Supporting my club I worked the .22 LR benchrest
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Sunday, April 06, 2014, 15:15 (3890 days ago)
match today. 16 shooters. 1 female. 2 drove 1½ hours to come shoot. Windy. Cool to cold (fired up the wood stove in the club house). All in all a good shoot.
Also took the opportunity to shoot the Webley. Remington factory 145 gr stuff bounced some duff on the pistol range berm (at about 49-51 yards). Functioned fine DA and SA. I am pretty pleased.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Supporting my club I worked the .22 LR benchrest
by Paul , Sunday, April 06, 2014, 17:10 (3890 days ago) @ Hobie
Sounds like a fine time although shooting small bore in a cold wind isn't that high on my list of fun things to do... :) I've lost track (in my mind) as to where you are on the repair of the Webley. Do I recall that you ended up redoing the original trigger, or did you manage to get the replacement to going? Either way, there's a lot of satisfaction in getting an old piece of machinery like that running right again.
I fixed the original hammer, had to replace the cam lock
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Sunday, April 06, 2014, 18:49 (3890 days ago) @ Paul
screw (the head of which came off). These are pretty dead simple guns. There's a different psychology of arms working in these. The way it locks up is seemingly not as "tight" as a S&W but there's no signs of spitting in slow or rapid fire. The sights are pretty easy to see especially in comparison to contemporary S&W fixed sights or US GI 1911 sights. These are light revolvers, noticeably lighter than a S&W M&P. It is fun to shoot. Just about as much recoil as a .32-20 from a S&W, in other words, not much at all.
I've got some 200 gr. bullets enroute to try and that is likely the way I'll go, although I do have a mold for a 160-something bullet of this diameter.
One thing for certain I am learning the Webley action with this gun.
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Sincerely,
Hobie