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Specifications

Model: Webley and Scott 810B – Matt Black Synthetic (3 chokes)

http://www.webley.co.uk/

Bore: 12 (options of 20 and 28 available)

Barrel: 28in

Stock: synthetic pistol grip

Price: £339

Warranty - Lifetime

 

Webley & Scott very kindly sent me one of their Shotguns to review. The model they opted to send me was a synthetic version of their successful .810 range. In fact it’s the wildfowling version, this means, in true wild fowling tradition, that it’s a semi-auto.

 

Barrel length is important when rough shooting or wildfowling, well to me it is. I have an Escort Semi-Auto in my ever-increasing selection of firearms. This has a 30†barrel. It’s awful. I digress. The barrel length of this particular gun is 28â€. Its perfect, very well balanced, it certainly does not feel like you are going to tumble over forwards. It also makes the gun light. Very light. In fact I have not bothered to put a strap on it as I am content to just carry it around in one hand between shooting targets. Put it on the scales with three 32G cartridges I it and it just tips 7lbs.

 

The gun itself is not overly priced, a £339rrp you don’t expect to get much for your money, but, this where you will be surprised. The .810 is certainly not cheap looking. Don’t get me wrong, its no Xtrema or UL391, but for £449 it more than excellent value in my opinion. Long gone are the times I take an expensive shotgun rough shooting, invariably I would knock it on a fence or gate, or put it down on a rock and kick myself for ruining a very expensive weapon. I am content on using guns such as the .810. They are a tool, a work horse, but at the same time I don’t want them to feel cheap. So far the .810 has come up trumps. The feel of the pistol grip is nice. I have small hands and the comfort is great, but I have had friends hold the gun who have hands like a rugby player, they too found the grip to be perfectly comfortable. Again, it does not feel cheap and feels well made and sturdy, there is a chequered effect on the grip which does a good job of keeping your hand from slipping, even when soaked. I don’t want to keep going on about the price. But for what you pay he comfort factor of this gun is amazing.

 

Just a quick word about the fore end. Again this has a chequered effect on it which is use for both a grip for our supporting hand and to aid you when dismantling the gun. It feels study and is removed and replaced with ease.

 

The 28†barrel is matt black and has rib that is approx 6mm in width running the length. At the end of the rib you will find a brass bead that does not look out of place. It should be noted at this point that the barrel is proofed for Steel shot. This is handy as a few of my permissions are on land of special scientific interest where lead is forbidden to be used. The gun comes with 3 chokes, the type that you screw in flush, full, half and improved cylinder. All the chokes are marked for easy identification.

 

That’s enough about the aesthetics for now, I will come onto maintenance a bit later on. Lets spend a bit of time on how the gun is handles out in the field.

 

My main quarry is rabbit. I have over 2000 acres of land that I have permission to shoot on. Most of his land is orchard where the rabbit population needs to be kept under control. Of course there is the occasional pigeon, crow and magpie, but, in general its rabbits.

 

I wont spend too much time on how the gun shoots. It either kills stuff or does not. Simple as that. It’s not a £3000 clay gun, or an antique SBS, it is, as I have mentioned before, a tool. To put it bluntly, it’s flawless. I have put over 1000 cartridges through the 810, both steel and lead, not one jam. In there was one day where the gas seal broke, you know the o-ring? The gun still fired and ejected as normal all day. He only reason I new it had snapped was when I took it apart for cleaning, the o-ring just fell apart in my hands. Not bad. The gun shoots true, and with the short barrels it is a joy to carry around, and very easy to pick up a target, follow through it and then fire. I have yet to have a non-clean kill on a rabbit yet. Everything I point this gun at, generally dies. If it does not, its 100% my fault, I’m still learning you know. The gun is as capable of taking birds as it is our four legged friends. Whilst out on m permissions the occasional crow would fly over and really did not stand a chance. All in all this gun shoots great. Far better than my Escort Magnum Semi Auto, so much so that I have not used that gun since the day the 810 arrive. I dread the day I have to give it back.

 

Once the shoot is over then comes the laborious task of cleaning. The more you clean the more adept at doing it you become, having said that it is still as boring as hell. You don’t have to worry too much. The 810 strips down very easily, just take of the fore end and press the bolt release (mind your fingers) That’s it. Clean and sick it back together and because it’s a workhorse you don’t necessarily have to worry about bumping on the floor, or maybe scratching it a little, its not like you are going to have to be sending it off to get the wood repaired.

