AV Avenger

[Wayne52]

Very nice !!!  I take it another range day isn't too far away for that gun.

[mrbulk]

Suh-WEEET!

[scottyathome0]

You're stock looks amazing. Good job.

[Dan H]

Just finished the Walnut stock for the AV Avenger.

WOW !....  I really like it Stephen you did a great job.... looks  like the ultimate target stock , how much did it add in weight ?  … The extra weight will help bench shooting out to longer distances . I was testing some 28 g eun jin pellets .22  in my Avenger .22 { I have both now .22/.25} I maxed the gun out HS all the way in 2900 psi reg  840 fps is what it did with  those = 44 fpe  3shot group 1 ragged hole 50 yards on the fourth on that test I blew it and was 3/8 off     , I am finding out this .22 as long as you get the FPS right,  just seems to shoot about every thing pretty darn good  …  its really not what does the gun like , its ..is there any thing it doesn't like ! 

[AVS Stephen]

Just finished the Walnut stock for the AV Avenger.

WOW !....  I really like it Stephen you did a great job.... looks  like the ultimate target stock , how much did it add in weight ?  … The extra weight will help bench shooting out to longer distances . I was testing some 28 g eun jin pellets .22  in my Avenger .22 { I have both now .22/.25} I maxed the gun out HS all the way in 2900 psi reg  840 fps is what it did with  those = 44 fpe  3shot group 1 ragged hole 50 yards on the fourth on that test I blew it and was 3/8 off     , I am finding out this .22 as long as you get the FPS right,  just seems to shoot about every thing pretty darn good  …  its really not what does the gun like , its ..is there any thing it doesn't like ! 

Dan it's 7lb 14oz total

[avator]

That ain't bad considering how thick you left it in some areas and the hardware for the cheek riser and butt pad.
Good looking stock.... congrats.

[Madd Hatter]

Just finished the Walnut stock for the AV Avenger.

WOW !....  I really like it Stephen you did a great job.... looks  like the ultimate target stock , how much did it add in weight ?  … The extra weight will help bench shooting out to longer distances . I was testing some 28 g eun jin pellets .22  in my Avenger .22 { I have both now .22/.25} I maxed the gun out HS all the way in 2900 psi reg  840 fps is what it did with  those = 44 fpe  3shot group 1 ragged hole 50 yards on the fourth on that test I blew it and was 3/8 off     , I am finding out this .22 as long as you get the FPS right,  just seems to shoot about every thing pretty darn good  …  its really not what does the gun like , its ..is there any thing it doesn't like ! 

Dan it's 7lb 14oz total

Okay, now that you have your fancy stock how about showing us those MOA groups at 100 yards. 🧐

[AVS Stephen]

Just finished the Walnut stock for the AV Avenger.

WOW !....  I really like it Stephen you did a great job.... looks  like the ultimate target stock , how much did it add in weight ?  … The extra weight will help bench shooting out to longer distances . I was testing some 28 g eun jin pellets .22  in my Avenger .22 { I have both now .22/.25} I maxed the gun out HS all the way in 2900 psi reg  840 fps is what it did with  those = 44 fpe  3shot group 1 ragged hole 50 yards on the fourth on that test I blew it and was 3/8 off     , I am finding out this .22 as long as you get the FPS right,  just seems to shoot about every thing pretty darn good  …  its really not what does the gun like , its ..is there any thing it doesn't like ! 

Dan it's 7lb 14oz total

Okay, now that you have your fancy stock how about showing us those MOA groups at 100 yards. 🧐

Hey Robert. You know I will try.

[AVS Stephen]

[Norcal]

Nice work, Stephen - you certainly have a way with wood. How much additional weight gain was there over the plastic stock?

[DNF]

Very good Stephen, sincerely appreciate the extra effort put forth to document this process for people who wouldn’t have any clue how to approach or what to consider. Gonna save some grief for sure.
Goodonya

[AVS Stephen]

Nice work, Stephen - you certainly have a way with wood. How much additional weight gain was there over the plastic stock?

Total weight is 7 lb 13.7oz which about 13 oz heavier even with all the extra hardware.

