Is the stock asymmetrical other than the cheek weld... Could the cheek weld be shaved off and an ambi stock be the result?
that would be a mistake as a FWB T of any vintage is a treasure. Who would do such a thing ?
Tyro stocks (on just about any gun) are hard enough to come by. Why in the world would anyone want to purposely ruin one?!?!
In regard to your question about the FWB 150 Tyro. Look at the 4th pic down in this link of pics from the one that's for sale on the classifieds. Notice that the butt has a slight cast to one side which makes it designed specifically for a right handed shooter.
No, they are VERY asymmetrical in all details. And I agree this would be a pretty grim waste of a collectible treasure.
As you can see in the pics above, the traditional Tyro design includes a shallow saddle on the off side; this can be reasonably comfortable used as a cheekpiece, but the bigger issue is the grip. FWB match stocks are heavily sculpted for the heel of the thumb. Shooting "wrong-sided" would be very uncomfortable, and if you carved this into the opposite side not much wood would be left.
They are hard to find of course, but the old Tyros were also made left-handed.
Grim waste of a teasure... Not if you shoot left handed and are not a collector... But, the weight... a 300 should be lighter I suppose...
I'm left handed and not a collector. But I would never even consider purposely destroying a collectible gun in such a fashion. There are plenty of other airguns out there to choose from, including FWB 150s in standard stocks. So please, leave the collectible guns as they are for those who do collect them.
To each his own of course, but I'm confused. I can't understand your focus on the righty Tyro; or imagine a scenario where destroying the right side helps the left side work any better (you did say "ambi" in your first post...why wreck the side that works?). And again, the grip contouring is as tough as the cheekpiece. All FWB stocks were made left-handed, and models other than the Tyro would be easier to find.
If someone has made you a deal on this gun, buy it! You could probably sell or trade the stock alone, for another whole lefty gun.
As for weight, all of these guns are dedicated match rifles, weighing near the legal limit (5 kilos) with their barrel sleeves etc in place. The Junior, or another model without its barrel sleeve, are the only options for a little less mass.
The 300 and Tyro stocks may look slimmer with the shallower fore end, but they are NOT lighter. The 300S Match fore end is deeper, but also slightly narrower and shorter; and anyway the front wood is mostly hollow on all these, to clear the recoil "sled" and trigger mechanism. The wood forward of the trigger is not a major factor in overall weight or balance.
On another tangent, you might want to take a look at the Diana 75, a double-piston recoilless rifle contemporary with the FWB's. It was made in a TRUE left-hand version; not only is the stock changed, but the cocking lever is on the left side.
Am I missing something? Whats up with that 150 in the classifieds? why hasn't it sold? Ihave a 150 that needs stock and furniture and found a 300 sporter to modify . I just can't get myself to do it, all though it requires little effort. I'm contemplating...
Money must be tight, I've already blown my wad or I'd have that Erma... Once I get a vehicle and save abit more, I will nab it if it's still there... The 150, while nice is a bit too heavy.
You could add a padded comb to the stock on some righty guns, be a alternative to destroying a good tyrolean stock. I’m a lefty to and shoot some righty rifles that way. I do have a lot of lefty hand rifles, I agree with the other guys, I couldn’t cut a good tyrolean stock up. Keep your eye out- last year I found a Lefty tyrolean FWB 300s & Lefty Diana 75. They do become available from time to time, but sell very fast.
