Tee-Hee!

[Modski66]

Finally got around to working on my "Senior" today - so easy to work on.
Polished every contacting surface, PTFE washers at both ends of the spring, a smear of moly here and there, new leaf spring for the trigger and a new (synthetic) breech seal.
It might not be true to the original in some areas, but the trigger is sooooo much better and it punches Superdomes through both sides of a bean can.
Now that's more like it!

[mrto]

Finally got around to working on my "Senior" today - so easy to work on.
Polished every contacting surface, PTFE washers at both ends of the spring, a smear of moly here and there, new leaf spring for the trigger and a new (synthetic) breech seal.
It might not be true to the original in some areas, but the trigger is sooooo much better and it punches Superdomes through both sides of a bean can.
Now that's more like it!

Is it still sporting the phosphor bronze piston ring?

[Modski66]

Indeed, and in very good condition too...

[Josie & John]

I love the smell of a freshly oiled Senior discharging!

Incidentally, the late great Gerald Cardew once made me a few experimental PTFE piston rings for my Webley Service and the only one I used is still going strong after all these years. The action is incredibly smooth and the rifle the most consistent/accurate Service I have owned.

John

[mrto]

I have read somewhere that Senior's put out more power and are smoother if the bronze piston ring is replaced with an O ring.

If PTFE works well in the Service then it would,too in the Senior,something I will try.After all,a phosphor bronze piston ring was just a bad idea by Webley IMO.

[Josie & John]

I have read somewhere that Senior's put out more power and are smoother if the bronze piston ring is replaced with an O ring.

If PTFE works well in the Service then it would,too in the Senior,something I will try.After all,a phosphor bronze piston ring was just a bad idea by Webley IMO.

The 'ring' needs to be flat rather than an O ring, which would not sit flush. I have a vague recollection that Gerald also made me some PTFE rings for a Senior but they did not perform as well as the original. This would have been during the early 90s.

Kind regards,

John