I was really excited about the semi-automatic Marauder I had ordered. I thought it was going to be a great second squirrel gun and allow me to take my girlfriends son hunting with me. I had ordered it, a new Hawke scope and a compressor back in December. The SAM was the first to come in from Midway, but it had to sit until the end of last week when I finally got the necessary rings to mount the scope. The wind finally died down yesterday, so I was able to get out and try to zero in the scope.
Unfortunately. zeroing the scope proved impossible. I got almost through the magazines - two with Crossman Premier 14 grain, and one with JSB 18s. (I will get to why I say "almost" later.) It could not be zeroed, because there was no way to tell exactly where it was shooting. My usual course of action is to take a course shot and adjust close. Then I will shoot a group of three, aiming dead center of the bullseye each time and adjust for the center of the group.
The problem was the group. With the exact same point of aim, the first was three inches low and two inches right, the second was 7" to the right and an inch high, and the third was four inches left and about three inches high. So I tried three more, and they, too, were just all over the place. The scope is the Hawke off my Texan, and has never given me any trouble, and the rings were torqued to manufactures specs, so I am doubting the scope or mount is the problem. As stated, I ended up going almost through through three mags and never got a coherent group.
I say "almost" because getting through those mags was a chore. The gun jammed about every third to fourth shot, or the magazine would not advance so it would dry fire. Finally, about halfway through the third mag, the magazine jammed altogether AND NOW IT WONT COME OUT. The gun will cycle and dry fire, but the magazine will not advance or come out of the gun. I pull the charging handle back all the way (which is very difficult to do) but the magazine wont budge. I did notice that when the charging handle is pulled back, it does not go back forward all the way. It stops about 5/8" short and has to be seated back in place by hand.
In any case, I now have a $650 gun with a $250 of scope and rings on it that is totally useless to me as is. Does anyone know if I would send it back to Midway or contact Crossman about this?
Unfortunately. zeroing the scope proved impossible. I got almost through the magazines - two with Crossman Premier 14 grain, and one with JSB 18s. (I will get to why I say "almost" later.) It could not be zeroed, because there was no way to tell exactly where it was shooting. My usual course of action is to take a course shot and adjust close. Then I will shoot a group of three, aiming dead center of the bullseye each time and adjust for the center of the group.
The problem was the group. With the exact same point of aim, the first was three inches low and two inches right, the second was 7" to the right and an inch high, and the third was four inches left and about three inches high. So I tried three more, and they, too, were just all over the place. The scope is the Hawke off my Texan, and has never given me any trouble, and the rings were torqued to manufactures specs, so I am doubting the scope or mount is the problem. As stated, I ended up going almost through through three mags and never got a coherent group.
I say "almost" because getting through those mags was a chore. The gun jammed about every third to fourth shot, or the magazine would not advance so it would dry fire. Finally, about halfway through the third mag, the magazine jammed altogether AND NOW IT WONT COME OUT. The gun will cycle and dry fire, but the magazine will not advance or come out of the gun. I pull the charging handle back all the way (which is very difficult to do) but the magazine wont budge. I did notice that when the charging handle is pulled back, it does not go back forward all the way. It stops about 5/8" short and has to be seated back in place by hand.
In any case, I now have a $650 gun with a $250 of scope and rings on it that is totally useless to me as is. Does anyone know if I would send it back to Midway or contact Crossman about this?
