Page 2 - Air Venturi Medusa Airgun Target Reviews

Good concept liked the idea of it

Arms don't seem to tighten down that great will come out if you pick it up by one

Smaller than I thought it was going to be

The design is nice, fun little backyard target for the kids of all ages.

The green stickers are just inadequate but a little orange paint and it's good to go.

Pretty well done but I believe it's going to hold up to magnum or larger caliber airguns.

This Target. And, watching the young folks shoot for 2 hours straight. They developed their own game of making the wheel spin in one direction and if one missed twice it was the others turn. Shooting a Umarex Gauntlet .177 at about 17fpe ( rated too high for this target) set at 27 yards it worked flawlessly, does need to be level. With an even 500 shot fired at it - the kids seemed to hit 90% + - it shows wear but seems like it should last 1,000's of shots anyway. Once they were both comfortable with a scope we moved it out to 50 yards and thier hit % stayed the same but fun factor was increased. Compared to taking three people to a Movie, even at matinee , this is a better value.

The legs are hard to thread in, required using vice grips but do go together correctly and is solid.

If you are a precision shooter looking for serious practice on a reactive target you'll need to get a Rino FT target or such but if shooting for fun this thing is great for the entire family, the Misses evened enjoys it.

Unique spinning concept is entertaining Stands higher off the ground than many other targets, better in taller grass

Stick-on targets don't last long, maybe painted paddles?

Fun target for air rifles shooting under 20fpe - in rough terms, .177 under 900fps and .22 under 800fps with lead pellets. The movement is fun! I was shooting it with a BSA Scorpion SE .177 at 25 yards. I found that targets at the bottom would tend to bounce back when shot, so mostly I was shooting at the top half of the circle. The paper stick-on targets won't last long, but a quick hit with a can of spray paint after a round of shooting will take care of that. In general, I found this target to be more engaging than the other paddle targets and manual reset targets I have. But make sure to order lots of pellets when you get this one, they go quick!

Looks cool. Easy to assemble.

Re-design fulcrum position where paddles stay flipped on impact. May work better with low power air guns.

I purchased this target under a promotion of a free target- only having to pay $8 shipping. Looks cool and is easy to assemble. Idea of a reactive target is a good one, but the design is lacking. Basically when I shoot a paddle it will either bounce back up, or the energy of impact knocks down multiple paddles at once. I was using a .177 Marauder with 13.4 grain pellets tuned to 19 FPE. I experimented at 30 yds, 40 yds and 55 yds and had the same experience each time. This target may work better for low power airguns shooting 12 FPE or less- hard to say. I'm wondering if a design change of moving the fulcrum of each paddle would make it more reliably, or perhaps stronger springs. Gauge of metal used is a minimum and I noticed paddles starting to bend slightly after a few shots. If I would have paid $50 I would have been upset.

This thing is mobile and easy to set up. Targets flip back after you hit them, and you can reset them by shooting their back side. The targets is strong enough for my crosman 1701P (Mod 660 FPS) at 10 yards. The wheel starts moving, and it moves faster every time one target get hit and flip back. It's very fun to shoot ...

It will be better if it has a function to lock/unlock the wheel. The targets should be thicker ...

I don't thing it works for powerful air rifles. For safety, try to keep your FPS under 600 FPS at minimum 10 yards. In my opinion, it is little overpriced ... $30 should be a good price ...

The Medusa airgun target is a lot of fun and is very well made and will last for years if you shoot it with a low foot pound .177 rifle or pistol. @ 10 yards standing target is very easy to hit every time @ 20 and 30 yards it is very challenging. There is a rare earth magnet that holds the target in place and when you hit it .The target falls down. Then shoot it again to reset target.

Target is great just like it is but a slow motor would be awesome! Maybe a future project!

This is a really fun target. Just be aware this is a target made for light weight pellets low foot pound .177 air rifles! I used an Airforce Edge .177 10 meter target rifle and it worked perfect out to 30 yards. Tons of fun.

Easy to assemble. When working very fun to shoot. very challenging!

