Hi shammo

Can I ask if you've actually shot an Alecto? Apologies if you have, but it comes across like you're dismissing it because of things you've read; basically, internet hearsay.

When I first read about the Alecto I was initially dubious, a plastic-bodied pistol made in Turkey but badged as a Webley. The previous Turkish-made Webley pistol, the Typhoon, was universally panned.

However all that changed when I had the chance to have a decent play with one at the October UBC meet. It felt great in the hand, and the fact that I won a snooker shoot-off with it (scoring a 147 break), having previously had only half a dozen shots with it, showed it was inherently very accurate and the accuracy was easy to access. The limitations of the trigger did not seem to impair accuracy or shootability.

A quick word about shot to shot consistency. Many people get too worked up about this IMHO, it's far from the be all and end all of things. It's also meaningless unless measured with weighed pellets.

At pistol ranges it will make very little difference at all. In fact some of the most accurate rifles on the FT circuit are the Steyrs and they tend not to perform as well as other makes over the chrono. 10fps variation is common but doesn't affect their accuracy at 55 yds.