feinwerkbau sport 127, help with age and value please

[johny english]

thanks for the link mylof1tz, still cant actually say the rifle is mine yet, but i have offered him 45 for it and he said hell think about it, took the action out of the stock and now it dosnt squeak, it was the cocking lever rubbing against the slot in the stock!!, seems pretty well lubbed so i did some test shoots into a solid lump of 8x4 timber. pellets penertrated completly ( bisley pest control ) , did five shots at a 10m pistol target a few times and was getting 3 out of the five in a ragged one hole group, the other two were well out, it just may need to be used a bit, or it could be due to the scope , it actually rattles as if theres something loose in there, got rid of the rust on the cylinder but the underside of the barrel is pitted, so all in all , i think itll be a good buy,, i see that jim maccari does two different tune kits for it, one called mongose and the other old skool, anyone used thease and is there any advantage of one over the other??, cheers.

[LukeB]

As far as I know one is a sub 12ft-lb kit and the other is a FAC kit??? I've heard people mention that when you order, you have to make it clear that it will be for a UK non-FAC gun (unless you've got a FAC).

I'm sure someone else will clarify it though.....

[Garvin]

As far as I know one is a sub 12ft-lb kit and the other is a FAC kit??? I've heard people mention that when you order, you have to make it clear that it will be for a UK non-FAC gun (unless you've got a FAC).

I'm sure someone else will clarify it though.....

I think the old school kit is just a shorter spring for ease of fitting and the mongoose kit is longer and doesn't necessarily produce FAC power levels, but might need a coil or two removed to bring it under 12 ft/lbs, depending on the gun.

[Ruger Red]

Fitted an old school kit to my FWB124. It is a shorter spring with a nylon spacer so there is less precompression and stress on the internals. The piston seal is a great improvement over the standard one. Mine shot sub 12ft lbs in .177 without any intervention. Kit works very well and I've been extremely impressed in the accuracy for such a light gun.

[LukeB]

As an alternative, I've heard some good reviews on the tune ups that 'Bonnie & Clyde' (member here on BBS does).

Might be worth speaking to him??

[Nige]

And if you feel the need to strip it down, I've done a guide with photos on just this subject here on my website

All the best,
Nige

[johny english]

cheers for all the info chaps, your guide on your site is great nige52, unfortunatly i saw the builder today and he wants to keep it, , i shouldnt have taken it home and payed with it !!!! but he did say i can have first refusal on it when the time comes, so you never know., thanks again chaps, johny e.