N/A Webley Hurricane

[crowski]

Man , I think I scored a beauty. Looks like keeper. A Webley Hurricane .22 cal.

Such a cool looking gun. Honestly don’t know much about them. But love the design.

Amazing the condition. I will shoot it, not a lot, but I will.

Shot a few rounds. Not bad accuracy. Just about ripped out an inch of skin off leg jacking it. Technique is imperative. Crow

 

[marflow 777]

yes, nice one
and yes, they can be a hard to cock
they are a Tempest in reality, different frame so the rear sight can be in place an there is or was a scope mount that replaces the rear sight
plenty of parts in the UK at either Knibbs or Chambers and they are easy to work on
you are missing the front sight cover
https://www.airgunspares.com/gunspares/airgun-spares/webley/hurricane.html
you have the upgrade grip that Beeman offered which is nice
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery...emera/webley-tempest-hurricane-owners-manual/

https://www.pyramydair.com/airgun-resources/manuals/Temptest.pdf
so that is some stuff i would keep around
i use the pry apart technique on cocking, open it up and put the palm of your hand on the bottom of the barrel and grab the gun in the other hand and pretend you are straightening a piece of metal bar
enjoy Mike

 

[crowski]

yes, nice one
and yes, they can be a hard to cock
they are a Tempest in reality, different frame so the rear sight can be in place an there is or was a scope mount that replaces the rear sight
plenty of parts in the UK at either Knibbs or Chambers and they are easy to work on
you are missing the front sight cover
https://www.airgunspares.com/gunspares/airgun-spares/webley/hurricane.html
you have the upgrade grip that Beeman offered which is nice
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery...emera/webley-tempest-hurricane-owners-manual/

https://www.pyramydair.com/airgun-resources/manuals/Temptest.pdf
so that is some stuff i would keep around
i use the pry apart technique on cocking, open it up and put the palm of your hand on the bottom of the barrel and grab the gun in the other hand and pretend you are straightening a piece of metal bar
enjoy Mike

Thanks for the info. Appreciated. Crow

 

[beerthief]

Man , I think I scored a beauty. Looks like keeper. A Webley Hurricane .22 cal. View attachment 578450Such a cool looking gun. Honestly don’t know much about them. But love the design.View attachment 578451Amazing the condition. I will shoot it, not a lot, but I will. View attachment 578452Shot a few rounds. Not bad accuracy. Just about ripped out an inch of skin off leg jacking it. Technique is imperative. Crow

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Nice , wonderful condition for a gun this old . I hold the gun in my hand just like i was going to shoot , place the underside gun in hand against my upper leg and jack the barrel off to the outside of my leg .

 

[MDriskill]

I love those guns! IMHO the Hurricane and Tempest "family" are true classics. Along with the FWB 65, those are two air pistols I'd never be without.

Interesting trivia: the alloy grip / frames for the Hurricane and Tempest were cast in molds that did two at a time, ingeniously trapping the steel cylinder inside. All are actually "born" as Hurricanes - a Tempest required the extra step of milling the rear "tail" off. The only other differences are the front barrel shroud casting, and name on the fore end sleeve.

Yours is a late production example. The nice wide trigger blade and slightly shorter muzzle shroud give it away. The lovely wood aftermarket grips are another plus - beautiful pistol!

The traditional way to cock one of these is shown in this pic from the linked manual - hold it out in front of you, with the frame in one hand, and the other hand reversed so your thumb is near the muzzle. This makes efficient use of the muscles in your chest and both arms.

 

[crowski]

Nice , wonderful condition for a gun this old . I hold the gun in my hand just like i was going to shoot , place the underside gun in hand against my upper leg and jack the barrel off to the outside of my leg .

Thanks Stan. That’s kinda the way I pinched myself. Crow

I love those guns! IMHO the Hurricane and Tempest "family" are true classics. Along with the FWB 65, those are two air pistols I'd never be without.

Interesting trivia: the alloy grip / frames for the Hurricane and Tempest were cast in molds that did two at a time, ingeniously trapping the steel cylinder inside. All are actually "born" as Hurricanes - a Tempest required the extra step of milling the rear "tail" off. The only other differences are the front barrel shroud casting, and name on the fore end sleeve.

Yours is a late production example. The nice wide trigger blade and slightly shorter front shroud give it away. The beautiful wood aftermarket grip is another plus - beautiful pistol!

The traditional way to cock one of these is show in this pic from the linked manual - hold it out in front of you, with the frame in one hand, and the other hand reversed so your thumb is near the muzzle. This makes efficient use of the muscles in your chest and both arms.
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Thanks. I tried your method to jack this gem. Little wobbly at first but it works, I’ll adopt this. Crow

 

[Steveoo]

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 cocked the things for fun...and using a variety of methods.
Maybe the 1000s of rounds I put through the 5 models had during my youth resulted in me barely noticing cocking them now.
Conclusion....Man up and get cocking your pistols. If you are a youth using one, reap the rewards of cocking one in later life.

 

[marflow 777]

Steveoo you seem to be insulting the poster and that i will call bad form and not many kids in the states got Webley's to play with as you had in the UK it would have been a cost issue
now i am 75 years old and at my age i find them hard to cock but never tell me to man up

 

[Steveoo]

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 possibly getting put off ownership.
Maybe I should have clarified that.
The force never stopped me shooting my first at 12 however, it might have caused my wrist to ache...I can't honestly remember.
The bigger problem was cocking the Webley Premier before it's thumb catch went to a chequered pattern.
The early variants had grooves which could chew at the thumb a bit, but even then the skin toughened up so that I'd hardly notice.
That's why I Suggested just getting on and shooting.
I was just using colloquial banter with the "Man up and shoot your pistols" I'm sorry it offended you.

If you are struggling to cock your gun maybe knock a couple of coils off the mainspring, it brings with it milder mannered shooting without too much loss in power....maybe 1/2 ftlb of loss.

 

[crowski]

I shot the pistol just night using MDriskill‘s method. Worked perfectly after some repetition. This takes stress off the jacking hinge as well.
First time I ever saw a gun like this is when I opened this package.
Not struggling to jack. Just found awkward first time, pinched my leg and woke me up. Ha ha Crow

 

[Steveoo]

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 the cylinder.

 

[MDriskill]

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 LOL.

The "Tempicanes" do have a bit of a learning curve, but get better over time as they wear in and smooth out. Cocking 'em gets better with a bit of practice - and so does the trigger. Back when they were current models, its amazing how many guys would sell new ones after only a few shots, all while carping about the trigger. I picked up several bargains that way! "Break-in time" can be a foreign concept to folks of the digital generation, but we old analog guys are used to it!