Tin Grip Webley junior Question.

[jjjjjj]

I was wondering why the Webley tin grip air pistol made in the 1930s had a smoothbore barrel as most other webley pistols before this had rifled barrels, was it made for shooing darts ?

[Evostu]

I think pretty much all juniors had a smoothboreprobably because they were quite low power aimed at young shooters hence the name

[Maple]

I had always thought that the smoothbore juniors, both pre and post war were so that youngsters had the option to fire darts and potentially increase the fun they could get from them over the minimal gain from a rifled bore, which in a way could help to sell the bigger contemporary models

[laverdabru]

Cheaper to make, aimed at youngsters (no pun intended). The Bruce book says they were 'primarily intended as an indoor practise pistol, using darts rather than pellets'. Apparently, they could be ordered with a rifled barrel? Bruce, page 48.

ATB

[jjjjjj]

Cheaper to make, aimed at youngsters (no pun intended). The Bruce book says they were 'primarily intended as an indoor practise pistol, using darts rather than pellets'. Apparently, they could be ordered with a rifled barrel? Bruce, page 48.

ATB

Intresting, I have never seen a tin grip Junior with a rifled barrel does anyone own one ?

[Troubledshooter]

I had always thought that the smoothbore juniors, both pre and post war were so that youngsters had the option to fire darts and potentially increase the fun they could get from them over the minimal gain from a rifled bore, which in a way could help to sell the bigger contemporary models

Correct.

[Josie & John]

My Stoeger Junior has a rifled barrel, so possibly an enhanced option for the export market?

John

[jjjjjj]

My Stoeger Junior has a rifled barrel, so possibly an enhanced option for the export market?

John

Is it a tin grip pistol john.

[Josie & John]

Is it a tin grip pistol john.

'tis indeed