Beeman Kodiak Island

[zrman27500]

Oh yes, the Vulcans are nice shooters especially after the trigger is set up well.

They are pretty nice....it looks really cool sitting next to the kodiak though!

 

[fishing43]

I will be joining the island with 1or2 within the next month, they have been on my radar for a long time.

 

[KWK]

It’s not Walnut species.. it’s a odd all Merbau/ Monkey pod/Heva wood..
some special picked and cut may have made it through but the factory Tommy’s and Patriots THE ONLY ONE that had the non beech stocks were NOT any walnut at all.

Where are they, anyway? Every one I see just looks like beech. And I KNOW beech when I see it. Only walnut I saw is a Turkeypat.
There's absolutely no doubt both of my Tomahawks are factory walnut.

 

[KWK]

It’s not Walnut species.. it’s a odd all Merbau/ Monkey pod/Heva wood..
some special picked and cut may have made it through but the factory Tommy’s and Patriots THE ONLY ONE that had the non beech stocks were NOT any walnut at all.

Is this the Webley walnut you refer to? Looks like what came on BSA Mercury S and Airsporter S from the 80's. Not a very good grade.
I didn't mention it earlier out of respect for bidders. I don't invite guests to YOUR party. The auction just ended. LSB did mention it has blotches but you can still see it's not at all spectacular. I've seen nicer walnut Vulcan Deluxe stocks before

 

[KWK]

No Tommy’s we’re ever made in .20 production guns. I have made them as well as V Mach. No longbows we’re ever made in .20 ,(production). but I will be making one shortly. Great gun for the caliber. I distaste .177 in general , but in .22 they are deadly smooth and hit a great 13 , ft lbs. lean on them they get snappy. I’m shooting for 12 ft lbs .20

As for factory .25 Tommys,yes, there were a few made and stamped. Ive owned them
That being said ALL Webley .25 barrels were crap shoot at best. Loose and no chokes.

I just did a LW ..25 Tommy does a solid 20 ft lbs. its not at all stock.. custom piston and Venom spring.

Just reread this post. My .25 Tomahawk barrel has a bit of a tight lead with light friction all the way down to a slight choke pushing an FTT through. Velocity is 725 fps @ 23 ft lb. With them. I consider it pretty smooth for it's modest weight and +energy. I have done 5 in .25" CTC @25yd with it. Very accurate. I believe I read later .25 Tommys are LW.

 

[A.G.R]

The .25 were oversized in most . unchoked for sure. Webley only used choked barrels in the Longbow as they were Lothar Walther barrels . Over in the Uk ,the rumored to make a few short stroke 13 inch LW Tommys late in their last run .. I’ve not seen a factory one. Tight piston seals and pre flare the skirt and they are shootable in factory form

rebarrel and they are 100% different gun for the better. .

These are factory Patriots with Webleys so called walnut ..The top one is one I sold that was so blond I named it the Golden Eagle. , this latter just sold one bay for pennys I passed as I do not need anymore nor like factory stocks. I was surprised it sold so cheap.

 

[kingfisher61]

I used to have a .177 barrel for mine. I’m not sure on its origins, but somebody had advertised it for $70 on the old yellow forum and I bought it.

I didn’t do a lot of shooting with it and switched back to .25 relatively quickly as .177 really is a silly caliber for a Kodiak.

Wow...70 bucks!? What a steal!! I agree with you....25 is the way to go.

 

[KWK]

The .25 were oversized in most . unchoked for sure. Webley only used choked barrels in the Longbow as they were Lothar Walther barrels . Over in the Uk ,the rumored to make a few short stroke 13 inch LW Tommys late in their last run .. I’ve not seen a factory one. Tight piston seals and pre flare the skirt and they are shootable in factory form

rebarrel and they are 100% different gun for the better. .
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These are factory Patriots with Webleys so called walnut ..The top one is one I sold that was so blond I named it the Golden Eagle. , this latter just sold one bay for pennys I passed as I do not need anymore nor like factory stocks. I was surprised it sold so cheap.

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My .25 Tomahawk barrel is 13"
BARREL

"2000-2002 production had 15” Webley barrels. From 2002, they had 13” Lothar Walther barrels (originally advertised as the “Carbine” version at slightly higher cost). Production, or sales, overlapped."

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Webley Tomahawk at Kempton

I was interested to see, on one of the tables at Kempton, a Webley Tomahawk. I have a Longbow so I was interested to inspect this rifle, which I had not before seen. At once, I could see that it was a larger version of the Longbow and it seemed to have a longer cylinder. I cannot now recall...

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