 

To sum the Shotgun up then. For the low price I think it’s a fantastic piece of kit. In fact I would go as far as saying that I will probably never buy an expensive berretta or browning for rough shooting, as was my plan. There is absolutely no need. The 810 kills what I need it to kill. It’s low maintenance, its low cost. What more do you want? Is perfect for hunting, it would probably shot clays just as well as any other semi-auto. This gun, in my opinion has a big future.

 

A couple of other points to mention before I end the review. The gun was also shipped with a Webley and Scott Shotgun slip in green, more than adequate for transporting the gun, it should be noted that it is wool lined. I mentioned earlier in the review that an o-ring fell apart. Never fear, the gun is also shipped with a spare.

 

More Info Here - http://www.webley.co.uk/webley_scott/index...&Itemid=232

 

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Specifications

Model: Webley and Scott 810B – Matt Black Synthetic (3 chokes)

http://www.webley.co.uk/

Bore: 12 (options of 20 and 28 available)

Barrel: 28in

Stock: synthetic pistol grip

Price: £339

Warranty - Lifetime

 

Webley & Scott very kindly sent me one of their Shotguns to review. The model they opted to send me was a synthetic version of their successful .810 range. In fact it’s the wildfowling version, this means, in true wild fowling tradition, that it’s a semi-auto.

 

Barrel length is important when rough shooting or wildfowling, well to me it is. I have an Escort Semi-Auto in my ever-increasing selection of firearms. This has a 30†barrel. It’s awful. I digress. The barrel length of this particular gun is 28â€. Its perfect, very well balanced, it certainly does not feel like you are going to tumble over forwards. It also makes the gun light. Very light. In fact I have not bothered to put a strap on it as I am content to just carry it around in one hand between shooting targets. Put it on the scales with three 32G cartridges I it and it just tips 7lbs.

 

The gun itself is not overly priced, a £449rrp you don’t expect to get much for your money, but, this where you will be surprised. The .810 is certainly not cheap looking. Don’t get me wrong, its no Xtrema or UL391, but for £449 it more than excellent value in my opinion. Long gone are the times I take an expensive shotgun rough shooting, invariably I would knock it on a fence or gate, or put it down on a rock and kick myself for ruining a very expensive weapon. I am content on using guns such as the .810. They are a tool, a work horse, but at the same time I don’t want them to feel cheap. So far the .810 has come up trumps. The feel of the pistol grip is nice. I have small hands and the comfort is great, but I have had friends hold the gun who have hands like a rugby player, they too found the grip to be perfectly comfortable. Again, it does not feel cheap and feels well made and sturdy, there is a chequered effect on the grip which does a good job of keeping your hand from slipping, even when soaked. I don’t want to keep going on about the price. But for what you pay he comfort factor of this gun is amazing.

 

Just a quick word about the fore end. Again this has a chequered effect on it which is use for both a grip for our supporting hand and to aid you when dismantling the gun. It feels study and is removed and replaced with ease.

 

The 28†barrel is matt black and has rib that is approx 6mm in width running the length. At the end of the rib you will find a brass bead that does not look out of place. It should be noted at this point that the barrel is proofed for Steel shot. This is handy as a few of my permissions are on land of special scientific interest where lead is forbidden to be used. The gun comes with 3 chokes, the type that you screw in flush, full, half and improved cylinder. All the chokes are marked for easy identification.

 

That’s enough about the aesthetics for now, I will come onto maintenance a bit later on. Lets spend a bit of time on how the gun is handles out in the field.

 

My main quarry is rabbit. I have over 2000 acres of land that I have permission to shoot on. Most of his land is orchard where the rabbit population needs to be kept under control. Of course there is the occasional pigeon, crow and magpie, but, in general its rabbits.

 

I wont spend too much time on how the gun shoots. It either kills stuff or does not. Simple as that. It’s not a £3000 clay gun, or an antique SBS, it is, as I have mentioned before, a tool. To put it bluntly, it’s flawless. I have put over 1000 cartridges through the 810, both steel and lead, not one jam. In there was one day where the gas seal broke, you know the o-ring? The gun still fired and ejected as normal all day. He only reason I new it had snapped was when I took it apart for cleaning, the o-ring just fell apart in my hands. Not bad. The gun shoots true, and with the short barrels it is a joy to carry around, and very easy to pick up a target, follow through it and then fire. I have yet to have a non-clean kill on a rabbit yet. Everything I point this gun at, generally dies. If it does not, its 100% my fault, I’m still learning you know. The gun is as capable of taking birds as it is our four legged friends. Whilst out on m permissions the occasional crow would fly over and really did not stand a chance. All in all this gun shoots great. Far better than my Escort Magnum Semi Auto, so much so that I have not used that gun since the day the 810 arrive. I dread the day I have to give it back.

