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Don't forget the RWS 5 grainers are going to be a good 2 grains lighter than the Hobby and should be coming out in the upper 400s or...

I recently had my Tempest resealed, but I'm only getting 365 fps with Hobbys. I do get 425 fps with 5 gr RWS. Something is off, but I...

OK, this is kinda off-the-wall, but imagine a springer pistol with a Tempest-like powerplant located farther forward and lower (in...

The Tempest and all the other variants has the barrel above the cylinder to create a length which could correctly be handled as a...

During my 3 weeks in Florida years back, I was a bit shocked to find biscuits on the main meal id ordered and asked if they were...

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...

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...

Wadcutter that's a Beautiful gun, in the same beautifully simple way, it's English equivalent would be the Airsporter Mk1...never...

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...

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...

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...

I shot the pistol just night using MDriskill‘s method. Worked perfectly after some repetition. This takes stress off the jacking hinge...

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...

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...

Design and build is there but the OEM duel spring aspect was poor. Robbing power, and introducing unnecessary twang in irony to their...