Webley and Scott MkVI

[CJS3]

I picked up my layaway from a local GS this week and took it to the range today. A Webley and Scott MkVI that was dated 1917 and had all the british army proofs intact, and all matching S/N's. The pistol had been converted from 455 british to 45ACP on moon clips. I used .45AR at the range. What was left of the ammo I got from TW and some reloads that I had on hand. The pistol, like my 1917 Colt, is heavy enough so that the recoil from the 45 ammo is negligible. Unlike the Colt, the trigger pull on the Webley was very nice. Single action pull was light and crisp, and double action fired groups were very acceptable at 15 yards. The Colt military trigger left no doubt that it wasn't a target pistol. The only complaint I had was that ejection of spent rounds was not always consistant. Sometimes the extractor would not come out all the way. That may have been an operator error so I'm not all that concerned. To break open the action, you had to grab the barrel with one hand and pull down as you release the catch. Not easy to do with a hot barrel.

[tombogan03884]

 Interesting piece of history there CJS3

[PegLeg45]

Glad it turned out well....... I've always wanted one just 'because'.

[twyacht]

Sounds like British engineering for the time.  Works when fired, reloading is a process.

Grabbing a hot barrel to open the action,... maybe that's why the Brits wore gloves all the time....

[tommy tornado]

Just curious if you are shooting reduced loads in that Webley or full power .45's?  I have heard that they don't stand up too well to full house .45.

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[CJS3]

Just curious if you are shooting reduced loads in that Webley or full power .45's?  I have heard that they don't stand up too well to full house .45.

I always use a reduced load for .45 Auto Rim. I use those instead of 45ACP on moon clips, because the moon clips are a pain to reload.

[tombogan03884]

I always use a reduced load for .45 Auto Rim. I use those instead of 45ACP on moon clips, because the moon clips are a pain to reload.

Do you mean that putting the rounds into the clips is a pain ? I would think that reloading the revolver with the moon clips would be quite quick and easy. (If all the empties eject properly )

[tommy tornado]

I found a pen or pencil useful for removing spent cases for moon clips.

[1911 Junkie]

I found a pen or pencil useful for removing spent cases for moon clips.

Or you could spend a few bucks and buy a de-mooning tool. (start jokes here)

If you are really cheap youcan make one yourself out of a piece of copper pipe.

[PegLeg45]

Or you could spend a few bucks and buy a de-mooning tool. (start jokes here)

If you are really cheap youcan make one yourself out of a piece of copper pipe.

Would that be a belt?





Couldn't resist.