Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
That is a bitter tale because the walnut stocked 83 (with the 'improved trigger') would have cost a far bit more than the 77 and could not match it in any area, except build quality. It was incredibly frustrating watching the British airgun industry make repeated attempts at bringing out a German-beating air-rifle and being wide of the target. Webley's Omega was the only one which really did match them and by the time their R&D department had finally got its act together it was all over.
When I shot a club mates Omega it had everything I like in a sporting air rifle...Except a precision two stage trigger mechanism. I still wished I had bought two though, a .177 carbine and .22 rifle. I think the Omega is I think the most frustrating rifle ever developed, why Webley's chief couldn't of asked Ken Turner to design them a sensitive sporting trigger, I'll never know. At least the Eclipse was obvious to all a feeble attempt at rivalling the HW77 from the out set.