My FWB

[Booger]

I'm bummed to hear how much effort you're having to put into this rifle. It's a good looking rifle; but at the price they are asking for them (TX territory) I'd pass personally. This gun was on my short list. Now it's off the list altogether. Thank you for the informative, and frank review.

I sold my TX200 & HW97K. I just did this to learn. What better rifle to learn on than one you spent $900 on even though they are now $800.

[straightshooter]

Hey Jesse, does your Sporter have much barrel droop? Which mount did you go with? I am going to be pulling mine out of the closet and see if I can get it in FT shape.

Thanks

E

[Booger]

Hey Jesse, does your Sporter have much barrel droop? Which mount did you go with? I am going to be pulling mine out of the closet and see if I can get it in FT shape.

Thanks

E

Yes it did, I used BLK adjustable scope mounts. Can keep the gun mostly optically centered with the mounts and slight adjustments with the turrerts. I love BLK mounts, but they cost a little bit more.

[straightshooter]

Thanks Jesse

E

[straightshooter]

How is your Rebuild going?

E

[Booger]

How is your Rebuild going?

E

I had it shooting 800 FPS which I liked, but as the spring is breaking in it is 775 FPS. Follow through is great at 800 FPS. The FWB is a great platform and much lighter than the TX200, HW97K, and possibly the R11. Atleast if feels that way, and accuracy is just as good as the first two. I am going to add a couple of washers to get her back to 800 FPS which is 12 FPE. If that doesn't work I will put the original spring back in and be happy with 835 FPS. This was an extra spring for learning and it has done it's job.

[Jason_Garvin]

Booger,

I have bought three of the FWB's to wrench on, and if I remember correctly I ended up liking the ARH monolith spring that is on close out at Macarri, which fit very well on the stock guide and metal washer, with an internal metal spacer on the rear to cock in to the piston from ARH which also fit the guide well, topped off with a VAC30 power seal, mine shoot around 800 fps with 7.3 RS, and honestly the smoothest action I have yet.  I would expect more out of the platform, but I can't get the rifles balanced at higher FPS, just to jumpy to stay on target.  Maybe some of the pro's with in house machinery could punch slightly more.

Just some thoughts,

Jason W Garvin

[straightshooter]

How is your Rebuild going?

E

I had it shooting 800 FPS which I liked, but as the spring is breaking in it is 775 FPS. Follow through is great at 800 FPS. The FWB is a great platform and much lighter than the TX200, HW97K, and possibly the R11. Atleast if feels that way, and accuracy is just as good as the first two. I am going to add a couple of washers to get her back to 800 FPS which is 12 FPE. If that doesn't work I will put the original spring back in and be happy with 835 FPS. This was an extra spring for learning and it has done it's job.

Right on!

E