Avenger Avengers posted good scores in recent match

[igolfat8]

We started our winter indoor 50’ Benchrest matches today and we had a couple Avengers posting good scores. I’d just thought other owners or potential owners should know that they are capable of holding their own against rifles costing 5-10x more. BTW a perfect score is 300 / 30X.

 

[Ezana4CE]

This is encouraging for those looking to getting into competitive shooting. I wonder what mod were performed on those rifles. There appears to have been a nice variety used at the event as well.

 

[Dogowski]

We started our winter indoor 50’ Benchrest matches today and we had a couple Avengers posting good scores. I’d just thought other owners or potential owners should know that they are capable of holding their own against rifles costing 5-10x more. BTW a perfect score is 300 / 30X.



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Avengers are amazing air rifles. I own all three calibers of the original style.

 

[igolfat8]

This is encouraging for those looking to getting into competitive shooting. I wonder what mod were performed on those rifles. There appears to have been a nice variety used at the event as well.

They are all bone stock Avengers except one has a Donny FL on it and a tweak or two to the velocity's.

 

[Ezana4CE]

They are all bone stock Avengers except one has a Donny FL on it and a tweak or two to the velocity's.

@igolfat8 Even better!

 

[igolfat8]

This is my second .22 Avenger (both Gen 1's). My first one had in excess of 20,000 pellets down the pipe and then it developed a leak, that I just couldn't get stopped. To compound the issue I broke a few parts disassembling it, which I could not buy replacements for so I scrapped it and bought a second one. Both have been dead nuts accurate. I'm NOT bragging but I have won our entire winter indoor match series twice and placed second once which is more a testament to the rifle than me. These things shoot FAR above their price points.

 

[Ezana4CE]

This is my second .22 Avenger (both Gen 1's). My first one had in excess of 20,000 pellets down the pipe and then it developed a leak, that I just couldn't get stopped. To compound the issue I broke a few parts disassembling it, which I could not buy replacements for so I scrapped it and bought a second one. Both have been dead nuts accurate. I'm NOT bragging but I have won our entire winter indoor match series twice and placed second once which is more a testament to the rifle than me. These things shoot FAR above their price points.

@igolfat8 Can a skilled tradesman fabricate the parts that have worn out that you were unable to find replacements for? Once out of commission, at least you can still use the barrels.

 

[igolfat8]

Threads were torn and galled from some sort of Loctite substance on the air tubes. I had to put a lot of heat on them to get it apart and they were too compromised to be safe. I did save the first barrel because it shot a little better than the second barrel but not by much.

You should see the crown, or lack thereof. The barrel's muzzle was clearly cut of with a chop saw and its not even visually square. Its crude but it shoots so good that I was afraid to mess with it.

 

[Firewalker]

Threads were torn and galled from some sort of Loctite substance on the air tubes. I had to put a lot of heat on them to get it apart and they were too compromised to be safe. I did save the first barrel because it shot a little better than the second barrel but not by much.

You should see the crown, or lack thereof. The barrel's muzzle was clearly cut of with a chop saw and its not even visually square. Its crude but it shoots so good that I was afraid to mess with it.

And as such is my only complaint about the Avanger, pot-metal structures.

I've got 2 Avengers on my bench, 1 is stripped to bare parts, getting the good captain o-ring treatment, the second is an effort by someone that used slip joint pliers to take it apart.

It's going back in that same condition, I'm afraid.

 

[igolfat8]

An Avenger took 1st place at our last indoor bench rest match beating all other $$$ airguns and tying the high score in the $$$ .22 Rimfire class too.truly amazing for a $300 BB gun

 

[Danman]

An Avenger took 1st place at our last indoor bench rest match beating all other $$$ airguns and tying the high score in the $$$ .22 Rimfire class too.truly amazing for a $300 BB gun

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Excuse the ignorance....what distance was this shot at?!

 

[igolfat8]

Our indoor benchrest matches are shot at 50 feet. It’s open to any 177 - 22 Airgun and 22 Rimfire. We use a .224” plug to score.

 

[Dogowski]

An Avenger took 1st place at our last indoor bench rest match beating all other $$$ airguns and tying the high score in the $$$ .22 Rimfire class too.truly amazing for a $300 BB gun

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Great shooting and congrats on the win! Isn't 50 feet just a little too close? 25 and 50 yards are usually the norm. Either way nice job!

 

[igolfat8]

My Avenger shoots very consistently.

Avenger

JTS .22 16.0gr

Shot count: 15

Low: 902 FPS
Hi: 905 FPS
Avg: 903 FPS
Spread: 3 FPS
STD Dev: 1.5 FPS

 

[igolfat8]

Great shooting and congrats on the win! Isn't 50 feet just a little too close? 25 and 50 yards are usually the norm. Either way nice job!

Thank you. Yes, 50’ is close but it’s what we have available at our club. It’s trigger time and lead therapy for us during the long, cold winter months. We call it “fun shoots”.

 

[Dogowski]

Thank you. Yes, 50’ is close but it’s what we have available at our club. It’s trigger time and lead therapy for us during the long, cold winter months. We call it “fun shoots”.

Works for me. Anytime you can shoot indoors in the winter is a plus! It was minus 17 degrees wind chill a week ago here in Missouri and yesterday it was 70 degrees! Today only 58 but that kept me out shooting all afternoon with assorted pcp rifles i think i counted 500 pellets more or less during the course of the afternoon. Airgun therapy is what we all need and enjoy!

 

[Dogowski]

They are all bone stock Avengers except one has a Donny FL on it and a tweak or two to the velocity's.

I added an Avenge-X 22 tactical recently to my collection and after getting all the leaks stopped and everything tightened up and adding a barrel band and moderator it shoots better than the regular Avengers i own. It likes the AEA Center Punch 18 grain pellets so I've been stocking up on them as lots of the vendors run out of these as they are quite popular!

 

[igolfat8]

Mine likes 16 JTS pellets indoors but 18’s shoot better outdoors.

 

[Dogowski]

Mine likes 16 JTS pellets indoors but 18’s shoot better outdoors.

It's probably because the heavier weight of the 18 grain pellet helps cut through the wind on the way to the target or prey?