When did FWB change from the 300 S Junior to the 300 S Mini?
Is there a difference?
Is there a difference?
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FWB Beeman/FWB 300s Junior predating the 300s Mini?
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I think "Mini" was just Beeman's marketing name. It was always the "Junior" elsewhere as far as I know. They did have one significant change of stock style during their run (stepped fore end on early ones, straight tapered fore end later), a possible source of confusion. As far as I know, there were not shortened versions of the earlier models 150 and 300, just the 300S.
It's an awesome gun BTW! The shorter barrel with no sleeve makes a surprisingly huge change in the balance and handling - a much friendlier gun for most uses IMHO (FWB also made plenty of full-size ones with no sleeves, but not often seen in the US in my experience). The stock is a little shorter, but you can make that up with a buttpad spacer or two, or just put the action in a full-size stock (which is what I did).
Similar naming trick with FWB pistols. There were short-barreled versions of the FWB 65 from its early days, but when Beeman imported some late ones, they magically became "Mark 2's" (and the full-length barrel pistols "Mark 1's"). They too were always "Juniors" in their home market.
It's an awesome gun BTW! The shorter barrel with no sleeve makes a surprisingly huge change in the balance and handling - a much friendlier gun for most uses IMHO (FWB also made plenty of full-size ones with no sleeves, but not often seen in the US in my experience). The stock is a little shorter, but you can make that up with a buttpad spacer or two, or just put the action in a full-size stock (which is what I did).
Similar naming trick with FWB pistols. There were short-barreled versions of the FWB 65 from its early days, but when Beeman imported some late ones, they magically became "Mark 2's" (and the full-length barrel pistols "Mark 1's"). They too were always "Juniors" in their home market.
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I found Beeman's 1986 catalog that may provide a clearer picture of this topic.
Beeman's literature calls it the Mini (with the word Junior in italics) especially on the order page.
Thanks for the comments.
Jim
Beeman's literature calls it the Mini (with the word Junior in italics) especially on the order page.
Thanks for the comments.
Jim
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Beeman was a great dreamer. The Feinwerkbau company did not produce any minis, only the Juniors models.
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