These blades have a big round surface that fits to the fingertip. There are four different surfaces, they look quite similar but each version gives a totally different feel on the trigger, so you can choose the one that fits to your shooting style the best.
‘Centre’ has got a d=2 mm sharp point in the middle, giving a very precise feedback of the actual pull weight, the edge gives only a small hint of the right pull direction.
‘Deep’ follows the shape of the fingertip, giving a comfortable and evenly distributed contact on the whole surface.
‘Edge’ is for those who are after the right pull direction, combined with a comfortable feeling of the deeper middle surface (I’m using this version on my rifle).
‘Flat’ feels like a flat surface, simple and precise.
Here are the photos of the EagleEye Scope Magnifier. This is the prototype, fully functioning but I’m still working on its final form… The frame contains a Fresnel type plastic lens, this is thin, flat, lightweight and unbreakable. The frame can be elevated, rotated, you can set its position along the tube and the distance from the tube. When carrying the rifle, the magnifier can be rotated onto the top of the scope.
EagleEye scope magnifier on my S&B
The main advantage is that I can read the sidewheel even with my eyes on the scope, gaining valuable time in a timed shot. I don’t have to take the scope off my eyes, hold the rifle away and read the distance. Instead, I simply read it and dial in, while keeping the rifle on the target! The Fresnel lens refracts the light beam so the Eagle Eye can be much closer to the scope tube than my left eye is, and I can see the whole width of the sidewheel.
Read the sidewheel while aiming
This is the difference, photographed from the left eye’s position. Blurred sidewheel because I can’t focus so close any more, but the EagleEye’s picture is twice as big and sharp. Seeing the elevation turret is not so critical because it is not so close to the eyes, but I’m working on a clicks magnifier, too…
EagleEye scope magnifier for sidewheel
Now the magnifier is connected to the scope by a pair of cable ties. I think this method will work on scopes with a rubber scope enhancer, but using this system too much would wear the scope surface, which is not too good on a scope which is worth several thousand quids. So I’ll design a collar fixed around the scope body, and the magnifier will be connected to this part.
Scope magnifier top view
You can adjust the height of the frame, using other holes for these two screws. These screws also prevent the Fresnel lens from sliding out to the right. You can take out the lens for cleaning or replacing to a stronger one. The direction of the lens is important because it shifts the picture in a way that you can see it even when aiming.
Scope magnifier rear viewFresnel lens in the magnifier frame
Maestro Design proudly presents a new modification for Feinwerkbau Alutec stocks. I know I should give it a fancy name but haven’t got any new idea now :-(
As we all know, Feinwerkbau stocks have two serious disadvantage for FT shooters. One is common with all other rifles, the cheek piece is too low because most rifles have been designed for iron sights or diopters. The other one is more FWB-specific, that the grip can’t be moved because it sits on the stock itself. My stock modification elevates the rear stock by 50 mm, and allows to use a fully adjustable custom grip.
Elevated cheek piece for the high scope
The hole in the middle is not only fancy design or saving material. As you can see on the X-ray picture, the hole contains two tunnels where we can slide the square nuts in, but it has some other possible uses, too (see the pictures at the end of the post).
FWB stock X-ray
And the above model freshly sintered and built into the stock:
New connection between stock parts
The grip connects to the bottom and can be moved, rotated, also can have an offset, anything you want. But you can use the original grip as well.
Fully adjustable grip
Opening of a new chapter in history of target shooting: the Thumb Hole Technique! No need to use the grip at all, the hand can hang on the stock without any tension, and we have a definite feel of the correct pull direction…
New shooting style :-)
Another (and a bit more realistic) use of the thumb hole:
Easy and safe carrying of the rifle
I replaced some parts of the forend mechanism, too. It is surprisingly strong, even when doesn’t look as cool as the steel parts. My future plans are to replace the original stainless steel structure totally and to use Sinter3D parts everywhere it is possible.
As I’m getting older, it’s hard to see the sidewheel sharply. So my latest design is a scope magnifier for the ‘eagle-eyed’ ones… It fits to all scope models, fixed by two cable ties. The small window contains a Fresnel-type magnifying lens that is thin, lightweight and unbreakable.
EagleEye scope magnifier
You can adjust its position and angles in many ways, and the lens gives a sharp picture of the parallax wheel (when rotated, also of the elevation turret), so you don’t need to take your eyes off the scope after rangefinding, when you want to read the distance and dial in. The magnifier can be folded to the scope tube when carrying the rifle in its case.
EagleEye magnifier for parallax wheel
The first prototype is already being printed, photos coming in 1-2 weeks…
A few photos of the new Feinwerkbau Anti-POI-Shift Kit, before sending it out to the United States… It fits perfectly into the Feinwerkbau Alutec stock, and all you need to modify is to drill a 5 mm hole into the plate that holds the forend (this will hold the rear clamp on its place). The front clamp will be held by 3 screws through the existing holes of the stock.
The scope rail on the pictures is a custom-made steel rail (my design, of course), but a lower rail with the same effects and with standard 11 mm dovetail prism can be bought here: Feinwerkbau Anti-POI-Shift Rail.
Feinwerkbau Anti-POI-Shift Kit, two partsThe first part holds the barrelThe second part only protects the barrel and holds the air cylinderFWB Anti-POI-Shift Kit made of laser sintered NylonStrong structure with a curvy shapeComplete system with two clamps and the special railMassive barrel support at the scope rail
A new member in the family of my Anti-POI-Shift series, a RaptoR-style scope rail for Anschütz rifles.
Raptor scope rail for Anschütz
Precision CNC machined from aircraft-grade aluminium, anodised. Elevation 39 mm, slope 1.5% (1.5 mm @ 100 mm).
Scope is mounted only on the barrel
The rail is mounted only on the barrel, resulting a POI-shift-free rifle (the barrel needs to be free floated). This scope rail is compatible with all Anschütz PCP rifles.
New visuals, the Kit and the Rail together, also have modelled a FWB rifle.
There are a couple of pictures that show many rifle parts in transparent. These pictures are illustrations how my system works, the transparent parts don’t have any effect on the scope-muzzle ratio. I’ve been using the same system on my own rifle and last time I zeroed it was two years ago, in March 2012 =8-O
The transparent parts can’t have any effect on the scope
