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Airguns by Make and Model => Feinwerkbau => Topic started by: KB7PYF on December 12, 2019, 12:12:11 AM
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Looking for advice.
I have a FWB 601 that requires cleaning and tune up. Any idea of where to send her? I live in Washington state. Beautiful shooting rifle.
Thanks
Charlie (KB7PYF)
Now I got her right!!
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Living on the west coast Motorhead is probably your best bet. If he can't do it he can tell you who can. (AC7DB)
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Pilkguns in Tenn. they provide sales and service to the U.S. shooting teams.
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I believe David Slade works on these also, you could reach out to him.
https://www.airgunwerks.com/tunes.html (https://www.airgunwerks.com/tunes.html)
Jason
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Thanks for the info. I will be making a few phone calls to see what I can work out.
Many thanks!
Charlie
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Just out of courosity, what is it not doing that makes you believe it is in need of service?
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I just resealed mine, they are really simple to work on and require no specialty tools. Complete seal kits using FWB parts can be found on e bay, Neal Stepp at ISS in Texas probably has them too. If you are uncomfortable with doing it yourself Neal could probably take care of it.
http://www.iss-internationalshootersservice.com/ (http://www.iss-internationalshootersservice.com/)
BTW, Scott Pilkington and Dave Slade are both first class guys too.
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Hey Mr. Duckfish sorry about being late I just got to read your post and I apologize sincerely. What's going on is when I cock the 601 it's not getting all the pressure that needs which implies to me that there's something wrong with the with the piston so I want it back to shooting form. I bought the rifle secondhand and have shoot ~ 500 rounds before having issues. Beautiful shooting rifle I love it.
R/ Charlie
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Mine shoots jsb 7.33 at 600 fps. They are not powerhouses buy mighty accurate. What is yours shooting?
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Greetings, I am shooting the RWS R10 match, 8.2 grain wadcutter. They perform very well for me out of my guns.
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If you have access to a chronograph shoot it and report back with velocities. Also cock and load the rifle and let it sit for a few minutes and then shoot over the chrono to see if it is holding air. I will be honest I do not know how long is acceptable for a 601 to hold air after it is cocked. I just assume if it leaks air off pretty fast it’s not acceptable. I also have a 601 and it is a wonderful rifle. Replace the 18mm front sight with a newer 22mm front sight. The 22mm front sight lets a lot more light thru and helps.
As posted above I do not believe these rifles are hard to work on. There is a German guy that has a disassembly and reassembly video on YouTube. Watch it a few times and it will make sense. I also bought mine second hand more than a year ago and though I have not had to replace the seals after watching those videos a handful of times I am not too worried about it.