AV Avenger

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Here ya go Dan...

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Silly me..... I totally missed the UPS delivery e-mail in my box.
Tracking shows my gun to arrive Monday. That's perfect, we'll be back from camping at the atv park and the gun won't sit out on the deck.

[OTmachine]

Baffle does not make much difference in the report.  .25 is Pretty quiet even without the baffle.  Actually, the bore of the baffle that I got is on the large size, which Does make a difference.  Arrived with 3K pressure and reg set at 2900.

[Wayne52]

Silly me..... I totally missed the UPS delivery e-mail in my box.
Tracking shows my gun to arrive Monday. That's perfect, we'll be back from camping at the atv park and the gun won't sit out on the deck.

Bill when mine came they rang my door bell after having set my gun on the porch, backed off til I answered the door to make sure that I was there, he said he didn't require a signature as long as my name matches the packages address and all was good, I didn't have to actually sign because of the covid19 thing.

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We live at Plumb and 40.
Plumb out in the woods and 40 miles from anywhere. All the delivery and mail folks know us well. One mail lady even brings old Rambo biscuits. We never sign for anything. If we ain't home they take the items around back and put them on the deck out of the weather and under the cameras.

[ZackUSAF82]

We live at Plumb and 40.
Plumb out in the woods and 40 miles from anywhere. All the delivery and mail folks know us well. One mail lady even brings old Rambo biscuits. We never sign for anything. If we ain't home they take the items around back and put them on the deck out of the weather and under the cameras.

Haha, I have not heard that saying in forever...you're always good for a hearty laugh everyday Bill!

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It's a curse.... 

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I made a joke with a Korean today... he didn't find it funny and went to HR on me. HR found it funny.... lol

[Dan H]

Here ya go Dan...

Thanks for the link Bill .... and oh look what santa {the ups guy for us adults  } just dropped off ! WOW ! its here !  .25 !

[Wayne52]

We're supposed to be getting a cool down coming soon here, you ain't going to hear any complaint's from me !!! Tomorrow I'll be switching over to my other SCBA tank because right now the one that I'm using is already down a little below 250bar, the air does go fast when doing the chronograph thing for a couple different tunes and a couple hundred shots in all.  Now that also means that I need to smelt some more lead and cast up some more 26 grainers.  I sure the heck wouldn't have all the time to be doing this stuff if I wasn't retired.  Also making more air will be better for the moisture situation going down due to the humidity dropping, when I gets down there I'll make more air.

[avator]

Here ya go Dan...

Thanks for the link Bill .... and oh look what santa {the ups guy for us adults  } just dropped off ! WOW ! its here !  .25 !

Hold up..... what's in the other box?

[Wayne52]

Here's the tune where I have my avenger now, these guns are no less than phenomenal for the price is all I can say

I still have my fingers cross for a wood stock for this gun

[pat585]

Nothing wrong with that tune Wayne, and that's with the HS all the way out! Got my .22 & had to pull it out of the stock to check that everything was tight. Pulled the barrel too so i could give it a real good cleaning. Compared to my SPA rifles these guns are way better built.No metal shavings anywhere, no chatter marks on either end of the barrel. Being a newer company i'm sure their machinery is also newer. One thing i didn't like is the 2 screws on the barrel band has created a divot in the shroud & upper cylinder. They should have come up with a better way to fasten the barrel band. Just dialing in the scope i find mine really likes the crosman 14.3 domed ultra magnums.  When a rifle shoots the cheap stuff good it can only get better.

[Ed24]

I wish they would come out with a bull pup version. I wonder if anyone would make aftermarket stocks for these??? Your right, a nice wood stock would be something

[OTmachine]

Here's the tune where I have my avenger now, these guns are no less than phenomenal for the price is all I can say

I still have my fingers cross for a wood stock for this gun

Thinking about a wood stock also.  Could do a setup like the Sentry without a lot of trouble.  Wood butt stock and plastic forearm using the existing forearm parts.

[Dan H]

Here ya go Dan...

Thanks for the link Bill .... and oh look what santa {the ups guy for us adults  } just dropped off ! WOW ! its here !  .25 !

Hold up..... what's in the other box?

Hatsan Gladius .25 is in the case above the Avenger .25 , and its a laser hitting the metal on 410 shot gun shells at will at 80 yards was the best shooting i have done with the Gladius using 25.39 kings ... 

[NHGuide]

I have had my .25 for a while but no chance to use it.
so today I ran to the club range, did a somewhere-near few (three to be precise) shots with some JSB Exact Kings into the dirt berm just to get the scope close enough.

The range was 48 1/2 yards to the muzzle. (why they set the target frames there, I do not know....I measured with my range finder a bunch of times.

I shot this STOCK without changing the regulator or the hammer spring.   the regulator seems to be roughly at 2900.
I found that waiting a minute or so between shot really helps settle the pressure.
I will have to do a bunch of tuning to make this shoot anywhere near what everyone else seems to be getting.
So unlike all the glowing reports from everyone else... I found that is is acceptable. not WHOO HOOOO .... but acceptable...definitely will keep it and tweak.
I am certain through tuning this will be a very fine rifle, but out f the box with only  bore cleaning, not my first pick for the squirrel woods...just yet.
I had to pick up my wife at the hospital from her resection surgery, as I got her call when I had only three magazines worth down-range. ( she was due to be released tomorrow...so it was a good surprise) SO I had limited time to play. 
I have to say, the FX Hybrids STANK  ...with four shots opening up to about 2 feet...only ONE hit the cardboard and the rest were waaayyy out to the left  high and low.....the last one skimmed off the top of the target frame and ricocheted off to never-never land. I stopped right there.  I know I can do better and I know the rifle can do better with those hybrids. it might take a lot of playing though.  here is the target.
I think I have a LOT of work to do to find the right recipe.
I'll start with the suggestions Steve Scialli gave s all....and go from there... but out of the box...I'm not all tingly.

[Wayne52]

I'm pretty darned pleased with my Avenger !!!   

[Wayne52]

Here's the tune where I have my avenger now, these guns are no less than phenomenal for the price is all I can say

I still have my fingers cross for a wood stock for this gun

Thinking about a wood stock also.  Could do a setup like the Sentry without a lot of trouble.  Wood butt stock and plastic forearm using the existing forearm parts.

Joe I just went to FDAR's site and Mike again has the Sentry .22's back in stock again, he sure has been selling a lot of them but I suspect he'll have a slow down on sales since the Avenger has arrived.  During all this covid garbage that's been happening the Sentry HC's have been selling out faster than he can keep them in stock.

[OTmachine]

I won't order baffles on ebay anymore simply because the last I ordered for my Liberty did absolutely nothing for the gun.

Wayne,
I wish I would have read this before I ordered my baffle off Ebay.  No effect what so ever.
You know, I, and I am sure, as well as all of the other GTA members, Really appreciate your posts.  Thanks!