I need help with a Webley revolver.

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Polish-Jack

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I recently got my hands on a Webley revolver and just today managed to take it to the range. At 7 feet it shoots two inches to the left and about 4-5 inches high.

Is there a way to adjust the front sight on a Webley revolver or am I stuck with what I have?
 
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Try to shoot pistol from a sitting rest two hands and take more of the blade front site in the rear site .. The higher the front site picture will lower the group.As far a shooting to the left you are probably breaking your wrist on the shot in that direction.Also two hands on the pistol may help to make your groups smaller.
Another trick to see what your doing on the range is load just one shell spin the cyl and fire the gun,you will not know when the rd will fire and on the dry fire shoots you will see your own bad habits flinching or pulling the gun in a certain direction.
Most of these old gun are not target pistolS but should print a three inch group at 20 yds. aLSO DOES THE GUN LOCK UP TIGHT,HAVE IT CHECKED FOR SAFETY.

Good luck
imatt
 
At 7 feet bullet weight isn't going to fix it, the bullet isn't going to be able to drop much in that distance. You could say it is sighted in for long range shooting though. Get somebody else to fire it, different people group differently.
I assume the sights aren't adjustable.
 
Juster said:
At 7 feet bullet weight isn't going to fix it, the bullet isn't going to be able to drop much in that distance.
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It has nothing to do with bullet drop. It's about recoil of the gun and barrel rise with the bullet still in the barrel.

What weight bullet are you using?

Can also depend on the wieght of bullet you are using. Lighter bullets shoot low, heavier bullets shoot high IIRC
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This is correct.
 
My technique is not the issue here. I am shooting sitting from a rest and am getting a consistent 2 1/2 in group. Unfortunately the group is high and a touch the to the right. I have another old revolver, an Iver Johnson, that groups less then 1 1/2 inches at rest from 7 feet. I hope that reinforces my accuracy claim.

As nobody posted a solution is it fair to assume that the sights can not be adjusted, other than replacing front sight with a taller front blade, or grinding the rear sight?

The ammunition I was using was Winchester brand Super X 38 S&W, 145 Grain Lead-Round Nose. It was the only 38 S&W I could find in the local shops.
 
Polish-Jack said:
As nobody posted a solution is it fair to assume that the sights can not be adjusted, other than replacing front sight with a taller front blade, or grinding the rear sight?

The ammunition I was using was Winchester brand Super X 38 S&W, 145 Grain Lead-Round Nose. It was the only 38 S&W I could find in the local shops.
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Actually a solution was suggested. Use a round with a heavier bullet. If you are stuck shooting that ammo then you are better of changing the front sight. Much better than grinding the rear.

That gun was designed to be shot with a 200 grain bullet. It is no surprise that it does not shot where aimed.
 
Consider that the 200gr .380 revolver cartridge became obsolete in 1937 you might have a bit of difficulty in locating any.
But then people are larger than the group that you shot and it was designed to shoot people, not paper.
 
I am shooting an old Webley Mark IV in the .380-200 calibre. Problem is that there are no 200-grain bullet moulds available in my very-restricted price range, so I am using 158-grain bullets, seated to the overall length of a military FMJ round and loaded with 2.1 grains of Bullseye.

This load prints 2-inch groups (with one close flyer in each case) at 20 yards in the Webley, a pair of Enfields, and a Smith & Wesson 38/200.

You can get decent shooting out of these guns. They do not all need a gunsmith, either. Just because they aren't made last week doesn't mean that they are junk: they used actual STEEL to make 'em, back in The Old Days!
 
I too own a 380 revolver, in which I shoot a 118 gr heeled bullet from a custom mold. It shoots bulls eye. I don't think that 200 gr is the right weight for 380 but I might be confusing different calibres. My 380 is the same as 9mm long revolver, or 9x23mm. The original specs are 120gr and about 3gr of Unique was determined to be the right load. I shot up to 3.4gr and it still shoots the bulls eye at 7 yards.

Please keep in mind, that true accuracy of the revolver is determined shooting from standing position, not from the bench. I would not be surprised if the median of the groups was off shooting from the bench.
 
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