FWB Feinwerkbau 603

[Kgphotos]

I took my 602 out for a bit of offhand shooting. That thing is heavy . I was shooting at some little knock over targets, small silhouettes. a little device, by Sig. 4 targets, knock them down then one in the center resets. It was easy but nothing like as difficult as those tiny targets. I am going to have to go a couple of rounds of a few shots daily to build us some strength to hold that gun and a couple of others for offhand shooting. For quite a few years my shooting has been either off a bench or sitting in a chair shooting, and at almost 80 a lot of that upper body strength is gone, plus my job never contributed to building any muscle.

I know what you mean about building up the strength. I started about a year ago regularly practicing for silhouette shooting. At first I was a little discouraged at how wobbly I was. I had maybe a 25% hit ratio on the little 1/10 scale silhouettes. After a while though I began to notice that I was improving. Feels to me like I’m using the same muscles when shooting silhouette and ten meter. My stance is also the same. It also helps me that I’m only 55
Kenny

 

[Kgphotos]

Okay, I tried for round two and I improved a little bit. I muffed the very first shot with a “pre-mature discharge” so I took a second shot. I left it out of my score though.
Kenny

 

[jkingrph]

I know what you mean about building up the strength. I started about a year ago regularly practicing for silhouette shooting. At first I was a little discouraged at how wobbly I was. I had maybe a 25% hit ratio on the little 1/10 scale silhouettes. After a while though I began to notice that I was improving. Feels to me like I’m using the same muscles when shooting silhouette and ten meter. My stance is also the same. It also helps me that I’m only 55
Kenny

Yes, adding 25 more years to that will make a difference. I simply cannot do some of the things I used to do. I have been a pharmacist all of my life, so rarely handled anything heavy at work,
I was on a ROTC smallbore team in college but that was about 62 years ago, shooting Winchester 52d and Remington 40x rifles, 4 position. even with stiff leather shooting coats, glove and a sling offhand was the most difficult and often the tie breaking position. When I started the ten ring was .22 inches, and so many were shooting perfect 400 scores, ten bullseyes per position, that they changed it so the "ten ring" was simply a dot in the center of what was formely the ten ring, which was now the 9 ring. Even then I shot my share of perfect scores, but mostly in the 395-397 range. Prone and sitting was the easiest, followed by kneeling then standing. Oh the range was 50 feet and the target bull was a lot like the 10m airgun target, just a little larger

Tomorrow I think I will try that silhouette target, Just hope I can hold that big gun up for 20 shots. I'm thinking I have one of those position slings in my gun case, but it would be too difficult to cock the gun with that attached to the gun and my upper left arm, It was easy with a rimfire bolt action.

 

[Kgphotos]

Yes, adding 25 more years to that will make a difference. I simply cannot do some of the things I used to do. I have been a pharmacist all of my life, so rarely handled anything heavy at work,
I was on a ROTC smallbore team in college but that was about 62 years ago, shooting Winchester 52d and Remington 40x rifles, 4 position. even with stiff leather shooting coats, glove and a sling offhand was the most difficult and often the tie breaking position. When I started the ten ring was .22 inches, and so many were shooting perfect 400 scores, ten bullseyes per position, that they changed it so the "ten ring" was simply a dot in the center of what was formely the ten ring, which was now the 9 ring. Even then I shot my share of perfect scores, but mostly in the 395-397 range. Prone and sitting was the easiest, followed by kneeling then standing. Oh the range was 50 feet and the target bull was a lot like the 10m airgun target, just a little larger

Tomorrow I think I will try that silhouette target, Just hope I can hold that big gun up for 20 shots. I'm thinking I have one of those position slings in my gun case, but it would be too difficult to cock the gun with that attached to the gun and my upper left arm, It was easy with a rimfire bolt action.

Maybe try taking a break after each row. I have an FWB 601 and I do think it is a little heavier than my Walther.
Kenny

 

[jkingrph]

Maybe try taking a break after each row. I have an FWB 601 and I do think it is a little heavier than my Walther.
Kenny

My 602 seems heavier than the 150 and 300s, plus it takes more effort to cock. It is even more awkward and difficult to cock from a bench rest than the spring models.

 

[Kgphotos]

My 602 seems heavier than the 150 and 300s, plus it takes more effort to cock. It is even more awkward and difficult to cock from a bench rest than the spring models.

