Posted by rs on July 23, 1999 at 00:43:35:
In Reply to: FWB P-30 posted by Steve on July 22, 1999 at 21:50:44:
: Now that I have ordered aP-30 what problems if any does this gun have?
None that I've found.
It does have a slight bit of muzzle jump when shot. It doesn't seem to hurt the accuracy at all. I think the pellet must be clear of
the barrel and near the target when the muzzle jumps.
My documentation is not clear on activating the dry fire. You have to first cock the gun then you can move the dry fire lever
freely. My documentation just describes moving the lever back to the dry fire position with no mention of cocking the gun first.
If you don't cock the action it is impossible to move. Something in the translation? The dry fire feels nearly identical to actually
firing the gun and works well once figured out.
Also, no mention of the pin on the front of my air cylinders, which is an indicator similar to the ones on Steyr pistols (although
not as nice looking - no red ring). Your newer model may have a needle gauge on the end of the cylinders, like the P34. My
P30 is a couple of years old.
I'm easily getting 130+ shots from a fill and the cylinders are easy to fill from a hand pump. It can sound like you loose a lot of
air when you un-screw the cylinder from the pump, but you really don't-if you are quick. I check the pressure with the included
gauge and it is alway at or near 200 once un-screwed from the pump. Very little or no air escapes when connecting or
disconnecting the cylinder to the gun. (Why is it so different when disconnecting from the pump?? An Axsor. Is it the FWB
adapter? Extra air pressure in the pump itself??)
The velocity, sights and trigger are all easy to adjust and the grip fits my hand well. When the velocity is adjusted to the factory
setting of 150 mps(about 500 fps) the pistol will be loud with a fairly high pitch. You will want to get ear protection or turn
down the velocity a bit. Most pre-charged air pistols are louder than SSP's, similar to CO2's.
I really like the way pellets load. Couldn't be easier, unless someone did it for you. Orient the pellet in the right direction, drop it
in the slot and close the action. You can feel the pellet bump some sort of small edge or ramp when closing the action. It doesn't
seem to affect anything. No lead shavings or buildup so I'm not concerned.
Order lots of pellets and targets. It's too easy to keep shooting.
Posted by ET on July 27, 1999 at 00:20:36:
In Reply to: FWB P-30 posted by Steve on July 22, 1999 at 21:50:44:
The only problem which I do not like the P-30 or the new P-34 is the plastic trigger blade.
The screw mount will get loose from time to time and you have to bring along some tool kit just in case.
The worst case is over tighten the screw will break the trigger. I once saw a catalogue from Germany with a replacement by an
alloy metal blade which looks more substantial.
Overall the pistol is excellent in shooting behaviour and users friendly.
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