AV Avenger

[Big Rick]

I received my .25 avenger a week ago today. Besides shooting it one time without a scope on it just to hear it I haven`t done anything with it. I`ve been waiting on a scope purchased on ebay. More than a week later it still has not shipped so I picked up a cheap scope (Simmon`s) at Walmart just to have something on it while waiting for the better scope. After a few shots to zero it in I have to say the accuracy is sick! At thirty yards it stacks the pellets so tightly it`s hard to see more than one pellet went through the paper.

I have only used the JSB Jumbos so far but plan to shoot more today using some others on hand. I`ll extend the range too though most of my shooting is at short range.

[Back_Roads]

 Them Simmons are not a bad scope for their cheap price. Glad you got some lead down range and right where you pointed it

[elguapo99]

I received my .22 Avenger last week and finally got it set up. Due to physical restrictions from recent major surgery, I needed help getting it set up, tuned, and sighted in so I called on my good friend Springrrrr to give me a hand. The gun has no leaks and no reg creep. My goal was to shoot JSB 18.13's at 870-880 fps and we ended up achieving that goal with the reg set at 2000psi and 1 turn on the hammer spring (my hammer spring has a total of 3 turns of adjustment). It appears to be using approx. 20 psi per shot which is about 80 shots from 4000 psi to 2000 psi. After sighting it in, Springrrrr was shooting JSB 18.13's in the same hole at 25 yards. I tried a few shots and hit dead center each time. I also added a monocore baffle that I purchased from Geoffk on Ebay that has helped to quiet it down. The baffle fits over the end of the barrel inside the shroud and extends to the shroud end cap. The 2nd stage of the trigger had quite a bit of creep but I was able to remove most of it by adjusting the trigger pull weight screw. So far I'm thrilled with the Avenger. I especially like the fact that it only weighs 6 lbs which makes it much more manageable than my other 8 to 10 lb beasts.

[Ironman482]

Ive had my .25 Avenger for 2 weeks now and am happy with it overall, but the accuracy is not as good as some of the other members are getting ,I  think I need to disassemble it and ck for loose screws ect ,and add some weight to the buttstock , I ve adjusted the trigger to just under 2lbs with no creep the pull# feels like more than 2lbs so while I have it apart I'll see if I can improve the polish on the mating surfaces, the reg still creeps about 200lbs overnite but after one shot returns to 2200 lbs ,I can live with that,looks to be well built for 300.00 ,time will tell

[Madd Hatter]

Check the to in the barrel for burrs. My liberty had some when I checked it and we all know that the liberty is the avenger's older brother.

[elguapo99]

I received my .22 Avenger last week and finally got it set up. Due to physical restrictions from recent major surgery, I needed help getting it set up, tuned, and sighted in so I called on my good friend Springrrrr to give me a hand. The gun has no leaks and no reg creep. My goal was to shoot JSB 18.13's at 870-880 fps and we ended up achieving that goal with the reg set at 2000psi and 1 turn on the hammer spring (my hammer spring has a total of 3 turns of adjustment). It appears to be using approx. 20 psi per shot which is about 80 shots from 4000 psi to 2000 psi. After sighting it in, Springrrrr was shooting JSB 18.13's in the same hole at 25 yards. I tried a few shots and hit dead center each time. I also added a monocore baffle that I purchased from Geoffk on Ebay that has helped to quiet it down. The baffle fits over the end of the barrel inside the shroud and extends to the shroud end cap. The 2nd stage of the trigger had quite a bit of creep but I was able to remove most of it by adjusting the trigger pull weight screw. So far I'm thrilled with the Avenger. I especially like the fact that it only weighs 6 lbs which makes it much more manageable than my other 8 to 10 lb beasts.

My bad on the math. That would be 100 shots from 4000 psi to 2000 psi.

[Ironman482]

I knocked my avenger over last night with the donny fl tanto on it ,it bent the tonto at a bad angle, (should have took pic) .fortunately the adapter was a loose fit and I wrapped it with 2 layers of teflon tape and was able to get it off ok rewrappef the adapter and installed the tanto tried to site it in this morning can't get 2 pellets in the same spot so looks like new scpoe and tear down in the future, no pellet strikes on the tanto so thats good.

[Wayne52]

Well folks I went and bought another airgun and it's the Avenger 25 Cal, ordered it yesterday about 4pm, already got the UPS tracking number and it's supposed to be here Tuesday

I didn't want it in .22 simply because I'm happy with my Liberty that's shooting fantastic these days, I may even open the barrel port on it soon

[Bob Pratl]

Well folks I went and bought another airgun and it's the Avenger 25 Cal, ordered it yesterday about 4pm, already got the UPS tracking number and it's supposed to be here Tuesday
I didn't want it in .22 simply because I'm happy with my Liberty that's shooting fantastic these days, I may even open the barrel port on it soon

Wayne, good move. You are like me, you definitely did not need it but wanted it. I'm very happy with mine (.22) and I find that it's a big
improvement over the $100 Liberty which has also been performing great.
The adjustability is what turned me on and it amazes me how quality is going UP and prices are coming DOWN on all air guns.
At least you did not have to wait 6 months like me.

