The trigger is crisp with a positive let-off and negligible overtravel. The two-stage adjustable trigger is set up at about 3 pounds from the factory. The result is a rifle with excellent ergonomics that provide a stable shooting platform. The Marauder is a large frame air rifle, but it is well balanced with a hardwood stock that has an adjustable and ambidextrous raised comb, a nicely shaped pistol grip, and machine cut checkering on the grip and forestock.
This prototype air rifle had a multi-shot magazine, was fully shrouded, had a two-stage adjustable trigger, was more powerful, provided a high shot count, and would be available in several calibers. They quickly improved on the initial design and a few months after the introduction of the Discovery, I was contacted by Crosman to evaluate their follow-up to the Discovery. When Crosman (the parent company of Benjamin) threw their hat in the PCP air rifle ring with the Discovery, I was given the opportunity to do some preliminary testing. If only an airgun like the Benjamin Marauder air rifle existed then.īefore we discuss why the Benjamin Marauder is so effective, let’s review how it came to be. Combined with a general lack of awareness within the domestic shooting community, this dampened the initial growth of the PCP airgun market. 22 rimfire rifles and a few bricks of ammo ( those were the days). At that time, for the cost of a PCP air rifle, the American shooter could buy a couple. However, the expense of imported airguns presented a barrier to entry for many US shooters.
My first PCP rifles were from Britain and were beautifully made and extremely accurate. The company has hired about 300 veterans since 2017, but in the press release announcing the SPAC deal, Hafer argues this merger “will provide the capital BRCC needs to grow, serve great coffee, and move us closer to our goal of hiring 10,000 veterans as we open more stores nationwide.I started shooting adult oriented spring-piston air rifles while living overseas, and just before returning home, I was introduced to the new precharged pneumatic (PCP) airguns. He also says he hopes to use the new capital to keep Black Rifle focused on veterans’ issues, not one particular political party. Hafer tells the Wall Street Journal that he believes sales will grow by 40% to $230 million this year. Most revenue comes from online sales, but it also has a growing handful of stores in states like Texas, and its coffee is sold in stores like Walmart. In what would probably be a death knell for some brands, Kyle Rittenhouse, the Wisconsin Black Lives Matter protest shooter, was photographed last year wearing a Black Rifle T-shirt.
It publishes a magazine called Coffee or Die, sells a Thin Blue Line series of bagged coffees, and vowed to hire 10,000 veterans in 2017 after Starbucks responded to President Trump’s refugee ban by promising to hire 10,000 refugees. The company argues it markets its firearm-themed coffees ( AK-47 Espresso Blend, Silencer Smooth Roast) to veterans and first responders, not right-wing extremists, but that’s hardly stopped the controversies. SilverBox’s shares haven’t seen a meme-stock bump yet, but they did climb a record amount on the news-almost 60% in early trading, reaching a high of $15.50.īlack Rifle founder Evan Hafer is a former Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.