The Webley & Scott Vulcan Air Rifle -- A Vox-Pop History

[MDriskill]

A significant difference in the Victor action was the flat faced rear breech plug, instead of the rounded Vulcan type, also it originally retained the 14mm barrel and short front sight of the Vulcan I.

A notable change in the Vulcan III was the cast trigger blade, which had a wider ribbed face.

The C1 was a straight Victor action with the barrel further shortened, but later versions acquired a safety, 16mm barrel, and ribbed trigger (which IMHO greatly improved the handling of the cute but wrist-wrecking straight grip stock).

[Gareth W-B]

A significant difference in the Victor action was the flat faced rear breech plug, instead of the rounded Vulcan type, also it originally retained the 14mm barrel and short front sight of the Vulcan I.

A notable change in the Vulcan III was the cast trigger blade, which had a wider ribbed face.

The C1 was a straight Victor action with the barrel further shortened, but later versions acquired a safety, 16mm barrel, and ribbed trigger (which IMHO greatly improved the handling of the cute but wrist-wrecking straight grip stock).

Some great extra info for this on-going thread, there, so many thanks. Atb: G.

[Gamocfx]

This has been a really good read and it was very decent of you to bump this up for me to read, it has been a great way to spend an hour on a Sunday afternoon. I now would like to own a Vulcan and especially the C1 as I cannot think of another air rifle that has the stock design that this has. I am no collector and would probably go for a MK2 onwards for the Vulcan. Does the later Vulcan and C1 require special scope mounts like the Airsporters?

[Gareth W-B]

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Nope, worry not: Same standard scope mounts across the whole post 1979 Webley & Scott Vulcan range.

[Gamocfx]

Standard scope mounts always help-I detest trying to source the ones for earlier BSA rifles and never understood why they are different to seemingly every other gun in the universe.

[harry mac]

Standard scope mounts always help-I detest trying to source the ones for earlier BSA rifles and never understood why they are different to seemingly every other gun in the universe.

The early ones weren't "different" at the time. They are sized for the standard Parker Hale dovetails of the period. BSA was among the first (if not THE first) to offer the facility of mounting a scope direct to an airgun, so they just went with what was the industry "norm" at the time.

[Gamocfx]

Good point Harry mac. I have a BSA Mercury waiting for a scope mount that I will get on my next visit to Mcavoys...it just irks me that they are different.