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Airguns by Make and Model => Benjamin Airguns => Topic started by: Stacker on November 11, 2010, 07:37:25 PM

Title: Marauder Markings
Post by: Stacker on November 11, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
I've bought my Marauder from Pyramid Air 2 1/2 months ago,  and I was going over it in detail today. I noticed a stamp on the bottom of the forearm that I had overlooked before. Its located just forward of the Benjamin logo, and is an "R" in a circle. Any significance? Does it indicate that Benjamin is a registered trademark?

Any information that anyone has will be appreciated. Thanks.
Joe
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: dk1677 on November 11, 2010, 07:51:46 PM
Sounds like refurbished
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: JonnyReb on November 11, 2010, 08:00:49 PM
 Or reject.
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: JonnyReb on November 11, 2010, 08:01:47 PM
 lol sorry stacker, i couldn't help it.. ;D    I have no idea what it means but someone will.  ;)  J
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: oldpink on November 11, 2010, 09:07:46 PM
Might just be the mark of the QA inspector.
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: JonnyReb on November 12, 2010, 12:56:19 AM
 According to a guy selling them on the yellow forum for $330.00 per gun, they are remans from the factory with full warrenty. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.  Jeff
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: Pete on November 12, 2010, 02:49:45 AM
hi..
I bought 2 referbed crosman Quests...
both had the R stamp on them...
I would say it a returned reject that has
been checked out....In fact its prob better
as its been inspected & repaired...
not just put togeather like the assembley line ones...
Basicly yer get a hand assembled/inspected gun
for less coin...has to be a deal...

Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: Happygo233 on November 12, 2010, 10:10:40 AM
According to a guy selling them on the yellow forum for $330.00 per gun, they are remans from the factory with full warrenty. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.  Jeff
Where is he selling these?
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: Stacker on November 12, 2010, 05:29:41 PM
OK folks, I appreciate your opinions and humor. So .... I called Crosman and talked to the lady in customer service with the delightful upstate NY accent. She told me that the "R" in a circle is a symbol the indicates that "Benjamin" is a registered trademark. It does NOT mean repaired, refurbished, renovated, rejected, etc, etc!

She she went on to tell me that the serial number includes the manufacturing date code. The SN on my Marauder starts with 710xxx.... This indiactes that the gun was manufactured in July of 2010. I bought it a month later, in August. Its fresh out of the oven and shoots like a happy dream!   ;)

Joe.
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: r1derbike on November 13, 2010, 01:24:53 AM
Alrighty, then! You must be feeling LOADS better about the purchase, no? ;-]

I have to get one of 'dem in the gun case soon, too.

Gonna take some doin', being the holiday season, and such.

Maybe if someone came-out with an auto-indexing receiver/breech/magazine for the Discovery, cheap...hmmm.

Charles
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: JonnyReb on November 13, 2010, 10:13:00 AM
 Just so no one thinks i'm making that up,  heres the link..    http://www.network54.com/Forum/79574/message/1289521609/3+Benjamin+Marauder+177cal+only+330.00each (http://www.network54.com/Forum/79574/message/1289521609/3+Benjamin+Marauder+177cal+only+330.00each)
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: Stacker on November 13, 2010, 10:54:45 AM
JohnnyReb, that post on the Yellow is what got me looking at my Mrod. Dont know where he got them from, what they are, or why he sells them at that price. I'm glad that he's doing what he's doing, it gives people a chance to get a great rifle at a decent savings! However, according to Crosman customer service, the little "R" that appears after the "Benjamin" logo is there to indicate that Benjamin is a registered trademark.

Joe.
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: JonnyReb on November 13, 2010, 11:12:04 AM
 My Gosh that IS a great deal.. Thanks for the info stacker.  J
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: tunaboat on November 13, 2010, 04:17:23 PM
Alrighty, then! You must be feeling LOADS better about the purchase, no? ;-]

I have to get one of 'dem in the gun case soon, too.

Gonna take some doin', being the holiday season, and such.

Maybe if someone came-out with an auto-indexing receiver/breech/magazine for the Discovery, cheap...hmmm.

Charles


Here ya go Riderbike!  Not cheap, but cheaper than a new Mrod if you already have a Disco.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/581291/ (http://www.network54.com/Forum/581291/)
Title: Re: Marauder Markings
Post by: r1derbike on November 15, 2010, 11:16:12 PM
Thanks, Tunaboat!

Charles