Air Venturi has set the bar for inexpensive top notch PCP with the Avenger !!!

[Back_Roads]

Mine set out in the 100 F sun all day on a shooting bench and never shifted.

Good enough for me, let my tools in the sun for a few minutes and they are too hot to pick up, so I try not to, lol or cover them with a mini tarp

[oldpro]

Mine set out in the 100 F sun all day on a shooting bench and never shifted.

Good enough for me, let my tools in the sun for a few minutes and they are too hot to pick up, so I try not to, lol or cover them with a mini tarp

Unfortunatlly I was hanging on the other end all day LOL. I did have a Sun shade above me but it was smoking Hot all day.

[avator]

yeah, if mine sat out on the shooting bench all day in 100f temps it would be one lonely airgun.

[Dan H]

HA ! HA ! My Avenger .25 is laying on the love seat with the AC on !       and I have been feeding it real good 2  a steady lead diet 

[Wayne52]

Many people consider this gun entry level, well I have to agree in that aspect as far as the price goes however that's it.  Everything about the gun is what most PCP users strive for except for a nice walnut stock but a good walnut stock for a gun like this will cost probably double the price of the gun.  I know there's many people that had these guns on pre-order so it's very evident as to why they're not available right now.  I knew that I wasn't going to order from PA with all the pre-orders and always figured I'd just wait until I seen them for sale on a website and that ended up being RL Ariguns !!!  I doubt that I'll buy another one too awfully soon because the way that I see it my Liberty fills that niche in .22 and if I decided to turn it up more I'll just take it apart and do my thing.  I'll try putting about a thousand more through it at this setting before I turn it back up for trying slugs in it, I've already got a good test tin of them cast up right now but as of yet I haven't put one over the chrony yet and I may just cast up some more before I do that too.  I knew that I wanted the .25 and at the time I ordered it I easily could have ordered the .22 instead but for me that was a no brainer because of already having the Liberty.

The way that I see it is Nova Vista gave SPA a big time SPANKING as Xisico did the same with the new portable compressor.  SPA has been getting too big of a head for quite some time now and it's been quite a while since I've bought any of their products.  SPA basically won't deal with a U.S. based distributor and Travis can vouch for all the rigamaroll that JSAR had to go through to just try to import their products.  I know for a fact that barrels can be ordered direct from China without having to go through any red tape and that I found out through a conversation with Mike Melick on the horn.

The only thing I shot with mine today was an excellent head shot at 30 yards on a chipper.

[Wayne52]

Here's a 5 shot group that I did yesterday, it ended up being 6 shot cause I pulled on the 5th shot.  Sorry for the terrible camera work

 

[Dan H]

Here's a 5 shot group that I did yesterday, it ended up being 6 shot cause I pulled on the 5th shot.  Sorry for the terrible camera work

 

  No worries Wayne you did just fine on the camera were you bench shooting ?  I just noticed after reducing the pull weight of the  trigger down it was a lot easier to shoot accurately .... 

[USAFANG6799]

The way that I see it is Nova Vista gave SPA a big time SPANKING as Xisico did the same with the new portable compressor.  SPA has been getting too big of a head for quite some time now and it's been quite a while since I've bought any of their products.  SPA basically won't deal with a U.S. based distributor and Travis can vouch for all the rigamaroll that JSAR had to go through to just try to import their products. 

One can't help but think what wonders await in the winds for PCPs in the next 2-5 years.
Thinking we are living past the "Golden Years of PCPs" to in the Platnium Years of PCPs".

[Wayne52]

Here's a 5 shot group that I did yesterday, it ended up being 6 shot cause I pulled on the 5th shot.  Sorry for the terrible camera work

 

  No worries Wayne you did just fine on the camera were you bench shooting ?  I just noticed after reducing the pull weight of the  trigger down it was a lot easier to shoot accurately .... 

I was sitting on a five gallon bucket resting on the top log of an old make shift hunting blind. It was a small diameter and rolls around a little so I have to be careful when shooting.

