Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
However fond the memories of Webley are,I still say they didn't make a fist of their .22 barrels. A barrel that is also serving as a lever should be beefy!Pre-war Webley .22 barrels are not. They assume the shape of a 'nana after modest use.Bar,humbug.
I agree with I.J. Just been given a hardly used 1950's Webley Senior .177 and compared to my Diana Model Six its a load of crap. Heavy trigger, bog basic sights. The only fun I get from it is putting it back in the case.
Dave
LOVE 'EM
I've just added another two to the collection this weekend (and an Airsporter, just to balance it out a bit).
Mel.
I once nipped my leg while cocking a long barreled (?) Wobbly pistol.
Lets us stand, back-to-back, and defend ourselves from the rose tinted, 'Ah....... but its a Webley' brigade.
Ive owned a couple but soon got rid of them for something better - which wasn't difficult.
ATB
Ian
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
For no real reason I have always had an aversion to Webley pistols but now that maybe changing. There is something definatley Victorian in their build style and quality and many times I have heard
"To me they are the nearest thing to shooting handguns pre ban"
I think it is time to rethink my position on this especially after hearing about the exploits of GGGR and
"a sip of wine"
That sip is usually 2 bottles!
Pure gasworks charm. I love them.
When your world is full of strange arrangements
And gravity won't pull you through
The South of England has 2 good things, the M1 and the A1. Both will take you to Yorkshire.
Good deals with these members
Good deals with these members
I still think that they remain a major factor in the airgunning education of many of us. As such, they should be treated with respect, unless they are unfortunate enough to live in the Blackburn area, where they will be lobbest from the highest building. You heathen, "Herr" Jones.
Wobbly
Member, the Feinwerkbau Sport appreciation Society (over 50's chapter)
http://www.rivington-riflemen.eu/ Andy, from the North !
I had a .177 tempest from new in the early 90's, wasn't very impressed & it was hard to hit anything with it. Just recently i sold a .22 one for a freind on here & had a bit plink with it first. It was a totally different experience to shoot(with .22 thunderbolts) accurate, much less recoil & if I'd had any spare dosh I'd have bought it myself. Anyone else found the .22's shoot better? Or was my .177 a friday afternoon model.
Last edited by junglie; 24-07-2013 at 08:41 PM.
Just to back up my earlier defence, I've put in a link to a pic of two targets. Both shot at 20, yes 20 yards. One with a late 1940's Webley Mk1, and one with a bona fide 10m match pistol, in this case a Fwb Mod 80. Both pistols were shot "officers at revolver practice" style, one handed, with the other on the hip. The scores on the doors are Webley 80/0 ex 100, Feinwerkbau, 91/1 ex 100. I'd say the Webley didn't doo too bad.
On both targets there are 2 shots outside the main group. With the Fwb this is definately down to me. If the same is true of the Webley card you could increase the score by at least 4 points.
I will admit that I took two strings of ten to sort out a point of aim with the Webley as originally it was putting it's shots low, but once that was sorted I managed to surprise myself with how well it shot.
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The South of England has 2 good things, the M1 and the A1. Both will take you to Yorkshire.