Air Venturi MicroStrike PCP Air Pistol

I got my MicroStrike in .25 caliber. Out of the box, the regulator came set at ~2100 psi. I'm getting 2 mags of very powerful shots per fill, down to ~2300 psi after the 16th shot from a 300 bar fill. I'm shooting the 34 grain FX domes. They hit the 6" x 6" 1/8" thick mild steel targets I like to shoot at like a freight train! It's been too cold to setup a table for chrony and accuracy testing. I'm likely getting around 30-34 FPE like Jim Chapman got in his recent hunting video on YouTube using heavy 34 grain pellets. I know this from loads of experience... For accuracy, all I can say to date is I easily hit the aforementioned steel targets out to 32 yards off-hand. The MicroStrike is very well built! No plastic except for the grip. I changed the grip out with a rubberized Hogue grip. It's solid aluminum and feels good in the hand. I shoot mine as a pistol... It's a little heavy, but quite manageable. The trigger is pretty good.

The fill probe fits tightly, and goes in further than I expected. A customer support ticket with Air Venturi straightened out that problem for me... (I was a little embarrassed as I've been shooting PCP's since the 1990's... lol)

The MicroStrike is great value for the asking price. The power it can put out is more than enough for raccoon sized game at a reasonable distance of 40 yards or so for the hunter. Watch Jim Chapman's recent hunting video...

Multi caliber, compact, size and folding stock, quality build.

Mine came with the regulator sitting at 2200 psi, which to me sounds ridiculous. Should be about 1800 but I'm gonna find out. When I asked Pyramyd and Air Venturi with the factory regulator setting was for 22 caliber, nobody seem to know. Isn't that ridiculous? Couldn't they just looked at one added the box and see that they're all the same and tell us what they are at? I actually got nine shots using 16.08 JTS pellets on a fill 300 bar fill, before it came off the regulator. I was exasperated. Everything else, spec wise looks great, but there's no way that I got can get 26 shots per fill, which is what the specifications on Pryamyd Air website says.

Accuracy seemed good and I'm going to mount Leaper/UTG 4-16x44 Op3 scope on it. Sumo moderator made it quiet but I didn't measure db level let. Too exasperated add the unacceptable shot count. I've got experiment more. I was also skeptical that nobody at Pyramyd or or Air Venturi could or would tell me what the factory regulator setting is for the 22 caliber version.

Swappable caliber. Solid build.

I was looking for a small compact item that could be carried in a military 50cal barrel bag. With a scope, it fits. Not without issues but it fits. The one I received was a 22 cal so all small game should be retrievable with it. If it is in the barrel bag then I can sling the entire outfit over my shoulder and carry it to a camping site without brandishing it

All in all, the only thing I would think what would be a good thing to change is with the fold-able stock. Not an engineering or real modification but I would start with a rubberized stop inside the fold-able portion so that when it is straightened the rubber would be compressed and the stock would not flex during a hold or shot.

I chose to use 15.89 gr pellets before it arrived. Also, I had contemplated and set the regulator at a "stupid low" level. My site in targets are 50 yards away. The unit was zeroed (rough) within the first 20 minutes taking out a 3" target. The next day - the time of rest allowing the scope to change itself overnight if necessary - I was able to bring that spread down to a 2" target @ 50 yrds. I will consider if other changes - hammer spring or regulator - are to be made. My compressor stops at 3000 psi and I can get 2 magazines per fill and still be above the regulators "stupid low" setting. With its short fill time I will be beginning to fill with a hand pump and will be raising the stop pressure according to the upper limit of the hand pump.