Hope I may beg everyone's indulgence for posting a non-Enfield question here, but there is no forum for Webleys, and I know Capt. Laidleris active in this forum. Apologies if I am off-beam.
Capt. Laidler, I know you speak from your considerable experience regarding Enfields, L1A1s and the like. Would I be correct in assuming that you also have knowledge of Webleys? Hope so, and surprised if not.
I was shooting my MkVI (skimmed to 45ACP sadly), and getting my usual result of fair groups but all low and left of POA, so I tried a little test.
I have one of those down the bore expanding collet laser bore sighters. It has proven to be pretty good and most useful, so I trust it pretty well. I put it on the MkVI and at 7 yards range, the laser dot was 7" down and 2" left of the POA. My technique isn't great, but no amount of squinting and going cross-eyed could align the laser dot into the sight picture.
So I tested my unskimmed VI; my V, IV, III, II and I; even my W&G Target. They all, quite consistantly, exhibit the same phenomenon. They all give a laser spot 6 or 7 inches down and 1 or 2 inches left of the POA.
Between checks of each of the Webleys, I verified by similarly checking other pistols/revolvers such as a Taurus 1911 and a couple of S&Ws. These latter all have the laser spot right at the POA.
So, something is odd with the Webleys. Was there any data concerning alignment or similar? Was it built-in compensation for offhand muzzle climb maybe? I'd not expect that from the Target Model at least.
I'd appreciate any insight you can offer.
Cheers and many thanks.Information
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