In FT configuration, they vary in weight between under 9lbs to over 15lbs. Older angled style gen-I guns weigh about two pounds more than Gen I Hunter style actions, and Gen II carbines are lighter yet, but there isn’t much wood or plastic in any of em.... most all metal is either aluminum, stainless, or air-hard tool steel except the leaded steel barrel.
I designed the gun for FT many yrs ago, and I did consider the effect of “lock-time” and barrel dwell time. I realized that if guns are rested or supported as around 95% of the shots are, there is no important disadvantage to longer lock or even barrel dwell time, so I deliberately built a visual hammer fall and very long barrel to PROVE the design competitve, And it WAS proven when the first gun I built in series to demonstrate the design won the AAFTA National Championship match some months after it was built. The USFTs have won the National FT even several more times, and even The World FT event once. Sure, for the 5 percent offhand shots, a quicker firing cycle does ease follow-thru, but the good guys are mostly all great offhand shots anyhow, so I wasn’t worried. The long barrel and larger reservoir helped shot consistency and reduced mid-match filling, and more importantly, improved reliability by dramatically reducing the number of internal seals and moving parts. Most of these guns have been in regular use for more than a dozen years with no repairs ever, some almost twenty.
Scott claimed his specially tuned gun had a special reg and very quick locktime, and with it, he managed to tie for second place the inaugural Oregon Extreme FT event ... failing to best the non-regulated slow hammerfall USFT shooting alongside that was piloted by a guy that had never seen or shot the gun before the event’s sight-in period. Gofigger.
Face it, there are a number of FT models that can, and have won ... the typical accuracy demands for most shots are around three to five moa, and most top guns can deliver sub-moa results under ideal conditions, so its not the gun, as most decent guns can deliver the goods on a given day unless it lets you down by breaking. I wanted a gun design that doesn’t break much. I have fun tinkering (and back in the day) designing, and shooting, but am not a great shot or even a serious competitor. I also haven’t any monetary interest In the guns Mac1 builds and sells, even though many incorporate my designs or redesigns ... it was for the love of airgunning and to keep me outta titty bars.
