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by Dr Mandible
Fri May 08, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: FWB 65 cocking problem
Replies: 14
Views: 4384

Re: FWB 65 cocking problem

When you say new springs do you mean all new springs including mainspring or just trigger group springs? If you replaced the mainspring then I would suspect that the mainspring is a touch too long, this results in all available space behind the piston being filled by the compressed spring before cor...
by Dr Mandible
Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:19 am
Forum: Olympic Pistol
Topic: Feinwerkbau 65 - stored for decades - issues
Replies: 10
Views: 3471

Re: Feinwerkbau 65 - stored for decades - issues

A broken detent lever could also be the culprit. This is the part of the trigger mechanism which blocks trigger release until the breach is fully closed. There is a tab of metal directly under the rear of the barrel which is pushed forward by the buffer on the lower portion of the breach face when c...