Air pistols.

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A friend of mine passed away last week, and he left me some items, among them a cased set of air guns. They are Feinwerkbau .177, side cocking air pistols. There is a model 65 on the left side of the receiver. One has a Beeman scope on it, and one has just the adjustable metalic sights. I have no experiance with these pistols and have no idea of what to expect both accuracy and durability wise.

He also left me a Beman Webly Huricane and a couple of small knives he made.

Is Beeman the importer? Both have beeman marked under the trigger guard.
 
Feinwerkbau is THE air pistol that all others are measured against, or so I have been told. Google Airgun Forums, the site has pretty much every airgun link out there.
 
jackknife said:
A friend of mine passed away last week, and he left me some items, among them a cased set of air guns. They are Feinwerkbau .177, side cocking air pistols. There is a model 65 on the left side of the receiver.
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Fair market value is going to be around $500.

These were the finest air pistol made at the time. They still hold up against current offerings in terms of durability and accuracy but, of course Olympians want the compressed air offerings these days.

Treat them with TLC and they will reward you with accuracy that will blow your mind.

If you want something for the backpack or toolbox, sell them and buy something more appropriate. These are literally Olympic grade target pistols.

They are also regulation pistols so, while super accurate, they are not mini-canons like you get at Wal-Mart. They are effective against pests for example because you can put the pellet in the right spot, not because the pellet will go through a 2x4 on the back fence.

I have the FWB 80 which is a newer and apparently inferior pistol according the people of Olympic caliber. I'm not at that level yet so, it isn't a factor to me these days.
 
Thanks guys.

I don't want to sell them as Bill was a very long term good friend. Plus I plan to shoot them as I like to use an air pistol on bad weather days when I don't feel like being out on the outdoor pistol range at the club. I tried out the Feinwerkbau down my basement last night where I shoot my old Crossman. You're right, the accuricy blows me away. I'm a decent shot, no olimpic here, but this is the first time I had pellet holes touching each other. I think I'm in love. The workmanship is lightyears above my Ruger MK2 target pistol.

The webley huricane is not near as accurite, but its not too bad, and its kind of a neat action.

I can see how air guns can get to be addictive.
 
The Webley Hurricane is not so accurate as the F65, but it is a very good practice pistol for rimfire shooting, because of the way it works. The piston travels backwards, giving a recoil very similar to a .22 pistol. It teaches you recoil management and proper follow-through. If you want to try an experiment, try altering the pressure of your fingers on the grip and see what happens with the point of impact.
 
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