Page 17 - Air Venturi Avenger Reviews

.177. Well made for the price. Easily tuned.

I haven't figured that out yet.

Out of the box, after a thorough cleaning, it shot 10.4 jsbs at 1028fps. WHAT?. I emptied the air, turned regulator to zero, recharged the air and proceeded. After a lot of adjusting I am at zero turns on the spring, 5/8ths on the regulator showing about 110 bar and it is now shooting the 10.4s at 900fps. Something is not right. Crossman 10.5s and JSB 10.34s shoot very well. Hades and h@n extreme hunters are all over the place. Disappointing.

Price, Accuracy, Trigger, side lever and consistency. This is just a quick first impressions review which I will update later. During my time sighting the gun in I got multiple shots in the same hole at 25 yds, once I got 3 shots in the exact same hole and had to stop and check it out because I couldn't believe the repeatability of this gun. I didn't even clean the barrel yet because I was so anxious to shoot the gun. The trigger pull was good as received, but after a couple tweaks it is now really smooth. The side level cocking has a really nice and smooth pull back and forth, I'm really surprised this gun only costs $300.

Make it quieter for .25 cal and stiffen up the bottom rail so bi-pod is more solid....these are minor complaints.

This gun in .25 cal is NOT backyard friendly. Shooting it inside out a window is still pretty loud outside and shooting it outside makes it sound like a firearm.

Just took delivery of the Avenger today in .25,unboxed and mounted scope a Hawke Vantage 3-9x40,took around 6 shots to zero at 50 yards shooting JSB EXACT King 25,39gr using a FX radar average 944 FPS,tried NSA slugs 26,8gr average 902 FPS. Will do fine tuning over next few weeks. Regulator seems maxed out,so probably lower reg to around 2400psi for pellets. Overall initial impression is outstanding.

Picatinny Rail to attach a Bi-Pod seems flimsy and moves with Bi-Pod attached

Fitting a moderator will tame this rifle for backyard,for hunting in the woods probably ok without

Came quickly, well packaged,Has all the things one wants in a pcp for $300. I like the trigger accuracy no fill probe smooth side lever fully adjustable to trigger and hammer spring without taking the gun apart, 2 gages and the list goes on. Mine is 22 Cal.

Nothing for $300.Did take the butt plate off and fill full of fiberglass insulation so now butt does not sound hollow any more.

Came with no air in the rifle. So adjusted the regulator before I put air in it. Turned the regulator screw all the way in then backed out 1/4 turn and turned the hammer spring screw all the way out. Can only shoot 16 and 25 yard on my property so those are the distances I will be describing here. I just have a hand pump a cheap one made in China. From completely empty of air to 2000 psi 150 pumps, then up to 3000 psi a total of 240 pumps. Got 80 good shots and took about 140 to 150 pumps to get back to 3000 psi. I am 81 years old so it is possible to hand pump this gun if one does not much over 3000 psi. After sighting in scope it has been very accurate right out of the box. At 16 yards Crosman domed, H.P. 14.3 gr same hole 3 shot groups as well as the following,H&N Baracude match 21.14 gr, H&N trophy power 14.66 gr.and Gamo long ts-22 21.75 gr. Almost the same at 25 yards. Love Love Love it.

All of it! I still got to get through break in. But at 35 yards it's hitting everything I'm aiming it at. UTG 4x16x50 on top of it. I got mine in 25. I made no adjustments. Regulator came set at 2700 lbs. I am in the initial 50 shots but thought I should give you an initial out of the box first 2-hour review. The side lever cycles smoothly and the trigger is crisp and predictable.

Loudness. On the border line for backyard friendly?

Yes it's plastic ,yes it's made in China, get over it it's a shooter!! You got to spend way more with the other guys to get this many features. I'm die hard Hatsan but, initially I am impressed.

saving money, accuracy,smooth action,shot count is important(to me) and the barrel was clean with 3 patches.So I tuned reg. down to 1400 psi and hammer spring to 1 turn all shooting done at 45 yards.Tried some hi price pellets and they worked well, good news is that cphp shot the best saving 10,00$ a tin.860 fps avg.14.3g = 23 fpe (plenty for small game) 70 shots from a 3400 to 2000 fill.Forget hollow feeling just remove butt plate(T 15) and stuff with foam from an old pillow.One hole groups@45 yards.I told myself not to say WOW but WOW.And I'm 63 and hunting small game and can't see past 45 yards in the woods anyways but I'm sure all of this will extend out to 75 yards .Didn't try the high pressure stuff no need for me.Gauntlet not as good with many mod's and repairs (bent hammer spring).Trigger good out of the box solid stop crisp release.This is my 1st review ever it's that good I had to tell everyone and now I know why people buy 2000$ air guns but I don't have to.Thanks P.A

Maybe brass rivet in cocking hinge only time will tell.

Do stock mod.And a little loud same as gauntlet but sharper "crack" I have large yard so no problems.Filling would be hard with hand pump for me(63 years old) high tank volume but my tune above at 3000 psi should give 40 to 50 shots and I'm sure tune could go lower if hunting isn't important to you.I thought gauntlet was a good deal at 300$ but had to spend more on mod's and the Avenger is better from the 1st shot I cant wait until she settles down.

The accuracy far exceeds the price point. It hits like a sledge hammer in .22 cal; I can only Imagine what the .25 is capable of. Wish the trigger was more adjustable as to trigger pull, but its acceptable as is. Very nice gun for the money- buy it.

Better adjustments of trigger ( lighter pull). Also the magazines fit too loosely; they could take a lesson from Benjamin as to quality.

If you have an issue with the weight and hollow sound of the stock a Utube suggestion is to use electricians pipe sealing putty- I bought it- works fine.

The accuracy far exceeds the price point. It hits like a sledge hammer in .22 cal; I can only Imagine what the .25 is capable of. Wish the trigger was more adjustable as to trigger pull, but its acceptable as is. Very nice gun for the money- buy it.

Better adjustments of trigger ( lighter pull). Also the magazines fit too loosely; they could take a lesson from Benjamin as to quality.

If you have an issue with the weight and hollow sound of the stock a Utube suggestion is to use electricians pipe sealing putty- I bought it- works fine.

WOW THE accuracy up to 50 yards beautiful the power is something you would love about this PCP i love it more than my gamo urban 22 caliber if you on the fence thinking on buying it don't waste your time and pull the trigger

Maybe a little more solid frame feels a little Hollow

It's an extremely accurate entry-level PCP air rifle once you pick it up you are not going to let it go for hunting raccoons it's beautiful one shot kill