I'm new to the PCP hobby and recently acquired an Air Venturi Avenger in .22 caliber. So far the gun is a blast to shoot and is a real tack driver out to 50 yds. I have a question on the regulator though. If I degas the gun and start with the screw 1/4 open, the reg seems to go to 2100 or so on the gauge. I've tried less than 1/4 turn on the screw and I can't seem to get the reg below 2000. Anyone else experiencing this? Is the reg screw that touchy on these guns?
Air Venturi Avenger regulator question
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I not long ago read a thread exactly like this. My experience is I bought a 22 early in the avenger birth and it didn’t do this. A year later I bought a 25 cal. I forget exactly how much I opened the reg after I degassed it but I do remember being surprised when I aired it up that it was already 2k. Maybe there is something to this with the newer guns. I take it that you have tried degassing and then airing it up with the reg screw completely closed??
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I just had that same problem with my Avenger and most likely the Delrin seal is damaged or was skewed in too tight from installation leaving a dimple on the face of the Delrin bushing. I would send it back or if you are mechanically gifted on those types of regulators a good polishing until the dimple is gone will likely solve your problem. Be safe warranty sakes and talk to Air Venturi Tech Dept. I fixed my Avenger myself and out of five Avengers, I have no issues. They are each tuned differently.
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Thanks. I have not tried degassing and filling up with the reg screw closed. Maybe that's the next step.
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I had a stoke but i'm still shooting. Have trouble writing so be kind. I have a 22 avenger. About to install a new regulator. Do you lube a new regulator. If so, silicon oil, or Sta-Lube water resistant "Marine Grease". Never taken an avenger apart. Help much appreciated.
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Apply silicone grease or silicone oil to the O-rings.
Silicone provides no useful lubricating properties for metal-on-metal contact so if you want to lubricate the Belleville washers, use a conventional lubricant (30W oil, automatic transmission fluid, Super Duper Alien Spacecraft lube, etc.). The Bellevilles occupy the vented chamber at atmospheric pressure, therefore a hydrocarbon-based lube is okay.
That's the Cliff's Notes version but if you want to read over a prior thread on regulator maintenance and lubrication, the following one goes into more detail:
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Silicone provides no useful lubricating properties for metal-on-metal contact so if you want to lubricate the Belleville washers, use a conventional lubricant (30W oil, automatic transmission fluid, Super Duper Alien Spacecraft lube, etc.). The Bellevilles occupy the vented chamber at atmospheric pressure, therefore a hydrocarbon-based lube is okay.
That's the Cliff's Notes version but if you want to read over a prior thread on regulator maintenance and lubrication, the following one goes into more detail:
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I would take out the regulator and replace all the O-rings. Examine the Delrin seal in the tip and polish away any dipoles on my Avenge X my o-ring was very brittle on the stem, which broke into pieces. Now I can adjust and shoot under 2000 psi without a problem.
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