[Big Rick]

Wayne, I think you made a very good call there. Lugging those Sentries around in the woods will kill you. With the liter Avenger you may find yourself staying in the woods all day. Have you decided on a scope?

[Nomadic Pirate]

Well folks I went and bought another airgun and it's the Avenger 25 Cal, ordered it yesterday about 4pm, already got the UPS tracking number and it's supposed to be here Tuesday

I didn't want it in .22 simply because I'm happy with my Liberty that's shooting fantastic these days, I may even open the barrel port on it soon

Well, we gonna see a good review on this one for sure now,...you gonna shoot only bullets or you gonna try pellets too ?

[oldpro]

Well folks I went and bought another airgun and it's the Avenger 25 Cal, ordered it yesterday about 4pm, already got the UPS tracking number and it's supposed to be here Tuesday

I didn't want it in .22 simply because I'm happy with my Liberty that's shooting fantastic these days, I may even open the barrel port on it soon

Awesome Wayne!!! Keep us informed this looks like a winner!

[scratchnv]

Hey Wayne, welcome to the .25 cal Avenger club. I can relate to your joy in shooting the Liberty, (I have 3 in .22, with two Duy poppets, that I love) but this gun is in a different league. Been messing around with my .25 for a about a week and I can tell you that this gun is fantastic!  It will do whatever you want at the turn of a screw. It's really nice to not have to tear it apart to change the settings.  And, even though I love my Liberty's, they can't keep up with the accuracy of this rifle. You will love it!
If I do my part, it will usually hold 5-shot groups inside a dime at 50 yards with both the JSB King 25.39's and the King Heavy 33.95's. Haven't tried slugs yet.
Steve

[Wayne52]

Rick Rehm's (shooter1721) review is one that really convinced me that the gun is a great shooter, I've already cast up a bunch of slugs that'll work in it plus I've got plenty of 26 grain Hunters and also some of the 34.5 grain magnum hunters cast.  I probably would have been after the Liberty in 25 cal but they were never imported here in the U.S.  I had a hunch that the only place you could order these was from PA or Airgun Depot however when I seen a thread about them being for sale at "RL Airguns" along with free shipping, I went for it.

Wayne, I think you made a very good call there. Lugging those Sentries around in the woods will kill you. With the liter Avenger you may find yourself staying in the woods all day. Have you decided on a scope?

I'm sure that I'll have a lot of fun with the gun no doubt, I do really like my Sentry collection though, I just tore down my 705-9K because it had developed a slow leak recently and I'm pretty sure that I've got it figured out.  I'm thinking that it was leaking through the degass block because the entire thing was loaded with grit and I'm sure that some of it might have gotten down in the valve as well, I've got the air tube pressurized right now and going to let it sit for several hours to see if it's sealed good then reassemble it the rest of the way.

[Ironman482]

I knocked my avenger over last night with the donny fl tanto on it ,it bent the tonto at a bad angle, (should have took pic) .fortunately the adapter was a loose fit and I wrapped it with 2 layers of teflon tape and was able to get it off ok rewrappef the adapter and installed the tanto tried to site it in this morning can't get 2 pellets in the same spot so looks like new scpoe and tear down in the future, no pellet strikes on the tanto so thats good.

well I decided to take the scop off and then the small 11mm rail off the front half of the breech to ck the barrel grub screws, what do you know, the two tiny counter sunk screws were loose ,not afull turn loosr but enough to cause poi problems the barrel screws were tight and there are 3 ,one large and two smaller ones ,reinstalled the scope and sited in  one hole groups at 35yrds ,I  think I found my accuracy problem,oh happy days.

[Samcirrus]

So who's gonna be 1st to tear it apart and look athe the poppet et al?

[pat585]

Nova Vista sell their guns world wide, so they must follow the forums to get feedback on there guns performance. Any company will not know if they need to improve something unless they get returns? ATI would just sell the returned guns as parts guns & not return them to China. They seem to be a forward thinking company so hopefully they changed the poppet material. We will see!

[Big Rick]

Ironman, how much difference does the Tanto make. I don't find my .25 to be loud, say compared to my Sentry which produces a good crack. And congrats on finding and fixing your gun, that is a good feeling.

[Norcal]

Those of you that have the Avenger in .22, do you consider it quiet enough? If not, can internal baffles be added to quiet it sufficiently? Would rather not add extra length in a external LDC.

[gendoc]

there is a baffle system you can install, a member here posted about them
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