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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Airgun Gate => : 124 sporter March 04, 2010, 10:12:10 AM

: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: 124 sporter March 04, 2010, 10:12:10 AM

Hey guys, the trigger on my FWB 124 recently became separated from my gun, so I think that I need to replace the whole trigger assembly as it appears to be one unit...sooooo, I was just wondering if anybody knew of a parts source/person for these things. FWIW, it has the metal style trigger. I'm seriously bummin' right now!! :0  TIA!!

: RE: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: arathol March 04, 2010, 10:49:43 AM

http://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251483/2960567.htm

: RE: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: FlyinLo March 04, 2010, 11:14:32 AM

           

Without seeing your FWB I suspect it is in need of serious repair.  Unless you are mechanically minded and have the correct tools, including a spring compressor, I believe you should pack it up and send it to a experienced tuner.  Having a professional take care of it will ensure this timeless weapon sees many more years of service.  If you are going to attempt a repair yourself PM or email me, I will get the entire shop manual to you.

 

 

: RE: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: shadow March 04, 2010, 11:25:25 AM

Stan got a bum deal on this shooter when he got it back so any help from the GTA family would be a great help for a bummed brother. Ed

: RE: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: 124 sporter March 04, 2010, 12:18:32 PM

Thanx guys, just wasn't sure if the trigger blade/assembly are all one unit or not??? If the trigger blade itself can just be swapped out, then the repair will be much easier. My old eyes are really having a hard time determining if it is in fact separate...I'll go back out to the garage in a little bit to take another (closer) look.

Hey Ed, sent you an e-mail, it's being taken care of...at least partially. :emoticon:

: RE: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: shadow March 04, 2010, 12:19:56 PM

Ok :) Ed

: RE: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: arathol March 04, 2010, 02:33:42 PM

The blade is a separate unit, easily replaced. Follow the link above, its likely the only source for a new trigger.

: Re: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: LongIslandArcher March 04, 2010, 04:05:26 PM

I recently took apart and repaired an FWB Sport124 air rifle that was 32 years old.  You definitely need a spring compressor that can back out the trigger assembly a good 4" to 5"  back from the receiver tube.  It has a long spring (well, the one I worked on did anyway), and was one of the first 800+ fps .177 cal. air rifles.

: Re: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: 124 sporter March 04, 2010, 04:20:07 PM

arathol - 3/4/2010  7:33 PM

The blade is a separate unit, easily replaced. Follow the link above, its likely the only source for a new trigger.

LongIslandArcher - 3/4/2010  9:05 PM

I recently took apart and repaired an FWB Sport124 air rifle that was 32 years old.  You definitely need a spring compressor that can back out the trigger assembly a good 4" to 5"  back from the receiver tube.  It has a long spring (well, the one I worked on did anyway), and was one of the first 800+ fps .177 cal. air rifles.

Ok guys, I'm seeing conflicting posts here, is the trigger blade itself a separate unit or not??? Can I simply just replace the trigger blade w/o disassembling the gun and having to remove the entire trigger assembly???

: Re: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: LongIslandArcher March 04, 2010, 05:52:42 PM

Sporter,

There's no conflicting information here.  The trigger assembly comes out of the receiver tube as one unit.  From there, the trigger can be removed and replaced.  I'm just letting you know that you'll need a spring compressor with 5" of travel because the spring is long.  I took this design http://www.network54.com/Forum/79574/thread/1257146873/FS-++Spring+Compressor and built two of them the other day, one of which I gave to Cobra, my local airgun shop.  I kept one for myself.

: Re: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: Graham March 04, 2010, 09:58:52 PM

Scroll down on this link, and you will see a brand new trigger blade in it's packet. SEPERATE!

http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2010/03/shrine-built-for-feinwerkbau-124-part-1.html

: Re: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: 124 sporter March 05, 2010, 01:07:27 AM

Graham - 3/5/2010  2:58 AM

Scroll down on this link, and you will see a brand new trigger blade in it's packet. SEPERATE!

http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2010/03/shrine-built-for-feinwerkbau-124-part-1.html

Thanx, that was a very entertaining story by the way, and yes...I can now see that the gun will have to be disassembled to install the new trigger blade. It did appear at first glance that just the tigger blade itself was bolted to the trigger assembly, but that screw (running through the bottom of the blade) is just the adj. screw and doesn't actually come out. Guess I'll be putting an order in to ARH for a replacement blade assembly. I don't have a spring compressor either so it looks like I'll be building one of those as well. :) I had been resisting the temptation to build one because I knew that it might lead to me wanting to tinker, and I just didn't want to go there because you know where that leads... :emoticon:  Thanx again guys!!

: DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
: 124 sporter March 05, 2010, 06:57:03 AM

Anyone have assembly/disassembly instructions (like a step-by-step type guide) for one of these???

: Re: FWB 124 REPLACEMENT TRIGGER
: LongIslandArcher March 05, 2010, 08:53:04 AM

Well, you'll need a spring compressor.

Remove wood stock - 2 screws on either side of the forestock and one screw forward of the trigger guard (not the one behind it like Gamo's are).
Put the receiver tube in the compressor and compress making sure the whole thing is secure in the compressor and that the presser foot clears safety.  The FWB safety is situated in an awkward location and you have to offset the presser foot from that.  You might also want to use a piece of leather or nonslip/non-marring material on the face of the presser foot because the FWB doesn't have anything that covers up the back end of the receiver tube.
Using a wrench, remove the "nut" (is flat of 2 sides and rounded on the other 2) that holds the trigger assembly together.
With the "nut" out, slowly back out the trigger assembly, making sure the safety blade doesn't come flying off because it's not held onto the trigger housing by anything (the safety is an arced blade and sits in a groove on top of the trigger housing following the same diameter).  The trigger spring is right underneath the safety blade so if the safety blade pops off and the spring goes flying, you'll have to spent time looking for it.
Now with the trigger group in hand, remove the trigger blade taking special care to remove only the pins that hold the trigger blade in place.  I recommend having the replacement trigger in hand before removing the broken trigger so you have an idea which pin(s) you need to remove to drop the trigger.
Install new trigger blade and reassemble the rifle in reverse order of disassembly.  Make sure the trigger spring and blade are assembled correctly in the housing.  What I did was wrap a rubber band tight around the safety blade and trigger housing, towards the back so the whole thing stayed together while reinstalling so you'd have two hands free.  Otherwise, you'll have one hand holding the trigger group together while trying to press the spring, etc.  When you get the trigger group inside the receiver tube enough that the safety blade won't pop off, remove the rubber band and finish pressing till the "nut" holes align and you can reinstall the "nut."  Once this is done, you're good to go with putting the stock back on.
Good luck.

: Spring Compressor
: LongIslandArcher March 05, 2010, 10:39:16 AM

I just posted a thread at "The Shop" with a picture of the spring compressor I built a few days ago - http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=25991&mid=205521#M205521  

: RE: DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
: WVscott March 06, 2010, 02:16:02 PM

Here's some 124 links with pics that will help a lot:
http://www.postcardfromspain.com/feinwerkbau_124_sport_stripdown.htm
http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/thread/1219777299/FWB+124
http://www.network54.com/Forum/509674/message/1158090729/Pimping+the+124
http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/thread/1121903674/Anyone+know+what+danger+exists+in+a+light+FWB124+trigger-+Regarding+sear+engagement-
HTH, Scott

: RE: DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
: 124 sporter March 07, 2010, 09:06:04 AM

Thanx for pics of that spring compressor and the disassembly procedure, I still have some wood left over from my deck job that I can use, and thanx scott...those links look like they contain all the info. that I'll need to get 'er done! :)

: NEW TRIGGER INSTALLED: PICS ADDED
: 124 sporter March 26, 2010, 03:54:51 AM

Finally got around to installing the new replacement trigger from Maccari, and just wanted to say thanx again to everyone for all of the helpful info that you provided!! :D  It was a fairly straightforward job, but for someone who hasn't taken a springer apart in a few yrs. (actually, more than I care to remember), it was a little touch-n-go getting the pin back in through the trigger blade assembly. Just a couple of pics of the replacement trigger...it's a little larger overall and doesn't have the grooves like the factory trigger, but seems to function just fine.

Cheers, Stan