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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Picture Gallery » Webley Tempest    View previous topic :: View next topic  Webley Tempest   Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:26 am RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 Just scored a nice Webley Tempest on GunBroker and some nice grips on eBay.uk. The gun is fairly accurate and has plenty of power for casual plinking. The trigger pull is a little light for my taste so I may look into doing some adjustments, but all in all, I'm very happy with the gun. It's too bad they no longer make the Tempest. It really is a great design. I'm thinking that I'll probably purchase a new mainspring and seals just to have on hand since parts are getting harder and harder to find. Thanks for looking. ________ California Medical Marijuana Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:03 pm; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:29 pm Bozo Veteran Member Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 107 Location: The remote parts of El Dorado County, CA Beautiful piece! And those are some nice grips, too! _________________ Sheridan Blue Streak , Barska Red Dot sight, .20 Gamo Big Cat 1200, 4x32 Ruger scope, .177   Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:38 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA A great looking gun. Feel free to show off some more pics. Bozo wrote: And those are some nice grips, too! That was the first thing I noticed. Very nice. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:16 am RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 Thanks guys! I'll try to post more pics as I take them. I do have a question about this gun though ... I have the .22 version, which they show as being 5.6mm. All I have on hand at this time are 5.5mm size pellets. I've noticed that the gun shoots consistantly to the right. I know it's probably a long shot, but could this be corrected by using the proper 5.6mm size pellets? There's not enough travel on the rear sight to make adjustments in order to sight it in properly. Any suggestions? ________ Colorado Dispensaries Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:03 pm; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:24 am RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 RatcatcherDino wrote: I've noticed that the gun shoots consistantly to the right. Update: I took a closer look last night and found that the original owner must have tried sighting it in and compensated by moving the rear sight in the WRONG direction. After some adjustments, the gun shoots spot on. I'm actually amazed in how accurate it is with open sights! ________ SweetGirl18 Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:03 pm; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:14 am Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA RatcatcherDino wrote: RatcatcherDino wrote: I've noticed that the gun shoots consistantly to the right. Update: I took a closer look last night and found that the original owner must have tried sighting it in and compensated by moving the rear sight in the WRONG direction. After some adjustments, the gun shoots spot on. I'm actually amazed in how accurate it is with open sights! Sounds like good news. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:35 am RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 Crosman140 wrote: Sounds like good news. Absolutely! I had read quite a few reviews on the Tempest that said it was inaccurate, so my expectations weren't really all that great prior to receiving it. Then when I got it, I noticed it shot consistently to the right and thought "ah, this must be what they were talking about". At a quick glance, I saw that the rear sight was adjust all the way to one side and thought "ah, the original owner must have run out of travel". It wasn't til later that I realized it was adjusted to the wrong side. ________ GisseleVogue Last edited by RatcatcherDino on Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:03 pm; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:50 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA I used to do that too. When I was younger I didn't have anybody explain it to me so it was trial and error. I had an old daisy that looked like a model 1894 and I played with it for years till it finally broke. I learned a lot from that gun. It sounds like your webley is turning out to be a good pistol. I would like to find one in good shape, but I haven't found one decent enough yet. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 9:46 pm RatcatcherDino Member Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 76 As I stated in my first post, the trigger pull was a little too light for my taste. After further inspection, I discovered the trigger adjustment spring and set screw were completely missing. I ordered a new spring, set screw, and breach seal (just for the heck of it) s and installed everything tonight. I also took some extra time to properly sight in the gun. In all honesty, I really didn't need a breach seal. I just figured since I had to order parts, I might as well go ahead and replace it. I didn't really notice any increase of power by replacing it, but the gun was plenty powerful for me before so I'm fine with it. Trigger pull was also improved to my liking by adding the spring, but what impressed me the most was the accuracy of this gun! After it was properly sighted in, I was able to get groups the size of a dime at about 25'. Not bad for a pistol with open sights! I definately have a keeper. ________ WASHINGTON DISPENSARIES Webley Tempest     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Picture Gallery You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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