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Beeman Tempest .177 cal.
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15 Reviews For Beeman Tempest .177 cal.

  • loanplanman 25th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Beeman Tempest is good quality, durable, excellent muzzle velocity for this type of air pistol.

    A little much to pump for those of the female gender and a bit of what I would call recoil from the shot.

    Quality item, well made and durable. Even being in storage for over 15 years, simple mantainince, minor lube and away you go.

  • Guest 20th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Beeman / Webley Tempest air pistols rank consistently among the best sellers year after year. It is easy to understand why considering these air guns pack some of the highest velocities available in an air pistol in one of the most compact frames on the market.


    To make these air guns as light as possible without sacrificing any strength or durability, the frame is made out of a high tensile aircraft aluminum. The Beeman Tempest is coated externally with a black epoxy finish that accents its c ...

  • coldwarvet202 Rank: Corporal 19th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I was very fortunate to find a brand new Tempest made in England in the 1960s, still with all its original papers, in .177 caliber. I could not believe the way it felt in my hand. The only other gun that ever felt that good was a Model 52 Smith & Wesson pistol which I put thousands of .38 Specials through in bullseye shooting over the years. I have been around handguns all my life and have over 50 years of experience with them, including air pistols. My 15 seconds of fame was when I won the New ...

  • cole5169 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 4th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Webley Tempest came from an old line of overlever spring-piston pistols, like the Senior and Junior. Functionally, little changed, but styling was upgraded for the Tempest.

    Essentially, what you've got is a large diameter, short-stroke piston and compression chamber sitting underneath a short rifled barrel. Interestingly, the piston recoils "backwards", toward your hand, which takes a little getting used to, even if you have fired spring piston guns before.

    In .177, the Tempest generates v ...

  • Guest 10th Apr 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Great for target practice at under 100 feet

  • Marlon James Rank: Lieutenant 15th Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    What a great little pistol! I've had mine since 1982 and it has held up well.
    It is about the size of a Colt 1911 type pistol. In this little package is a lot of fun. The grips are anatomically the right size for any hand, pointing and shooting is natural and fast. Beeman sells aftermarket wooden grips that are more filling for those with larger hands. I use both, it just depends on preference. When I want to have a serious shooting session I use the stock grips, when I want to plink and show ...

  • HunterColeman89 Rank: Staff Sergeant 17th Jun 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    My friend has one of these and he has the inter-changable barrels with it. He has both the .22 and .177 barrels for it, I preferred it in .177 simply because you get more of a 'wack' on a target, and the speed of the pellet is brilliant. Both barrels where very simple to remove and change. Easy to load. Great little pistol overall, it's accurate and powerful. A good side-arm for sporting with air-rifles. I enjoyed every minute of the time I had it.

  • Jim Leonard 5th May 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Oh boy, you're going to say. Here's another blow hard bragging about his marksmanship. Well, so be it, but I can back up what I say, and have done it to the amazement of those so inclined to see me do it.

    My Dad was a Missouri farm boy and helped feed the family with his single shot 22 rifle, and later when married to Mom. He fed the family in Paxton Nebraska home with ducks, geese and rabbits. Dad instilled marksmanship in me, and I shot amateur competition off and on, and I loved to take ...

  • Vulcanator Rank: Lieutenant 9th Nov 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    After twenty years I decided to purchase the Beeman Tempest to compliment the Webley Vulcan rifle I have had since I was a teenager. I used to own a .22 version many moons ago, and shooting my .177 version in the back garden brings back memories.

    It seems they have widened the trigger shoe to improve the quality of the trigger pull, but as mentioned in my bad points, left handed shooters have not been catered to. I have addressed this with the purchase of the Beeman wooden combat grips. They ...

  • easilyled Rank: Major 3rd Jul 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    My version of theBeeman Tempest .177 cal. is the Webley (UK) one. It originally had a .22 barrel but I stripped it to polish up the trigger sears and changed to barrel for .177 at the same time. It is a lovely little pistol. The looks are a little on the "whacky" side if you are used to imitation firearms but it has a timeless appeal all of its own never-the-less. Out of the box the trigger is a disgrace. Don't expect it to get much better with use either judging by the state of the sears from t ...

  • straightshooter65 Rank: Corporal 4th Aug 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I now own my second Beeman Tempest and plan to acquire the .22 version as soon as my wallet will allow. I owned my first Tempest for almost 15 years before it was lost during a move. Keep in mind, 15 years ago, you either "pumped" your brains out or bought your guns worth in C02 cylinders $$$. When I stumbled upon an air pistol that could produce 400 - 500 fps with one action and no C02, I was very impressed! I took that Tempest to hell and back, it remained fully functional, powerful and ac ...

  • blade115 3rd Apr 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Beeman Tempest .177 cal. is a very compact and sturdy pistol with very little plastic parts and is very capable of doing a lot, including but not limited to shooting tin cans to getting rid of pests like mice and rats around the house. You can expect to put all the pellets in an inch group from center to center at ten meters, but if your looking for something better, you might want to look else where. This pistol is very rugged, and can tolerate some dirt and still be operational, it also do ...

  • holyokster Rank: Staff Sergeant 23rd Feb 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Beeman Tempest .177 cal.:
    The British really know how to build an air pistol. Fit and finish is flawless. Heavy like a cartridge pistol and a sight that picture that my tired older eyes can easily pick up. Not a pure target pistol but accurate enough to give high buck pistols a run for their money. I plan on getting a .22 cal next month to keep my .177 company. I am going to give RB Grips a call (see their website) and see if they can make grips for the Webly.

  • MarcMan 29th Nov 2003

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    There is only one other thing to tell you about, this pistol is NOT built to shoot darts. There is rifling inside of the barrel which will be damaged if your blasting darts which are not designed to travel through the delicate rifling. Big deal, you don't need to shoot a puny dart anyway with this monster. If you are looking to do a little pest hunting like rats, mice etc., just get the pointed pellets. This gun may also be easily mistaken by the normal eye as "A REAL GUN". Don't bust this baby ...

  • hunter9 Rank: Staff Sergeant 4th Oct 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Beeman Tempest .177 cal.is a air pistol just to target shoot with.