According to Steve the Avenger loves a lot of different pellets including the Crosman Domes but it does not like HPs. I have Domes on order but have to wait a bit.
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If the Avenger can remain reliable it will be the budget PCP to buy!
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According to Steve the Avenger loves a lot of different pellets including the Crosman Domes but it does not like HPs. I have Domes on order but have to wait a bit.
Mine like the crosman hp just fine, as it does like the crosman domed also, but I did drop the reg to 1800 and set the hammer spring to 2.75, this is the pro tune that Steve did.
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Yeah. Mine seems to do just fine with HPs as well but I'm willing to give the Domes a try when I can get some.
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I did some testing today and the crosman hp 14.3 and crosman domed 14.3 shot just as good at fifty yards as the jsb18.13, all were ten shot groups about the size of nickel with the avenger 22 .
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My Avenger shoots so well that I had to make things more difficult. I made a permanent target in my backyard out of some free ground contact rated scraps. I shoot from inside the basement at 85ft. I sit on the couch with my left elbow propped on my left leg and its hard to miss.
Still shooting Crosman HPs
Still shooting Crosman HPs
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Ordered a .22 Avenger from PA a couple weeks ago. Looks like I'm waiting until the 9/15 shipment because I drug my feet for a couple extra days. 
Either way, I'm really stoked to get this rifle. This will be my first PCP and it appears like it will be worth the wait!
Either way, I'm really stoked to get this rifle. This will be my first PCP and it appears like it will be worth the wait!
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Ordered a .22 Avenger from PA a couple weeks ago. Looks like I'm waiting until the 9/15 shipment because I drug my feet for a couple extra days.
Either way, I'm really stoked to get this rifle. This will be my first PCP and it appears like it will be worth the wait!
I know it has not been a long time, but so far it looks like you decided to buy your first PCP at the right time. This gun is going to spoil a lot of people with its low cost and all its power and features.
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The Maurader will be a better made pcp, even my gamo urban is better made .The avenger shoots as good or better and has most the things you need ,its the things that makes this pcp, not the quality.
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I have the .25 cal Avenger and I love it! Started with the .25 Marauder nice but heavy. Got a Fx impact pre power plenum, it was the biggest waste of money. Had to do too much for a $3500 new gun with scope. I end up getting rid of it. The Avenger is better than both of them, as far as hole in hole and decent power for hunting. Before any of you Fx fan boys start talking crap. I talking affordability. No it's not a Ferrari but it's a Vehicle that will get you there for a modest amount of money. I honestly think the Avenger will reach more people that aren't fortunate enough to pay a ransom for a gun and different caliber barrels that need modifications before you can use them. If it doesn't last I'll definitely spend the money for another one. Most of everything you put your hands on comes from China. But companies put their names on it and charge you three times the price.
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Steve's vlog tuning video, that or his review on the regular AEAC channel, he says he's not keen on this in .25 because models made for a span of calibers, like in this case .177, .22 and .25, tend not to change to accomodate the greater power needs of a .25. The shot count and useable shot count, I think he means, would be lower, as the tank is the same size. Perhaps the hammer spring tension too, I dunno. I'm just a newbie.
But what do you guys think about that? Is this a notably better gun in .22 than .25? I'm pretty sure I'll buy one or the other, but wonder, for instance, if I'd be better off buying a .25 for larger game or a .22 and maybe just using heavier bullets or a more powerful tune. Opinions?
But what do you guys think about that? Is this a notably better gun in .22 than .25? I'm pretty sure I'll buy one or the other, but wonder, for instance, if I'd be better off buying a .25 for larger game or a .22 and maybe just using heavier bullets or a more powerful tune. Opinions?
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I thought Steve said he wasn't sure if these guns were valved differently per caliber. If they are indeed the same his opnion is that .22 is likely the best of all three and that the .25 won't make much more power than a .22
That said, I've seen post on Facebook from .25 users that are getting higher FPE than Steve was with his .22
Side note, the mags suck (can be improved with Krazy glue) but the rifle itself is still doing awesome 1000 rounds later. 1/2" groups at just over 25 yards with cheap Crosman Hollow Points.
That said, I've seen post on Facebook from .25 users that are getting higher FPE than Steve was with his .22
Side note, the mags suck (can be improved with Krazy glue) but the rifle itself is still doing awesome 1000 rounds later. 1/2" groups at just over 25 yards with cheap Crosman Hollow Points.
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I set my. 25 @ 3000psi filled to 4350psi turned the hammer spring all the way up and got 55.52 for, shooting H&N Baracuda @ 900fps. So they're not all the same!
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Thanks guys. Mostly I want to get clean kills on giant squirrels and crows, so I suppose .25 will be fine regardless, right? I want to kill in as few shots as possible because I'm in a homeowner's association full of troublemaking busybodies.
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That's what I been doing with mine trying to thin out the tree rats. They chewed their way into attic and the war is just about over. I would recommend a harder pellet than the jsb kings. If shooting father than 30yards, but the Benjamin Domed, H&N Hunter Extreme & Baracuda gets the job done with one shot. Haven't tried anything thing else because I had so many tins already.
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Wow I love your backyard. All that beautiful green space, with a safe backdrop. We're up against a safe backdrop, but only because the back yard is almost vertical a few yards beyond the back deck heading into BLM lands. You've got a great shooting situation there.
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