Air Venturi Opinions on a more accurate alternative to the AvengeX

[drsquall]

My 177 is a shooter with AA 10.3 on high port,reg at 1600 with a caveat- stay away from the barrel band and pic rail on the bottom of stock. Mine is the POS 2 piece plastic stock. If I keep my bag or shooting sticks behind the barrel band the dreaded poi shift goes away. Eventually I will get the saber tactical chassis and remove the barrel band completely. It's a okay gun.

 

[baranjhn]

If you just punching paper, how about a Crosman Challenger? If you want a bit more power, Airgun Revisions has modified ones that shoot at 12 ft. Lbs or 20 ft. Lbs

 

[Ibex]

If you just punching paper, how about a Crosman Challenger? If you want a bit more power, Airgun Revisions has modified ones that shoot at 12 ft. Lbs or 20 ft. Lbs

Yeah I was looking at that one. I assume I could drop a new spring in it and get the velocity up to 800 where I want it.

 

[baranjhn]

Yeah I was looking at that one. I assume I could drop a new spring in it and get the velocity up to 800 where I want it.

Probably valve and transfer port too.

 

[Ibex]

My experience with that gun.
Step 1
Change Caliber, go to a .22 or .25, the .177 barrel is caliber is WAY overpowered and will Never be consistent
Step 2
Once you change caliber, LEAVE the barrel band off the gun
Step 3
Get away from the lead-free pellets, as some have said the ammo chooses the gun, not ther other way around..

I have spent well over 200 hours with mine, been through the ringer, and in the end i have a Very good shooting Avenge x in both .22 and .25
So save your money, and for god's sake do not go down the AF rabbit hole , I know I will offend the "believers' but ta;k about frustration... The AF guns do one thing well, HUNT, that is what they are built to do, they are NOT target guns.

If you want to read what i went thropugh with my Avenge X see this thread I did

Air Venturi - Avenge X - Oh the Trials and Tribulations We've Had.....

Let's kick this off with a little background story. I purchased the Avenge X Tacitical, Tube Version, in .177 New a few months ago. The gun's purpose was to be as a loaner gun when friends and family come by so I did not have to sit like a " helicopter" hovering over them when they had one of...

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Thanks for the input. Maybe the larger caliber barrels are stiffer or something, but the barrel attachment to the receiver on mine just seems too flimsy to float the barrel. I'm feeling pretty done with it.

 

[Ibex]

I won't address the caliber or lead free use, just the nature of airguns because you did a comparison to AR's and how rugged they are. You are not going to get a real gun rugged airgun at Avenge X prices. You are just not. But, with that being said, if you can manage to contain yourself, and be careful, the Avenge X is still the only sub-$600 airgun that has won a three card 100y match against FX's and Daystates. The gun itself, is about as accurate as you are going to get for the cheapies. If you want a firearm rugged airgun you are going to have to get an Edgun or an American Air Arms, they are rugged. Beyond even Taipan Veterans, which are also very rugged and better than most. Actually, the only thing on the Veteran that couldn't take the abuse of the Edgun or AAA is the shroud, but that is only at the extremes of abuse too. Bottom line is that the European/Russian airguns, AAA, and customs like Thomas, are all rugged but they don't come cheap. If you want rugged, save your pennies, buy used, and buy an airgun known for being rugged.

That doesn't surprise me too much. If I baby it, it's very accurate. I imagine with high quality lead pellets it would be even more so. It just looses zero sooo easily.

 

[Kgphotos]

Probably valve and transfer port too.

It also has a regulator that you would have to deal with. Probably best to just purchase from Airgun Revisions if you want the higher power Challenger.