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Thread: .177 Webley Tracker in South Wales?

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    .177 Webley Tracker in South Wales?

    Hi,

    My daughter is looking for a spring .177 rifle. She is having big problems finding a full power rifle she can cock (she is fairly small). I thought a side leaver may be easier as the leaver would be closer to her body and pulling with her strongest arm, somebody here has suggested a Webley Tracker?

    I live in Cwmbran and am a member of Castleton FT club, Tondu and Cardiff Bay Air Rifle Club.

    Is there anybody in the South Wales area we can come to or meet up with that has a full power .177 Webley Tracker? She only needs to try and cock the gun, nothing more than that. We are happy to travel out side South Wales if it gets the job done

    Any help appreciated, Thanks.
    Rob.

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    I have a .22cal tracker

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    There was the Osprey too . Might be heavier than the Tracker though .weighs in at 7¾lb

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    The BBC produced a short news film on the introduction of the AWL in Scotland.

    It featured a slightly built young woman using an Eclipse underlever.

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    I took her into a shop this evening and they showed her a different way of holding to cock.
    It worked and she was able to cock an HW85

    With this new way, she almost fully cocked my TX200

    Now that really opens up her options

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    Just buy her an HW30 kit.
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    full length barrel on an hw85/95 is pretty easy to cock
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Full length Cometa 400 is easy to cock and close to full power too. Just not a popular name.
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    Thanks guys, Finally found and bought a very nice HW95 she can cock

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post

    Regarding the springer cocking effort, once you've settled on a gun (and 95s are usually smooth and not too hard), you could always de-tune it slightly to reduce the cocking effort. Her strength, confidence and technique will all improve and then you could always increase the power later, if desired.
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    That is a good plan Tony
    Back to the shop Monday
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    Alisha has her eye on an HW97 .177 long with the blue lam stock. ?
    Quote Originally Posted by Sunbeam View Post
    Thanks guys, Finally found and bought a very nice HW95 she can cock
    So, the '95 instead of the '97 then?

    I think she's going to love it.
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    She already does
    We upgraded her main PCP scope the other month, so the springer now has her spare 3-9x40 Hawke.
    Chorny test tomorrow as a first 10 shot reference and some zeroing in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunbeam View Post
    Thanks guys, Finally found and bought a very nice HW95 she can cock
    Good choice. Much better than a Tracker. (Tracker is cooler, though )

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