Webley Tempest

[throdgrain]

Anyone suggest a place in the Kent area to get a service on a 1980's Webley Tempest? It wants a bit of love but is quite tidy.

[peteswright]

Anyone suggest a place in the Kent area to get a service on a 1980's Webley Tempest? It wants a bit of love but is quite tidy.

Sorry you're not getting any replies so far mate. Can't help with the question as I'm up north. They aren't difficult to work on yourself if willing to get stuck in. Get parts from Chambers gun parts and download a manual or try youtube for service videos's. Google for gunsmiths in your area if you feel safer but it'll cost. ATB. Pete.

[Benelli B76]

Yes, as above, a very easy pistol to service yourself. Probably the only thing to take extra attention to is the correct placing of the sear the right way round when knocking back in the roll pin, otherwise normally no problems.

Baz

[throdgrain]

Should have said. it's for my mate, he's much more the sort of bloke who gets things done rather than doing them himself. I have the gun here at the moment, it does feel underpowered, but then he bought it when he was 18, and he's in his mid-fifties now

I can't think how to fit my Combro to it either

[Geezer]

Probably not the closest, but I am sure Protek Supplies in Bognor Regis could do a good job.

Frankly, any halfway decent RFD ought to be able to.

[Benelli B76]

Should have said. it's for my mate, he's much more the sort of bloke who gets things done rather than doing them himself. I have the gun here at the moment, it does feel underpowered, but then he bought it when he was 18, and he's in his mid-fifties now

I can't think how to fit my Combro to it either

The "secret" for power from this pistol is to replace the spring with the original design flat section type coil spring. These are readily available from a couple or suppliers. I have also tried the replacement type round section spring that are cheaper and satisfactory but are lower on power production. If the pistol only needs a new spring this is a super easy job which needs hardly any dismantling. To do it yourself is less than £20.

Baz

[throdgrain]

Thanks for the advice guys, I watched a spring replacement on an older Webley on YouTube today, it certainly does look easy I assume the Tempest is much the same, only difference being the cover on the front of the pistol below the muzzle? I can't work out if those are allen keys holding that on or can just be gently punched out like the trigger on a Remington.

Either way, I'll give my mate all the info tomorrow, then it's up to him I guess.