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By Argos on 8th Aug 2004

Argos's Ratings

Value for money	9/10
Overall value	9/10
Argos's recommendation

Good Points

Build Quality, easy to strip & modify.

Bad Points

Sights, factory supplied trigger/sear, cheap looking grips.

General Comments

Why not improve your Webley Tempest .22 like I did with mine? I bought my .22 a few weeks ago and overall, I really like it. The sights are "adequate" rather than good though. My gun shoots high and to the right, but is fun to use. Okay to the mods...
I stripped the gun and polished the terrible trigger and sear contact faces. This transforms the release quality. C'mon Webley, it took me 3 minutes, why can't YOU do it? I then moly-greased the moving parts and the gun feels better overall now. Then I looked at the diagram of the Hurricane, and checked out the barrel. One phone call to my favourite gunsmith later, I had the Hurricane barrel, which fits perfectly to the Tempest. It adds another inch and has a hooded sight, which improves "point ability" for me anyway. Okay, about £38, but hobbies don't come for nothing.
I use my gun for back garden plinking, which it couldn't be better at. Fairly quiet and no messing with Co2 cans. I really rate this gun. It represents enduring British gun making at a time when cheap rubbish abounds, we should all buy one of these to encourage the makers that we expect nothing less than rugged, reliable quality. This is more than an air pistol; it is a piece of history.

2 Comments on Review by Argos for Webley Tempest .22

1. daveh801 on 13th Oct 2004

   Hi,
   Thanks for the tips on improving the "feel" of the Tempest. I entirely agree with your comments - the gun is well made; sights are decent and accuracy is also very good for a springer with a reasonable amount of recoil. My .22 Tempest is at least 16 years old, has never been serviced nor particularly well looked after. Infact I only dug it out about a month ago to do a little back-yard plinking. 10 yards = 1" groups with Eley Wasps and I've not even adjusted the sights (why bother? Run a few test shots and adjust aim to suite). Not bad for such an oldie (the gun, that is).

2. easilyled on 2nd Jul 2005

   I fully agree with the trigger mods. I did the same thing and changed the .22 barrel for a .177 barrel at the same time. Previously the trigger was a disgrace but fortunately the sears are a cinch to polish up and lube properly, just take as little metal away as possible. The aim is to just smooth the rough spots! After you have done the mod, make sure with a cocked but unloaded pistol that the trigger wont release when the pistol is simply banged. Thats my view.

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