Better magnets and quality control. I had to clean off plastic from the face of the magnets. Some pivot points whir bent had to straiten them out so the paddle would move. Thicker or better quality of steel for paddles.

Min. Distance in my opinion is 20 yards not 10. 10 fpe and under or will bend paddles. not worth $50. $25 would be a better msrp.

Nice reactive target for plinking. Works well, fun to shoot.

Maybe a little thicker metal, not recommended by me for airguns over 20 fpe.

Use a little lube on center axle, it'll spin easier. Nice evolution of a spinning target.

Super easy to set up ! Spins freely when assembled right ( I put spacer in wrong side at first ) Love that you don't have to reset it ...Just blast away and have fun . Here's a link to a short video I did on it . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk4e_9R8PAw

Nothing

Not for Really powerful air rifles .

All metal construction. A somewhat mobile target.

Make it taller, it is only about 25" tall and use thicker steel so more powerful guns could be used.

This item is overpriced, it should sell for around $25. You can only get the paddles on the top and sides to flip all of the way back. The bottom 3 or 4 paddles will only swing back and forth. I even tried using a gun that had a slightly higher velocity than the maximum listed. It left a small dent and was not enough energy to flip the bottom paddles back. If you want to shoot this target while moving, you need to use a semiautomatic.

Its great to practice with keeping good aim. Great for kids and adults. Its fun.

The steel could be of better grade for higher air rifles. This was a pain to put together. And to get all the arms to stay in while tightened should have had locking slide clip. That would have made this s much easy to put together.

If you have ar rifle shooting over 700fps move wheel out to at least 50 yards minimum any closer and you will bend the heck out of the paddles or even possibly penetrating these paddles.

Great fun, and quality is pretty good. I would use Excite lead plated BB's on this one if your shooting closer than 25 feet to prevent ricochet.

Lower the price a little

Keep your FPS under 500 and use light lead pellets of BB's

A nice apparatus for your target shooting needs.

None.

Something that one could have aside from the standard targets.

Super fun. It easily to set up and its easy to take down if nessasary to put in your vehicle for transport.

Nothing, it works perfect for me.

When I first set this up the arms would fall out when they pointed downward even when fully tightened. I spread the "U" channel and now they fit in tighter and haven't had a problem.

It is easy to setup and use. A lot of fun!

Nothing.

Prepare to smile the first time you knock one down.

Excellent design, once assembled, works exactly as specified!

A little more oversight on the assembly line. One of the legs on my unit stripped while screwing in ( tapped hole for the leg was a hair too small ) The target still works as designed and is stable, just a small niggle that shadowed an otherwise perfect product purchase. As noted, the instructions could use a little more 'insert tab 'A' into slot 'B' accuracy. The plastic feet for the legs weren't even mentioned in the parts list.

Everyone looking for simple fun while plinking owes it to themselves to get one of these. ;o)

Spins well and is easy to set up.

When the targets get to the bottom, a pellet will not flip them up so you can never clear all of the targets.

It's a great idea ... the targets flip back when you hit them, that's cool.

This thing just isn't close to being as strong as it should. Got it for the boys for Xmas, what a bummer. We have an .177 Benjamin NP2 which is way overpowered for this product, my bad. We moved the target to about 30 yards thinking the pellet would be slow enough at that point to be in the range that the instructions call for. If we were just denting the target, that would be one thing, but the entire target was breaking off the arm, ruining the device. The flipping mechanism is made of weak plastic and it breaks right where the screw is located.

If you have a weak Daisy bb gun, this product may work, don't know. Otherwise, it's really a defective product not made for today's pellet rifles. I took one for the team here, learn from my mistake.

This target is FUN. It is well made and should stand up to a lot of use. It works as advertised. I don't know who came up with the design but they did a great job.

Nothing on the target. The assembly instructions could be better written but assembly is intuitive.

The price is very reasonable. The wonder wheel will give you hours and hours of fun. I'm going to print some silhouettes scaled to twenty yards on labels to add even more challenge to the wheel.