Feinwerkbau 700

It wasn't me!

The information I'm getting on this seems to indicate that it's ambidextrous. Is it just a matter of changing the cheek-piece on it? Is this the case with all Feinwerkbau rifles with that stock?

Just drop to DURC and ask any senior RO - we have catalogues and most of us will have been around for long enough to have picked up some info!

The P700 is not ambidextrous I think, you have to change both the pistol group and the cheekpiece however the P70 wooden stock is (they have two in UCD).

Probably, the best is not to buy a gun until you are very sure which one you want.

I have been shooting in DURC for over three years yet I have only bought my first air rifle last week! The 601s in durc are fantastic rifles - well capable of taking you to the Olympics!

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The 601's are lovely alright, but I like the feel of the pre-compressed cylinder rifles, and happen to have a good air compressor at home, so doesn't hurt. Also, this is the model I'm talking about. http://www.feinwerkbau.de/ceasy/modules/cms/usage.main.php5?cPageId=144

It's about as much as I could afford. I just feel like I could use a lot of practice in my own time and outside the times I can use the range in DURC.

Just wondering if you might know better with regard to the stock when you see the rifle?

IRLConor

On most target shooting rifles I know of the only "handed" components are the cheekpiece, the pistol grip and (for .22 rifles) the bolt.

A good thread from here is:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=204620

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Yeah, that thread is pretty useful alright. Oh, point of note might be that I can pick up a Feinwerkbau 700 for about €850, so want to check out whether I could change the cheek-piece for a left-handed shooting position first and foremost, as it does seem good otherwise.

Two things - non diving air compressors are not good for precompressed rifles as they have not got sufficient filters, I don't use the one in the UCD, and if I need to, I bleed the cylinder afterwords. If your compressor is for diving bottles, then you are sorted.

Secondly, and this is more a personal observation - I was waiting to reach a certain level before I upgraded the rifle as I have seen a lot people who jumped into pcp rifles and then never get above 545.. you depend too much on the rifle and hinder your development.

It wasn't me!

Yeah, the second point did worry me, but I think I'd be better served by having a rifle to practise with of some sort. I just feel I could improve more if I could shoot more than a couple of half-hour details a week. Does this ring true at all?

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It wasn't me! wrote: »

Yeah, the second point did worry me, but I think I'd be better served by having a rifle to practise with of some sort. I just feel I could improve more if I could shoot more than a couple of half-hour details a week. Does this ring true at all?

Nope!

Join the squad and you will get good coaching and instruction. Then after a while, you will see how you will progress and see whether you like the sport. You will also have learned some basics and should be able to coach yourself - you run the risk of learning bad habits by going yourself.

Also - the jacket will have a much greater effect then the rifle!

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The squad is closed for the time being though, no? How do I go about improving without more time spent shooting and more dedicated advice and such?

No - email either Mike D or Cian C, and express your interest.

Cian is the coach and he will go through basic advice on stance, sighting etc etc. Then when you get all that, he will introduce more advanced techniques.

This means that you shouldn't pick up any bad habits that we have to sort out later on!!

cianclarke

If you're around tomorrow evening at about 6 drop down to DURC and we can have a chat. I can't put you on the squad there and then, but you're more than welcome to listen in on the basic advice we're giving everybody, and shoot a ladder card so we can gauge where you're at.
If you're really interested in getting good at this it'd make a lot of sense to come down one detail a week and practice - friday nights are usually fairly quiet.

Feel free to PM me for more info

It wasn't me!

Hi, thanks. I'll drop down. I already shoot a few details a week anyway.