r/canadaguns • u/Vintage_Pieces_10 • 18d ago
Shooting Antique Webley MK1 smokeless reloads
Just a showcase today of my antique MK1 Webley from 1890-1892, using light smokeless handloads.
Load recipe is: 230g LRN, 3.4-3.6g of Win 231, CCI large pistol primers, using 45 auto rim or 45ACP cases (45 auto rim in this case)
Alternatively, I use the exact same load with 200g LSWC bullets as well, and they work just fine also.
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u/ConstructionOk4528 18d ago
Can u put a switch on it?
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u/Flashy_Inspector115 17d ago
A gatling style mechanism would go crazy. They had these in the UK before they were banned.
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u/dannysmackdown 17d ago
How fast are the rounds going do you figure?
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 17d ago
About 550 or so? Pretty mild, but I got a chronograph recently so pretty soon I’ll have a definitive answer
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u/dannysmackdown 17d ago
Gotcha, thanks for the answer. Saw the recoil (or lack thereof) and the bullet grain and figured it had to be going pretty slow. Sweet piece man.
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u/BowFella 16d ago
Loving all these antique posts coming up. I'm looking forward to making some posts with my Colt 1892 when it comes back from the gunsmith. Forcing cone blew but a new barrel has been installed and the timing needs to be worked
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 16d ago
I remember I saw your post where that happened! I hope the fix goes well. Still running your Montenegrin gasser?
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u/BowFella 16d ago
actually just dropped off the gasser at the same gunsmith. Going to get the hammer spring retempered so I can stop chasing primer issues. Will hopefully work flawlessly after that
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u/bongblaster420 16d ago
That’s not smoke, it’s steam. Steam from the steamed clams I’m having tonight. MMMMMMMM steamed clams.
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u/Otherwise_Rub_9515 17d ago
Should take your finger out of the trigger guard/off the trigger in between shots when your cocking it
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u/Elbro_16 18d ago
Yup this is also the load I use with 455 webley MKll and 200gr lswc