I’m taking possession of an AW93 light and understand there is a rubber buffer.
Im writing to ask if someone could confirm the part number. I believe it’s 3.5.560.122 “damper”
https://www.feinwerkbau.de/en/service/d ... 20000.pdf
Beyond other recoil springs and firing parts, are there any other common or consumable parts I should proactively consider ordering?
Thanks
Brian
FWB AW93 light rubber buffer
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Re: FWB AW93 light rubber buffer
It's a rubber buffer, but you'll never need to replace it. It sits on the end of a spring-loaded plunger and it only comes into play at the very end of the slide's rearward stroke, if the plunger becomes maxed-out. With any match-grade pistol cartridge the buffer will barely be compressed.
Honestly, this is one of the least parts-replacement-required pistols you'll ever own. Keep it reasonably clean and don't mess with it, it will serve you well.
Honestly, this is one of the least parts-replacement-required pistols you'll ever own. Keep it reasonably clean and don't mess with it, it will serve you well.
Re: FWB AW93 light rubber buffer
Lots of .22 pistols have buffers. How long they last and how much they affect the function of the pistol varies quite a bit depending on the pistol model. Pardinis will definitely jam if the buffer fossilizes (old frame mounted green ones) or crushed/worn (new style O-rings in the bolt). I've never managed to pin down any malfunctions to tired Benelli buffers. I just replace them when they start falling apart. I think they mostly serve to save some wear & tear on the frame.
I'm not familiar with the AW93 buffer, but I think "never" needing to replace it is a bit optimistic. I have yet to meet an elastomer that doesn't age in some fashion or another. The Pardini green buffers can easily last a decade, and the Benelli buffers will usually be good for a similar length of time. The Pardini O-ring buffer definitely wears out, but that doesn't look like an issue with the AW93 buffer.
I have an Anschutz air rifle that had two foam rubber buffers on the bolt face. After ~ 30 year, they disintegrated. The replacements (new old stock) I ordered from Neal Stepp turned to dust by the time the package arrived in the mail. I found some foam rubber cord stock, and made a half dozen new ones.
If you do decided to get a spare buffer, keep it REALLY well sealed away from air. The good news is that FWB is one of the best companies around in terms of keeping spare parts available for decades after they discontinued production on the guns themselves.
I'm not familiar with the AW93 buffer, but I think "never" needing to replace it is a bit optimistic. I have yet to meet an elastomer that doesn't age in some fashion or another. The Pardini green buffers can easily last a decade, and the Benelli buffers will usually be good for a similar length of time. The Pardini O-ring buffer definitely wears out, but that doesn't look like an issue with the AW93 buffer.
I have an Anschutz air rifle that had two foam rubber buffers on the bolt face. After ~ 30 year, they disintegrated. The replacements (new old stock) I ordered from Neal Stepp turned to dust by the time the package arrived in the mail. I found some foam rubber cord stock, and made a half dozen new ones.
If you do decided to get a spare buffer, keep it REALLY well sealed away from air. The good news is that FWB is one of the best companies around in terms of keeping spare parts available for decades after they discontinued production on the guns themselves.
Re: FWB AW93 light rubber buffer
Of course, but I really do think this one will last. It's black rubber, maybe synthetic, and the spring plunger does all the buffering. You can see the carbon smudge in my photo, that's about half the travel. It is at the back of the moving weight facing forward btw, which contacts the slide, not the frame.
The only part I've ever seen fail on an AW93 is a fellow shooter's ejector (2500.118.1 "Ausstoßer" love that word), which snapped off at the line where it is dovetailed in the frame. His was an early serial number, and it looked like the ejector had walked out sideways - allowing the slide to contact it. It was easily replaced. But I'm not tempted to buy one. :)