Mat Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Hi guys im a newbie to all this stuff, and im after a cheap spring air rifle which will be to the standard legal limit as i dont have a firearms license yet. I have been recommeded the webley xocet by a gun dealer in staffordshire, i will be using it for plinking really and rabbiting. Can peaps give me their view whether they think this rifle is for the intended use. Thanks guys, Mat :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 The BSA Lightning is another good'un, I have no knowlage on the xocet. Where did you go? Sandwell? Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted November 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 No i went to Sporting Supplies in bloxwich they were very helpful and recommended the webley xocet. Do you know any land which is available for shooting in staffordshire or in sandwell cause im looking every where for some where to shoot and im really struggling. thnks, mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Any farms near you? If write a letter DONT CALL. It gives them more time to think, plus puts you in a better light as if you call they may be eating ie it would **** them off. If at first you fail Try Try Try again :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted November 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 ok chears mate i will go and look for local farms and write a letter to them. Im trying to find land as an extra place to shoot as my dad lives in footherly Shenstone and has fair amount of land with a small woodland, you get a couple of rabbits and only see about 1 magpie. So thats why im trying to find some where else as extra. thnks, Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted November 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 The webley xocet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futch Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 I have had a webley Xocet for nearly a year now. Great starting gun. 1 disadvantage, no safety, never bothered me because I use it for targets, but in the field it may be a problem. You could go for a BSA supersport, very similar, but lighter and has a saftey. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain dead Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 BSA is a safe choice and as red said the Lightning is a great choice, as i think mines a great little killing machine, and as Futch recomened the supersport, the lightning is related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 Hi The Xocets a good little rifle, light and accurate. The Xocet XS is a good choice as it comes with a fitted black hole silencer. If you do get one Eley Wasps are the pellets to go for (.22 ), I used them in mine and they were accurate and very consistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Lad Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Webleys are solid guns. My uncle makes sporting gunsin the states, he says most of the guns he works with are webleys or webley clones so they must be doing something right. I use a Webley Tomahawk and Webley sport both super accurate and robust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futch Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Can you give me more of your opions of the tomahawk, as im thinking of getting a Webley longbow with walnut stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Lad Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 The Tomahawk is an exelent rifle for rabbiting and normal range pigeon, maggie and crow shooting. I added the long BBMF silencer and a 3-9*50 scope to the setup it works bloddy well if abit on the heavy side. They are alot of fun to shoot and very accurate once you have practiced abit. Learn the trajectory, the recoill action and how to ease the saftey off quietly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futch Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 thanks for that, the thing that I like about the longbow/tomahawk is that saftey button thingy. Ive never shot them, but held a longbow at the shop, being smaller than the tomahawk its nice and light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Lad Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Ah right Im 6'2" so I went for a lankey ******** gun have fun with with what ever gun you chose glad to help. shoot safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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