Nick and Paul: All I'm saying is that with the bore and stroke that it has (which might be pretty similar to that of the HW45) AND the Tempest transfer port as originally designed, I can't imagine for a moment it will get anywhere near six ft/lbs. The HW45 has a much stronger spring and a much more substantial cocking lever doesn't it? The HW45 also has much less 'lost volume' in the transfer port so is more efficient than the Tempest. I'm not knocking the Tempest by the way, I have two and genuinely love them, but they are not powerful air pistols.

If the new Tempest does get nearer 6 ft/lbs then they have done some sort of redesign on it, but this is supposed to be a remake of the Tempest, not a different airgun, isn't it?

Sure, I was scoffing at the claim on the Webley site that the Tempest is a 6 ft/lbs pistol. I own a Webley Mk1, a Senior, a Premier, two Tempests, two Nemesis, an HW45 and numerous other pistols, so I know Webley pistols pretty well, and I know full well that it is well nigh impossible to tune the Tempest and Hurricane into powerful (5-plus ft/lbs) air pistols. If these 'new' Tempests are made to the original design, they won't be near six ft/lbs. It's not a question about scoffing at things I haven't seen here, I've seen loads of Tempests and Hurricanes over the years... Why are some people on here so happy to spread what looks like nothing more than marketing hype from Webley?