Webley versus Steyr shock!!!!

[Amac]

I must admit to my own Tempest, although it is a "proper" English version, in .22, is a touch on the agricultural side as you have alluded too Bob.

I freely admit to shooting my old Wobblys a lot more frequently than the Tempest, which incidentally has seen much service for pest control duties.

Paul is an annoyingly good shot. The scores for the Steyr versus Wobbly shoot would not be that far apart, honest! As for that Jones bloke, if we keep on talking about Wobblys, it is just a matter of time before he buys up all of the current stocks of classic Wobblys from various gun shops around the U.K. He will be turned eventually, just maybe not enough to actually buy one for himself. The unbeliever.

Andy

[zooma]

I must admit to my own Tempest, although it is a "proper" English version, in .22, is a touch on the agricultural side as you have alluded too Bob.

I freely admit to shooting my old Wobblys a lot more frequently than the Tempest, which incidentally has seen much service for pest control duties.

Paul is an annoyingly good shot. The scores for the Steyr versus Wobbly shoot would not be that far apart, honest! As for that Jones bloke, if we keep on talking about Wobblys, it is just a matter of time before he buys up all of the current stocks of classic Wobblys from various gun shops around the U.K. He will be turned eventually, just maybe not enough to actually buy one for himself. The unbeliever.

Andy

My Tempest is getting on a bit - I bought it s/h some time ago - how can I tell if it is an English or Turkish made Wobbly?

[I. J.]

My Tempest is getting on a bit - I bought it s/h some time ago - how can I tell if it is an English or Turkish made Wobbly?

Cut it in half. If its a Turkish one it will Delight me! If its an English one - well, nothing lost.

[gingernut]

Some Turkish ones have a small fez mark on the bottom of the trigger guard.
In years to come these will command a premium price from collectors.

[Amac]

Mine has "Made in England" proudly printed on the bottom of the plastic housing surrounding the front cylinder assembly. Also a couple of "F" triangles.
Andy

[zooma]

Mine has "Made in England" proudly printed on the bottom of the plastic housing surrounding the front cylinder assembly. Also a couple of "F" triangles.
Andy

Mine too !

.....also stamped WEBLEY TEMPEST on each side of the front cover so it was probably made after 1981 as the earlier ones were just stamped TEMPEST on both sides.

[hwtyger]

The turs are matte finished, no gloss.
Also they have massive pins, not hollow one's
Probably the SN says TR as well.
They'realso much harder to cock so it feels

Doesnt surprise me, those results. Many people stíll think they can buy good results. You cant.
I can shoot the best pcp, I'll be outshot by our gunclubs'champ with a FWB65..
Its the shooter, not the gun.

I always wondered about the tempest, getting some sorta tight fitting springguide for it.
I have 2 Tempests I use, 1 in .177 one in .22. The .22 is much nicer to shoot
For 2 handed shooting they dont need a trigger alteration imo.

PS my max score at 10m 1 handed 5 shots is 47. Shot wth Tau 7 Match AND with my .177 Tempest..

[zooma]

Oh---I had a thought Make up a rearsight plate with a smaller cut out as the standard is a bit wide. An alternative would be to have a look at some other sights and see if they could be adapted. The thing is it would have to be quite "blocky" as if you were going for something bigger, you might as well use a Hurricane and find a sight for that. Part of the problem with the Tempest is the short sight line.
I think in keeping in the spirit of things, that the rearsight should not be overly complex. Also, softer springs,wooden grips and a wider trigger or trigger shoe would be keeping in the spirit of things and I dont think anyone could really moan about an O ring head. look at it like this, once you have the head and a stash of O rings, you are in front money wise for the next 40+ years

I would like to be able to look back in 40 years time to see the savings