Today we’re taking a first look at the Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP air rifle. Yes, it’s due to be shipping by the end of this month – according to the Pyramyd website.
Hard Air Magazine has received an advanced sample, full-production gun. So what you see here in this exclusive first look is exactly what you will be buying very soon. Sit down, it’s exciting…
Our gun is in .30 caliber, however, the Avenge-XL will also be available in .22 and .25 calibers.
Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP Air Rifle Price
This is a surprise. For the Avenge-XL, the price is big news. It just keeps getting better and better!
HAM readers first read about the Avenge-XL in our post of 22 January, 2025. This recorded the first appearance of the gun at the 2025 SHOT Show. The MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) was listed then as $799.99.
The Avenge-XL is supplied with two magazines and a single-shot tray. Why the additional spring? We’ll find out later…
The next post appeared on 22 January, 2026. This was the time of the 2026 SHOT Show and also when the Avenge-XL first appeared on the Pyramyd AIR website. This recorded that Pyramyd’s selling price would be $749.99.
Now – if you visit Pyramyd today – the availability date is given as 27 April 2026 and the price is now $699.99. That’s a reduction of $100.00 since the original announcement!
Air Venturi and everyone associated with the Avenge-XL has clearly been sharpening their pencils. We should all give them credit for that
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Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP Air Rifle First Impressions
This is a big gun!
With the collapsible, AR-style, stock set to maximum pull length, the Avenge-XL measures a whopping 49 Inches overall. And that’s without an airgun-specific silencer should you choose to fit one.
With a Hawke Frontier 30 FFP 5-25 x 56 riflescope installed, the gun weighs-in at 11 Lbs 7 Oz. Without a bipod or any other accessories…
Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP Air Rifle Buying Strategy
This new air rifle is branded “Avenge-XL”. In addition, it’s clearly a linear design evolution of the amazingly-popular Air Venturi Avenger and Avenge-X models. That much is obvious.
However – unlike the Avenger and Avenge-X models, this is definitely NOT a general purpose air rifle. Here we have a special-purpose shooter. It’s designed purely for long-range shooting, shot from a rested position. It’s a dedicated benchrest air rifle.
If the length, weight and power (up to 133 Ft/Lbs in .30 caliber) didn’t make that obvious, the stock design will!
You see, the forend is clearly designed not to be supported by a shooter’s hand. There’s an “infinite” – well OK, 15-Inch long – ARCA rail molded into the underside of that forend. Plus there’s no less than 16 M-LOK slots incorporated in the stock also.
The Avenge-XL shouts that this is an air rifle to be shot rested.
Most people will immediately fit a bipod. Some will shoot it from a tripod. At the least, it will be shot from a bag rest, although the design shows that was not what the designers intended.
So how far will Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP air rifle buyers want to shoot this baby? My guess is at least 50 Yards. Many would hope to stretch the range out to 100 Yards, even more, if they have an appropriate range to shoot at, that is. If not, why buy it?
The importance of this question relates to the non-optional accessories that will be required for this gun. It also explains why you need a buying strategy to make the most of the Avenge-XL’s potential performance capabilities.
Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP Air Rifle Essential Accessories
If you’re shooting out to 100 Yards, you need high quality glass with a pretty high magnification to sight on that target. No cheaping-out on a $200 3-9 x 40 scope!
That’s why I immediately mounted a Hawke Frontier 30 FFP 5-25 x 56 scope with heavy-duty Hawke Tactical high rings on our Avenge-XL.
Sure, at around $1,300 the scope costs waaay more than the gun. But do you really want to hit that target at 100 Yards? I certainly can’t make hits if I can’t see the target clearly and sharply…
Then there’s the obligatory bipod. As you can see from the photos, I mounted a Leapers UTG Recon Flex model. This is a M-LOK-fitting bipod with two separate legs. It’s designed to be attached to matching side slots exactly as we find on the Avenge-X.
