Avenger .22 Air Rifle + Accuracy TEST - 50 & 100 Yards + Tuned + FULL REVIEW - Air Venturi PCP 

Congratulations William Curry of Salt Lake City, UT... you're our RDW winner!!! Thank you Air Venturi & Sponsors for putting on this awesome event! We appreciate you. Best, Steve

As someone who hasn't even bought a PCP rifle yet, your channel has been _super_ helpful. Thank you for all the detail you give.

As always excellent work. In case you were not aware of it, 2 weeks ago Donnie (Baker Airguns) shot the Avenger in Central Ohio Benchrest competition. He came in 8 out of 21 in class. (I beat him @ 5th 😉). He beat a bunch of people shooting $2000 and up guns with his stock 22.

You've quickly become my new "go to" for reviews on airguns that I'm interested in buying. I placed an order today for this gun, on the strength of your review, and I cant wait for it to arrive. Honestly I've heard nothing but good things about it all over the internet, so I figure I cant go wrong with this gun as my "break in" to PCP's. Thanks for all your hard work out here...I got into airgunning about a year ago and unfortunately I dont know much. It's from guys like you who teach me the things I need to know, and it's very much appreciated.

Have mine for a week now. Thank you for the info. It’s one accurate pellet gun alright. Great gun for $300. Have trigger set at HAIR, the only way I lot it. Left pressure at factory specs buy maxed out the hammer spring tension- it hits like a sledge hammer. I lube it after each set ( roughly 50 rounds ). Bottom line is: a GREAT. purchase at this price point. I’m just hoping someone gets busy and manufactures a wood stock for it.

Hi, I think this Air Venturi Avenger has opened the gateway for lots of folks with shallower pockets to enjoy and reap the benefits of latest pcp technology at affordable price. Thank you for the wonderful introduction and review. BTW, I hope I am the winner of the giveaway :)

Great review! Mine shows up in a couple of days. Am I the only one who was sweating through the entire video thinking he was going to knock the bipod off the table?

This is the perfect rifle for someone like me on SS

Absolutely one of the best “value” airgun PCPs I have purchased hands down. Nova Vista did a fast 1/4 mile with this one!👍💯🤷‍♂️ Same crazy accuracy as my Liberty .22 only this time with .25😁😊👌Fat high 5 Air Venturi!

Mines on back order.... was slated for 10/20, now 11/9.... new to pcp arena. This video was what sold me on this model. Can’t wait. My bottle’s at 4500 and I’m counting down the days.

There's going to be a long waiting line for this one. Just a fabulous review. No on does it better. Thanks Steve.

I've got the Avenger in the bullpup configuration. Cleaned the barrel. Out of the box without any tuning it absolutely loves H&N Grizzlies. About a half inch group at 50 yards with an improvised rest.

You make some very good points, I did a video at 25 yards with excellent results Later did a follow up video at 50 yards and I was getting 3 inch groups. After viewing my video I was pretty sure we were shooting a bit to fast for a 14.3 pellet(880 fps). Your video confirms that for me and I will have to revisit 25 and 50 yards with lower reg settings. Thanks for your informative video👍

This rifle slaps! got mine last Friday and gave it a quick eco-tune. Plus put some hardware in space between the barrel and screw cap. Enough to get the bark down a bit. Poly pillow stuffing in the butt stock makes it sound less hollow and cheap. Got it zeroed in with 1 mag at 25 yards and at that distance it's boring accurate with the couple pellets I tried. No POI shift between different kinds. Thank you again for all the info and tuning specs!

When this man says," I go through your comments" he really means it .

Steve; I have been following you on both channels to find your videos superbly informative. Needless to say, you seem a knowledgeable, well-learned bloke in the air-gun genre. Thank you for all your expertise explained in a most jovial and structured format. Please, continue the great presentations, for you are a source of much needed information to me, a neophyte in the PCP community.

No doubt Air Venturi has a winner there. That was a good review Steve !