[Pb_zepplin]

I was wondering if you could upgrade the regulator gauge to be a little more accurate. Does anyone know if the thread on the pressure gauge for the regulated side is 1/8 npt?

[Pb_zepplin]

just figured out the regulator gauge is a m8 thread encase anyone else wanted to know.

I did find something else interesting out when comparing my liberty to the avenger. I tuned both guns to the same setup using crossman budget pellets. I took a scope directly off a liberty zero'd for crossman pellets @ 880 fps. I moved to the avenger and set the reg at 1250psi with HS at +1.125 from full backed out resulting in average FPS at 885fps. At 30 yards I had to max the elevation on my scope which was greater than 30 MOA different than the liberty for elevation. and I was still off my 2 MOA using the reticle. The strange thing is, My brother ordered an avenger in the same shipment and he has the same problem. I was using the dovetail mount he was using the picatinny mount. Has anyone else has this issue? I am wondering if they have a manufacturing issue with the last shipment. Not sure how best to proceed.

Steve

[festis77]

I have the same issue with my .22 Avenger.  If I remove the barrel shroud the gun shoots about 6" higher at 30 yards than when the shroud is on. Seems like when the barrel is inside the shroud (with the barrel centralizer) it is being pushed downwards.  I've made sure all of the screws are snug - the rail, the barrel band, screws holding the barrel in place, etc.

Also be careful not to over tighten the scope ring mounting screws.  The rail seems to be made out of fairly soft pot metal.  I usually mount rings at around 30 in-lbs. When I did that on the Avenger using a picatinny mount it warped the rail.  I then tried a dovetail mount and it snapped off a piece of the rail.  Had to order a new replacement rail. Now I won't tighten the mount above 20 in-lb.

[Wayne52]

I still haven't seen anything about a person installing a duy poppet in their Avenger yet, I think I'll just take mine back apart and install the duy poppet that I have, first I'll compare the poppet that's in it with a Liberty poppet just to make sure because duy made two of them for me back when I fixed my Liberty with one.  The Liberty has been leak free ever since that.  I still don't understand why Nova Vista is still using that garbage design they have for their poppets, as Stephen says in his video about the stock that came with his avenger . . . garbage and I have to agree.  I'd love to have a wood stock that I could just install on my Avenger however that ain't going to happen unless someone starts building them commercially.

[Ironman482]

I've been chasing a accuracy issue on my .25 avenger, tried all the usual remedies, and finally contacted PA for warranty questions,  they wanted me to ship entire rifle,but since I've done several mo ds to the stock and   shroud, I declined that offer , just wanted a new barrel, after 3-4 back and forth emails, I  offered to purchase a new barrel ,bingo that was the magic word, so 45.00 + tax and shipping my new barrel is on the way , should be here today, so after I  finish processing a deer today I'll  tear the avenger down and install the new barrel whoo hoo.

[darkcharisma]

Why didn't I think of that? getting just the barrel...

Anyway, I bought an Avenger in 25. I will not be working on that any time soon but probably end of December.

[tracker1955]

Wayne, did you notice in Stevens's video that the valve face is now stainless steel and not brass and that the raised rim is wider that the poppet seats on? This may make the crappy material they use for the poppet last a bit longer, but we are already seeing a trend starting on some of the rifles starting to leak. Good thing for the owners they are still under warranty. I've been monitoring GTA and AGN to see when this trend would start and what AV might do to correct the issue. Glad I had Duy machine my stock valve and make a new poppet from Peek, it is supposed to be here tomorrow per USPS tracking. Can't wait to reassemble my Liberty. The next problem might be the regulator on my gun starting to creep, but that's why I don't fill beyond 3500 psi.

[Wayne52]

Tom my Liberty has been working perfect since I put the duy poppet in it, still haven't taken my Avenger back apart yet but if the frigid weather we're getting keeps up I'll be doing that soon.  I've got a S&W 78G pistol coming probably tomorrow (it was supposed to be here today) and I'll probably be doing some tinkering with that before I get back into the Avenger.