Marauder problem.........

[lars919]

I just bought a new Marauder .25 cal. for my father for Christmas and i wanted to dry fire it to make sure it worked fine.
I filled it to about 1000 psi just so i could test it. The first thing i noticed was the bolt wont stay all the way back, it
springs back forward about half way and of course when you pull the trigger there is no shot. Am i missing something
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lars

[Motorhead]

Sear not catching ... Being NEW, find this odd.
would contact seller ASAP and inquire with them on process in resolving W/O you going into the gun yourself and potentially screw up any warranty that may be in place.

[rcmark]

You have to put the bolt back HARD,really put some force on it!

[lars919]

You have to put the bolt back HARD,really put some force on it!

 I've tried that several times and it still will not cock the gun. I'll just wait untill tomorrow and call
pyramyd air. Thanks

[HillGSA]

 Yes, check with PA

That being said, I will add that both of the .25 cal. rifles I have purchased were also difficult to cock - at first. Mine have gotten easier to cock with use ( break-in ).

One thing you can try, if you choose to is: Insert a 1/4" hex wrench into the hammer spring adjuster ( see pic ), and turn one full turn counter clockwise. Try cocking the rifle again to see if it cocks any easier ( you can always adjust the hammer spring adjuster back one full turn CW, if you want to ).

FWIW- To prevent galling/binding of the two different metals ( steel and aluminum ), I like to coat the bolt,  bolt hole, and hammer, with a light coat of a non-petroleum based product that contains moly ( in the picture, see how the bolt is coated with moly ). 

[lars919]

Yes, check with PA

That being said, I will add that both of the .25 cal. rifles I have purchased were also difficult to cock - at first. Mine have gotten easier to cock with use ( break-in ).

One thing you can try, if you choose to is: Insert a 1/4" hex wrench into the hammer spring adjuster ( see pic ), and turn one full turn counter clockwise. Try cocking the rifle again to see if it cocks any easier ( you can always adjust the hammer spring adjuster back one full turn CW, if you want to ).

FWIW- To prevent galling/binding of the two different metals ( steel and aluminum ), I like to coat the bolt,  bolt hole, and hammer, with a light coat of a non-petroleum based product that contains moly ( in the picture, see how the bolt is coated with moly ).

Thanks for the tip but that didn't seem to work either.

[PakProtector]

Yes, check with PA

That being said, I will add that both of the .25 cal. rifles I have purchased were also difficult to cock - at first. Mine have gotten easier to cock with use ( break-in ).

One thing you can try, if you choose to is: Insert a 1/4" hex wrench into the hammer spring adjuster ( see pic ), and turn one full turn counter clockwise. Try cocking the rifle again to see if it cocks any easier ( you can always adjust the hammer spring adjuster back one full turn CW, if you want to ).

FWIW- To prevent galling/binding of the two different metals ( steel and aluminum ), I like to coat the bolt,  bolt hole, and hammer, with a light coat of a non-petroleum based product that contains moly ( in the picture, see how the bolt is coated with moly ). 

why avoid the petroleum based stuff on the bolt? I can see not wanting it on anything exposed to the air chamber....but that is not one of those parts... The hammer is hardened steel, and dry moly works well there.
cheers,
Dougas

[HillGSA]

I prefer to keep all petroleum based products away from PCP air guns, this way I don't have to be concerned about the/a petroleum based product migrating or by some way getting to a place it should not be. I have found non-petroleum based products that perform as well or better.

In its dry form, Moly may cause health problems, and may be corrosive to metal parts.

http://www.sprinco.com/articles.html

Note:
Paragraph (B)
Breathing dry Moly

and

Any moly is corrosive

[Sfttailrdr46]

  Sparing application of Kroytek grease worked wonders for the bolt on my Synthetic .25 Marauder
 

[Nomadic Pirate]

I just bought a new Marauder .25 cal. for my father for Christmas and i wanted to dry fire it to make sure it worked fine.
I filled it to about 1000 psi just so i could test it. The first thing i noticed was the bolt wont stay all the way back, it
springs back forward about half way and of course when you pull the trigger there is no shot. Am i missing something
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lars

One more case why the 10x10 would have been a good 10 bucks spent.

[greenterror2112]

 the only time i had a sticking bolt on my marauder, it was caused by the hammer. i pull the receiver and could see the hammer was dry lacking lube,(i know your gun is new and this should not be the problem, but) so i shot a little ballistol on the hammer and it was back in business! maybe drop a little lube in through the hole you would use to adjust the hammer throw and see if the helps. when this happened to me, i was going to take gun all the way apart, but i could not even degass the gun. so i know i had to do something, so lubed the hammer with a shot of ballistol and it was all good.

[HillGSA]

I don't know if you got the cocking issue resolved yet;

You can try loosing the side plate of the trigger housing ( it's made of plastic ) and see if that helps at all. Some of the plastic plates on the Gen 2 rifles keep the sear from popping up properly.

If the rifle cocks on a regular basis after that, then you can see how to fix the problem in a more permanent way.

[BALLISTIC1]

There is a very good chance that your problem is only trigger adjustment.

The first GenII Mrod I had came form the factory with terrible characteristics. It had a lot of takeup and a ton of creep.
The GenII Mrod I have now came with a much more usable adjustment from the factory. The Mrod trigger has a great reputation overall and is almost infinitely adjustable. Mine is set for a very small amount of take up and breaks very clean at about 2lbs.

The only thing that really surprises me is... if that is the problem supposedly the guns are all test fired at the factory and that wouldn't have been possibe

BRASS

Greg