Quote Originally Posted by Powderfinger View Post
At one time FWB said they were good for several million shots. But the recoil mechanism and bear trap can be fiddly and fragile.
Although to be fair I've had a lot of these in the last 15 years or so and never once had a problem.

It's only now, nearly 60 years since these extraordinary air pistols first appeared, that the 'weaknesses' in the design have started to emerge. Trouble is, they have such an amazing reputation, we expect them to perform like models half their age.

You could say the FWB Sport was saddled with similarly unrealistic expectations, instead of being treated as a venerable classic.