Fwb300s springs

[Hsing-ee]

I see WG is selling single spring kits for the 300S that it is calling 'stark' (ie extra powerful), for export. It would be interesting to see what power they develop.

Maccari in the US sells a single 300S spring that makes more power than the standard double springs. I vaguely remember reading they produce 50fps or so more, but not more than that, without making the firing cycle any harsher.

Alistair (Hsing-ee) fitted a Maccari spring into one of my FWB 150s many years ago and it was a bit more powerful than before, but I think he had a tough time getting it into the cylinder.

I don't think I managed to get the Maccari spring in, the one that fitted and is in there is a slightly shortened HW50 Mk I spring (I think), a couple of coils taken off. I think it was doing 7 fpe which is not bad for 'one of they target riffles'.

[Jerry Cornelius]

Thanks to mick replacement springs are on their way to me

[the logun-ator]

Thanks to mick replacement springs are on their way to me

your welcome

[Garvin]

I don't think I managed to get the Maccari spring in, the one that fitted and is in there is a slightly shortened HW50 Mk I spring (I think), a couple of coils taken off. I think it was doing 7 fpe which is not bad for 'one of they target riffles'.

No, I think you did get it in eventually - at least that's what you said at the time. If you didn't, you owe me the Maccari spring back please.

Only kidding, i don't really care any more.

[CapitalBee]

For interest, I fitted a Maccari spring when I rebuilt and sealed my 300s. It ended up doing about 8ft/lb with 8.44gn pellets.

[rockdrill]

A few years back I had a phase of seeing what I could get out of FWB 300's using springs from Macarri and Pok on here, and up to 8 ft.lbs was achievable.

Now I am happy to run the standard springs and not risk over-stressing other parts of the rifle.

[Hsing-ee]

No, I think you did get it in eventually - at least that's what you said at the time. If you didn't, you owe me the Maccari spring back please.

Only kidding, i don't really care any more.

Maybe I did get it in .. was it the square section ‘Merlin’ one ... too long ago now. In which case what was the HW50 spring for??!

[Garvin]

Maybe I did get it in .. was it the square section ‘Merlin’ one ... too long ago now. In which case what was the HW50 spring for??!

No idea about an HW50 spring. HW55?

Square section? SQUARE SECTION? Never! Sounds too much like a 'Hox'. I don't think James Maccari, one of the world's finest spring makers, has ever traded in such horrors, has he?!

[Hsing-ee]

No idea about an HW50 spring. HW55?

Square section? SQUARE SECTION? Never! Sounds too much like a 'Hox'. I don't think James Maccari, one of the world's finest spring makers, has ever traded in such horrors, has he?!

He did, a thing called a Merlin! Maybe it was an Arctic spring, that was the 300 replacement ...

[Garvin]

He did, a thing called a Merlin! Maybe it was an Arctic spring, that was the 300 replacement ...

Blimey! He still does it:

https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com...88/4452198.htm

[ptdunk]

Blimey! He still does it:

https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com...88/4452198.htm

Is that the same ‘air rifle headquarters’ that’s been going since the 1960’s?

I bought a fascinating 1967/68 repro ARH catalogue from Cornell publications that have contemporary reviews of all the early 10m match rifles, I think the Anschütz 250 was just about to come out.

https://www.cornellpubs.com/old-guns...p?item_id=2682

Great to read quite in-depth reviews from back when these now revered rifles were cutting edge.


Matt

[Hsing-ee]

Blimey! He still does it:

https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com...88/4452198.htm

One you start winding springs, you just can't stop.

I really like his website, he is magnificently grumpy in the manner of airgun tuners the world over.