Steve. After seeing your Instagrams posts, I was thinking this was the poor man's FX Impact. After watching this review, I think it might be if you follow your instructions and maintain the suggested maintenance schedule. Great job!

I think you have the best airgun channels on youtube

I was going to buy the gauntlet ,but this is by far a better rifle.

This video is almost meditative. Really enjoyed it. Haven’t owned an air rifle since a Crosman I had as a teenager back in the 90s. Looks like there have been some crazy advancements.

FYI The barrels are cut off with a Wire EDM Machine. like an Electric Cheese Cutter. The finish on the end of the barrel is the give away. The cut is as close to perfectly square to the axis of the bore as is possible so there is no need for a crown as all the lands and grooves terminate in the exact same place.

😍 thank you. About 7 years ago I put out a review on RU-vid of the the hatsan model 95, which I have shot thousands and thousands of rounds through since then. It’s been an absolute workhorse but I haven’t kept up with the airgun industry and wanted to see what to get next and if prices have come down at all. I saw your review on the news hatsan flash models and was considering them, but now I think I may just get this air venturi. Thanks for the work you put into your videos to help us all make informed decisions.

Thank you Steve and Tyler for all the good information, I ordered the Avenger thinking last April and still waiting for it to ship. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I got this gun in .25 I love the light weight. power shot count and accuracy

Yippee!!! Called PYA today and mine in .25 will be here next week! Finally. Man I can’t wait to see what is the same and what is different from my awesome Liberty’s. Thanks for all your hard work Steve. Your videos are really going to help. BTW if they can make this gun for under 100$ just imagine how bad we are being taken on other air guns that we are being charged so much more for. Thanks again God bless.

Steve as has become the norm your revives lead the league in info that goes so much deeper than most.What I think many of us would like to see you do is an occasional"Looken Back " segment on some of the guns you review. The real value in any air gun is how it holds up long term. A great price like $300 for this particular PCP is REALY only a good deal if it doesn't have problems down range after it has been shot for 2,000-4,000 pellets. There is a reason the price is only $300 .I'm not saying this gun won't hold up over time but getting some feedback from the field from 10 folks that have used it for a while would be of interest . I guess perhaps the Board Buzz on any air gun catches up with it sooner or later ,but when a breakaway air gun like this hits the market finding out how it does after the initial applause dies down is important. What do you think about doing some follow up on some of the guns you review ? Thanks for al the energy you put into your work. Holden Over

Thanks for all your hard work and the free education you've been giving me Steve.

First class review as always Steve.Good thing this one is reasonably priced. People are going to be dishing out a LOT of 💰💰💰 on ammo!!

What a gun for 300 dollars, definitely going to change the game.

Took delivery of the Avenger .25 few days ago,attached a Hawke Vantage scope,quickly zeroed,using a FX Radar. First pellets I put threw chroney was JSB Exact King 25,39gr, rifle reg was maxed out of the box and average FPS was 944,so shooting hot. Next up was NSA slugs,26,8gr average FPS was 902,so probably this setup suiting the slugs,will lower reg and HS to get the pellets around 880 FPS. Overall the accuracy good,will improve with fine tuning and me getting used to the rifle. From what I`ve seen with other reviewers and rifle reg pressure,dropping the reg to 2700 seems to give better air efficiency,without effecting FPS a great deal.

Thanks Steve! I purchase this rifle in .25 and set it to the pro tune all based on your review.

Looking forward to this..... Popcorn..CHECK! Ok just watched the full review. It just doesn't get much better than that! The amount of detail in this review and the amount of things this PCP does right Is staggering. Smoking job Steve and AV. $300??????? Unreal

Nice touch adding the tuning video, much appreciated !

So it must be a good iguana hunting gun. Lol I might pick one up to see if I can take a few little piggies here in Texas. Good to see you back brotha!

I love that gun. It is all around good gun I can't believe it's price

Love your composite video @ 18:50 Been watching your vids since your day one and really appreciate your attention to detail and great info.

