Wanted FWB 65

[Ian]

FWB 65 I really want one of these!

If anyone has one in mint/excellent condition and wants to sell please PM me.

Cheers
Ian

[Nikkormat]

Hi Ian.

Sorry, I'm not selling my FWB65, but I just thought I'd offer a tip: bear in mind these pistols might be 30 years old or more (mine was made in about 1973) and they may still be fitted with the original seals, which corrode badly. I've just spent £130 having mine resealed and serviced, so either budget for this before buying or try to find one recently resealed; newer breech seals are blue. Despite this cost, I still consider mine a good buy. Good luck finding one, they come up every so often but you have to watch the sales board like a hawk as they are snapped up quickly. Truly wonderful pistols, you won't regret buying one.

Matt

[Garvin]

What Matt says about the original seals is true, although many FWB spring pistols sold these days have already been resealed at some point.

If you find a pistol which does need a reseal and respring and you wanted to do it yourself, it'll cost you £60 posted to the UK for all the necessary parts from Nikkonos in Canada. You may even get them cheaper in the UK?

Seals alone from Nikkonos cost about £36 posted and often the original springs are still working perfectly 30 years on so don't need replacing.

We'll have to rethink the message about the modern replacement breech seal always being blue - they are now being reproduced in a lovely shade of green.

Good luck with your search Ian.

[Nikkormat]

Ah, thanks for that info Garvin. That really is a lovely colour!

[Ian]

Thanks guys - thats really helpful.

Ive kind of wanted one of these since the 80's and have decided that its now time top get my arse in to gear!

I figured that a service and new seals etc would probably be needed.

I am watching a couple on eGun at the moment - problem is that they wont post internationaly. Ive emailed them anyway - no response as yet - probably down to my dodgy bablefish English to German translation. I will keep looking there as I think its my best bet in the short to medium term. Unless I get lucky here of course..

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=2837180

Cheers
Ian

[Ian]

Update

Ive just bought one - from a dealer in Germany - if all goes to plan it will be with me this time next week!

A big thanks to Taylor for his eGun advice http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465641

It feels like a bit of a gamble buying unseen in this manner but the seller has a 400+ positive feedback rating. Well, we shall see..

Cheers
Ian

[Nikkormat]

Good news there Ian. I'm sure you will be impressed. Mine is one of two guns I will never, ever sell (the other being a FWB300S).

Matt

[Ian]

Thanks Matt. Just called my bank and arranged an international transfer.

Can hardly contain my excitement!

Cheers
Ian

[Garvin]

Can hardly contain my excitement!

Oh oh. This could get very expensive Ian....

There's something about the extra distance in buying from Germany compared to the UK, the longer wait time, the added risk in buying unseen. It creates an extended frisson of anticipation that has drug-like qualities. If this purchase goes well I'll bet you'll be back for another egun 'hit'.

[Ian]

Oh no, what have I done?

Too late now though..

[Taylor]

Ah schucks.. thanks Ian

So whaddya buy?

This is the FWB 90 I bought on eGun earlier this year.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1277160054
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1277160116

A proper mint example of the finest spring pistol made. I paid £280 plus £15 shipping and waited about a week for delivery by courier.

[Garvin]

Ah schucks.. thanks Ian

So whaddya buy?

This is the FWB 90 I bought on eGun earlier this year.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1277160054
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1277160116

A proper mint example of the finest spring pistol made. I paid £280 plus £15 shipping and waited about a week for delivery by courier.

Wowzer! That's what I call a sleeper. Amazing purchase.

[eredel]

I'm with Matt on this one ....the only two guns I won't part with are the 65 and the 300s...
Eric.

[Taylor]

Wowzer! That's what I call a sleeper. Amazing purchase.

Yep, not a pistol I’m likely to sell on.

The serial number dates the pistol to the early nineties I think - production ended in 1992 for the FWB 90 and 1998 for the FWB 65 - and also has the letter B stamped after the last digit. My best guess is the B stands for Beeman, who were the main agents for Feinwerkbau in the USA at the time.


A few useful links I’ve found for FWB 65/80/90

Exploded diagrams and parts lists can be downloaded from the main Feinwerkbau website under Service http://www.feinwerkbau.de

For spares (other than ordering direct from FWB) WaffenCenter - Gotha

For the shop manual guide to disassembly and reassembly, items 47.2 and 47.3
http://www.beemans.net/sale%20and%20wanted%20new.htm


From what I understand the service interval for these pistols is of the order of a half a million shots! With the breech seal and piston buffer most likely needing replacement at some time.

[Ian]

Ah schucks.. thanks Ian

So whaddya buy?

This is the FWB 90 I bought on eGun earlier this year.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1277160054
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1277160116

A proper mint example of the finest spring pistol made. I paid £280 plus £15 shipping and waited about a week for delivery by courier.

Here are the photos from the listing:





Described as mechanicaly perfect and with only slight wear evident externally. Seller (dealer) has 400+ 100% + feedback. With spare sights and original manual. £190 + £20 shipping. My bank charged £15 to transfer the funds.

Cheers
Ian