I went to a gun shop today. Just to look for some bits for my Webley mk3.

I bought an gun!

I would like to point out that it wasn’t my fault! It had a sale sticker on it, it was a gun I’d not heard of and I had no adult supervision.

Anyway, I got it home said adult said "That looks like an gun, not an holster for your Webley?"
I congratulated her on her observational skills and promised a pay review within the year.
And fled!

Down in the lab I cocked the gun for testing. It groaned! That long, drawn out noise that means the next minute or so will be unpleasant. It was.

Huge cocking effort and 8 ft-lb to show for it?

The next couple were the same, so it went on the slab. A huge, thick, dog-legged spring was extracted and thrown at a photo of Amanda Holden that I keep above the bin. I had visions of a sub 6 ft-lb bell ringer in my head, so fitted the very smallest 29 coil TbT spring with some suitable guides. The spring fitted was 3" shorter and 0.5mm thinner wire than the one I removed, so you can imagine my shock when, after a very easy cocking stroke, I got 9 ft-lb. Bugger!
I have no 31 coil springs left, that’s the main reason for my visit to Blighty next week, and the thought of wrestling a 34 coil into the gun really didn’t appeal…..
I compromised with two power washers added and smack on 10 ft-lb and a very nice little shooter.

It will be coming with me to the bash, along with my shortened HW97k. It may not make it home though as it is in the for sale section.

Oh, and by the way… The Diana 50 took over from the Orignal 50, just with more power potential