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Did anybody have recent experiences with Air Venturi AV-46M? I believe I saw some negative reports about early versions, hopefully it improved, but I did not see anything more recent. How does it compare with Izzy, the same, or some degrade of quality?

TIA

The college where I coach bought about 15 or 20 of them for PE air pistol classes. The only complaint I've heard is that the laminated grip is designed so that the "grain" of the laminations of the heel rests is vertical, and they tend to break easily. I 3D printed a bunch of replacements, and haven't heard of any issues since then.

Canada Shooting Supply has the original Baikal IZH 46M on sale if you prefer. These are 2020-2021 production.

https://canadashootingsupply.ca/product ... l-izh-46m/

Prices shown are in Canadian dollars, current conversion is .7345.
Mine was less than $550 delivered to S. Az.

Gwhite wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:53 am haven't heard of any issues since then.

Thank you, this is encouraging!

Gwelo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:56 am Mine was less than $550 delivered to S. Az.

Wow! Nice price, will check!

Gee, for that you could get a "real" used AP.

Rover wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:02 pm Gee, for that you could get a "real" used AP.

Just of curiosity, can you point to a single WTS post for a "real" pistol at that price? Or any other gold mine?

For what it's worth, there is a seller on the Canadian Airgun Forum with a Walther CP1 for sale for $600 CAN plus shipping (if he will ship to the USA). Check out https://www.airgunforum.ca/forums/topic88335.html. Just bear in mind that the CO2 cylinder is required. None-the-less, the CP1 is a pretty good buy (if the grips fit), and an excellent pistol overall.