Reximex Lieva review

Just before Christmas there was a loud thud as the 2026 Range Right catalogue hit my doormat. That was a cue for me to grab a coffee and relax for the next 30 minutes while having a good read.

As I turned to page 44, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing: another cowboy rifle! However, this is one with a difference – it’s a PCP, not CO₂, and it shoots pellets instead of BBs. A quick call to Range Right and I soon had one winging its way to me, just in time for the Christmas break. I was expecting a back garden plinker with limited power and accuracy, but as I soon discovered, I was wrong. Very wrong.

Does the Reximex Lieva have a real walnut stock?

The first thing you’ll notice about the Lieva, apart from the under-lever action, is that it has a beautifully marked Turkish walnut stock. It is sanded, but you can still feel the texture of the grain when you run your fingers over it, which helps with grip.

If you’re like me and love a big dollop of walnut, then you’re going to love oiling this one up to bring out its natural beauty. There’s a lot of wiggle room for giving this stock your own personal touch, and I would imagine the results of oiling and buffing will be amazing.

The forend is quite slim, which allows for a very comfortable pinch grip. In fact, this forend allows for a wide range of holds, thanks to the extra length, and no matter where you prefer to place your leading hand, you’ll find a comfortable spot.

At the rear end of the stock you’ll find a “no frills” plastic butt pad, which sits well in your shoulder. All in all, it’s a lovely design that feels “right” as soon as you shoulder it. I should mention the weight here too, it’s just 6.4lbs straight out of the box! It feels light and manoeuvrable.

How does the unique Reximex Lieva cylinder layout work?

This rifle has a very interesting layout, and by that I mean it’s quite the opposite of traditional PCP rifles. The long, slim and regulated air cylinder holds 105cc of air, giving around 60 shots in the .22 model I tested, and is situated above the 500mm-long barrel.

Due to this arrangement, you’ll find the magazine loading port on the underside of the action. It’s like they’ve built a PCP rifle and flipped everything upside down, but it works beautifully.

As far as barrel crack is concerned, this rifle has a respectable bark, but slapping a moderator on will quieten it all down nicely. The end of the barrel is ½in UNF threaded for adding a moderator, but note that it needs to be a slim one.

Can you use scopes and open sights on the Reximex Lieva?

There’s always a lot of debate regarding banding barrels, but in this case it’s an integral part of the design.If you want to use the rifle as a back garden plinker, it has the post sight moulded into it.

I personally found it quite hard to see what I was doing using these open sights, and I think a quick dab of white or red paint on the post would make things much easier to see in the long run.

As far as “adjusting” this front post is concerned, what you’re actually doing is adjusting the tension of the barrel band to slightly move the barrel against the rigidity resistance of the cylinder, which I think is just asking for accuracy issues, but I’ll elaborate more in a moment.

On top of the action is the other part of the open sights, which is also adjustable for height. If I’m honest, these open sights are about as basic as they come – perfectly adequate for smashing tin cans in your garden, but a quick flick with the supplied Allen key soon removes this and you’re left with a generous single dovetail rail to which you can attach a scope.

If you’re planning on using this rifle with a scope or red dot, I would personally suggest removing the barrel band altogether.

Is the Reximex Lieva power and trigger adjustable?

Filling up is a doddle and it’s a simple case of turning the fill port cover on the end of the cylinder to expose the fill port, then inserting the fill probe.

Reximex also supplies a female Foster adapter, just in case your whip doesn’t have one on the end to accept the male fill probe, which is a really nice touch. The fill gauge is situated on the end of the cylinder and it’s very easy to read the colour-coded dial.

On the top of the action, immediately in front of the dovetail rail, you’ll find a power adjustment screw. My .22 test rifle came set for a consistent 10.8ft/lb, but you can adjust it to lower the power to around 6.5ft/lb. It’s a very handy feature for those who shoot in their gardens over shorter distances.

