Webley MK VI

[MikB]

At first sight the rearsight with its inserted notch element looks a good deal higher than the original.

Presumably this is because the original big bullet rocked the piece back in early recoil as it ambled up the bore, making it necessary to angle the boreline downwards for normal aim - so the nearly-recoilless CO2 version has to bring the boreline up to compensate, and the only way to do that without making the foresight unrealistically low was to up the rearsight?

These look fun. Do you have to be a re-enactor or a registered collector or a member of some secret society or other to buy one?

Regards,
MikB

[gingernut]

No -classed as an airgun.
Power over toy level.
If it was a toy you couldnt buy it without the secret handshake.

[gordon]

Picked mine up from BAR this afternoon, very impressed with it, i`m going chrono it using lead BBs tomorrow Gamo 4.5mm 8.18gr i wonder if you can get spare cartridges for it ?

[Bjacobs571]

Got mine yesterday from Protek Supplies.
Great toy, just like the real thing, seems quite accurate. The chambers are shorter than on the outher Co2 revolvers so only the Webley cartridges will fit.

[flatrajectory]

I have modified 6 D.W. shells to fit the Webley. It's just a matter of shortening the rear ends of the DW nose cones so that they are the same dimensions as the Webley ones. It took me about 20 minutes on my small hobby lathe.
In fact the modified DW shells shoot much tighter groups than the Webley shells.
See my post on the subject in the UBC pistol section. ...... link.


http://umarexboysclubforum.myfinefor...6472&start=220

Pete.

[flatrajectory]

So, first co2 bulb in yesterday. In a cool workshop ( 9 deg.c ).
First few 6 yard groups were pretty poor 2.5" -3" and velocity all over the place . First 6 shots went from 425 fps down to 382 fps. Several groups later......much the same. However...... I knew I would have problems from the off.
I had great difficulty piercing the co2 bulb, so much so that I was worried I might strip the thread I had to tighten it so much. I knew from the velocity figures that the bulb had barely pierced, which always shows up with a rapid velocity drop between shots. In the end I unwound the bulb and dumped the remaining gas. Sure enough the hole in the bulb was the size of a needle tip. I was using Crosman co2 bulb.

Fresh start today. Umarex bulb in and pierced straight away no problem. Freezing cold and foggy outside, inside my workshop only 7 deg.c.
First 6 yard group l.5" that's more like it. Second group 1.25"....... even better. Third and fourth group all about the 1.5" mark.
Fps around the 395 - 405 fps mark in the cold atmosphere. It should see 425 fps on a warm day.
At 10 yards ( I was standing outside shooting in to the workshop) I shot two groups of 2" -2.5" .
Am I happy with my mk.6........oh yes.
I will probably convert it to 6mm though in the near future as I much prefer that calibre for informal can bashing.

Pete.

[jassi]

I fancy trying it with a .22 barrel.
I've just been putting a few pellets through mine - only one shell converted so far - and the accuracy is far better than with bbs, even with the smooth bore barrel.

[gordon]

So, first co2 bulb in yesterday. In a cool workshop ( 9 deg.c ).
First few 6 yard groups were pretty poor 2.5" -3" and velocity all over the place . First 6 shots went from 425 fps down to 382 fps. Several groups later......much the same. However...... I knew I would have problems from the off.
I had great difficulty piercing the co2 bulb, so much so that I was worried I might strip the thread I had to tighten it so much. I knew from the velocity figures that the bulb had barely pierced, which always shows up with a rapid velocity drop between shots. In the end I unwound the bulb and dumped the remaining gas. Sure enough the hole in the bulb was the size of a needle tip. I was using Crosman co2 bulb.

Fresh start today. Umarex bulb in and pierced straight away no problem. Freezing cold and foggy outside, inside my workshop only 7 deg.c.
First 6 yard group l.5" that's more like it. Second group 1.25"....... even better. Third and fourth group all about the 1.5" mark.
Fps around the 395 - 405 fps mark in the cold atmosphere. It should see 425 fps on a warm day.
At 10 yards ( I was standing outside shooting in to the workshop) I shot two groups of 2" -2.5" .
Am I happy with my mk.6........oh yes.
I will probably convert it to 6mm though in the near future as I much prefer that calibre for informal can bashing.

Pete.

This is the first time i have bought a C02 pistol Webley MK V1, i used ASG capsules ,should you hear the CO2 venting when you pierce the bulb (mine did not ) it produced chrono readings from 319 fps to 333fps ( cold day) with Gamo 4.5mm 8.18 gr lead ball i have not put a lot through it,just wanted to check , newbie to CO2 shooting .. Gordon.

[Troubledshooter]

Spare shells for the Mk.VI are on the way. Your local dealer should know when they're available.

[gingernut]

I am always keen to get spare shells and magazines for my guns.
Which I never seem to use.
Still nice to pass them on to a new owner when I sell -usually at no charge.
Time to stop both habits!

[jassi]

I am always keen to get spare shells and magazines for my guns.
Which I never seem to use.
Still nice to pass them on to a new owner when I sell -usually at no charge.
Time to stop both habits!

I know what you mean


I've got 6 pellet shells that I made and as I can load from the rear, there is no need to remove them from the gun.
I found with the Dan Wesson that if you fired off too many shots in quick succession, the valve cooled down with subsequent loss of power. Reloading the same few shells allows the valve to recover.


Ian

[beagle2]

You can get extra shells for the umarex colt pithon from this place not cheep about £20 for six but I could not find anywhere other to get them as I do not live near any places that could posably sell them.

http://www.sportwaffen-schneider.de/...40_89_108_1302

I do like the webley pistol but it is a bit on the large side for my liking I am also looking forword to seeing if the new Colt 45 is going to be any good one of the things that I like about the idea of having one is the chrome finish it lasts better than the black paint on the webley but then a chrome webley just would not look rite or would it.?

[Aimstraight]

Last time I looked at the German web supplier, there was a flat fee of about £16 for carriage.

[beagle2]

Last time I looked at the German web supplier, there was a flat fee of about £16 for carriage.

In the end I orderd 12 and it cost me just over £40 with p&p not exactly cheep but as I wanted more carts I did not have much choice.