Webley Osprey Supertarget.

[bill57]

My Supertarget, in a modified Tracker stock.



The extra stock bolt, coupled with extra "bedding" inside the stock, overcomes one of Webley's weak spots, that crappy bolt at the front of the trigger guard, which is prone to stripping or loosening.
This is worse on the Osprey/Tracker models, which only have two stock bolts.

[hwtyger]

Never had issues with Tracker/Osprey stockbolts stripping. But than again, I loctite them from day one.
Besides that, there are lots of airguns with only 2 stockbolts. Its not unusual.
I díd have problems with a Patriot triggerguard bolt. But thats because its too short. Use a longer one and you wont have any issues

Troubledshooter, I PMed you

[bill57]

Yana, since you loctite and leave them, I guess you're unlikely to have any problems. I tend to take my guns apart frequently, being an inveterate tinkerer, and I think it's the constant screwing/unscrewing that causes problems with the rear screw. It's a fairly coarse thread, and it's formed in a shallow steel plate extrusion, rather than properly cut into billet steel - forgive the inaccuracy of my description. The front mount, a nice deep 0BA thread, has never given me a problem.

Where the extra bolt helps is that it allows me to tighten the action into the stock very tightly with no fear of stripping the threads. This, coupled with extra wooden packing inside the inletting, provides a really strong mount which resists any torsion effect from the sidelever cocking.



In no way am I suggesting others need to do this, I just did it as a project for myself, and I'm pleased with the outcome. It does also demonstrate one repair method for anyone unfortunate enough to really strip the thread - I have one other Osprey where the thread is gone (it came to me like that), and my Vulcan, although it will need a different approach as the trigger mounting unit is much shorter.

You'll notice from the green paint that this stock began life as a camo finished one. From the large knot in the wood near the top, clearly Webley selected the worst ones to receive any kind of painted finish!

[hwtyger]

Regarding 'bad'stocks being painted; I guess thats where things like fishsticks originated. Not cause theyre so nice and fresh
I dont fiddle much with mine indeed. Theyre tuned/serviced. After that bolts are loctited and theyre not disassembled until necessary.