Low power tuning for Avenge-X

[Tumbleweeed]

I'm looking for some help with low power tuning on a .22 cal Avenge-X for indoor pest control in warehouse/equipment storage buildings with varying interior materials. Here are some of my thoughts so far............14 gr wad cutter running around 500 fps yielding 6-8 FPE and then move up from there if needed. I would guess most shots would be from 5 to 15 yrds. How slow can you send these wad cutters and get them to group reliably at close distances? Is the Avenge-X capable of the task? How low FPS can you go with the regulator all the way down and the hammer spring backed out? Has anyone cut a few coils off the end of the hammer spring or tried other "unconventional" methods? Here is my equipment list so far:

Avenge-X Classic Synthetic Stock .22 cal
Vector Optics Orion Max 3-18x44 FFP 30mm scope
West Hunter WH202 adjustable scope mounts
GX Pump CS3-I Compressor

 

[1handwill.gc]

I'm looking for some help with low power tuning on a .22 cal Avenge-X for indoor pest control in warehouse/equipment storage buildings with varying interior materials. Here are some of my thoughts so far............14 gr wad cutter running around 500 fps yielding 6-8 FPE and then move up from there if needed. I would guess most shots would be from 5 to 15 yrds. How slow can you send these wad cutters and get them to group reliably at close distances? Is the Avenge-X capable of the task? How low FPS can you go with the regulator all the way down and the hammer spring backed out? Has anyone cut a few coils off the end of the hammer spring or tried other "unconventional" methods? Here is my equipment list so far:

Avenge-X Classic Synthetic Stock .22 cal
Vector Optics Orion Max 3-18x44 FFP 30mm scope
West Hunter WH202 adjustable scope mounts
GX Pump CS3-I Compressor

Were you able to turn it that low and if you did, can you share the settings?

 

[Treefrog]

Were you able to turn it that low and if you did, can you share the settings?

Look up the Bstaley mod and see if that would apply to the Avenge-X. It's a buffer between the hammer and valve that reduces the impact enough to reduce gas flow and pellet velocity. It's worked wonders for my QB78.

Cheers,

J~

 

[Vana2]

My .22 caliber Avenge-X was factory set to shoot 25 grain pellets very accurately, anything lighter was scattered into a loose pattern.

The problem was that the regulator was set to minimum at 150 bar and (mechanically) could not be reduced to shoot lighter pellets. Crosman 14.4 grain were running around 1000 fps.

I had intended to get .177 and. 25 barrel kits for the Avenge-X and test the whole spectrum of weights on that platform. Given the regulator issue I canceled the project and returned the PCP for refund.

.177 target rifles usually are setup to shoot wadcutters at 500 to 650 fps. I've had good luck shooting .22 caliber wadcutters at low speeds (guessing around 500 fps) from my Benjamin 392 multi-pump but since I was just plinking, I never checked the velocity of did any grouping.

Suggest that you check to see how low you can set your regulator.

Below you can see how the pellet weight affected the (5 shot) group size. Obviously, my Avenge-X was tuned to the 25 grain pellets.

Cheers!

 

[Treefrog]

You could probably bulk feed it co2. That would cut the max psi to around a thousand. I imagine that you'd have to mess with the regulator, though.

Cheers,

J~