As many I’m sure do on this forum I am always looking at what’s for sale on the local (Australia) on line sites. Not really to buy anything in particular just seeing what’s out there. Window shopping I guess
Occasionally there’s an older Feinwerkbeau comes up for sale. It’s the old 10m rifles I’ve grown to appreciate. Fueled in a large part by the experts and collectors here on the forum. I purchased my first 300s over a year ago and shooting that gun has only made me appreciate them more.
So scrolling though the airgun section online and there is a 300s and that’s all the description says “Feinwerkbau 300s” So I take a look and to my surprise it’s a Tyrolean I’d only ever seen match stocks before never a Tyrolean
I shot some pics off to Joe and Mike (dualmagmike) who both though it looked the goods The price was right and I ended up getting it today. It was a dealer who had the gun and he had acquired it from a deceased estate. He had no idea of its history and hadn’t fired the gun I spent some time polishing the stock with a natural beeswax product tonight and I’m really happy with how improved the look. I think the 50 year old timber was grateful for some attention
It’s serial no is 110812 which makes its likely manufactured in 1972. It has the full length sleeve/weight which is from the 300 series so I guess it’s a transitional gun.
The rest seems to be all original and standard for a 300s. The only query I have for the experts is the trigger blade? That doesn’t look stock to me.
I wasn’t sure what I’d find when I cocked the gun and looked at the seals. They are red so I knew they had been renewed at some stage. Thought I’d be safe to try and shoot the gun. No surprises thankfully.
This is my first attempt at 25m through the peep sight. Shooting Jsb 10.3g 5 shots
Happy with that. How can you not smile and enjoy shooting these old beauties! My plan is to put a scope on it and see if I can knock over a few starlings..old school! As I understand it a 300s purchased with a Tyrolean stock was for recreational shooting not competition as the stock had been banned by that point in 1972. Love to know what percentage of the 300s left the factory with the Tyrolean stock. I read they stopped making them in 1978. The shape of the stock is very comfortable to shoot standing for me. I could see how having such a fitting shape could be a problem if it didn’t....fit!
If you contact Feinwerkbau directly are they able to tell you what configuration your gun was by the serial number?
I checked the speed and the 10.3 where shooting at 470fps. I had some final match heavys 8.18g and they shot at 510fps. Have I got a problem with the speeds that low? Maybe the springs are a bit tired?
Do 2 300s make me a collector
Thanks Michael
Occasionally there’s an older Feinwerkbeau comes up for sale. It’s the old 10m rifles I’ve grown to appreciate. Fueled in a large part by the experts and collectors here on the forum. I purchased my first 300s over a year ago and shooting that gun has only made me appreciate them more.
So scrolling though the airgun section online and there is a 300s and that’s all the description says “Feinwerkbau 300s” So I take a look and to my surprise it’s a Tyrolean I’d only ever seen match stocks before never a Tyrolean
I shot some pics off to Joe and Mike (dualmagmike) who both though it looked the goods The price was right and I ended up getting it today. It was a dealer who had the gun and he had acquired it from a deceased estate. He had no idea of its history and hadn’t fired the gun I spent some time polishing the stock with a natural beeswax product tonight and I’m really happy with how improved the look. I think the 50 year old timber was grateful for some attention
It’s serial no is 110812 which makes its likely manufactured in 1972. It has the full length sleeve/weight which is from the 300 series so I guess it’s a transitional gun.
The rest seems to be all original and standard for a 300s. The only query I have for the experts is the trigger blade? That doesn’t look stock to me.
I wasn’t sure what I’d find when I cocked the gun and looked at the seals. They are red so I knew they had been renewed at some stage. Thought I’d be safe to try and shoot the gun. No surprises thankfully.
This is my first attempt at 25m through the peep sight. Shooting Jsb 10.3g 5 shots
Happy with that. How can you not smile and enjoy shooting these old beauties! My plan is to put a scope on it and see if I can knock over a few starlings..old school! As I understand it a 300s purchased with a Tyrolean stock was for recreational shooting not competition as the stock had been banned by that point in 1972. Love to know what percentage of the 300s left the factory with the Tyrolean stock. I read they stopped making them in 1978. The shape of the stock is very comfortable to shoot standing for me. I could see how having such a fitting shape could be a problem if it didn’t....fit!
If you contact Feinwerkbau directly are they able to tell you what configuration your gun was by the serial number?
I checked the speed and the 10.3 where shooting at 470fps. I had some final match heavys 8.18g and they shot at 510fps. Have I got a problem with the speeds that low? Maybe the springs are a bit tired?
Do 2 300s make me a collector
Thanks Michael