Webley Tempest .177 cal.

[Marko]

I was very lucky as my Webley was given to me by someone from work who found it in an old locker!

So nice to grip and looks gorgeous.

Cracking review by the way!!

[kaboom]

I put my back out the other week and was not overly looking forward to a few hour at the club with the HW 80 so I popped the typhoon in the car as well just in case. well after about half an hour the back started to hurt so out came the pistol, its been sat in the gun cabinet for years with the odd rub over with an oily rag when there is nothing on t.v. set a re-settable plate up at about 10 yards and stood there for well over an hour with a big smile and no back pain. the action was as remembered it and after a few shots was knocking down the target no probs, and when no-one was looking had a pop at a 20 yard plate and was hitting more than I was missing it.
its still a great pistol after 20 odd years.
I will have to get the 2 tempest's out next time for a play, just need the Hurricane to fill the set, better start dropping hints to the wife and Santa :rolleyes

[Hellequin]

Is this the same vulcanator as on reviewcentre? If so hello!

Have to say I loved the Webley Tempest and wish I'd not sold mine, though I suppose I could say that about lots of things!
Anyway, good review.

p.s. I think the debate about the SA80 on reviewcentre finally ran out of steam... phew!

Paul

[Vulcanator]

Is this the same vulcanator as on reviewcentre? If so hello!

Have to say I loved the Webley Tempest and wish I'd not sold mine, though I suppose I could say that about lots of things!
Anyway, good review.

p.s. I think the debate about the SA80 on reviewcentre finally ran out of steam... phew!

Paul

It is indeed, good to hear from you. Likewise on the SA80 debate, if The Farmer discovers this website, God help us!

[paul68]

The Webley Tempest in .22 was my first pistol. I bought it new over twenty years ago for £65. The only complaint I had was the right handed grips. As a left hander I had to learn how to shoot it right handed using my left eye to aim. I can only shoot a pistol right handed now as the tecnique is stamped into my brain. Great guns though and the build quality is excellent.
The only fault was the mainspring, which after a couple of years weakened to the point where the pellet would drop to the ground 10 metres away. Sold it to a friend for a tenner and missed it ever since.
I have a used Hurricane on the way sometime soon, so I should be able to compare the reality of shooting it now, to my memories of shooting it as a younster.

Paul

[kevmar]

Interesting reviews.
If certain things are prone to go and are only
cheap to replace,e.g link spring,breech seal,or even a mainspring
(ok might be overdoing it )
it would be good to have these included in the box,so as to
save chasing around for them later on.
kev.