Bought one at Champion's Choice for $495 and received it today. I read all the reviews first, and with so much talk about "twang" and need for tuning I wasn't sure I should get it, but did anyway.
The FWB Sport is a unique rifle and is designed around the European concept of what a fine sporting rifle should be. It oozes craftsmanship, with a nice stock and fine metal work evident everywhere, although machining marks are still visible in places. This might bother some people, but to me it is the mark of high quality construction, with parts finish machined rather than stamped or die cast. Even the rear sight assembly appears to be mostly machined. It is clear that FWB intended the Sport to be a premium product, and originally priced it as such. At the current price it is a steal if you are in the market for a relatively light but powerful sporting airgun.
So that is what it looks like, how does it shoot? The trigger is great. The sights are the best open sights I have ever seen on an airgun. And to my surprise, I was able to use them pretty effectively as they are both mounted far enough forward that they remained clear even to my older eyes. The shot cycle takes some getting used to, but so far I have found the gun rather easy to shoot from every position I tried. The shot cycle is abrupt and a bit noisy, but recoil is just a short little push back. In some ways it reminded me of the R1 I had a while back. Accuracy is about what I would expect from a high quality springer. I was getting ten shot groups under an inch at 25 yards sitting after just a little practice using the open sights. In fact the open sights are so good I am not sure I want to put a scope on it. I have a couple very accurate springers with scopes, and have had quite a few others, I don't need another one. The Sport was intended to fill a different niche I think.
I don't want to drone on any further, but if there are questions about the FWB Sport, I will try to answer them.
The FWB Sport is a unique rifle and is designed around the European concept of what a fine sporting rifle should be. It oozes craftsmanship, with a nice stock and fine metal work evident everywhere, although machining marks are still visible in places. This might bother some people, but to me it is the mark of high quality construction, with parts finish machined rather than stamped or die cast. Even the rear sight assembly appears to be mostly machined. It is clear that FWB intended the Sport to be a premium product, and originally priced it as such. At the current price it is a steal if you are in the market for a relatively light but powerful sporting airgun.
So that is what it looks like, how does it shoot? The trigger is great. The sights are the best open sights I have ever seen on an airgun. And to my surprise, I was able to use them pretty effectively as they are both mounted far enough forward that they remained clear even to my older eyes. The shot cycle takes some getting used to, but so far I have found the gun rather easy to shoot from every position I tried. The shot cycle is abrupt and a bit noisy, but recoil is just a short little push back. In some ways it reminded me of the R1 I had a while back. Accuracy is about what I would expect from a high quality springer. I was getting ten shot groups under an inch at 25 yards sitting after just a little practice using the open sights. In fact the open sights are so good I am not sure I want to put a scope on it. I have a couple very accurate springers with scopes, and have had quite a few others, I don't need another one. The Sport was intended to fill a different niche I think.
I don't want to drone on any further, but if there are questions about the FWB Sport, I will try to answer them.