UK Webley Patriot .25

holding out on me Jono you never said you picked up one these my brother has one they destroy scopes and mounts all right,got have right mounts and tough scopes,you on right track with the mounts as they destroy alloy mounts,good rifles tho still get a laugh when my brother first test fired his in his garage,blew holes right thru his backstop then thru his wooden door for 10 shots before he checked and found the damage,

cheers mike

An airgun thats been on my 'list' for some time now - a big beast of a thing, this one dated 1997. UK made Webley Patriot in .25 flavour.

known as a scope killer, I imported some Sportsmatch rings which have a hardened steel pin that fits the grooves in the Patriots rail. Then mounted a Hawke Varmint scope. After a good 50 shots at the range last night its holding strong and not moved a millimetre. winner.

A quick 6 shots over the chrony with JSB Kings showed 710fps, and a spread of only 6fps. = 28.44 footpound - great for pest control; good power and not too slow either.

It sighted in OK, most shots touched off a rest, which I was impressed with as its got quite the jolt.

Cocking is surprizingly not too bad, takes some effort but less than I thought it would.

Last nights shoot at the Auckland Air Rifle Club was a bit of a fun shoot - 15 shots standing, unsupported, 25 yards, at the 'super roundel' target, plus a compulsory shot at the fly for bonus points.

I shot pretty averagely indeed! If I was a hunter there would be some safe bunnies...

I couldnt get my head around the trigger - a light first stage then a long firmer second stage with letoff somewhere between there and the triggers physical stop point - so very hard to predict.

I took the loss, then with some open range time gave the adjustment screw on the trigger a bit of a turn; suddenly I could feel the break point! This changed how the rifle shot entirely! The adjustement had been lightened to a point that the second stage was gone altogether, and it seemed the initial light pull is just some free movement before the trigger firms up for the first stage. Its now set with predictable let off, a firm first stage comes to an identifyable stop then a bit more pressure to fire.

Shooting with elbows rested on a bench, rifle lightly held and allowed to do its thing, the next 10 shots went into a largeish ragged group. Not bad considering its recoil!

The rifle oozes 90s Brit airgun charm, large but not over weight, nicely balanced, it fires with a kick and a twang, but is pretty consistent and potentially very accurate once you get used to using it!

Edited by J-S - 13 May 2022 at 1:12pm

J S Airguns
Air Arms TX200('s)
Theoben Sirocco
HW77
FWB 300s
Webley Patriot
One or two others...

Current projects:
Too many..

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dvlnme Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2017 Location: taranaki Status: Offline Posts: 519	Post Options Post Reply Quote dvlnme Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2022 at 9:48am
	holding out on me Jono you never said you picked up one these my brother has one they destroy scopes and mounts all right,got have right mounts and tough scopes,you on right track with the mounts as they destroy alloy mounts,good rifles tho still get a laugh when my brother first test fired his in his garage,blew holes right thru his backstop then thru his wooden door for 10 shots before he checked and found the damage, cheers mike

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	Thats an interesting gun, I think I was shooting right next to you. Looking forward to the next meeting.

J-S Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Oct 2014 Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 360	Post Options Post Reply Quote J-S Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2022 at 1:12pm
	An airgun thats been on my 'list' for some time now - a big beast of a thing, this one dated 1997. UK made Webley Patriot in .25 flavour. known as a scope killer, I imported some Sportsmatch rings which have a hardened steel pin that fits the grooves in the Patriots rail. Then mounted a Hawke Varmint scope. After a good 50 shots at the range last night its holding strong and not moved a millimetre. winner. A quick 6 shots over the chrony with JSB Kings showed 710fps, and a spread of only 6fps. = 28.44 footpound - great for pest control; good power and not too slow either. It sighted in OK, most shots touched off a rest, which I was impressed with as its got quite the jolt. Cocking is surprizingly not too bad, takes some effort but less than I thought it would. Last nights shoot at the Auckland Air Rifle Club was a bit of a fun shoot - 15 shots standing, unsupported, 25 yards, at the 'super roundel' target, plus a compulsory shot at the fly for bonus points. I shot pretty averagely indeed! If I was a hunter there would be some safe bunnies... I couldnt get my head around the trigger - a light first stage then a long firmer second stage with letoff somewhere between there and the triggers physical stop point - so very hard to predict. I took the loss, then with some open range time gave the adjustment screw on the trigger a bit of a turn; suddenly I could feel the break point! This changed how the rifle shot entirely! The adjustement had been lightened to a point that the second stage was gone altogether, and it seemed the initial light pull is just some free movement before the trigger firms up for the first stage. Its now set with predictable let off, a firm first stage comes to an identifyable stop then a bit more pressure to fire. Shooting with elbows rested on a bench, rifle lightly held and allowed to do its thing, the next 10 shots went into a largeish ragged group. Not bad considering its recoil! The rifle oozes 90s Brit airgun charm, large but not over weight, nicely balanced, it fires with a kick and a twang, but is pretty consistent and potentially very accurate once you get used to using it! Edited by J-S - 13 May 2022 at 1:12pm
	J S Airguns Air Arms TX200('s) Theoben Sirocco HW77 FWB 300s Webley Patriot One or two others... Current projects: Too many..