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I own a FWB 65 target air pistol, which was capable of getting you to the Olympics in the seventies and early eighties if you did your part. I hadn't shot it in years until I trotted it out a year ago to practice, remembering quickly how cool and accurate it was.
Unfortunately, the seals had deteriorated over the years, so I took it to a local airgun repair and sales place here in the northeast Ohio area, Pyramid Air, an outfit with a big internet presence.
Not a happy transaction, work done poorly. Among other things the barrel/receiver was a loose back-and-forth fit on the grip frame, as they evidently decided not to replace the shims that fit in the receiver that controls this back and forth looseness.
Thanks to the internet, I was able to diagnose the problem and make spacers to mitigate MOST of the slop. My problem is that I don't know if there should be NO movement, or a very slight amount, as the internet information I used to fix this didn't specify an amount. I have measured the current back and forth movement of the barrel/receiver on the grip frame at about .010-.015 inches, enough so that grabbing the barrel/receiver and tugging it back and forth produces a slight definite movement and a tiny "click" as the frame and receiver make contact. Pistol operates normally and reliably.
So my fellow Smith Forum FWB 65 owners, I need you to go get your unmolested pistols and grab the barrel while holding it in a normal shooting grip and see if you have any back and forth movement. Uncocked and safe, of course.
If any of you are serious air pistol target shooters and you have any experience with someone who is a competent smith and parts supplier for these fine pistols I would like to know that too.
As always, thanks in advance for the time and thoughtful responses you give! Regards, Bill S
Unfortunately, the seals had deteriorated over the years, so I took it to a local airgun repair and sales place here in the northeast Ohio area, Pyramid Air, an outfit with a big internet presence.
Not a happy transaction, work done poorly. Among other things the barrel/receiver was a loose back-and-forth fit on the grip frame, as they evidently decided not to replace the shims that fit in the receiver that controls this back and forth looseness.
Thanks to the internet, I was able to diagnose the problem and make spacers to mitigate MOST of the slop. My problem is that I don't know if there should be NO movement, or a very slight amount, as the internet information I used to fix this didn't specify an amount. I have measured the current back and forth movement of the barrel/receiver on the grip frame at about .010-.015 inches, enough so that grabbing the barrel/receiver and tugging it back and forth produces a slight definite movement and a tiny "click" as the frame and receiver make contact. Pistol operates normally and reliably.
So my fellow Smith Forum FWB 65 owners, I need you to go get your unmolested pistols and grab the barrel while holding it in a normal shooting grip and see if you have any back and forth movement. Uncocked and safe, of course.
If any of you are serious air pistol target shooters and you have any experience with someone who is a competent smith and parts supplier for these fine pistols I would like to know that too.
As always, thanks in advance for the time and thoughtful responses you give! Regards, Bill S
