Webley Omega - Yet another project to the pile!
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Topic: Webley Omega - Yet another project to the pile!
Posted By: J-S
Subject: Webley Omega - Yet another project to the pile!
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2021 at 11:10am
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So I got another project. It will go on the list and pile with the other new projects, next to the current projects, just behind the older projects.. This one was a quick trademe bargain - the action of a Webley Omega air rifle. It looked pretty poor condition but at $40 at worst it was a cheap barrel to put towards another project. On arrival it had very little rust and looked to be just poorly photographed! A few scratches, a little surface rust but not bad for 30+ years. Fairly complete but no rear sight, I can source the correct one from UK, or a more modern one from Youngs. both options would cost double what I paid for the gun so will see if it warrants the expenditure at the end. There is not a lot of info on the omega, apart from it is from the era of the original HW80, FWB Sport, Diana 45 - the start of the quest for power but not yet over powered like modern offerings. Build very well, with bluing in the fashion of Webley of old - rich and deep. It has a breech lever release similar with a similar idea to the HW35 - so the lockup is excellent. It shoots, but diesels, and the trigger feels a little heavy but not bad - perhaps the Omega didn't take off because the Rekord was around - word is the Omega was 10-20% more expensive than the likes of the FWB, Diana, and HW with a "less good" trigger. Trawling forums I found a few posts from a guy that had great info on Webleys, I asked him about mine and searched his secret Webley database and provided the below very specific info: Omega serial 827168 was one of a batch of 51 standard length .177 rifles produced in June 1990. More research is needed to see if there is a full power version that came here, or if it was only ever sub12 for UK market. I will try to get a new spring and seal, give it a clean up, and see how it goes over the chrony. The main problem with it is that its missing wood.. So, I guess this is the best chance to try my hand at making a stock. I do have a chunk of Rimu that would suit - its only 45mm deep so a little thin but may be OK for a sporter style stock.     ------------- https://www.instagram.com/js_airguns/" rel="nofollow - 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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Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2021 at 9:54pm
| That looks like a good project Jono. How many stock screws for that, and are the two front ones angled or nice and perpendicular to vertical? |
Posted By: J-S
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2021 at 12:13pm
At the price it was a cheap fun project, and I have a new spring and seal on hand now too. Unfortunately the design means dismantling the trigger to get the piston out but it could do with a clean in there anyway! Normal two at the front (angled!) and 2 trigger guard screws. I have a genuine replacement guard and screw set on order which will give me the right screw placement and length if I can get the inletting right! I may just get it all cleaned up and functioning first to see how it shoots - maybe even work out some kind of jig to get some back yard groupings without a stock. ------------- https://www.instagram.com/js_airguns/" rel="nofollow - 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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