Need feedback on AV Avenger
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My experience was similar with the Avenger. I went through three .25s. Two had air leaks, and the third had bad reg creep. Certainly fixable problems but not worth it to me. I sent them back for refunds and I am done with the Avenger hype train. For a little bit more money, a Marauder can be had which is a vastly superior gun with parts just a phone call away. It also runs at 3,000 psi, which if you're new to PCPs and don't have a compressor, is a lot easier to get to with a hand pump or YH. I have a friend who has a .22 Avenger, his first pcp, and he loves it. Something to note is that the Avengers are loud, certainly louder than a Marauder, and you may need a moderator to make it backyard friendly, which is gonna add more money to the overall price.
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Does the new wood Avenger have a better regulator and poppet? Is it called a Gen2 Avenger?
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Does the new wood Avenger have a better regulator and poppet? Is it called a Gen2 Avenger?
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My 25 Avenger leaked when I got it but Air Venturi fixed it under warranty. I shot it at first with a 1600 regulator setting but after I got a compressor (Yong Heng) I increased regulator pressure in several stages to 2400 and then I depressurized it and went back down to 2100. The velocity gain from 2100 to 2400 was only about 20 fps. I get 880+ on 25.4 grain FX pellets at 2100. Plenty for my purposes. I fill to 4,000 sometimes and I did when I hand pumped it. Certainly doable but takes a lot of pumps.
The AV regulator is not like one that costs nearly as much as the gun but it works. Mine moves around a little but it doesn't affect velocity much. You don't get a $1200 gun for $300.
I have been surprised at the accuracy. I get a lot of 1/4 inch groups at 33 yards with FX 25.4 and JSB heavies (not MKII).
Mine wears a Primary Air 4-14X and shoots to the same poi when I pick it up as where I left it last shooting session.
I think the comments on the stock are silly. It works fine. Again, you don't get a $1200 gun for $300. I like my Prod too and it's stock is just inexpensive plastic too. That is what to expect on entry level guns. The stock on my Savage 30-06 is not exciting either.
I like my Avenger and am happy I got it.
The AV regulator is not like one that costs nearly as much as the gun but it works. Mine moves around a little but it doesn't affect velocity much. You don't get a $1200 gun for $300.
I have been surprised at the accuracy. I get a lot of 1/4 inch groups at 33 yards with FX 25.4 and JSB heavies (not MKII).
Mine wears a Primary Air 4-14X and shoots to the same poi when I pick it up as where I left it last shooting session.
I think the comments on the stock are silly. It works fine. Again, you don't get a $1200 gun for $300. I like my Prod too and it's stock is just inexpensive plastic too. That is what to expect on entry level guns. The stock on my Savage 30-06 is not exciting either.
I like my Avenger and am happy I got it.
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I have the 22 wood stock version. QC issues for sure out of the box. The front part of the picatinny rail was loose causing it to shoot massively low out of the box. The reg creeps causing a 20 FPS velocity spike on the first shot. Others are very consistent and very accurate. Could I send it back? Yes, but why not? Obviously at the price point the stock reg isn’t that great. Just because one is working “now” doesn’t change that fact. Why send it off to get another junky reg? I will just replace it down the road which is what I would do even if they sent me with one that worked out of the box correctly. The velocity spike really doesn’t change POI much out to 45 yards which is about all I ever shoot. Really isn’t much of an issue. Not too bad a gun. Do I expect it to last years and years without an inevitable tear down and major maintenance? No way.
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I always dry fire a shot or two and the reg is fine afterwards. With cheap guns i always tear them down and blue thread lock most of the hardware so haven't had any problems with the rails that I've heard before. Its a great rifle for the money once y you get it situated
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So it is time for me to chime in. Enough about what could possibly go wrong with this rifle, and if you are offended by the lightweight buttstock then foam fill it like I did. Show me a better choice for an entry PCP that does what this rifle does. Mine in 25cal shoots circles around my other 22cals at long range. Out of the box it barks, but after market fixes, and there are many, make it silent even though this cal uses more air volume. Hammer tension and regulator control works as advertised and with this rifle I am able to make it do what I want it to do.
My proving range is always 85yds, and when something looks promising I print targets on this range. Before working up to this range I shoot them all at first 35yds, 55yds, 85yds, and 110yds. Idealy a dead center scope adjustment at 85yds means a hold under at 55yds. Even though pre-orders are now $50 more than in the past this PCP still has more to offer than it’s competition.
Those owning high dollar precision rifles, myself included, question an inexpensive rifle that can do nearly the same thing, but other than ego there is no reason to criticize this rifles abilities. Physics requires facts, and the facts have shown me that a new normal is going to redefine performance that doesn’t have to break the bank.
Tom
My proving range is always 85yds, and when something looks promising I print targets on this range. Before working up to this range I shoot them all at first 35yds, 55yds, 85yds, and 110yds. Idealy a dead center scope adjustment at 85yds means a hold under at 55yds. Even though pre-orders are now $50 more than in the past this PCP still has more to offer than it’s competition.
Those owning high dollar precision rifles, myself included, question an inexpensive rifle that can do nearly the same thing, but other than ego there is no reason to criticize this rifles abilities. Physics requires facts, and the facts have shown me that a new normal is going to redefine performance that doesn’t have to break the bank.
Tom
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