 

Once the shoot is over then comes the laborious task of cleaning. The more you clean the more adept at doing it you become, having said that it is still as boring as hell. You don’t have to worry too much. The 810 strips down very easily, just take of the fore end and press the bolt release (mind your fingers) That’s it. Clean and sick it back together and because it’s a workhorse you don’t necessarily have to worry about bumping on the floor, or maybe scratching it a little, its not like you are going to have to be sending it off to get the wood repaired.

 

To sum the Shotgun up then. For the low price I think it’s a fantastic piece of kit. In fact I would go as far as saying that I will probably never buy an expensive berretta or browning for rough shooting, as was my plan. There is absolutely no need. The 810 kills what I need it to kill. It’s low maintenance, its low cost. What more do you want? Is perfect for hunting, it would probably shot clays just as well as any other semi-auto. This gun, in my opinion has a big future.

 

A couple of other points to mention before I end the review. The gun was also shipped with a Webley and Scott Shotgun slip in green, more than adequate for transporting the gun, it should be noted that it is wool lined. I mentioned earlier in the review that an o-ring fell apart. Never fear, the gun is also shipped with a spare.

 

More Info Here - http://www.webley.co.uk/webley_scott/index...&Itemid=232

 

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I have the walnut version of this gun, and I agree with what you say for the money it is a fantastic bit of kit :good::blush::good:

 

Andy

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Have got an 810 wildfowler in camo, brilliant gun, gets more use than my cynergy and beretta 687 put together. Doesnt like loads below 30g, but its states that in the documents, was built for heavy loads (chambered for 3 1/2) so for me its not a problem. Really good value for money. Nice reveiw mate.

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I would also add that Webley do lovely left-handed versions of their guns for us southpaws out there. Only £20 more on the RRP I believe as well!

 

This was the second gun I handled when I started clay lessons; the Lincoln Premier never got a look in again. Cycled CCI 28g claybusters no probs.

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  • 3 weeks later...
:good: How comes you got to test it dude? :lol:

 

 

I guess after doing a few reviews for various bits off shooting equipment companies just pick up on this and ask me to review their products. I dont try and glam things up, and tell it as it is.

 

 

I will try this stance with Purdey and W.J Churcill and put myself forward to review one of their guns I think.

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Its actually a good gun. In fact, as I have added, I actually bought it, selling my Hatsan. So I like it. I could slag it off of course, but there is relly nothing to slag off as it does what it says and its 300 quid.

 

Actually, I have had to replace a rubber seal. Right rubbish qaulity it was too, only lasted 3 weeks, dunno how Webley and Scott can sell such tat. There you go, just for you.

 

Reading though this forum and others, regarding the gun, i was hard pushed to find anyone who has an issue with them.

 

 

Perhaps you may like to spend some time and add a review or two to the site. I would be interested in reading them.

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It should be pointed out that ShaggyRS6 is not given the products he posts his comments on, so his reviews are unbiased.

Take notice of them , or not, the choice is yours.

 

Be assured if anyone was going to get something for nothing, just to write a review about it, you would be seeing loads of "Cranfield's Review of the Day" items on here. :w00t:

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There you go. That's the point of reviews from different people. not everyone is going to have same experience as me. What would be good is to get reviews from more people regarding any particular product to get a good view.

 

 

I can only speak for myself and my experiences which in my case have been good.

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my mate has a webley 810 wildfowler and it's a load of ****,it's only a 3 shot if you are using 3.5" cartridges,anything shorter than 3.5" and it jams every time,when my mate is rough shooting he can only use the webley as a two shot.

 

 

It's only a 3shot anyway, it's on a shotgun cert?

 

I've got the money burning a hole in my pocket for a new semi and really not sure which one to get!

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my mate has a webley 810 wildfowler and it's a load of ****,it's only a 3 shot if you are using 3.5" cartridges,anything shorter than 3.5" and it jams every time,when my mate is rough shooting he can only use the webley as a two shot.

 

 

It's only a 3shot anyway, it's on a shotgun cert?

 

I've got the money burning a hole in my pocket for a new semi and really not sure which one to get

 

it's only a 3 shot with 3.5" cartridges,anything shorter and it's a 2 shot

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It should be pointed out that ShaggyRS6 is not given the products he posts his comments on, so his reviews are unbiased.

 

In shaggyRS6's first post he said he "was very kindly sent a webley and scott 810" would that not qualify as been given the product he reviewed :huh: -on the basis he gives it back :D:good:

 

But all nit picking aside that was a good detailed review shaggy your right it would be good to see a few more product reviews if you had a lot of owners views of what the guns ect are like it would help out a lot of people who are interested in buying/avoiding the product :good:

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