Webley Alecto ULTRA

[TMan]

Dateline: August 15th, place: backyard, activity: trimming with Echo Nylon Trimmer, enemy spotted: TOAD.

Having listened to these noisy buggers at night when trying to sleep, mayhem was called for.

Full throttle contact nylon vs toad - toad went flying and landed on back. Toad flipped over and tried to crawl under a rock. Bad move, rock was mortared into cement foundation.

Full throttle contact nylon vs back of toad. Results: nothing. This toad has tough skin. Toad now very determined to get under rock. Tman very determined to kill toad.

Retrieved Beeman 17 equipped with laser, and nasty pointed pellets. Shot 1 in middle of back: toad jumped, pellet bounced off. Shot 2 in back of head: toad jumped, pellet bounced off. Shot 3 in butt, still no penetration. Shots 4 and 5 with same results.

Toad still trying to get under rock. Retrieved shovel. Toad saw a white light.

Conclusion: need more powerful air pistol with which to shoot toads.

Solution: ordered Webley Alecto Ultra from Pyramid Air.



Weight: 2.60 lbs
Barrel Length:10.13"
Overall Length: 14.00"
Capacity: 1 round(s)
Cocking Effort:1-3 pumps
Barrel: Rifled
Front Sight: Post
Rear Sight: Adjustable for windage and elevation
Scopeable: Weaver mounts
Trigger adj.: Two-stage adjustable
Apprx. Trigger Pull: 0.75 lbs
Suggested for: Killing toads
Action: Lever-action
Powerplant: Multi-pump pneumatic
Safety: Automatic
Repeater: Single-shot
Body: Pistol
Fixed/adj. power: 3 settings
Max velocity: 720 ft/sec

[MLB]

720 fps should do the trick. To get that speed out of 3 pumps and a short barrel sounds like some very stiff pumping.

I just dug my old Crosman 357 air pistol out of the back of the safe. Actually, my son spotted it and asked me to fix it. It's leaking air. Should be a fun job...

["DoubleAction"]

......This pellet pistol is similar to my first, that I paid $45, dollars for in 1967.......Mine was little nicer that this one, but, they are built similar..

....Single Shot, Bolt Action, Pump :

..This one has the Velocity of 600 FPS

www.airgun-supply.com/crosman_1377c_177_caliber_pump_pellet_pistol.html

["DoubleAction"]

..I found a photo of the pellet pistol, that I had in 1966 :

....The Benjamin132

[TMan]

Aug 19, 2011 12:32:09 GMT -5 MLB said:

720 fps should do the trick. To get that speed out of 3 pumps and a short barrel sounds like some very stiff pumping.

Actually, it isn't bad at all for 1st pump, but for that 3rd pump it is a bear. I had to put the grip on the countertop in order to press it down for the 3rd pump.

It is loud.

One little surprise was what was on the cover of the plastic box "Made in Turkey".

At some point I'll do a crony of it with 1 pump, 2 and then with 3 to see what the additions are from the additional pumps.

One thing I don't like is the sights are rather small for my old eyes.

[MLB]

My son and I took the Crosman apart last weekend. The good news is that I've located the leak. Bad news is that it's in the valve. I wonder if parts are still available. Research underway.

As an aside, the lockwork is very solidly made. All steel (aside from the plastic pawl that advances the "cylinder". I'd be happy to see that type of quality in my P99. (Plastic triggers bother me.)

[TMan]

Somebody has a valve assembly available on ebay, but they are showing one day left. compare.ebay.com/like/190568136922

[MLB]

It's worth a try. Listed as new equipment. Thanks for the link.

[MLB]

Bother. The valve was mailed in a paper envelope. The envelope made it, the part did not. If you're going to charge $2.50 for shipping, spend it. $0.88 cents postage and a paper envelope doesn't cut it for mailing chunks of metal. Now comes the hassle...