I like the face of steve when he is impressed by the performance of the gun ..haha

I'm scratching my head. I don't want to like it, but I still do. It's kind of like listening to the radio and then Toto's Africa comes on. Like it or not, I'm gonna swing along. That's a feature rich $300 airgun.

Well Steve here we are again. I’m sure you don’t remember me but once again you have joined me at the top of my wife’s s-t list. The last time was with the Dreamline . I hadn’t may up my mine until you said you were keeping this one. I must admit that for the money, this is as good as the Dreamline and if it does not have any major problems I will say it is better. I can live with the plastic stock, I used one stick of electrical putty and spray insulation and no more flimsy sound. I’ve learned to be careful with my bipod and I’m getting 1”-1/14 at 100yds with a flier every 9th shot with the mag and 7/8”-1” single loading. I will take that every day. It is in .22, thinking about getting a .177. If I’m already on the list I just as well do it up right. Keep the excellent reviews coming and you and the wife stay SAFE!!!

When Steve O says he's keeping it... speaks volumes. Poor ole Gauntlet is gonna feel left out come Sept. after Baker Airguns send me, my new .22 AVENGER.

The high velocity marketing is similar to how in the U.S. we love V8 motors bored over blah blah 10 dual carb, etc etc. MORE POWER! Tim the Tool Man would LOVE a 1500 fps .177.

Finally, a good quality budget friendly gun.

You did it again my air gun friend, I've ordered another one of your reviewed guns! Thanks for the great videos and keep them coming

I love the reviews Steve does on AEAC and the vlog session for this rifle is invaluable. On the strength of this and the review from Ted's Holdover I ordered 3 of these rifles. This is what I have learned so far that perhaps would not be discovered with guns that were sent from the distributor specifically to be reviewed. I started by bleeding all the air off every gun and running the regulator out to zero so that I could use the tuning guide that Steve provided on the vlog. Then filled every gun to 4200psi. Be prepared to fire the gun repeatedly while filling. On a new gun and with the regulator at the lowest setting the valve clearly has trouble seating and you need to pop it several times to get it to seat so that you can fill the rifle. Setting the regulated pressure is exactly as demonstrated but watch the regulator after firing. I am working on the .25 now and the .22 behaved perfectly but the regulator response on the .177 coming back to pressure was extremely slow. Rapid fire was not going to be regulated since it was taking 3-5 seconds to return to pressure. I have about 60 pellets thru the .177 now and the recovery time appears to be improving considerably. The .22 operated flawlessly in every respect right from the beginning. I scoped and sighted in the .22 first. At the 20 yard limit of my inside range and set to the "pro" tune, with zero break-in time and JSB 18.13g pellets, it is literally a single hole gun thru 10 shots. The only issue I have with the .22 is that the trigger seems to be defying efforts to adjust it so far. It was breaking at 2 pounds out of the box and trying to adjust in both directions I have not been able to get under 1lb 14oz and the response to turns on the screw are erratic at best. So that remains to be figured out but in the tiny bit of shooting I did it was great. The .177 was a whole different world. First the barrel was beyond filthy and seemed to also have some rust. Pulling patches I could actually feel a couple spots where the patches seemed to drag over rough areas. I pulled over 60 patches and still did not feel like the bore was 100% but decided to put some pellets thru before doing any more cleaning. New issue. The magazines are way, way to thick to insert them. Not just tight; but hammer them in and bang them out tight. I used a sanding block and 5 different grits of paper to sand down the clear face (didn't want to change the fit over the bore) and the bottom of the magazines until they would insert smoothly. Then I used micro papers and a buff to bring the faces back to close to clear. I decided not to mess with the trigger since it was breaking nicely and this was a first-blush test. As I mentioned, the slow regulator recovery was a concern but I allowed time between shots and after about 30 pellets it seems to be improving. In trying to tune it I decided to go with 1900psi on the regulator and discovered that, while the .22 gave me the full 5.5 turns on the hammer adjustment, as Steve reported, I could only get about 3 1/4 turns of adjustment on the .177. Even running it in and out several times it seems to have a hard stop at just over 3 turns. So I went with half the turns for adjustment. Again I was able to stack pellets at 20 yards so no apparent accuracy issues. Finally the .25. I haven't gotten to loading and shooting it yet but so far I have noted that the fill cover offsets about 1mm to the side of the tube which indicates the plug may have been cross threaded or is simply an off-center fitting. Not a problem; just a bit strange to have it jog to the side. The barrel was dirtier than the .22 but much better than the .177. The magazines, again, were tight but not impossibly tight. I inserted each one repeatedly then used 800g sand paper to sand down the shiny areas where they were obviously crushing against the sides. That fixed that. Last issue, so far, was a whole section broken off the wall of the shroud end plug. SInce that created a hole that was clearly going to result in turbulence right as the pellet exited I got a piece of drill rod that matches the size of the hole in the plug and am filling the hollow interior side of the plug with epoxy to create a consistent symmetrical exit hole. So no testing of the accuracy yet but I anticipate the same results as the other two calibers SO, the take away is that, as Steve and Ted state repeatedly, $300 rifle. The features at that price point are amazing. But, having got my hands on 3 randomly shipped rifles instead of 1 hand picked and sent for review, I would advise anyone buying these to be aware that there are going to be defects that have to be dealt with out of the box. Hopefully no one will encounter major and impossible to remedy problems but I think anyone buying this rifle should be prepared to do some tinkering before it is really shootable. On the flip side, because I used to be a big fan of .177, and because the scores don't actually matter this year, I am planning to try shooting the .177 Avenger for my entry in AOA EBR 9.5. If it come close to performing at 75 yards like it does at 20 it should be major fun.

