In praise of Webley air pistols

[trevor1]

Rob,I love my pre-war Webleys,I truely do.But if I could fit them all out with .177 barrels I'd be happy. The firm eventually strengthened their .22 barrels-but not quickly enough. Design-wise,the J/F/C idea was grand.They came up with the "RR"of airpistols! As far as I can ascertain,Webley pistols are more envied than mocked.Not withstanding the fact the MkI pistol is as difficult to cock as the Senior,Junior and Premier are easy!Regards,Trev

[Abasmajor]

Rob,I love my pre-war Webleys,I truely do.But if I could fit them all out with .177 barrels I'd be happy. The firm eventually strengthened their .22 barrels-but not quickly enough. Design-wise,the J/F/C idea was grand.They came up with the "RR"of airpistols! As far as I can ascertain,Webley pistols are more envied than mocked.Not withstanding the fact the MkI pistol is as difficult to cock as the Senior,Junior and Premier are easy!Regards,Trev

Hi Trev,

Isn't that yet another advantage of owning Webley air pistols in that you can easily interchange .177 & .22 barrels ?

Regards

Brian

[trevor1]

It is indeed BrianGot a spare .177 barrel for a MkII Target??????;-)

[Abasmajor]

It is indeed BrianGot a spare .177 barrel for a MkII Target??????;-)

Hi Trev,

Ok maybe not always easily but still possible. I do agree that pre-war Webley .22 barrels weren't the strongest but I have shot my .22 pre-war Webleys quite a lot and have never experienced any barrel bending although I have heard of these barrels being carefully straightened when they have become a bit deformed.


Regards

Brian

[Rob M]

Hi Trev,

Ok maybe not always easily but still possible. I do agree that pre-war Webley .22 barrels weren't the strongest but I have shot my .22 pre-war Webleys quite a lot and have never experienced any barrel bending although I have heard of these barrels being carefully straightened when they have become a bit deformed.


Regards

Brian

Those bent barrels were probably bent by excited young lads being over-enthusiastic when cocking, pulling hard against the limit of the piston's movement rather than just cocking gently until the sear engages.

The .177s are a bit more hold-sensitive than the .22s I find. I prefer the .177s myself, and my .177 Tempest is the pistol I plink with most often, it's sometimes hard to relearn the knack of shooting it when I've not had it out for a while but when I get the knack back again, it's so satisfying, I love it.

[I. J.]

it's so satisfying, I love it.

All joking and jibbing apart - thats all that matters.