Webley Nemesis

[dougbunney]

Also in answer to your question, what to look out for?-check that when you load the gun it holds air pressure -if when you load it you can hear hissing then the nose seal inside may be perished -I had this problem with one of my nemesis but luckily all seals for this gun are still available and fairly easy to replace. The main problem I see a lot is the rear sight blade is often cracked/damaged as it's made of plastic and is often the part which breaks if the gun gets dropped. Good news is even these parts can be sourced easily and John knibbs also offer an aftermarket upgrade of a metal rear sight blade.

[clarky]

Also in answer to your question, what to look out for?-check that when you load the gun it holds air pressure -if when you load it you can hear hissing then the nose seal inside may be perished -I had this problem with one of my nemesis but luckily all seals for this gun are still available and fairly easy to replace. The main problem I see a lot is the rear sight blade is often cracked/damaged as it's made of plastic and is often the part which breaks if the gun gets dropped. Good news is even these parts can be sourced easily and John knibbs also offer an aftermarket upgrade of a metal rear sight blade.

They are ok ...we have the odd one showing up at the pistol range now and again but i cannot think of any reason why you would not choose the HW40 over it.
The 40s trigger is at least twice as good and it just seems to fit the hand better.
Spares being up to the minute available and the top strap has none of the wiggle ive found in the Nemesis.
As far as power goes the Nemesis is the Nemesis of the 40....its got the edge but not so you would notice.
418 fps H&N excite versus 388 fps .....both results being averaged.
It makes the Nemesis one of the most powerful of its type, being a good 50 fps more than the FAS 6004, 40 fps more than the Daisy and 25 fps more then the P17/ 40 variants.
Only some specimens of HW 75 edge it .

[Geezer]

They are ok ...we have the odd one showing up at the pistol range now and again but i cannot think of any reason why you would not choose the HW40 over it.
The 40s trigger is at least twice as good and it just seems to fit the hand better.
Spares being up to the minute available and the top strap has none of the wiggle ive found in the Nemesis.
As far as power goes the Nemesis is the Nemesis of the 40....its got the edge but not so you would notice.
418 fps H&N excite versus 388 fps .....both results being averaged.
It makes the Nemesis one of the most powerful of its type, being a good 50 fps more than the FAS 6004, 40 fps more than the Daisy and 25 fps more then the P17/ 40 variants.
Only some specimens of HW 75 edge it .

I don't disagree with that. I would say the slightly extra oomph of the Nemesis is nice, especially in .22" - my FAS 604s feel anemic by comparison. I don't myself find the grip a problem, nor the trigger, though I have used better.

I like the Webley heritage and the sense that a used one won't lose value if looked after. If you get one and don't like it, it's easy to move on without losing money.

And unlike the recent HW40s, the Nemesis has proper plain black sights, not those fibre-optic things.

[harvey_s]

They are ok ...we have the odd one showing up at the pistol range now and again but i cannot think of any reason why you would not choose the HW40 over it.

The most important one of all!...Made in England

[ETCHY]

I do think that for me it being English & a Webley comes into it, I also like the rather blocky looks. I know the HW40 is probably the logical smart choice particularly as even new it's quite cheap but I just don't like the looks. Also having handled an HW40 in a gun shop it didn't appeal (the other half wasn't keen either), the Webley having more steel on it is also a factor.

I've never had a single stroke pneumatic (only had & fired springers before) so hopefully it would be a nice, slightly easier to cock bit of variety, that me & Soph' can enjoy in the garage plinking at targets etc

Cheers again for the help

Dave