Webley Patriot-a review

[Vulcanator]

It sounds from the comments on this thread, as though tuning is required to turn the standard offering into an acceptable tool.

Rgds

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My Kodiak (aka Patriot) is in standard condition and puts in perfectly good accuracy, check out my target in the link that I submitted in post No.4 of this thread. Like you, when I got mine after about 50 shots my shoulder and arm muscles felt it but with practice I got used to it. You could say the cocking effort puts a Bullworker to shame as an exercise tool! I'll probably tune mine when I wear the mainspring out or consider a gasram conversion. I still think the rifle presents outstanding value for an FAC springer, tuned or untuned.

[Rapidnick]

My Kodiak (aka Patriot) is in standard condition and puts in perfectly good accuracy, check out my target in the link that I submitted in post No.4 of this thread. Like you, when I got mine after about 50 shots my shoulder and arm muscles felt it but with practice I got used to it. You could say the cocking effort puts a Bullworker to shame as an exercise tool! I'll probably tune mine when I wear the mainspring out or consider a gasram conversion. I still think the rifle presents outstanding value for an FAC springer, tuned or untuned.

Not sure that the EXPORT version which you obviously have isn't tuned a bit before they sell it to you. Any company selling into the US market should make a lot more effort than selling to us poor mug Brits.

[Vulcanator]

Not sure that the EXPORT version which you obviously have isn't tuned a bit before they sell it to you. Any company selling into the US market should make a lot more effort than selling to us poor mug Brits.

As a mug myself the only difference I see on my Kodiak are the stampings on the breech block. I bought mine used and judging by the look of the somewhat dry mainspring in the cocking slot it appears to be "plain Jane!" It does twang a bit on the firing cycle so I suspect it is standard.