I bought a new 22 cal Webley Tempest in April. I haven’t kept track of how many times I have shot it but would guess about 1000 times at the least. With 12.6 gr pellets it averaged 395 fps.
It always had a slight spring twang when fired until recently. Now it has no twang at all.
I ran some 12.6 gr pellets over my chrony and it’s now getting a high of 370 fps so it lost about 25 fps since it was new.
The velocity spread is low, averaging about 5 fps.
The breech seal is nice and tight so that’s not the issue. I do clean the barrel
and oil the action and pivot areas periodically.
Does this mean it’s finally broken in or does it have a problem?
It always had a slight spring twang when fired until recently. Now it has no twang at all.
I ran some 12.6 gr pellets over my chrony and it’s now getting a high of 370 fps so it lost about 25 fps since it was new.
The velocity spread is low, averaging about 5 fps.
The breech seal is nice and tight so that’s not the issue. I do clean the barrel
and oil the action and pivot areas periodically.
Does this mean it’s finally broken in or does it have a problem?