Feinwerkbau 601

About the Feinwerkbau 601

The Feinwerkbau 601 is a single-stroke pneumatic 10 metre match air rifle chambered in .177 (4.5mm) and built for ISSF competitive target shooting. An evolution of the renowned FWB 600 series, it is charged with a single stroke of the side cocking lever, delivering recoilless, highly repeatable shots. The 601 added a cocking-lever safety device that prevents the lever from springing back during the cocking stroke. With its precision laminated-wood match stock, adjustable cheekpiece and buttplate, diopter sights and a finely adjustable match trigger, it was a benchmark Olympic-discipline air rifle of its era.

Feinwerkbau's single-stroke pneumatic 600-series rifles, including the 601, dominated 10 metre Olympic and World Cup air rifle shooting in the late 1980s and 1990s, prized for their recoilless action and shot-to-shot consistency.

Feinwerkbau 601 specifications

The 601 is distinguished from the FWB 600 primarily by its added cocking-lever safety mechanism. The visible barrel tube houses a shorter rifled barrel of roughly 17 inches. Produced as a precision 10 m match rifle rather than a hunting or field arm.