What rifles replaced the Webley Mark III in the 70’s?

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Interesting thoughts which are pretty well spot on, I fear. However, our inventiveness also led to the pcp and that was considered, at the time in the late '80s, a real threat to the Germans. As you say, thank Heavens for Air Arms but it is regrettable that we cannot produce the quality barrels the Germans have specialised in manufacturing. If Webley had improved their trigger, their iron sight with a horizontal screw, produced a longer cocking lever and improved power output, along with a proper telescopic ramp and somewhat better accuracy, they could perhaps have kept the Mk3 in production, even at a premium price.

Pretty long list of improvements to a rifle they were already loosing money on. When tested my W H B Smith in the 50’s the Mark 3 was the most accurate rifle in the world along with Walther? Had things gone downhill by the 1970s? Actually if all the improvements were made not sure I wouldn’t still go for the original, love the open sights and a telescopic sight is just not right. Lol