Webley!!!!!

[JamesAirsofterAgent]

Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kriegar]

hmm tricky one on the legal question, it's already a RIF so you're not changing anything there, i can't see where it would be any different to any other barrel change on an airsoft gun but i'm no expert on the law

 

[Lozart]

Meh. Fugly things anyway.

And that from a person that likes P90s

 

[straffham]

Its not impossible, I just doubt Webley would do it as airsoft isn't really their market. Nice if they did though.

 

[AirsoftTed]

Fingers crossed an airsoft manufacturer somewhere in Taiwan or HK will cotton on to this and make an airsoft version... If moulds are already in existence then it won't be too long before it happens.

 

[kriegar]

i just checked with my local site, depending on it's fps i've been cleared to use it bwa ha ha ha

 

[Russe11]

Pause the video at 10 seconds and look at the box. It says '6mm CO2'

 

[TacMaster]

Not all hope is lost- there's the refillable CO2 cartridges you can fill with a mix of green gas with a little CO2 for some more punch- if Ian_Gere gets on with the one he's bought, using the refillable cartridge could be a viable option.

 

[AirsoftTed]

Now I'm going to have to buy both versions... Damn you for bringing this to my attention Russell! :lol:

 

[Chock]

Pause the video at 10 seconds and look at the box. It says '6mm CO2'

Yeah, I saw that too, and if that is not a typo on the box artwork, then it pretty much has to be an airsoft gun and not an airgun, since air gun calibres are .22 (5.5mm) and .177 (4.5mm), which are about the only calibres airguns come in. .177 air guns can fire BBs (i.e. original metal 4.5mm BBs), but airsoft is only in 6mm and 8mm calibres, so if it is 6mm calibre, unless it is using custom ammunition, then it has to be a CO2 airsoft pistol.

 

[kriegar]

you can also get plastic bbs in 4.5mm, i've no idea how good they are but it looks good that we could potentially be getting a skirmishable Webley at long last!!! YAY

 

[kriegar]

I just phoned Webley & Scott, it is definitely 4.5mm and the gentlman i spoke to seemed quite suprised that air softers would be interested in one he also checked out the box that he had on his desk and it clearly says it's 4.5mm so he had no idea how the video has one saying 6mm, photoshop maybe? .

 

[straffham]

The plot thickens then? Unless there are 2 being made and somehow these have been confused, 1 for Webley in 4.5mm and another by another company in 6mm for airsoft (well I can dream. . .)

There are indeed plastic bb's for 4.5mm guns but at a touch under 3J you'd be looking at serious fps without some sort of power down cartridge, bearing in mind 1J = 328fps with a 0.2g bb, really can't see any site allowing that, and many don't allow anything other than 6mm for skirmishing in any case. Also being for 4.5mm it won't have a hop unit. . . .

 

[kriegar]

yeah that was the results of my research too, basically 4.5mm means too much power and of course smaller area of impact so all in all not usable damn!!!

 

[Russe11]

Well I was made aware of it here http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=18596

They have arrived at an airsoft shop in Taiwan. This makes it sound as if there may be 2 different guns.

 

[kriegar]

Well as i said i phoned Webley & Scott and to the knowledge of the guy i spoke to there is no airsoft version, he was really surprised to be phoned by an airsofter and there is only the 4.5mm metal BB version but i really hope i'm wrong.

 

[straffham]

Right. . . . . posted a comment re all this on ww2 forum asking the OP to confirm its an airsoft gun. The guy who posted the youtube vid has done a few other airsoft vids including the new Nagant 1895 revolver which clearly shows 6mm cartridges on that, but his Webley vid doesn't show any close detail of the cartridges for it. Also the box is IDENTICAL to that in Webleys facebook page on their 4.5mm version. The guy who put the youtube link on the ww2 forum had only just joined that forum, apparently his friend in Taiwan has airsoft versions in stock so it will be interesting to see what he says!

Edited 07.28 18/10/14

 

[straffham]

The guy who originally posted the youtube clip on ww2 forum has replied saying it is 6mm so we shall see. Thread can be found here;

http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=18596

 

[kriegar]

Hmm very interesting, i think you might be right in thinking copyright infringement we'll just have to wait and see i guess and hope we get a new shiny 6mm toy

 

[Russe11]

It has appeared on ebairsoft

http://www.ebairsoft.com/webley-revolver-p-8171.html