tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post400352365862769142..comments2024-03-28T18:36:43.934-07:00Comments on Another Airgun Blog: Derrick Lightens His Webley Tempest TriggerNick Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16450103736731487361noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-52698021409795116032016-06-07T14:59:39.424-07:002016-06-07T14:59:39.424-07:00There are pictures here http://www.network54.com/F...There are pictures here http://www.network54.com/Forum/681456/message/1461661812/Webley+Tempest+trigger<br />of tuning the trigger.ggggrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-25009277812727940132013-11-21T14:34:27.971-08:002013-11-21T14:34:27.971-08:00Thanks for the info. I followed your instructions ...Thanks for the info. I followed your instructions and was able to significantly lower the weight of the trigger pull of my Tempest! I used my digital Lyman trigger gauge to test the results and I am consistently getting a 3.5 to 4.5 pull. I was very conservative in shortening the spring and I am now tempted to cut off the full two coils that you recommend. Thanks again!tizwicky2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/06236263010333689691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-79952638072687181402013-11-21T14:26:04.125-08:002013-11-21T14:26:04.125-08:00Thanks for the info. I followed your instructions ...Thanks for the info. I followed your instructions and was able to significantly lower the weight of the trigger pull of my Tempest! I used my digital Lyman trigger gauge and I am consistently getting a 3.5 to 4.5 pull. I was very conservative in shortening the spring and I am now tempted to cut off the full two coils that you recommend. Thanks again! tizwicky2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/06236263010333689691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-8596140241407450382013-09-25T10:36:59.843-07:002013-09-25T10:36:59.843-07:00I,ve been doing a little playing around with Weble...I,ve been doing a little playing around with Webley Hurricane and Tempest triggers recently. Altering the trigger spring does very little. If you have a look at the trigger set up and how it works, you will see that the mating faces of the trigger and sear make a lot more difference. This is because of the amount of pressure on the faces due to the mainspring. A shorter mainspring improves things a fair bit and I have used Webley Typhoon springs as well. If you have the sear and the trigger out, you will get a fair feel of where to polish and remove material. The back edge of the sear can be more rounded,where it engages on the the trigger to reduce "drag" ans the "Bump" on the trigger can be reduced as well. This is the "pause" in the trigger pull. If you take too much off each, the safety will not work correctly. Slightly rounding the engagement point of the sear and trigger works well, as does slightly rounding and polishing the part of the sear that holds the piston back. I,ve found that these things improve the trigger better than a shorter or weaker trigger spring or a wider trigger/trigger shoe. ggggrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-14849447589422860072012-01-21T19:01:59.745-08:002012-01-21T19:01:59.745-08:00I bought a rather close to as-new condition Tempes...I bought a rather close to as-new condition Tempest recently, probably made after '95 and very little used. It's been very stiff, kind of grainy/sandy feeling on cocking, and the trigger action about the same. A bit of oiling here and there helped trivially but then yesterday I accidentally discharged it before putting in a pellet... and after this blunder the cocking action was downright alarmingly rough. So it was time for an overhaul.<br /><br />Following your guide on the trigger was straightforward, even enjoyable, so thanks so much for this! Further, the Hurricane tear-down you linked to was most helpful in taking absolutely everything except the rear sight apart. I polished everything which seemed relevant to polish, including the inside and outside of the mainspring which was very, very rough everywhere and slightly corroded. Also buffed the rear of the barrel to a high gloss, as this was finished rather roughly and while it was sealing well, it can't have been good for the seal. On assembly I sparingly applied Bisley's Gun Grease here and there, figured out how to get that sear spring lined up for insertion of the trigger guard which retains it, and everything worked out just fine. I took the plunge and cut the spring a bit shorter too, and thanks for that; trigger action is a lot closer to that of my Baikal 46m now.<br /><br />I'll mention a couple of cautions. I greased the barrel locking saddle spring before putting it back in, and that's not a good idea. Had to pull it apart and clean it and lightly oil it, as the thing was sort of sluggish in locking the barrel with grease. And the saddle retaining pin, on my pistol, has three long swaged, raised areas in its middle, making it a royal pain to drive out. I found it necessary to brace the saddle very well on driving this out, as the mild steel of the saddle bent a bit and had to be bent back.<br /><br />Anyway, the pistol still challenges my grip awareness, but the way it cocks and shoots much more smoothly is more than worth the couple of hours I spent working on it.Gerard Samijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864778045852486408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-90152959371075417682012-01-11T07:49:34.307-08:002012-01-11T07:49:34.307-08:00Thanks for posting this. I've just had the job...Thanks for posting this. I've just had the job of reassembling a basket case Tempest, which had me beaten until I found your mention of the sear spring. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-63428200548351823672011-12-05T08:00:13.114-08:002011-12-05T08:00:13.114-08:00May I suggest that mention is made of the fact tha...May I suggest that mention is made of the fact that the sear return spring will disappear into the wild blue yonder, (as mine did)if you are not aware when removing the trigger guard.Apart from that.A very good strip down article.RodRod,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378835029459742413.post-83923239528905586872009-11-12T08:35:01.402-08:002009-11-12T08:35:01.402-08:00"Hosed if you drop this under a bench outside..."Hosed if you drop this under a bench outside the UK"<br /><br />This is why you make friends with the people from the UK who chance upon your blog and become avid readers ;-)<br /><br />Great article, by the way. Very nicely done!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com