.22 or .25 Benjamin marauder

It is a real crap shoot on getting a good shooting .22 marauder. That is due to spotty barrel quality. The .25's are a wonderful gun with a good quality barrel. I would only recommend a .22 if you are into tinkering and modifying airguns.

The .25 will get 16 shots around 40fpe with jsb kings. Most .25 marauders prefer kings as do the majority of .25's.

Get a .25

I opted for the .25, but was sorely tempted by the .22.

I say go for .25, it's a great shooter, shot count is only downside

.25 the 22 has had a lot of barrel issue and really you can down tune the gun form the 850 fps to around 750 and your shot count will be great and youll still have enough energy to kill small game you just wont be able to reach out to 100 yards without some serious scope calculations witch you can do with a ballistics app lol

I have both .22 and .25 marauder. I first bought the .22 after debating between the two calibers. I purchased the .25 about 5 months later and wished I had bought this in the beginning. I am sure I could tune the .22 into a shooter, but the .25 came already much better setup. The down side is that it does consume a lot of air.

I really stress the 25... I have all three calibers and the .25 is the better for sure
I like the synthetic stock the best and mine shoot discovery pellets a margin better than the jsb ..... just shoot it last night.... great gun for the money 

I purchased the new synthetic Marauder in 25 and am very pleased with it's performance. With the JSB 25.4 gr pellets, which it prefers, at ca. 865 fps it will provide 16 shots with a 7fps ES and 2inch groups at 100 yards. My Airwolf in 25 performs a bit better at 100 yards for almost five times the price of the Marauder. The only minus to the Marauder in 25 is the number of shots from a fill.

Look at the .25 WAR (Wicked Air Rifles) marauder. Give them a call and have a list of questions to ask. 

25 all the way....you will be very pleased with it

My name on this sight tells you all you need to know.

I got the 25 Marauder and tuned it down to get 24 shots before needing to top off.

The .25. Love mine. Have the Disco in .22. Would suggest a .25. Bucks the wind and carries a lot of energy.

A few months ago, I was faced with the same delimma of whether to get the .22 or .25 but not with the Marauder with Hatsan AT44 .22 or the BT65 .25. At that time, I opted for the AT44 .22. The .22 has been a great rifle and I can take nothing away from it's performance when I hunt. However, I recently decided to go ahead and get the BT65 in .25 and all I can say is wow. It is a totally different animal!! The .25 is definitely the way to go. Amazing accuracy, power, and much more forgiving with regard to shot placement. Get the .25 hands down!!

.22 has barrel issues. I bought a .25 and fitted it with a .22 top end (because of hunting restrictions). The top end was all new OEM parts, straight from Crosman. It just didn't shoot well, at all. Went back to .25 as the frustration level in that caliber is nil (super-accurate, just can't hunt with it. If you "must have" a .22, I'd suggest looking at another manufacturer. I only say this because I am still seeing questionable remarks regarding the .22 accuracy/consistency. If it must be a Marauder, get the .25, or plan on upgrading your .22 barrel (unless you get really lucky...there are those who say their .22 shoots great, but doesn't seem to be the majority). I have read good things about the WAR hammer forged replacement barrels.

...just occurred to me, have you considered the Discovery? It Has a huge aftermarket following. I bought one after my Marauder fiasco, and wish I'd have bought that first. As a first PCP, it has good accuracy, a reasonable shot
count (20-ish useable shots), is less expensive (seen refurbs for $180.00), is a lot lighter than the MRod, and most importantly: has a 2000 psi fill. That 2000 psi fill makes it easier to pump (if you're pumping) and means you get A LOT of fills out of 3000 psi scuba tank. Trigger sux, it's LOUD, and not a repeater, but Trigger can be fixed, noise can be silenced (mine is now as quiet as my MRod), and you can modify the heck out of the gun (even make it a repeater if you want to later). Just food for thought.

Have both, the .25 hands down.

The .25 is the only way to go. Mine seems to like 2 pellets, JSB's 25.4 grains and the Air Arms 25.34 grains. Both I can just about 1 hole up to 35 yards. Air Arms seems to do better up to 65 yards. Have not shot at any longer distances.