My breech block is blued steel with a somewhat different look due to the polishing process employed. I never noticed until Mark pointed it out. It does kinda' look like anodized aluminum..
ChrisI like the looks-via pictures never seen in person-of the Feinwerkbau-especially relative to the somewhat dowdy looks of the Weihrauchs.It has more than a hint of of ART DECO styling-ESPECIALLY the shape of the cheek piece.And LOOKS are almost as important to me as function and accuracy(I am not a great shot -so extremely consistent pellet grouping is wasted on me-but great/striking looks-please me everytime I take it outThe-your- TX200- walnut- I think has the Feinwerkbau looks wise-in respect to pretty finish of metal and wood-but the sleek looks-with art deco hints-very striking without looking weird.I would give the TX200 the nod looks wise-but the Sport is close in a modern looking wayThe TX200 shoots great-even for me-stare down scope-light squeeze-BAM- I am looking at a hole dead center of scope field (assuming my flinch/wobble/crummy eyes are no worse than usual)One last thing-both TX200 and the Sport have Lothar Walther barrels- I LOVE that comic book name- LOTHARThe shape of the cheek piece is most striking-someone spent time designing that shape
2.- They did not inform their customers of the design philosophy. The thin/slim guide and the super-long spring with huge preload is a design that was proven from the 1890's to the 1940's. What happens is that springs "kink", and then they develop contact points along the guide, these are what make the shot cycle of very old guns smooth and mellow. IF FWB had told their customers to shoot 1,000 pellets before even thinking of shooting "for score" and/or evaluating the cycles of the gun (both cocking and shooting) fewer shooters would have written their bad opinions. ¿Could they have chosen better technology? Yes they could, if they hadn't made mistake #1 in the first place.HM
Quote from: HectorMedina on January 16, 2022, 01:52:05 PM2.- They did not inform their customers of the design philosophy. The thin/slim guide and the super-long spring with huge preload is a design that was proven from the 1890's to the 1940's. What happens is that springs "kink", and then they develop contact points along the guide, these are what make the shot cycle of very old guns smooth and mellow. IF FWB had told their customers to shoot 1,000 pellets before even thinking of shooting "for score" and/or evaluating the cycles of the gun (both cocking and shooting) fewer shooters would have written their bad opinions. ¿Could they have chosen better technology? Yes they could, if they hadn't made mistake #1 in the first place.HMThanks Hector for your insight and explanation as to where FWB thought that they were going with the FWB Sport. If I read this right, simply shooting the FWB for long enough will calm it down to the point of being a smooth, if not quiet shooter, and no tuning needed. I'm a bit confused by the reportedly loose and ill fitting piston seals though. Do you believe that there was a "design philosophy" at play here?