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Slopemeno · January 18, 2013, 12:40 AM

I did a ton of small game hunting with my Webley Hurricane. The Hurricane is bit tired now and due for a piston seal and spring, but buying that air pistol in 1983 was possibly be best shooting purchase I've ever made. I've certainly shot it more than my 10-22. It was passed around at campsites and on hiking trips and introduced a lot of non-shooters to the sport. I recall one camp in 1987 or so and the whole weekend you'd hear "click(loading)...thhwank" all day. We went through a couple of thousand pellets that long weekend.

A .177 at 400+ fps will shoot right through a lot of stuff. Mine shot great with Silver Jets.

January 18, 2013, 12:40 AM	#9
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	I did a ton of small game hunting with my Webley Hurricane. The Hurricane is bit tired now and due for a piston seal and spring, but buying that air pistol in 1983 was possibly be best shooting purchase I've ever made. I've certainly shot it more than my 10-22. It was passed around at campsites and on hiking trips and introduced a lot of non-shooters to the sport. I recall one camp in 1987 or so and the whole weekend you'd hear "click(loading)...thhwank" all day. We went through a couple of thousand pellets that long weekend. A .177 at 400+ fps will shoot right through a lot of stuff. Mine shot great with Silver Jets. Last edited by Slopemeno; January 18, 2013 at 09:46 AM.