Posted by gsauve on March 14, 2001 at 23:18:26:
FWB55P vs. Steyr LP5P
does anyone know of any advantages of one over the other? I would like to use it
for the new rapid fire and still be able to shoot standard 10m single shot with
it. Is that practical or should I get two guns?
Thanks, Greg
Posted by David Levene on March 15, 2001 at 02:13:42:
I have no
experience of the FWB but am full of admiration for the LP5P as a rapid/standard
gun.
Although Steyr can supply a single shot magazine for the LP5P (which
stays in the gun but just pops out sideways for easy loading) it is not as
accurate as a pure target quality single shot pistol. The combination of the
moving magazine, the trigger (which is not as good as the LP1 or LP10) and the
fact that there is a multi-shot mechanism to operate make it quite difficult to
shoot competitively. This is of course purely comparative. Not as good as a
really top level single shot pistol but better than a lower quality gun.
Posted by Nicolas on March 15, 2001 at 08:29:45:
In Reply to: 5-shot
pistols posted by gsauve on March 14, 2001 at 23:18:26:
I have the older FWB
C-55, and it came with a single shot magazine. I already have a FWB C-25 mini,
and prefer to use that for precision air pistol. The FWB C-55 has a really nice
balance to it and the trigger is exceptional. I don't have any experience with
the Steyrs except the single shot air pistol, which I personally did not like
the trigger on it. I don't really see how you could go wrong with either the FWB
or the Steyr. I hope this helps.
Nicolas
Posted by Warren on March 16, 2001 at 06:37:35:
I tried to buy some
single shot mags for the FWB at the recent airgun match in Munich but the FWB
chief engineer told me they no longer supply them as so many C55 triggers had
been wrecked by constant adjustment from 500 grams down to Rapid Fire weight and
back. They now recommend it be shot simply as a Rapid Fire pistol.
Posted by Bob H on March 16, 2001 at 23:18:56:
I talked with Warren about
this a few weeks ago. The LP-5 has a trigger that can be simply replaced where
the FWB does not. In fact the user could have several triggers set up at preset
weights for the LP-5. As to if the Styer trigger is damaged by constant
readjusting, I couldn't say.....But if it does cause damage, I would say that
buying a new trigger is the consumers’ problem. I was told Styer still makes the
single shot mag.
Posted by David Levene on March 17, 2001 at 04:15:12:
Although it is a
very simple process to change the trigger unit on the Steyr, because of the way
it interacts with the rest of the firing mechanism it is quite common for the
trigger to need re-adjustment. I am not certain exactly why this happens as I
don't change mine. I do know several people who do have an ultra-light, a 500g
and a 1360g trigger and they all report the same problem.
Posted by Nicolas on March 16, 2001 at 08:19:49: It's good to know
that, I have never adjusted it to shoot single shot, but did try out the single
shot magazines and it was a pain to mess with.
Nicolas
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