Hello all my name is Jake. I’ve been shooting 22 LR for quite some time but now would like to get into shooting air guns. Looking at getting the Air Venturi Avenger. Would this be a good first rifle to start with. And can you pressurize this gun with a hand pump. Thanks all for your help
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It gets a Lotta good reviews but there have been quite a few people that have had problems with the valve poppet Breaking. I’ve never owned one but was thinking about getting one until seeing people having problems.There’s a few other guns in that price range but don’t know exactly what kind of performance and specifications that you’re looking for. Everybody here is going to have different opinions but with a few people having the same opinions.
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Welcome!
The Avenger has a high fill pressure. If you're hand pumping, look at the 2000 psi fill pressure guns like the Benjamin Maximus or Beeman QB Chief. If you like the Maximus or any Benjamin guns, buy direct from Crosman, use code AGNATION at checkout and get 25% discount! I think they still ship free Fridays.
The Avenger has a high fill pressure. If you're hand pumping, look at the 2000 psi fill pressure guns like the Benjamin Maximus or Beeman QB Chief. If you like the Maximus or any Benjamin guns, buy direct from Crosman, use code AGNATION at checkout and get 25% discount! I think they still ship free Fridays.
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Hi
Welcome!!!!
If you aren't an athlete and you are physically well, I don't recommend a manual pump for a shooting session, I would only recommend it if you shoot very occasionally.
Regards
Enkey
Welcome!!!!
If you aren't an athlete and you are physically well, I don't recommend a manual pump for a shooting session, I would only recommend it if you shoot very occasionally.
Regards
Enkey
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I have an Avenger in .22cal and I've been happy so far. I don't know if I've been lucky, but I have not had some of the leaking issues, etc. that others have. I do plan to take advice floating around on the forum and fill the gun to a slightly lower pressure (250 Bar instead of the full 300 Bar) to reduce wear & tear on the rifle. I used a hand pump for a while with lower PSI rifles (a Maximus and a Discovery), but I ended up going with an Altaros booster, mainly based on the review thread STO started that is posted here:
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/altaros-booster-compressor-review-ongoing/#post-505290
I have nothing but great things to say about this booster...I don't need to fill fast, and I fill the gun(s) directly. My next plan is to purchase a tank from Joe Brancato (Air Tanks for Sale), and fill that with this little booster (it will take a while, but again, I don't need it to be fast). If you buy a Harbor Freight oil lube compressor for $200, plus an additional dessicant moisture trap for $50, you end up having an HP air supply for less than $1100 that will probably outlast most of the low priced units from China. The booster pump runs at a lower temperature overall and the real "wear & tear" is on the low pressure compressor, but you control the duty cycle, which will keep the air compressor relatively cool.
Welcome to your new addiction!
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/altaros-booster-compressor-review-ongoing/#post-505290
I have nothing but great things to say about this booster...I don't need to fill fast, and I fill the gun(s) directly. My next plan is to purchase a tank from Joe Brancato (Air Tanks for Sale), and fill that with this little booster (it will take a while, but again, I don't need it to be fast). If you buy a Harbor Freight oil lube compressor for $200, plus an additional dessicant moisture trap for $50, you end up having an HP air supply for less than $1100 that will probably outlast most of the low priced units from China. The booster pump runs at a lower temperature overall and the real "wear & tear" is on the low pressure compressor, but you control the duty cycle, which will keep the air compressor relatively cool.
Welcome to your new addiction!
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