This rifle features an adjustable trigger unit. It’s only a single-stage trigger, but you can adjust it for pull weight and length at the same time.

It comes set with a relatively low pull weight with minimal travel required to shoot, and it took no time at all for me to get to grips with it and predict the break. If you want to adjust it you remove the stock – I can’t see any need for fiddling with it, though.

The trigger blade itself it’s a full crescent curve, which sits really well on the pad of your finger, and there is a positive manual safety button housed on top of the blade, which is very easy to use.

What is the magazine capacity and under-lever action like?

You get two magazines in this package, plus a single shot magazine. The .177 magazine holds 14 shots, while the .22 version holds 12 shots and the .25 holds 10 shots. They’re really easy to load, too.

With the clear plastic cover facing you and the two straight edges of the magazine facing bottom right, simply wind the clear cover all the way round clockwise and drop you first pellet in the hole to lock it all in place (make sure you have a finger at the rear of the hole to prevent the pellet falling straight through).

Then it’s just a case of rotating the clear cover anti-clockwise and filling the rest of the slots with pellets. The magazine can only be inserted into the rifle from the left-hand side, and it takes a little bit of working out the first time, but once you suss it out it’s a simple operation.

As far as cocking the rifle is concerned, this is the really fun part. The faux-leather-bound under-lever is superb and it really does look and feel the part. It’s very smooth, too, far smoother than I was anticipating on such a “budget” rifle, but then this rifle is full of surprises.

With your trigger finger floating, put your other three fingers into the loop of the lever and push it down/ forwards in one smooth movement. Then bring it back up to its starting position until you hear the satisfying “click” as the magnets screwed into the underside of the stock snap it back into place – the rifle is now loaded and ready to shoot.

The more I shot this rifle, the more I fell in love with the cocking and loading platform. I actually found it easier to use than any of my other rifles that have side-lever or bolt actions.

There is something about pushing the lever down/ forwards that makes it more stable when shooting unrested, rather than using your trigger hand to pull a lever or bolt back towards your face. For smashing tin cans it’s an absolute joy, but I think it will come into its own on a quick-fire rat shoot.

How accurate is the Reximex Lieva for pest control?

After just an hour on the range I was putting 24-shot groups (two full magazines) into a 50p sized cluster at 15 metres using the open sights, but I couldn’t wait any longer so put a scope on to see what it can really do.

Now, bearing in mind the rifle sent to me by Range Right is my nemesis .22, I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but I was soon to be pleasantly surprised when I began pushing the pellets further and further down range.

After a few different pellet tests I settled on the JSB Exact Jumbo 15.89gr pellets, which this particular test rifle really likes. With the scope zeroed I was easily hitting 5p-sized groups at 25 metres from the bench, and pushing it out to 30 metres saw very little change. I really couldn’t believe it.

As a result of this accuracy, as well as a decent high end 10ft/lb power output, I’d have no problems using this rifle for pest control out to 25 metres. And, as I mentioned earlier in this review, it’s going to be a fantastic little rat buster for pest controllers.

There’s not a lot more I can say about it. For less than £400 you’re getting a rifle that is equally at home plinking in your garden as it is in the field for hunting – plus it really is great fun to shoot!

Technical specifications for the Reximex Lieva

Model: Lieva

Make: Reximex

Distributor: Range Right

Country of origin: Turkey

Type: Multi-shot PCP

Calibre: .177, .22 and .25

Weight: 2.9kg (6.4lbs) without scope

Cocking: Under-lever

Stock: Ambidextrous walnut

Trigger: Single-stage, adjustable

Safety: Manual

Overall length: 970mm (38in)

Barrel length: 500mm (19.7in)

Cylinder capacity: 105cc

Fill pressure: 200 bar

Shot count: Around 60/70

Muzzle energy: 10.8ft/lb 11fps variation over 10 shots

RRP: £399

Website: range-right.co.uk