This report covers:
- Starting with Air Venturi
- Air Venturi Bullseye
- Air Venturi Micro Strike
- Avenge-XL
- Hatsan
- Crosman, Benjamin, Daisy, Gamo
- Crosman Vapor Max
- Summary
Starting with Air Venturi
Let’s now see the rest of the Air Venturi new products for 2025. How about a 1911A1 BB gun that’s both semiauto and full auto? It’s the Springfield Armory TRP.
Springfield Armory 1911 semi and full auto BB gun. The black switch above the grip is the selector.
Air Venturi Bullseye
Remember the fun we had with dart guns? How about a single stroke pneumatic that shoots both pellets and darts? It’s the Air Venturi Bullseye. And this one is very affordable at less than $50! Finally– a dart gun I don’t have to fix before testing!
Air Venturi Bullseye.
Air Venturi Micro Strike
The Micro Strike is a pistol/carbine PCP with an adjustable regulator. It comes in.177, .22 and .25 and is a repeater. It’s similar to a Notos in size, power and function, except the stock folds to the side and the sidelever/cocking lever is on the right side
Air Venturi Micro Strike.
Avenge-XL
The Air Venturi Avenge-XL is a big brother to the Avenge-X. It comes with capable of accepting a barrel in either .22, .25 or .30 caliber. However these barrels do not interchange with the current model Avenge-X barrels–hence the designation Avenge-XL.
The Air Venturi Avenge-XL.
Hatsan
New for 2025 is the Hatsan Surge compressor. Selling at just $500, it has a one hour continuous run time, suitable for airguns and smaller tanks. It is a set and forget compressor, though you do want to listen for when it shuts down. It has a temperature control to prevent overheating.
Hatsan Surge compressor
The TacBoss is a new competition-grade PCP that comes in either 22 or .25 caliber. This one seems suited for benchrest and possibly open field hunting. A folding buttstock brings the size down to a more manageable package. The 580 CC reservoir gives air for up to 90 powerful shots. This one will retail for $1,100.
Hatsan TacBoss.
Crosman, Benjamin, Daisy and Gamo
I’ll close with this booth that housed these four brands of airguns. Ian and I showed ourselves the guns because the six salespeople in the booth could not be bothered to talk to us. It was exactly like the Gamo salespeople used to treat all customers who came to their booth.
One guy stood two feet away with his back to us because we were probably bothering his texting. Three more were standing in front of a display cabinet having a conversation, but they at least moved out of the way so we could see into the case.
Crosman Vapor Max
This is a multi-pump with a magazine. It’s a larger rifle and looks pretty sharp, but Crosman, Daisy, Gamo and Benjamin representatives were either unwilling or unable to comment.
Crosman’s Vapor Max is a multi-shot multi-pump.
There could have been other new products in this booth, but we had no way of knowing.
Summary
There is still a lot more to see yet, but tomorrow Ian tells us about the new Goliath bipod from UTG.
Tom,
At least Gamo is consistent! Are they thinking that their items will fly off the shelves by themselves?
Siraniko
Think how many places where a Gamo is the “high-end” airgun, and I think you have your answer, Siraniko!
“What’s so special about a Cometa/Weirauch/AA besides their price?” We all know too many people like that!
Siraniko,
I have been meaning to ask you. Where are you located? Luzon?
FYI I am currently spending the next several weeks in Balayan, Batangas.
Mike
B.B.
Good stuff! Is there more?
-Y
The Air Venturi Micro Strike looks interesting, but the sights don’t look very useful, and personally I could do without the folding stock. The Micro Strike looks like a large pistol when the folding stock is removed which is similar to the stock version my Marauder pistol. I do like the threaded barrel of the Micro Strike versus the fixed moderator of the Notos.
It and the Notos are similar in function as my now Marauder Pistol / Carbine.
The big question for the Micro Strike, how accurate is it?
Mike
The SSP dart pistol could be fun. Easier to cock than a P17?
RR it looks like that Chinese airguns can actually look less Chinese. Those two air pistols, the MicroStrike and the Bullseye hide their Artemis/Snowpeak origin really well.
Air Venturi must feel really proud for their work on taking Chinese made airguns to the Avenge level…
I hope the Micro Strike will make it to the Old World, even named otherwise.
i have the unbranded version of the bullseye.it’s a very good concept. i just wish the rear sight was four directionally adjustable. it also hasn’t been consistently accurate with any pellet i’ve tried. i hope air venturi got the manufacturer to make some improvements. i’m definitely going to buy one based on that hope, and i look forward to it.
The Crosman Vapor Max is the same rifle as the Gamo Vapor 10X, which comes with two ten shot magazines.
It seems the cocking lever pivot is placed more forward, allowing a longer cylinder and stroke for more power.