Thats a good idea Ian. You could sit in the naughty corner while we all play with our beautiful and deadly accurate Wobblies.
Andy
You must bring it up to Rivi some time to let the Wobbly Fans, both of them, have a go with it.
ATB
Ian
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
Thats a good idea Ian. You could sit in the naughty corner while we all play with our beautiful and deadly accurate Wobblies.
Andy
Member, the Feinwerkbau Sport appreciation Society (over 50's chapter)
http://www.rivington-riflemen.eu/ Andy, from the North !
Nowhere to go ........in no hurry to get there; www.rivington-riflemen.uk----- well I suppose it is somewhere to go.... founded by I.J. - let down by the tainted blood scandal
I have had a Webley Omega sight on one of my Hurricanes for some time now and it works well ( and it is metal - not plastic ).
The sight fits straight on with no problems as the two mounting holes on the Omega and original Hurricane sights are spaced exactly the same as each other.
I had no suitable screws to fix the sight to the Hurricane but I found the screws from an electrical socket are the correct thread and once cut down to a suitable length they work perfectly - but when looking down inside the locating sockets the chrome heads can be seen
I have not found an adjustable rear sight option to fit the Tempest - but it would be a really good update if something could be made to fit and work well.
.....even IJ would be impressed
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I........ doubt that. From what I've seen of his opinions on Webley products it seems a rather remote possibility. I'd be impressed though, enough to buy a couple, one for my .22" Tempest and one for my little brother's .177" Tempest. They're great fun for very approximate plinking and I have no illusions about an improved rear sight blade making them any more accurate, but getting rid of the screwdriver would save a lot of frustration when re-sighting for different ranges when out in the field.
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Or use a small torch or a gas flame on a stovetop and heat them until the polished heads turn blue, then quench in oil. A nice alternative to chemical bluing.
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
I have just updated this thread ^ but bumped it back in case any of the Webley boys are interested.
The sear has now been worked on and the trigger is almost as good as the one I sent with the gun. It will be given another polish and oiling and left at that. The original piston will be tried, which I am guessing will make the trigger lighter as there will be less preload on the mainspring, but I expect some of the recoil will return.
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Cooler than Mace Windu with a FRO, walking into Members Only and saying "Bitches, be cool"
The South of England has 2 good things, the M1 and the A1. Both will take you to Yorkshire.
---k off Jones !!!!
Member, the Feinwerkbau Sport appreciation Society (over 50's chapter)
http://www.rivington-riflemen.eu/ Andy, from the North !
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
You have just reminded me that Paul (Hippo) still has one of my Premiers!!!!! Will beat it out of him tonight.
Member, the Feinwerkbau Sport appreciation Society (over 50's chapter)
http://www.rivington-riflemen.eu/ Andy, from the North !
the "anti wobbly Webley, Relum loving!" I. J. has been and gone and done it.
He's only bought a brand Harry Spankers in the box Webley pistol
Tested by the usually consistently high scoring Hippo at the club this morning at 10m, it was found to group in an area the approximate size of the 6 ring nowhere near the black when aiming at the top left corner to ensure hits on the card.
We await the results of lengthy pellet testing with interest and/or the acquisition of a new heavyweight teaspoon for the club.
Over to you I. J.
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