Below is my FWB 300 match air rifle from the early seventies, it's still a tack driver.
Larry
Got one of those, and agree fully about tack driver, or match lighter accuracy. It's probably the absolute most accurate gun I have ever used.
The trigger is adjustable fore and aft on a little rail, pivots left and right and also can be canted side to side to fit your finger exactly, which helps when the trigger pull is only a couple of ounces.
It is totally recoilless, recoil in a spring air gun coming from the violent motion of the mainspring. When you pull the trigger it also releases the cylinder/barrel assembly which slids back on a couple of rails and counters the recoil effect of the spring and piston moving forward.
I also have a FWB 124 sporter, thats dates from early-mid 70's. It's a 1000fps performer, and although the trigger is not nearly as good as the model 300, and recoil is harsh, is extremely accurate.
I understand some of the newer pre charged pneumatics are more accurate, as are some of the CO2 guns, but they have gotten so expensive I cannot justify one, nor do I think at my age and with 66 year old eyes could come close to shooting to it's potential.
Either are good for pests or very small game, especially the model 124.
For bird hunting I prefer a little Darne( sliding breech French made double barrel) 28 ga, Small game either my old Marling 39a 22 that dad bought me when I was about 7 years old, or a little Marling 1894 in 32-20. For deer, pigs, my old 1964 vintage Winchester Mod 70 featherweight in 30-06. None are still shiney with new, but are acquiring the well cared for patina of age.
I have a lot of other guns in bigger and smaller calibers that are a lot of fun to shoot, but see very little hunting. One rifle I picked up a few years back may see a bit of deer hunting later this year. It's a 1929 vintage Swedish Husqvarna Model 6 sporter in 9.3x57 Mauser. It shoots a big bullet at modest velocity so recoil is mild, plus I like the long 26" barrel with express type sight. The old gun just fits me well, and shoots good with open sights.
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