Thread: Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

We need a write up on the comparison between underlever and toplever. David you are now thd gun correspondent from The Times 1885 "Hunting edition" What can you tell us?

Originally Posted by Tentman

We need a write up on the comparison between underlever and toplever. David you are now thd gun correspondent from The Times 1885 "Hunting edition" What can you tell us?

Well in comparison Coster vs Webley

The Coster has a superb trigger
The weight is nicer for the recoil
The sights are ok but the front blade needs a small silver bead added
It is very nice to shoot and very accurate
It slings and carries nicely
The hammer needs to be brought to half cock before opening the action after firing. Because it is an older style non rebounding hammer

VS

Webley

Lighter
Shorter barrel
Front sight has a silver bead and faster to use
Recoil is very perky because a full pound lighter
It is a joy to carry
Has a rebounding hammer so very quick and easy in the field
Not as accurate as the Coster
Clearly a rifle to be carried a lot ( light) and shot rarely ( recoil ).

So both have pros and cons.
I will address the Coster front sight.