bsa tactical or webely oxcet

[jonnyj 0]

my friend is thinking of getting one of these but is un-sure of which one a little help please guys

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi, mate.

 

I have both a Lighting and an Xocet. The only thing the BSA has going for it is it's small size, the Webley is a better gun in every other way. Trigger, build quality, the way it shoots, accuracy, the lot really.

 

Cheers.

[jonnyj 0]

thanks , ill pass this info on

 

atb john

[Edgar 1]

Neither, get a Weihrauch, similar price for some models, better guns all round in my opinion.

[jonnyj 0]

i shoot with 2 weihrauchs myself i have the hw80k and the 99s both cracking guns but for sum reason he got his heart set on 1 of these to

 

atb john

[andyfr1968 772]

I've an HW90 at the moment (11 years), love it! Over the years I've owned 35, , 77 (.177 and .22) and a lovely little 55 that I think is a very over looked gun. They've all been top class.

 

Webley in recent years have really got their act together and make springer's that are at least as good as the rest for the price. I've fitted a gas-ram to my Xocet and it really does shoot very well for a springer. It's not as good as the 90 but at nearly half the price, it's not too far off.

 

At least Webley springer's are still made in the UK, not like BSA (shame on them!!)

 

Cheers.

Edited March 11, 2010 by andyfr1968

[Edgar 1]

Thought modern webleys were made in turkey?

[yellow belly 0]

yea they are but the Xocet was made in birmingham! real british rifle, shoots like a dream!

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

go for the webley. the lightning xl is not a very good gun in comparison with other rifles' its overrated.

[andyfr1968 772]

Thought modern webleys were made in turkey?

 

Yeah, most are these days but (as said) the Xocet's UK built.

[Edgar 1]

yea they are but the Xocet was made in birmingham! real british rifle, shoots like a dream!

 

Mine didn't, it was awful! Barrel was slack and pointed up in the air, power was low accuracy was all over the place. Its a shame because it looked lovely and everyone else says they are great so I must have been unlucky.