Webley tempest

[peteswright]

Interesting.

I have an original Tempest - easy to cock, just unlatch and turn your wrist.

I bought one of the Turkish ones. To be fair it is well made and solid but almost impossible to cock.
I am not totally feeble but got royally pissed off with having to rest it on my knee, taking a deep breath and
really working at it. After ten shots or so I could not be bothered - and that is a shame as it shoots quite well.

I stripped it down and compared it to the original - many, many compromises - not least the lack of the ability to
screw the end cap on. Why is that a problem? - because you spend far to much time trying to line everything up whilst pushing against the too long spring just to insert the pin which stops the internals from disembowelling.

I didn't find fitting my new springs too much of a problem with them being weaker (thank god!) I simply compressed everything as you say and slotted a thin rod or screwdriver through the end pin hole which is easier to do when lining up with the inner holes. Once all is lined up tap in the proper end pin knocking out the thinner rod. I've found everything else easy to replace and fit if necessary which is another thing I like. Its a good gun to fix yourself, not that there's much to go wrong them. Such a simple but effective design. That original spring IS AWFUL. Way too strong. Ive heard so many comments about the difficulty in cocking. Until you replace it with the weaker spring can I suggest sliding the cocking hand upside down under the barrel so the thumb is pointing at the muzzle end. You get more leverage that way I think. ATB. Pete.

[laverdabru]

I'm with Yana here, you can get a vg Brum Tempest for about a third/half of the cost, & it's not going to depreciate. Saw one advertised in the smalls at the back of one of the airguns mags a while back, think it was £60 including post, original box. manual & paperwork. Very pleased I rang up!

[Andrew P.]

Hello, I'm new here and pretty much just joined because of my new appreciation for the Webley Tempest. Unfortunately I cannot get my hands on the older classic models but I'm still really pleased with this. The construction is solid and it's power and accuracy are fantastic!

Also, on a funny note, this past weekend I had a buddy over who hasn't fired a pellet/BB gun in years, but he was always a crack shot when we were kids.
He picked off the head of a dandelion weed from about 10 metres away. Needless to say I was impressed, and he was blown away by the control and accuracy he felt, using the Tempest, especially after not having fired an air gun in years.