Mental moment, should I convert one of my Webleys to .25?

[Shed tuner]

Well I've just bought a Tracker pellet tap, so the projects parts list is now complete lol.

I was thinking of doing this .25 conversion with a TX200 but it would have been costly and more parts needed (modified underlever), so decided on the Viscount I have, I can go as short as I need with the barrel without having to worry about cocking effort from either a short barrel or underlever.

nah, the TX would need nothing other than the barrel machining. Someone's been misleading you.

[look no hands]

nah, the TX would need nothing other than the barrel machining. Someone's been misleading you.

Would it not depend on the length of the barrel?

[Shed tuner]

Would it not depend on the length of the barrel?

Sure, if it's a mk1 or 2 unshrouded, A shrouded Mk3 the barrel can finish anywhere in there. So if your .25 donor barrel it particularly short, and you have a full length TX mk1 or 2, then yes, I get your predicament.. but then I'd just add a shoud, bolt the muzzle catch onto it, job done... No need to hack up the underlever.

[Neil54]

I'll have to scope my quarter bore up.
I'm feeling left out.

Bigger is better!

[look no hands]

I'll have to scope my quarter bore up.
I'm feeling left out.

Bigger is better!

Do it, I'm sure I heard we are going to have a quarter bore club at the bash, hopefully Tone won't be part of that one

[TonyL]

Do it, I'm sure I heard we are going to have a quarter bore club at the bash, hopefully Tone won't be part of that one

Hee, hee, hee!

[TonyL]

Obviously outvoted here when I said "no". Although I don't own a .25, I can see rhe attraction from a fun point of view and for ratting at sub-12. But wasn't sure if the action would be up to it without having to turn it into a harsh shooting mess. But was only guessing. Go on, have a go and see how it turns out. Variety is the spice of life and all that. Wonder if some extra piston weight might help?

One other lovely thing in addition to the wallop will be the ease of feeding it those big pellets.

[maximus]

Does the barrel end get machined to form the hole for the tap or does it bottom in a counterbore with a short plain bore in front of the tap? Either way has serious problems to overcome. If plain bore before barrel it would need opening out to .25 and would thus be irreversible. If it forms part of the bore for the tap then the radius would have to be machined after the barrel was fittedwhich would be nigh on impossible to do and retain the tolerance for the tap. I think its a non starter for a tap loader personally.

Regards Max

[look no hands]

Sure, if it's a mk1 or 2 unshrouded, A shrouded Mk3 the barrel can finish anywhere in there. So if your .25 donor barrel it particularly short, and you have a full length TX mk1 or 2, then yes, I get your predicament.. but then I'd just add a shoud, bolt the muzzle catch onto it, job done... No need to hack up the underlever.

I was thinking of buying Petes mk1 TX (unless he wants to swap it for my Fenman) but decided against it and spend the money on completing some projects and using existing rifles for other projects, we are hopefully moving house soon and I've realised I have rather a lot of shooting stuff to move.