You convinced me,just ordered one from Pyramyd Air.

I don’t know if anybody’s done this, but in terms of penetrating power and damage at say 50 yards, 75 yards, 100 yards for hunting which will have the most penetrating power a 177 caliber, 22 caliber, or a 25 caliber? You could also test three different pellets, in terms of penetrating power for each caliber. I think it would be very interesting.

This Airgun is going cost me around 1000$ in India But still I am going to buy it 😉

Fantastic review Steve, also covering the Flaws and issues of the rifle that you found. Forever Honest with the consumer

Maybe you and your mate Giles over here in UK should have a talk about FPS and accuracy from 30- 60yds. Your FPS required for accuracy seems somewhat exagerated when compared to the meagre power limit allowed here! Great video though. :)

I get what you're saying. But omfg , you drop your sight line every damn time you fire. There is no way in this world you have a good dope firing like that.

I JUST bought a Hatsan AT-44 QE .177 yesterday, and JUST got the email from Pyramyd Air today that this is in stock. Damn, what do I do ? I know, buy both. Geez, this looks like a run at the Gauntlet, for sure. MAYBE better ?

I really expected this review! As always IMPECCABLE work. Keep it up don't change a thing! Thank you very much! Greetings from Argentina

Well for those of us who follow on IG, we already knew this’d be awesome, and you didn’t disappoint! Now the only remaining question in my mind is pro time or power tune 😎. Which was your favorite tune? It looks like power from using those slugs, but I’d like to know which you liked best :).

Found out today my July 8 order will make it into the July 20th batch. Its 7/29 today. Pyramid said it should ship out within a couple days. Lets see... !

I appreciate your presentation, thoroughness, and humor. Thank you for the deep dive!

Still haven’t chosen an air gun yet but leaning towards the Avenger. I’ve been a rifle shooter/instructor my entire life and have some small critters living around our new house that a 300 Win Mag maybe a little too much to use on. I don’t think my neighbors would appreciate it as well. Any info I can absorb is always appreciated.

Been thinking about buying a intro pcp. Was going to pick up the umarex gauntlet. But I think im going to get the air venturi. Seem like this is a better deal then the gauntlet. Thanks for the review made it clear for me on what to buy.

New airgunner, your video got in front of me. Love the lab radar, love the data, prolly gonna have to pick on of these up. My wallet ?thanks? you? Yea it probably doesn't but hopefully this will keep the 'have to have the best' gremlins at bay.

