Crosman will NOT be releasing a new Mrod with a regulator inside

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The last time I checked at Pyramyd Air the Marauder was their top selling PCP in 2016. It is still a fine PCP for it's price point that simply works and has a huge following with its own forum. Several of us have started with Marauders as our first PCPs and have since replaced many of them with higher end airguns, myself included(sold my .177 and.22). I have held on to my .25 Marauder as it is a great hunting PCP(It's intended purpose) and Prod which has a great number of applications. Their warranty service is also top notch and includes free shipping.

Having said this I can see where folks would be disappointed about not offering a product after being advertised. I would rather they pull a product,however, if it is not performing as intended then go into production with known defects. Remember all the problems the first NP2 s had. Hopefully, they will offer a regulated Marauder in the future as the Marauder platform is a proven commodity, but if not the Marauder as is will still hold a niche as a great starter PCP.
 
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"Kev"The last time I checked at Pyramyd Air the Marauder was their top selling PCP in 2016. It is still a fine PCP for it's price point that simply works and has a huge following with its own forum. Several of us have started with Marauders as our first PCPs and have since replaced many of them with higher end airguns, myself included(sold my .177 and.22). I have held on to my .25 Marauder as it is a great hunting PCP(It's intended purpose) and Prod which has a great number of applications. Their warranty service is also top notch and includes free shipping.

Having said this I can see where folks would be disappointed about not offering a product after being advertised. I would rather they pull a product,however, if it is not performing as intended then go into production with known defects. Remember all the problems the first NP2 s had. Hopefully, they will offer a regulated Marauder in the future as the Marauder platform is a proven commodity, but if not the Marauder as is will still hold a niche as a great starter PCP.
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Kev, 

No doubt. They have sold the crap out of Marauders and good for them. I hope they have continued success. However, the Mrod/SynRod rifles are sort of like the Glock 19's of the pistol world. Not great out of box, but huge aftermarket support and a big following. You can get the MRod as the platform, and build what you will. That has worked out well for Crosman and created an entire industry in and of itself. 

How long will that last without further innovation? Other players are offering more, whether it is a regulator or something else, in feature set at or below the current Marauder prices. That's what is a bit puzzling to me. They are going to need to respond to that pressure or I can promise you they will not remain at the top of PA's sales lists in the future. 
 
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"jps2486"They might have pulled it because of technical issues that they couldn't resolve. I'm sure Crosman has a big enough customer base to justify this new rifle.
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Agree, it's more likely technical/safety/production issues than a marketing decision. You just don't spool up designing, producing and marketing a gun just to pull it after it's announced due to Kral releasing the Puncher/Puncher Breaker, Umarex the Gauntlet, etc as some have suggested...
 
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I get what you are saying about innovation and how Crosman needs to step up it's game. I think that's what was disappointing about Crosman not producing a regulated Marauder.

Where a Marauder is still superior unless proven otherwise at the $500 price point(Make that $425 at PA with MROD-75 code)is accuracy. A Marauder that you can tune yourself is capable of 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards with the standard untuned Marauder shooting 1 inch groups at 50 yards. It takes no extra parts as in a Glock19 to tune a Marauder, however,there are cottage industries that support further customization for example Huma regulators. I hope that the $300 regulated Gauntlet will shoot 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards like my .25 Marauder. I have a saying though, "Paper is the truth-sayer". We'll see.
 
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They should be available in the next couple weeks. I worked at the shot show and was able to get one in .22 on a kinda hush hush loan from a anonymous source lol. I have to return it when my new one comes, the one I have is great though they could have charged 400 and it would be a deal! There was a decent video review I saw I'll post a link as soon as I find it. I just wish I could have got a hammer as I'm a hunter but they didn't even have the chambers finished on the ones they had there. If you haven't seen one the all black one looks awesome!
 
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Yes at 50 yards off a bench indoors clamped . I shot outside off bags and was .75 best I could do but I'm sure there's better shooters than me out there for sure lol, but in all honesty I think it's going to be a real shooter the stocks very functional but it's a 300$ gun stock the mags are maurader mags and the trigger needs some work but for the money im sold
 
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Check out the review on Airgun depots ad he describes it better than I can and you can see it i just got back into Airgun's last year after a 7 year break do to health and surgeries and cant beleave the progress, like that hammer I have a extreme 457 that doesn't have that much power and I paid 1000$ more for it. If it shoots like they say it does with 86 to 505 grain bullets my extreme might collect dust lol.
 
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"Tonyl"I am a PCP complete newbie, I am looking to buy my first one after having all kinds of fun plinking in my yard with a 177 Springer.

The 177 Mrod is the way I am leaning because of price, available parts etc. so please explain to me why I want a regulated gun?

If it matters I will be using a scuba tank to fill.

Thanks

Tony
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Check out
http://www.airgunnation.com/topic/regulated-vs-unregulated-rifles-testing-results-on-aa-s510-video/

Based on my understanding, if regulated (like my FX Royale 400 and FX Wildcat .325) , an air rifle will give you more shots with similar fps, it makes it easier to maintain an constant POI.

However, if an air rifle is unregulated, like my Gen 1 .22 Mrod, you'll experience a "sweet spot" of a few shots that really group tightly, but it will occur after you've shot the gun down to a lower air pressure. That's why I've ordered a Robert Lane MK8 regulator to install in my .22 Mrod.

Whether or not you use a scuba tank really doesn't matter - but it sure beat the heck out of a hand pump.

Bobby
 
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I wasn't saying for anyone to buy one I was just saying how much I like it and how well it shoots for a 300$ gun. Bobbys right with a regulated gun your 60 shot string may vary 5-6 fps while a non regulated gun may vary 20+ fps like he said gives you more consistent groups. I origanaly was just commenting on a question that someone ask if it would shoot half inch groups at 50 yards that's all.
 
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