You shouldn't have a problem sighting in for 6yd with a 2002, fwb 300 series or P70 maybe!
Dave
You shouldn't have a problem sighting in for 6yd with a 2002, fwb 300 series or P70 maybe!
Dave
IF IT'S NOT BROKE.........DON'T FIX IT!
I've got a nice FWB 300 running boar. Don't shoot 10m with it tho'. It's got a 6x42 S&B on it and I shoot ft and hft with it. And it's quite capable of doing the job. I do have it running at 8.5 ft/lb tho.
I do 10 metre pistol and rifle in the local Leicestershire league.
Pistol is a FWB P30.
Rifle is a RWS-CA100 PCP
yeh, come on...lets see whos doing what here
260 av ex 300 on 10m air rifle at the moment.
want to get to 270-275 over the next year...going to be hard work.
Yep, I do.
I plink in my garage which is a bit more than 10m long and perfect for the job because I don't bother anyone. Besides that, its cooler inside, it was nearly 40 in the shade today
My gun is a Diana 100 single stroke pneumatic with the stainless steel action, which I had from new more than 10 years ago.
Its more accurate than I'll ever be and its never missed a beat.
This http://www.minisniping.org/ looks like good sport and very challenging when one gets fed up shooting at 10m.
Luckily my gun has scope rails and is a bolt action, so I'm all set up to give it a go.Just need to find some free time.......
You let someone who knows what he's doing take it apart, twiddle this, polish that, fit a single silicon steel spring etc etc. Could possibly get a bit more, but it would probably not make it as nice to shoot. Honestly, I've felt pcp's with more recoil than this gun. Which is nice.
HI, Yes I do actually Know how this power level is approached & know the history dating back to the 1970s of why extra power was originaly sought from these fine 10m rifles! the man that started this was the late Dennis Cummins, of NARPA fame who advocated the use of the fwb 150 single piece spring for bell target shooting, the idea being the slight increase in power would give the shooter a better chance of ringing the bell with a split shot! it all went on from there!
I believe i still have some of the last silicon one piece springs lurking in the workshop.
Dave
IF IT'S NOT BROKE.........DON'T FIX IT!
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a "silicon spring"? Are we talking about a silicon coating? Would this increase power?
I have read about some Maccari single springs being used to replace the twin springs in the FWB 300S. The compression chamber is quite small on the 300S so I assume he uses thicker wire?
Mike95
Hi, Swedish silicon crhome, as they were none as, always used to be regarded as THE best spring steel for making airgun mainsprings,they are renowned for keeping their shape & power even when the gun is left cocked for long periods of time, like WEEKS if you believe the tests carried out on them! not all airgun springs are made from this material though!
Dave
IF IT'S NOT BROKE.........DON'T FIX IT!