Great review, best one I've viewed on RU-vid.

Nice job Steve! Now that Gauntlet and Liberty trio in my gun room don't make my eye twinkle quite so much.....hmmmm what to do? LOL

Steve I think the rifle is excellent, a comparison of others and what is more expensive. the grouping with the ojibas fx spectacular.

I can't wait to save money for this puppy. I just want to tune it. Also I'm so glad .22 is getting some love. awesome review.

Looks like a lot of gun for Not a lot of money , but sadly I don't think there available here in the UK , if the where We would certainly need an F.A.C (firearms certificate /licence) or they would need down tuning to 12ft/lb (under 600 fps for a 15.9g pellet )which would probably spoil it , as for price well that would sky rocket , Shame really , I think this is the first time I've heard You actually express an interest in keeping a budget priced gun ( and That's a Huge Endorsement !) Thanks Steve , Stay Safe & Stay Well .

Nice review but it would be nice if someone would review the .177 cal instead of everyone focusing on the .22 cal. There are a lot of us .177 cal guys out here but no one seems to care. Maybe it is the fault of Pyramyd air if you didn’t have a choice of caliber. I have had a .177 for 2 weeks and love it. It would be nice to have a pro air gunner, like one of you, review it and give some tuning hints.

Had the Averager for a while now and it's performing like a champ. Favorite ammo Hades for Diablo style pellet. Slug ammo I'm liking the FX Hybrids but be aware when pesting and you hit your target,you get a audible thwack/pop sound,which is telling me it's dumping that energy very well. I'm using a DonnyFL Sumo silencer (awesome product) and I have to remove when refilling I'm getting NO poi but if your concerned about this Donnyfl does make a new adapter that solves this or you get a slimmer silencer which Donnyfl make and I believe 0-db make good silencers so a few choices are available. Overall had zero issues,accurate out to 75 yards easily. Get used to rifle tinkering youll need a chrony and have fun.

Oof I just bought the Benjamin Armada in .22 & .25 Caliber. I should have just ordered this in .25 Caliber for hunting.

Thanks for the video. I'm wanting to get into the PCP world but it's been hard to justify the cost since I already do very well squirrel hunting with a $150 break barrel. These rifles look like a great way for someone like me to experience a repeater PCP without breaking the bank

This does it for me. I've been holding onto (6) $100 bills for months, unsure if I should make this purchase. Pyramid is supposed to have more .22 models in stock on 2-8-2021. I'm also going to get a yong heng HPA conpressor. Looks like $600 well spent.

Good job on the review ,, glad someone come out with one that people like me can afford..Looks like its a pretty darn good gun for what i do down here in Oklahoma.. thanks for the review ..

Beautiful photography towards the end. Thanks :)

Thank you once again!! So happy I ran across your vids and channels. ✌️Brother

What a fantastic rifle for a steal price!!! Thanks Steve. Excellent review. At this price I have to buy one. 💣💣💯💯

Looks like an awesome combination of features/power and PRICE!

Awesome shooting Steve very accurate air gun wow 👏thanks for sharing bsafe buddy 👍

Great review on a great budget airgun! "Entry level" keeps getting higher and more bang for the buck. Noticed that you used a bipod on the plastic pic rail instead of your trusty front bag. Wondering why? Also noticed a nicely detailed red vehicle with fancy wheels in the background of one of the pics. When is the auto detailing channel gonna be up and running? Any news on AEAC merchandise? Also, noticed all the crap(tripods, vid cams, etc...) that you have to haul out to the shooting site(and all the prelim testing). You should get an intern to do all the "grunt work" and free up your time so you could do more vids faster for us😜. Keep up the great job; always enjoy your vids, Phil

Awesome info dude. This gun is a game changer, I think one of these is in a box behind the Christmas tree right now. I think it was supposed to be a .25 and has been pre-ordered for two months, it shows up early and she said she ordered the wrong one, lol. I'll see where this goes, I did want the .25, but I don't own a .22 cal airgun, maybe I'll keep it and order a .25 cal after Christmas, sounds like that may be a good plan, I mean, it's a .22 that I don't have and why would ya send back a perfectly good airgun, it may get damaged in all the shipping, nobody wants that to happen, decisions, decisions. ;-D

Like the guy below me said this is definitely going to change the game for entry level pcps. Wondering could this be filled up with a hand pump? Love the review!

