Posted: 10/24/2006 5:43:41 PM EDT
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So anyone here own a Webley Revolver or Enfield Revolver from WWII? I have a Webley Mark IV 38 S&W and want to get the "Tanker" Enfield revolver. They are very intersesting pistols and wanted to see if there are any other Webley shooters on this forum. TRapture, Baltimore MD. |
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Used to own a Webely Mk IV but BATF won't allow me to import it when I left Germany in 90'. They mention something about it being war surplus. Any how I did do some reloading for it using .358 lead bullets and some French BA powders. Interesting gun and design. We did have a Mk VI in the arms room this year when I left Iraq and did also manage to fire 9 rounds of .445 through it. CD |
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Had both. Got rid of both. Prices seem to have climbed quite a bit recently. I've seen Webleys priced at 350 or worse. WAY more than what they used to be. Enfields kind of scarce in these parts. Usually can find one or two at the bigger shows. I thought the Webley was the better of the two. The DAO on the Enfield was just to stiff to do anything other than point and shoot. At the side of a barn. |
So is it hard to find .455? I know you can find it on gunbroker by fiacchi but now Hornady has .455 in Obsolete ammo. My Webley is 38 S&W, I thought 38 S&W would be easy to find but I found to my sadness that 38S&W is practicaly obsolete by the 38 Special caliber. I can find the ammo on the web and my local gunshop keeps like two boxes, and myself and a old guy fight over to see who buys it when it comes in. TRapture |
MidwayUSA has both. I don't think they carry the 200 grain .38 S&W, but you can load that for yourself when you get the brass... |
.455 is faaaaaar from cheap to feed unless you reload. .38s&w less so, but it's still damn expensive with about no choice but identical LRN's. The Webley in .455 was a supremely kickass pistol in it's day though.. The Brits loaded a nasty HP wadcutter lookin thing, called it the Webley Manstopper. Most of the .455 Webleys I've seen around have had the cylinders buzzed down to allow loading .45ACP (or was it 45 colt?) in moonclips. It's a good choice for a shooter, as .455 is really hard to find. Either way, you have to watch Zulu while cleaning it. That's a requirement. |
IIRC, the Manstopper was just the 265 grain hollow base bullet loaded backwards. Probably didn't feel too good to be hit with it... |
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TRapture .455 is faaaaaar from cheap to feed unless you reload. .38s&w less so, but it's still damn expensive with about no choice but identical LRN's. The Webley in .455 was a supremely kickass pistol in it's day though.. The Brits loaded a nasty HP wadcutter lookin thing, called it the Webley Manstopper. Most of the .455 Webleys I've seen around have had the cylinders buzzed down to allow loading .45ACP (or was it 45 colt?) in moonclips. It's a good choice for a shooter, as .455 is really hard to find. Either way, you have to watch Zulu while cleaning it. That's a requirement. +1 Either that or Zulu Dawn |