UK Webley Patriot .25

Had this a while and never shot it much, posted before but thought id post in the collectables section too... it’s a beast of a rifle - .25cal, spring piston, heavy to cock, she’s a bit twangy, but a great rifle..

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I had it at the range for a bit of a dust off last night, and borrowed a Garmin chrony for a few shots (great bit of kit!). The rifle pumped out just over 27 footpound, the shots thumping the board 25 yards down range were quite audible, even over the spring twang. Most impressive is the hefty piston with its huge spring, had an extreme spread of just over 5fps, you’d struggle to get a pcp to do that!

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The trigger is firm, but it’s 2 stage and pretty predictable.
Grouping proved these are accurate barrels, with the only issue in accuracy being me! It formed 2 groups, likely a change in hold of the rifle which just needs time to master.



Edited by J-S - 21 Dec 2024 at 3:37am

Hi JS,
That is a very fine looking rifle indeed.
I've always has a soft spot for a lovely piece of wood, and that one looks like its been finished beautifully, with the cap on the pistol grip and the white spacer on the but pad. Lovely.
And wow, an ES of 5 over 10 shots is very impressive too. I think that rifle deserves a bit more trigger time, maybe even a wonder through a paddock

I have never thought of Hatsan as a good brand, and always thought they were on about the same level as Gamo.
Then I bought a (cheap) .25cal break barrel Hatsan.
Not sure why I bought it actually, mostly just for sh!ts an giggles, but then again no one should ever need to have a plausible reason to buy another rifle.
With plastic everythings I wasn't expecting too much from it, but over a chrony it produces 18.6FPE with an ES of 8 and SD of 2... I cant really complain about it!