FWB300S Pellet Testing

[MP44]

5 shot groups @ 26yds, from left, AA 7.33, Crosman Pointed ( 3 shots ), AA 7.9 & AA 8.4gr 4.51. A thumb tack for size comparison 

5 shot groups at 50yds. The first group I very lightly held the rifle and obviously the FWB did not like that so I switched to my normal hold for shooting this rifle from the bench. From left, AA 7.33, AA 7.9, AA 8.4gr 4.51 & a re-do of the AA 7.33gr

1978 FWB 300S ( 256XXX ), Leupold 3-9X33 EFR in a BKL-288 elevation adjustable mount

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[Guest]

Two MOA or maybe a bit less!!! Hard to shoot any springer better than that. Well done.

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Wow INCREDIBLE shooting William !!!! You made me pull the trigger . I'm ordering some more 7.3 AA pellets tonight . Beautiful rifle .
We gotta get us a online FWB contest going !!!
We gonna " accidentally" forget to invite you W. I don't want NO PART of you. Lol

 

[Deja]

7.3 the way to go ? I just got my fwb300 today and been running some jsb RS and it seemed to do ok.

 

[ajshoots]

Mine shoots the 7.3 good and the 8.4. However, the 10.34 are superior in my gun.

Mine are all 4.52mm head size btw.

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Ditto with what AJ said. I can shoot anything in mind as long as it's those three pellets mine gun will not shoot the 7.87 pallets very well. The next time I order pellet I'm going to order some of the jsb monsters and see how they shoot

 

[Deja]

Just shot a little today. Mounted that nikon scope and zeroed it with the light jsb's. Not sure if the optics are much better than a cheapo Hawke. The Target dot reticle was really nice, and the turrets worked well. Not sure I ever zeroed a scope that fast. 3 shots and i was in the middle.

Bit of a bother loading with a scope on. Might go back to diopter at some point.

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

I hang my Nikon half way over the loading port and tighten it up . It is RIGHT on the edge of how long a scope you can get away with on a FWB but I'm like you and love the crosshair !
My DREAM scope should b here this week ....Been looking for the UPS truck like a little kid

 

[Goodtogo]

"JoeWayneRhea"I hang my Nikon half way over the loading port and tighten it up . It is RIGHT on the edge of how long a scope you can get away with on a FWB but I'm like you and love the crosshair !
My DREAM scope should b here this week ....Been looking for the UPS truck like a little kid


Hey how about stepping over the edge? Doesn't a 10 meter rifle need a 32 power scope?

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Lol Robert I'm not good enough yet to fully Tak advantage of a 12 power scope. Arthritis in my thumbs make loading a problem if I use something that kinda blocks the port

 

[Deja]

Lol yea that might be overkill, I will see if I can move the scope back a bit. Don't regret buying it at all its a great scope so far. 

Any tips on the fwb? Seems to be shooting well, my chorony doesnt work inside so not sure about the fps. I just wiped down the whole thing with balistols. 

Side note at 10-15 meters I dont like to go over 6x when standing, if I do bench work then maybe crank it up to 9. Usually keep it at 6.

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Only tip I would have on the FWB overall would be when you take it apart ..Lube as lightly as possible in piston chamber . If you use too much velocity spread can get really wide .
An don't be afraid to clean the bore I it starts shooting poorly . Most of them don't need to be cleaned too often but my personal gun shoots best if I clean it fairly regularly

 

[JeffC]

Joe did you get your AA 7.87 yet? Jeff C

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Jeff they should be here this afternoon when I get off work. .