I ordered a .25 cal Avenger

[Fly]

Well I have been looking at the Avengers for some time & I went & ordered one. The Boss of my home does not know YET & I will have to deal with that 

once again. But She will get oner it. She won't forget it & I will hear about it for sometime & get me to feeling guilty. But all the reviews I watch talk very high 

about this rifle. The only down side in the plastic stock. Well I like plastic stocks. I was issued a M16 in the Army & loved that rifle. I own many plastic rifles now.

There light water proof & most auto hand guns to day are plastic. I can fill the stock with foam & make it as ridged as anyone would ever want. Plus I saved over 

$100 by not ordering it with a wood stock. For the ones here that have one what pellets do these guns like?



Fly

 

[dizzums]

imo choices are limited in .25 if you want a consistent speed and trajectory .. exact king 25's are a good base to start at .. and with stocks generally, my feeling is for ultimate accuracy a plastic stock doesnt lock the action in place like wood does .. not saying one cant be accurate, just if given a choice its a variable that can be eliminated right off the bat ..

 

[JimD]

Mine shoots all the JSBs pretty well but seems to like the FX 25.4s best. It is picky. The only slugs I've tried it shoots well are NSA 26.8 (might be not remembering the weight right).

I like my plastic stock Avenger and the design really helps the weight but it is uniquely thin compared to my Savage powder burners and P35 bullpup with plastic stocks. But it's lighter too. Another disadvantage is the front part is a clamshell design and must be removed first before the more conventionally attached buttstock can be removed. I bought mine before the wood stock was offered but I wouldn't have paid another $100 for it. The Avenger plastic stock works. Certainly not fancy but works.

 

[igolfat8]

Scrub the heck out of the barrel before shooting it. Mine was the filthiest bore I’d ever encountered on any gun. It’s unbelievable what’s in there BUT once it’s clean they are great shooters. Congrats on your new shooter and good luck with the wife.

 

[Tonyashley7years]

You will love it. I bought one for my son and I enjoyed it so much I bought myself one

 

[Tomygun1]

Fly,

I also have the Avenger (and others) in 25 cal and I think you may be as pleased as I am with it. You will find objections from others about the plastic stocks go away once you put a scope on it as the balance is decent and overall is lighter than some others, and unlike so many others is still light enough to be effective in the field. No need to ad anything to the buttstock as it is already filled with a foam block. I thought because of all the talk about the hollow sounding stock that I would ad epoxy foam inside the butt and did so, it made no difference and is just fine as it comes. I did dress it up with a nice seafoam green paint job after sanding off the molding seams, and after leaving the trigger guard black and polishing it the rifle is most pleasing in appearance now. It also shoots sub moa at distance with a little tinkering. Not to get ahead of you but this rifle is understandably loud and after much experimenting mine is now as quiet as the others. You made a good choice.

Tomygun1

 

[Fly]

Tomygun what did you do to tone down the sound? It should be here tomorrow!

Fly

 

[Tomygun1]

I added four layers of Mr. Clean cleaning pad circles cut to fit in the shroud that the bbl goes through and they sit at the breech over a hole I drilled in the bottom of the shroud at that location. I’m experimenting with packing 4ought steel wool in there also. I bought a shroud end thread adapter from Donnyfl and mounted one of several moderators that I already had. Very quiet.

 

[Fly]

Cool I may look into that also. Mine is going to be my small game hunter. Keeping it quite would be a hug advantage.

Thank you Fly

 

[TxMaligator]

You smart Fly,that wood is Crosman cheap.

Plastic really aint bad once you get to shootin.

Beta male voices fade and the lazer stacks lead as long as you have air.

TwoFive is sweet,it will do just over 65fpe and hold a good 50fpe inside 50yds.

Careful the clowns you follow.

 

[Saltlake58]

I just received a .22 Avenger. Barrel was absolutely filthy. It cleaned up nicely. I do need to do something about the noise though. It's LOUD. Should have the barrel back on the gun tomorrow after lapping. After shooting Impacts for the past few years, I'm amazed how nicely this gun seems to shoot. I'll start tuning next week. The gun was an excellent choice, I have high hopes. . . .