Regarding any firearm making sense:
Repro's of New Model Remington percussion revolvers don't.
"Repro's" or fresh new Quigley model Sharps don't.
Repro's of the Liberator also don't.
It may or may not be a matter of being sensible, but some of us hanker for something a little different. My Santa Ana version of the before-mentioned Remington is arguably much smoother and stronger than the original. A newly-made Webley COULD be better than the original. That said, I am not looking for a Webley, but rather a top-break DA/SA mid-caliber revolver. Almost every day I hear or read about something which is little-known and yet in current or near-current production, which surprises me.
I'm just hoping to get lucky, and to maybe hear from someone about a little-known piece which might appeal to me, and meet my wants. This is without doubt the largest gun forum there is, and many view it.
Oh you misunderstand me. If what you want is another gun to shoot for fun, there's no need for anything to be sensible about it. By that reckoning, the Webley I still have isn't a "sensible" gun (not the best shooter, in an obsolete caliber,
certainly not the best looking gun out there, etc.), but I still like it, and have no intention of selling it. We don't need a "sensible" reason for owning a range toy. And though I wouldn't choose it for self defense, if I had to grab it in a hurry because I didn't have anything else, I wouldn't feel sorry for myself.
But your posts seemed to indicate a strong desire to have one for a practical, as opposed to a fun reason. And my response was simply to point it that, as far as I am aware, no such revolvers are now in production (I think even that Russian one is out of production -- there's no domestic market in Russia for handguns like that, civilians there not being allowed to own them, and I think the company was counting on US sales, before the Clinton/Yeltsin agreement not to allow Russian handguns into the US), and this isn't really any great loss, as a modern hand-ejecting, solid-frame revolver can really do everything you'd want such a top break for just as well.
If you still just want one as a fun gun, go ahead and pick up a Webley Mk. VI that's been converted to .45ACP. They're still available fairly cheap, and that's as close as you're going to get to what you want I think. I think you can shoot it to your hearts content with factory ammo as long as you stick to lighter target loads like these:
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/241451/federal-premium-personal-defense-reduced-recoil-ammunition-45-acp-165-grain-hydra-shok-jacketed-hollow-point-box-of-20 (Those are out of stock, but that's because of the current buying frenzy;
no one has any ammo right now.) Basically the kind of target loads the Colt Gold Cup was designed around are your best bet in factory ammo.
And you can always get a reloading kit and reload your own. You'd want to do that for best results with a .45ACP converted Webley in any case, as the bore is slightly larger than a .45ACP, so standard .45ACP factory ammo might not give you the best accuracy, though you'd likely not notice at short ranges. Cast bullets of at least .454, instead of .451 or .452 bullets commonly used for .45ACP will give you better accuracy.
