modifications. If you decide to keep it stock and just use the factory adjustments, take note of the factory settings first, so you can easily go back.
Imwent with all the Tim Hill products for my mods. Currently I’m at around 856 FPS average for around 38 shots. If you want quiet, use his Peek striker along with his moderator. All I hear is a PPPPFFFFTTTT and the sound of the pellet hitting the target. James Bond rifle, I like to say, lol.
Like it it was mentioned earlier, save up for aftermarket mods, if you should so desire to, and you can increase your chit count and equalize it with power, like the 40/40 tune(40 shots at 40 foot lbs).
Get/invest in a chronograph for sure, as that is the only way that you’ll be able to check what is happening to you shots per any adjustments or modifications. If you decide to keep it stock and just use the factory adjustments, take note of the factory settings first, so you can easily go back.
Imwent with all the Tim Hill products for my mods. Currently I’m at around 856 FPS average for around 38 shots. If you want quiet, use his Peek striker along with his moderator. All I hear is a PPPPFFFFTTTT and the sound of the pellet hitting the target. James Bond rifle, I like to say, lol.
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