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  1. 10-12-2017, 09:33 PM #16
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    Ok, here goes. Imho ...


    Best engineered: Service Mk.II

    Best finish and build quality: the Mk.III

    Best (personal choice) for nostalgia: the Vulcan

    Best classic shooter: the Omega, and ...

    Best over-all all-rounder: walnut Brum-built Longbow.

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    The best looking gun I've ever owned?.......an Omega.

    It's a crying shame the performance fell short of the German offerings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gareth W-B View Post
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    Ok, here goes. Imho ...


    Best engineered, but worst designed: Service Mk.II

    Best finish and build quality: the Mk.III

    Best (personal choice) for nostalgia: the Vulcan

    Best classic shooter: the Omega, and ...

    Best over-all all-rounder: walnut Brum-built Longbow.

    Fixed that for you, Gareth. Lovely guns, the Services, but the whole design is flawed. A sort of 1920s Sterling HR81.
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  4. 10-12-2017, 09:45 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post

    Fixed that for you, Gareth. Lovely guns, the Services, but the whole design is flawed. A sort of 1920s Sterling HR81.
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    Quote Originally Posted by splosh! View Post
    IM on the longbow vibe , have had 5 and kept 2 which are sidewinders compacts as good as hw 80 glided but a lot lighter
    I assume you are talking about 0.22’s? I had a 0.177 Sidewinder Compact and it was soooo sharp. In fact it actually broke one scope. Never tried the Compact in 0.22 but in 0.177 it doesn’t even get close to my 0.177 VGlided 80
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan G View Post
    I assume you are talking about 0.22’s? I had a 0.177 Sidewinder Compact and it was soooo sharp. In fact it actually broke one scope. Never tried the Compact in 0.22 but in 0.177 it doesn’t even get close to my 0.177 VGlided 80

    Webley springers (and almost all springers) are usually better in .22" than .177".
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    Absolutely. Have both and it is a fact. Just surprised about the statement that a Sidewinder Compact is better than a vglided HW80. I had one of each in 0.177 and the Compact didn’t come close. I can only assume the same in 0.22 the Compact wouldn’t come close in that case either!
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    Mk.III...
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    For me Longbows I have five ! three .177 two .22 all tuned Venom V-mach and SFS

    Closely followed by two Tomahawks one in each flavour .22 is V-mach kit and the .177 is very special Wonkey Donkey tuned
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    Best Webley Rifle Made?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mach 1.5 View Post
    Having just received a lovely little Stingray for my .25cal project and it's a lovely little rifle!! But the best Webley Rifle made is.....the Longbow, Tommy then the Stingray...yep I will get shot down in flames by Omega fans and Vulcan fans but these are my top 3 webley rifles.. .4th Vulcan MK2 - 3, 5th Webley MK3. Mach 1.5
    Hi all and a Merry Christmas!
    I'll probably be shot for posting this BUT I really love the power and accuracy of the UK .25 cal Patriot. I have sent an inordinate amount of time and effort into INCREASING both the power level and accuracy of my 2 Patriots; but it was fun. Yes I realise there are some other wonderful sub 12 fpe guns by Webley (I started with a Webley Junior over 55 years ago) such as the Mk3 which I loved. The Patriot is simple, built like a Russian tank and made to last a lifetime. Ok, it can be a little difficult to cock and some triggers are heavier than some others; BUT, does it move a big lump of lead! My more highly "tuned" version (spring is getting a little tired) imparts 796 f/s to the 25.4 grain JSB King and 910 f/s to H&N FTT. Best accuracy is with the JSB; less than 1" @ 50 yards off the bench.

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    The best webley ever made has to be the
    Mark 1 rifle without it the others would never have existed. It was the first and the best
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    I will use this thred as an excuse to show the pics of mine.......again :-)












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    Quote Originally Posted by Gareth W-B View Post
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    Ok, here goes. Imho ...


    Best engineered: Service Mk.II

    Best finish and build quality: the Mk.III

    Best (personal choice) for nostalgia: the Vulcan

    Best classic shooter: the Omega, and ...

    Best over-all all-rounder: walnut Brum-built Longbow.

    Would wholly agree on the "BrumBow" Gareth !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket launcher View Post
    The best webley ever made has to be the
    Mark 1 rifle without it the others would never have existed. It was the first and the best
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    I will use this thred as an excuse to show the pics of mine.......again :-)












    Do I see the hands of Sean and Don all over that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
    Fixed that for you, Gareth. Lovely guns, the Services, but the whole design is flawed. A sort of 1920s Sterling HR81.
    Ok, so what's 'flawed' about the whole design, apart from it being a tad underpowered in it's standard form ?
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