Yes, it definitely seems to be designed to cock while standing. Have you ever seen/tried a Crosman Challenger 2021 ten meter rifle? They are really light weight; although not as refined or high quality as an FWB or a Walther. They are so light that some shooters will actually add a little weight to get the perfect balance. It was my first actual ten meter rifle and it got me hooked.
Kenny

 

[jkingrph]

Never seen one of those, I live in a small E. Texas town and the only airguns other than the ones I have researched and ordered for myself are the cheap ones at walmart and a local farm and ranch chain. I know of no one else in the area interested in airguns.
I just looked up the specs and the weight looks nice, I would think a pcp with a properly made synthetic stock would be much lighter than any springer or ssp type gun, less heavy mechanism involved.

 

[Kgphotos]

Never seen one of those, I live in a small E. Texas town and the only airguns other than the ones I have researched and ordered for myself are the cheap ones at walmart and a local farm and ranch chain. I know of no one else in the area interested in airguns.
I just looked up the specs and the weight looks nice, I would think a pcp with a properly made synthetic stock would be much lighter than any springer or ssp type gun, less heavy mechanism involved.

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[beerthief]

You can get them from online.
Here is one:

https://www.aafta.org/uploads/1/2/7/6/127666620/10m_silhouette_1.pdf

on you can just print from the link

 

[Kgphotos]

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[beerthief]

I know what you mean about building up the strength. I started about a year ago regularly practicing for silhouette shooting. At first I was a little discouraged at how wobbly I was. I had maybe a 25% hit ratio on the little 1/10 scale silhouettes. After a while though I began to notice that I was improving. Feels to me like I’m using the same muscles when shooting silhouette and ten meter. My stance is also the same. It also helps me that I’m only 55
Kenny

9/9/2025 i will be 80 . "I SUCK @ standing free hand " seems kind of weak wording to me .

 

[jkingrph]

9/9/2025 i will be 80 . "I SUCK @ standing free hand " seems kind of weak wording to me .

Likewise, but I am going too work on it! Hope it improves.

 

[beerthief]

Likewise, but I am going too work on it! Hope it improves.

yes me too

 

[Steve Milbocker]

You can get them from online.
Here is one:

https://www.aafta.org/uploads/1/2/7/6/127666620/10m_silhouette_1.pdf

Thanks for the link. That will be a fun discipline to add to my 10 meter basement shooting

 

[jkingrph]

I tried that target this morning, can barely see them with aperture sights.

 

[jkingrph]

Went out for a short session this afternoon. I was wearing a pair of rather soft sole NewBalance tennis shoes and was noticing if I slightly shifted my weight it would make me weave about. I went back and pulled out my 30 year old combat boots and will put them on for my next offhand session. I may look a little weird in bermuda shorts and combat boots, but just my wife and myself here, so who cares.

 

[Kgphotos]

Went out for a short session this afternoon. I was wearing a pair of rather soft sole NewBalance tennis shoes and was noticing if I slightly shifted my weight it would make me weave about. I went back and pulled out my 30 year old combat boots and will put them on for my next offhand session. I may look a little weird in bermuda shorts and combat boots, but just my wife and myself here, so who cares.

I have read that supportive shoes are very important and I always wear them when shooting. It would be nice to have access to a real shooting coach for a couple of lessons to get pointed in the right direction and have someone evaluate my shooting stance. Everything that I "think I know" came from reading and watching videos.
Kenny

 

[jkingrph]

I have read that supportive shoes are very important and I always wear them when shooting. It would be nice to have access to a real shooting coach for a couple of lessons to get pointed in the right direction and have someone evaluate my shooting stance. Everything that I "think I know" came from reading and watching videos.
Kenny

I had some but that ended in the spring of 1965, so I am working on distant memories. I was digging around in the back of my closet and found 3 pair of combat boots, one pair was paratrooper style and a bit heavier, one was insulated so will pass on those for summertime in E Texas. Surprisingly they still have their high polish.

 

[Steve Milbocker]

Went out for a short session this afternoon. I was wearing a pair of rather soft sole NewBalance tennis shoes and was noticing if I slightly shifted my weight it would make me weave about. I went back and pulled out my 30 year old combat boots and will put them on for my next offhand session. I may look a little weird in bermuda shorts and combat boots, but just my wife and myself here, so who cares.

I shoot in my socks in the basement! Maybe I should try some shoes

 

[Steve Milbocker]

I tried that target this morning, can barely see them with aperture sights.

I was afraid of that being a possibility