[mackeral5]

Assuming there is some level of parts supply chain this one looks like a no-brainer for .177, .22, and .25.  If I had an empty slot in that area of my airsenal I would certainly pick one up. 

[OTmachine]

Wayne,
Where did you end up on your Reg and HS settings.  I am currently at 2300 on the Reg and 3 full turns in on the HS from backed out all of the way.  914 fps with .25 cal 25 gr Kings, ES 7 fps.  Doesn’t drop off until I get below 2100 psi, then around 2000 the POI jumps up and to the left consistently and stays there.  My Avenger .25 seems to like JSB Kings in both 25 and 33 gr best.  My air bleed screw leaks a little overnight, 100 psi.  Thanks again for all of your Great posts.
Keith

[Blueswaite]

I’m surprised Crossman ( Benjamin ) never made the Maximus in a 25 cal

[Wayne52]

Wayne,
Where did you end up on your Reg and HS settings.  I am currently at 2300 on the Reg and 3 full turns in on the HS from backed out all of the way.  914 fps with .25 cal 25 gr Kings, ES 7 fps.  Doesn’t drop off until I get below 2100 psi, then around 2000 the POI jumps up and to the left consistently and stays there.  My Avenger .25 seems to like JSB Kings in both 25 and 33 gr best.  My air bleed screw leaks a little overnight, 100 psi.  Thanks again for all of your Great posts.
Keith

Keith I've got the hammer backed off all the way and when my SCBA starts filling is right about 1900psi.

[OTmachine]

Thank you Wayne.  Your help is greatly appreciated!
Keith

[fgwhite]

my 25 cal i got from randy r&l super good feller to deal with it was filled with air 2700 psi and if i reading it right 2700 on reg do i need to back it down to 1900

[Wayne52]

Fred in my opinion 2700psi it too much for pellets, if you're going to be shooting heavy stuff with it I personally would still back mine down to about 2300psi for slugs from what I've seen.  I may soon turn mine back up to try a bunch of the slugs I've cast in it soon.  I haven't done a chronograph test with them yet but in the near future I will be.

[fgwhite]

thanks man its set at 2700 i was thinking was hi

[Wayne52]

Just make sure you follow instructions from the manual for adjusting the reg setting because you can't turn it down until you degas it first, turn the adjustment clockwise until it seats, fill the gun, and turn the adjustment screw counter clockwise at very tiny increments until you reach the desired pressure.   I'm sure that eventually someone will be trying different hammer springs in the .25's because in my opinion the one that they come with is too much unless you are going to be shooting the real heavy stuff.  The way mine is set up right now shooting 26 grain Hunters increasing the hammer spring doesn't make a difference in velocity so I leave it backed off.

[Dan H]

Fred in my opinion 2700psi it too much for pellets, if you're going to be shooting heavy stuff with it I personally would still back mine down to about 2300psi for slugs from what I've seen.  I may soon turn mine back up to try a bunch of the slugs I've cast in it soon.  I haven't done a chronograph test with them yet but in the near future I will be.

yeah turn it down ... I am at 2200 with hammer adjusted all the way out at 880 fps 25.39 kings shooting very accurate , I think I am going down to 2100 , and try to get around 840 at the bottom of the hammer spring,  and  be able to go back up to  880 -900 with hammer adjust, then at some point soon come up with a mold for casting light weight bullets ... I cast every thing up for the xp ranger .45 and the xp badger .40  ,and have a very nice selection of molds for those guns ...

I need to work at some point on the .25 stuff ... rebuilding /remodeling my house to sell next spring to move to Arizona {to get away from the rain /cold here }, is taking a lot of my fun time away ..   my plans in AZ include property with a 300 yard shooting range of my own I am thinking    so keep working on the monster ! for the pay day   

Wayne have you sized the barrel yet ?     

[Wayne52]

Dan the one thing that I'd like to see is an exploded view of this gun, being it's under warranty I won't mess with taking it apart right now, I'm curious whether or not they have the hammer spring in them shimmed   If that's the case I'd remove a shim myself.