Hello everyone. I'm new to airgun nation and looking for help regarding a Webley Tempest. At some point in it's life a long time ago, I accidentally pulled the trigger when the gun was half cocked resulting in the the barrel slamming shut. Since then, the gun will half cock, but the barrel will not close (return to normal). The only way to get it to close is to pull the trigger while holding the barrel and slowly let it go down. Does anyone have any idea of what happened and how I can fix it? Thanks, Merlin -
Beeman Webley Tempest issue
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i have found that the guys in the UK know these guns very well i would believe that something happened in the trigger assembly but what i have no idea
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there are several guys on here that know about Tempests (im not one ) hopfully they will show up ?
Maybe repost this under Traditional pistols will get a better response ?
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Maybe repost this under Traditional pistols will get a better response ?
Welcome to the best AGN .
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I'm may not be following exactly (how do you "half cock" a Tempest?), but my guess would be the sear and/or its spring has gotten tumbled into some odd position. In the old days, these guns were sold with complete instructions for working on them, including notes on aligning trigger and sear - take a look at the notes and drawings here to see if it helps:
Hurricane / Tempest owner's manual - Airguns & Guns Forum
Hurricane / Tempest owner's manual, Air guns, Airgun Forum
www.gatewaytoairguns.org
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Did the barrel get bent as a result of the slamming? The Tempest I bought recently has a slightly bent barrel, but the trigger still works okay.
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Thanks for the reply. I have the first pamphlet they show, but not the second. I appreciate the help.
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Here's a better copy of the trigger assembly instructions - my link above is pretty fuzzy. As a first step, I'd take the trigger guard off and make sure the sear and its spring are correctly positioned. You likely won't need to take the whole mechanism apart.
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I confess I don't know exactly what a Webley Trophy is, and google isn't helping me out!
But unless it's a barrel-on-top springer like the Tempest and Hurricane, I would guess the trigger is significantly different.
But unless it's a barrel-on-top springer like the Tempest and Hurricane, I would guess the trigger is significantly different.
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Thank you for the diagrams. I will look into this when I get the chance. I will need to find a source to acquire a pin punch, .089 " I believe.
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