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Reader Survey >Remington Vought Review: A Striking PCP with Serious Attitude
- Last updated: 17/09/2025
Ever since spotting this rifle in the Sportsmarketing catalogue, probably around a year ago, I’ve been wanting to get my hands on one. Still, with one thing and another, and alternative projects being thrust my way, it never quite happened. Naturally, I was genuinely quite excited when I finally had a box in front of me bearing the name Remington Vought.
If bold styling is your thing, then the Remington Vought just demands a closer look. The beefy profile really does set it apart from the crowd. No standard barrel clamped over a cylinder here, as the Vought is more akin to a centrefire rifle. Several factors come together to create the visuals, and whilst the end result may not have universal appeal, I have to say I absolutely love it. At a time when many manufacturers are switching to subtle side-lever operation, the Remington Vought well and truly bucks the trend with a stonkingly good-looking, chunky bolt handle and slide mechanism.
The stock shows a straight-line butt, whilst the beefy fore-end smacks of a heavyweight target gun. Cutting-edge configuration comes with the lack of an obvious cylinder, since the compressed air is actually wrapped around the barrel within the chunky main tube. FX has gone down this route with their DRS models, and it’s a wholly radical setup for sure.
Alongside the stunning Vought, there’s a host of goodies that make this model, on the face of it, great value for the current asking price of around £600. Three magazines are supplied, along with spare seals, a filling adaptor, and a 3-9x40 scope with mounts.
The Vought’s action is technically regulated, which explains the presence of two manometers. One, located just in front of the trigger, shows the regulator pressure, while the other, positioned on the underside of the fore-end tip between twin Picatinny rails, displays the residual pressure in the main tank.
All the metalwork is finished in matte black, which is highly practical in any hunting scenario, it must be said. As for the laser-chequered sporter stock, the attractive medium brown hue doesn’t mask any of the grain pattern of the hardwood, and overall, I reckon this is one good-looking rifle.
OK, time to get everything ready for the range, and that means we have to check over the magazines, charge up the Vought, and also get a scope bolted into position. Now, on the subject of glassware, as mentioned, a 3-9x40 scope and mounts are included. While this is a great addition for a starter pack, the quality and sharpness are nothing amazing, so for my test, and to give the Vought a fair chance in any performance assessment, I fitted my own optic. The dovetail rails are comparatively short on this model, but I soon had an MTC Genesis 3-9x40 all ready to go. Just bear in mind the height of the magazine when fitted, especially in relation to any planned scope mounting.
OK, let’s talk about magazines. With many manufacturers vying for business, it’s definitely getting more competitive out there, and the recent trend for guns to be supplied complete with three mags is surely evidence of this. Set them all up in advance, and that’s a lot of firepower at the ready. In the case of this Remington, each magazine has a ten-shot capacity, and while they are an all-plastic design, they feel fairly well made. As for the filling procedure, it couldn’t be easier, as no pre-winding is necessary. Just drop a pellet head-first into the one open chamber, keeping a finger over the back of the hole to prevent the pellet from falling through. The first pellet should then hold the spring-loaded mechanism, and the drum can be rotated to reveal the next hole. Drop a pellet in here, and repeat the process until the mag is full.
Now to charge up the Vought’s air supply. First, the dust cover must be unscrewed from the muzzle end to reveal a ½” thread for a silencer, as well as the inlet valve. The filling adaptor is the stick type, which has to be the easiest to use, since one end snaps straight into the Foster link from the air supply, and the other end pushes into the valve inlet hole. The instructions state that the recommended fill pressure is 190bar, and the maximum fill pressure is 200bar. So I did as I was told and stuck to the former. Check the probe is fully inserted, then slowly charge, bleed the line, remove the probe, and screw back the cover.
An honest assessment of this Remington on test here has to conclude that, while the chunky silver bolt handle looks superb, the cocking operation wasn’t exactly the smoothest I’ve encountered. All I would say is that adopting a precise, super-positive approach is the way forward. Lift the bolt handle to clear its notch, then pull it fully to the rear to cock the action. Next, snap the loaded magazine into position from the left side using its guide groove, then return the bolt and lock it down. Ten shots are now ready and waiting.
The in-guard manual safety catch is manual, though it has proved unreliable in my tests, as occasionally the gun could still fire! Not ideal, but I would ignore it anyway. While on negatives, the straight-line stock means cheek height is maybe a tad low for comfort, but a small piece of padding here would be mooted if this were my gun.
The trigger on the Vought is nicely set back, and I love the shape of the broad blade. I couldn’t find any reference to adjustment in the instructions, and I’m not quite sure whether it counts as a two-stage or single-stage unit. In use, while it was a little vague with a small amount of creep over a short movement, the release was extremely light, which suited me just fine. The usual safety regime applies: just keep off the trigger completely until ready to take the shot.
The firing cycle was fairly loud, so if hunting duties are on the cards, I would strongly advise making use of the threaded muzzle. On test, with a silencer spun into position, the muzzle report really was tamed to a whisper. OK, the additional length takes away from the manoeuvrability of the Vought, and slightly detracts from the sleek visuals, but the resultant stealth mode will pay dividends, believe me. And on that note, don’t forget the twin Picatinny rails up front, allowing for any additional accessories to be bolted in place. There’s also a mini run of dovetail rail to play with on top of the action tube, so all bases are well and truly covered.
This Remington is regulated as specified, and the regulator pressure was set to 900psi on my gun, which equates to around 60bar. Shooting some initial test cards, just to set up zero and get an overall feel for the action, I soon concluded that shorter pellet designs would cycle a bit better in the magazine. QYS pellets (8.44gr) were initially used, but the shorter-bodied Air Arms Diabolo Express (7.87gr) seemed just that little bit smoother.
Over the chronograph, using QYS, I clocked 55 shots with a total spread of 33fps. Nothing incredible in terms of shot count or consistency, yet plenty of usable performance for a hunting rifle, which is, incidentally, punching out a healthy average of 11.3ft/lbs. I stopped at 55 shots as the residual main cylinder pressure had dropped to only a fraction over the regulator pressure. So for those obsessed with a huge shot count, OK, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Otherwise, the quirkiness and all-round appeal of the Vought will see many shooters acknowledge that this model has plenty enough in the tank to do the job asked of it.
In terms of accuracy, I started at 30 yards. Both QYS and Air Arms Diabolo Field pellets produced groups measuring around ½”. Very respectable. Still, as mentioned, I just had a feeling the shorter-bodied designs may improve things. Switching to Diabolo Express, this closed the groups to ¼”, and moving back to 40 yards, these hardly increased in size. Excellent.
Clearly, with the right ammo, the Remington Vought can perform, and while there are better multi-shot systems on the market, with this one having proved a little sticky on test, it’s hard not to warm to this head-turning airgun. In short, it’s not without fault, but nothing else quite looks like the Vought, and add in the fast-handling, unique feel, and genuine performance potential, and it looks like a steal at the current RRP.
Thanks to Range & Country Shooting Supplies in Sleaford, Lincs, for the kind loan of this airgun.
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