Fully detailed review. Aloha and God bless

Steve, you do a wonderful job of reviewing, evaluating and explaining things. Based to a large degree on your review, I've bought an Avenger in .22, and am very happy with it :). I've followed your instructions for the Pro Tune and would love for you to do a video on how to tune a PCP. There are so many variables that I'm puzzled about the order in which to do things. I'm not even sure what I'm looking for with the chrony. How about a tutorial video?

Thanks for the great videos. I am looking for my first high quality air gun for plinking and taking out tree rats (squirrels). This seems like a great fit, but I too am not happy about the plastic stock. Even a high quality polymer like the lower of a handgun would have made this a no brainer, now I am stuck in analysis paralysis deciding on which rifle to get.

Please do a video of the Seneca Aspen .22 tune and slug or JSB 15.89 video at 25, 50, and 100 yards.

Great video! Very informative info and I find very valuable. Thanks for the hard work you put in on all your vids!

Great video as always! Pretty astonishing quality for the price! Looking forward to getting these up in Canada!

Thanks! Great info! Now, I’ll go check out mine! 😊

Nice video like the fact you can adjust it and side lever

Very distracting when you put up photos and ads for other shows you might be doing while you have the rifle to your shoulder. I want to see the shooting. If you have other info to give us, can't you do that towards the end? Other than that I love your videos, I especially like your Chronograph work listing the fps at the different ranges. Great detail work with the extra info. Good work. Looking to buy this gun real soon and in .22 as well.

I think I just found my new air gun and great review 👍🏾

I still dont find a .177 calibre review of this rifle...cause in India .177 is the only calibre we can own... not a single one is there on youtube..

Smashing, great value gun. If only it were coming to the UK 🇬🇧 😪 Put a good word in with the manufacturer Steve 😀

Nice information 👌.Seems like a winner at the price.

My friend, you have done a scientific/collegiate/thorough/FDA-approved review of this rifle. I've owned my AV Avenger in .22 for about 2 years now. I've shot less than 400 pellets through it, but I do enjoy shooting it. I've got a really fat groundhog making a burrow under my wooden patio and I see him within >50 yards from my house. I need a headshot to take him out quickly and painlessly. I never aim to maim God's creatures- I aim to put them to eternal sleep and send them to groundhog Heaven without them ever knowing they were shot. I appreciate your review because it showed me the only limitation to this rifle's abilities are the operator. :D You gave me the confidence I need to dial my rifle in to pinpoint accuracy. I have a UTG Accushot scope and I'm shooting 14.00 grain RWS Meisterkuglen ammo. I had the rifle pretty accurate with JSB Match Jumbo Heavy Diablo of 18.13 grains, but I read reviews online how these "wadcutter" pellets can be even more precise. I guess we'll see. Thanks for your very informative review, my friend! 🫡

Great review! Sad I missed the giveaway :(. You should do a review side by of this and the umarex gauntlet as this appears to be a huge debate in the budget PCP category! Thanks for the video !

Revew of kral puncher knigth please

Get a full review of the hatsan striker 1000 please

As usual great video. Very informative. Ps lube your o rings lol

finally the review i have been waiting for thanks steve

This Air Ventury Very very Good....I Like ...maybe i dot now i can have This Air Ventury❤❤❤...

Man, it appears CPHPs might be some of the best out of mine. I did grab a tin of JSB Hades, and those group pretty good, but considering the price difference? Ehh. H&Ns have all been awful for me. The absolute worst were the Baracuda Match, ironically. Shame, too, because those seem like a good mid-priced pellet.

Amazing gun for the money... Punches way above its price point