However it’s clear that I need a bipod mounted further forward. That can be done easily, but not using the side slots. My plan is to use a heavy-duty Leapers UTG Goliath bipod. That will do the trick!
Now the Goliath is a great value, heavy duty bipod. But – at $329.99 – it’s half the cost of the Avenge-XL. There again, it’s not something to cheap-out on. Even the slightest wobble will help ensure you miss that target at 100 Yards.
But – like many bipods – the Goliath is not currently available in ARCA fit. The answer will be an ARCA/Picatinny adapter. Yet another Leapers UTG product (how would we manage without Leapers?).
The UTG PRO M-LOK Picatinny Rail Section will do the job – once it arrives from Pyramyd. Then I’ll attach it to the underside M-LOK slots and the Goliath will be fitted, ready for action.
Of course, a quality scope and bipod are definite “musts” for anyone shooting long range. Maybe you have these items already, if not you’ll find that the Avenge-XL is the “gateway drug” that leads you to buy them!
See what I mean about a buying strategy for the Avenge-XL?
Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP Air Rifle Non-Essential Accessories (Maybe?)
Then there’s a couple of other items that you may want to consider for your Avenge-XL.
It surprises me that the male quick disconnect for filling the gun is completely bare. It has no cover!
My immediate action was to pop on a simple plastic cap I had lying around from previous use.
But you may want to buy a more “professional” solution, like the Air Venturi QD Fill Port Protector Cap. It’s $6.99 and I’d say worth every penny to keep junk out of your Avenge-XL.
Then there’s another consideration. Scope rings.
The .30 caliber magazine for the Avenge-XL – in particular – projects quite high above the action. Make sure you use high rings!
Another scope ring consideration is directly related to the long ranges at which the Avenge-XL will be shot.
Given the relatively low Ballistic Coefficients for airgun ammunition, targets far downrange will require any air rifle to be aimed “high” in compensation. This will be so with the Avenge-XL too, of course.
Depending on the range, type of ammo and power level you choose, it’s possible that your scope will run out of vertical elevation capability. This effect can be mitigated by choosing a scope with a large elevation range, but other help may be needed.
This requirement is compensated in some airguns intended for long-range shooting by an angled Picatinny scope mount. Typically the built-in angle of droop is 20 MOA. But the Avenge-XL does not have a droop scope rail.
Our Hawke Frontier 30 FFP 5-25 x 56 scope has a maximum clickable elevation range of 65 MOA. (That’s 32.5 MOA up plus 32.5 MOA down). That 32.5 MOA represents a drop of around 34 Inches at 100 Yards, so hopefully that will be enough for us.
But if your scope runs out of elevation adjustment capability for long-range shooting, you may need to invest in a set of adjustable scope rings, too. (And sadly this time there’s not a simple cheap fix from Leapers). That’s another thing to bear in mind as you get into long-range airgun shooting…
Air Venturi Avenge-XL PCP Air Rifle World Class Launch
Finally in this Avenge-XL first look, I want to call-out Pyramyd Air, Air Venturi and everyone involved with the product for a world-class launch. By this I don’t mean fancy advertising, I mean practical, useful steps that make the gun a really useful purchase by providing up-front support for its owners.
They’ve done an outstanding job that’s a benchmark for the airgun industry.
What do I mean? Well consider these things…
Even in advance of the gun’s introduction, you’ll find that caliber change kits and spare magazines are in stock at Pyramyd and available for purchase. And they’re well-priced too at just $69.99 for caliber change kits, for example.
Then there’s spare parts support. Spare parts and parts diagrams are readily available already on the Pyramyd website.
Also Air Venturi is rolling-out support videos for the product, too. (In the first one you can find out about that spare hammer spring).
Hard Air Magazine will be running a full, comprehensive test review of the Avenge-X in the near future. But already it’s clear that there’s a lot to like. I’m sure it will attract many more airgunners into long-range benchrest shooting.
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