In praise of Webley air pistols

[I. J.]

I must admit to having a soft spot for old Webley pistols .

Andy

Yes. A patch of quick sand on Blackpool beach.

ATB
Ian

[Amac]

I nearly pre-empted your "Wobbly Webley" comments in my original post. Just think Ian, if you got into Webley pistols you could open up a whole new department within the Blackburn airgun emporium. Just flog some of that old tat you currently have to make room for some of our true airgunning heritage.

[I. J.]

I nearly pre-empted your "Wobbly Webley" comments in my original post. Just think Ian, if you got into Webley pistols you could open up a whole new department within the Blackburn airgun emporium. Just flog some of that old tat you currently have to make room for some of our true airgunning heritage.

'... got into Webley pistols ...'

I'd rather watch cricket.

[trevor1]

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.

[Anchorman]

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

[mel h]

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. J.]

im still nursing my knuckles after a mishap with my brothers webley junior when i was 12. blimey i didnt do that again

I once nipped my leg while cocking a long barreled (?) Wobbly pistol.

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

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

[harry mac]

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

Of course it's not as good as a Mod 6. One's a plinking pistol, the other's a proper target pistol. Compare like with like and the Webleys stack up quite well. If you really dislike it that much I'd be happy to relieve you of it.

[eyebull]

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

Give you £20 for it

[Anchorman]

Give you £20 for it

Wow, what an offer. Sooner bin it

[harry mac]

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

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.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...psbb21a439.jpg

[Abasmajor]

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.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...psbb21a439.jpg

Hello Harry,

The attached link is to a typical group I can usually fairly easily achieve with my .22 calibre B Series Premier on the standard NSRA 10 metre target using a single handed unsupported stance. I have shot the pistol at 20 yds but found the groups open up too much to be acceptable at that distance.

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/...psc7b82c7c.jpg


Regards

Brian

[ggggr]

'... got into Webley pistols ...'

I'd rather watch cricket.

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

Does not like Relums,Webleys or cricket
I can see a "wicker man" made from discarded B2 stocks being constructed in the near future
Unless someone has a better suggestion?

[mickson]

Does not like Relums,Webleys or cricket
I can see a "wicker man" made from discarded B2 stocks being constructed in the near future
Unless someone has a better suggestion?

Surely he can't be all bad if he doesn't like "wobbly Webleys" which are surely an invention of a plumber on a bad day, ...mike...

[I. J.]

Surely he can't be all bad if he doesn't like "wobbly Webleys" which are surely an invention of a plumber on a bad day, ...mike...

Classic! I'll nick that if I may.

ATB
Ian