Webley Junior Mark II
I purchased a Junior Mark II (95% plus finish remaining)this morning at a Vancouver Island gun show. It is the first of these I have seen for sale for some time. Surprisingly, it came with the box (though a bit tatty) and all the literature. Most young boys I know would have either thrown away the box or shot it full of holes. As a boy I was guilty of both acts. While I prefer the finish of my older model Juniors, the groupings I am getting with the Mark II are surprisingly good. Naturally, the rifled barrel of the Mark II does help. Of the pellets I have tried thus far, it prefers Meisterkugeln 8.2 grain pellets. Overall, I am impressed with the little air pistol.
Re: Webley Junior Mark II
Hi Gab,gab wrote:I purchased a Junior Mark II (95% plus finish remaining)this morning at a Vancouver Island gun show. It is the first of these I have seen for sale for some time. Surprisingly, it came with the box (though a bit tatty) and all the literature. Most young boys I know would have either thrown away the box or shot it full of holes. As a boy I was guilty of both acts. While I prefer the finish of my older model Juniors, the groupings I am getting with the Mark II are surprisingly good. Naturally, the rifled barrel of the Mark II does help. Of the pellets I have tried thus far, it prefers Meisterkugeln 8.2 grain pellets. Overall, I am impressed with the little air pistol.
Although I to prefer the 'all steel' Webley air pistols, I did add a boxed Mk2 Junior to complete the series of pre-war Mk1, post-war Mk1 & Mk2 Juniors. Surprisingly, these can often be found together with their original boxes here in the UK. The detail that is usually missing is the adhesive model label from the side of the body, which fortunately can be sourced from John Knibbs who has a quantity of original replacements.
I believe the Mk2 Junior is the most attractive of alloy Webley pistols and as you rightly say is pleasant to shoot and quite accurate at intended ranges.
Out of interest, I have found H&N Match perform best in all of my older.177 air pistols & rifles with RWS Hobby being an acceptable and much cheaper alternative.
Regards
Brian
Re: Webley Junior Mark II
Hello Certus,
Fortunately, mine still has the adhesive label.
I didn't have any H&N Match around the house, but did try a few RWS Hobby. They grouped very well.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Fortunately, mine still has the adhesive label.
I didn't have any H&N Match around the house, but did try a few RWS Hobby. They grouped very well.
Thank you for the suggestion.