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    Steveoo reacted to .20calguy's post in the thread N/A Webley Hurricane with Like Like.
    The Tempest was my first springer in the early eighties. I once upon a time, had a video (on Betamax) of my son at eight years old...
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    Steveoo reacted to MDriskill's post in the thread N/A Webley Hurricane with Like Like.
    Thanks for the Webley pistol trigger tips! I don't have 'em all, so that's great info for the reference file. It can be hard to convey...
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    Wadcutter that's a Beautiful gun, in the same beautifully simple way, it's English equivalent would be the Airsporter Mk1...never...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.
    Cheers buddy, I agree the true English can be a bit insensitive at times for the sake of making a jovial point. Sometimes the sense of...
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    Steveoo reacted to MDriskill's post in the thread N/A Webley Hurricane with Like Like.
    Keep in mind that pic is not "my" cocking method, but recommended by a factory that started making over-barrel air pistols in the 1920's...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.
    There's more than a few that wrecked their Jeans with grease stains trying to use their thigh as a pivot point between the barrel and...
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    Steveoo reacted to crowski's post in the thread N/A Webley Hurricane with Like Like.
    I shot the pistol just night using MDriskill‘s method. Worked perfectly after some repetition. This takes stress off the jacking hinge...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.
    No honestly wasn't aiming to do that at all. Just suggesting shooters don't get too hung up on these guns being too tough to cock and...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread N/A Webley Hurricane.
    Nice gun .....The constant grumble reg cocking the barrel of these over cockers was always a mystery to me. Quite strong as a kid, i...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread Finally found one - LP53.
    Design and build is there but the OEM duel spring aspect was poor. Robbing power, and introducing unnecessary twang in irony to their...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread Finally found one - LP53.
    If you are Stateside and needing to do the work yourself. I have a new recommendation. My recommendation is it to go for the Vortex HW30...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread Walther LP53K.
    Yeah I understand fully. Trust me when I tell you the first cut with the Hacksaw I felt more than a sense of unease....a combination of...
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    Steveoo reacted to spikey's post in the thread Walther LP53K with Like Like.
    This is a great pistol, @Steveo. I have an LP53 and have considered getting a gunsmith to do what you've done (I have neither the skills...
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    Steveoo replied to the thread Finally found one - LP53.
    No problem, drop me a line if you want advice on conversion.
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    Steveoo reacted to Randy1911a1's post in the thread Finally found one - LP53 with Like Like.
    Hi Steveoo , I am new here and have a LP53 date 1957 coming soon and would have been reading what you have accomplished with you...