Webley Eclipse

[Karl Daw 14]

Guys just a quick one i have heard and looked at my eclipse and have found out the cylinder is made of aluminum and some folk say that one piece mounts are better than the 2 piece as this willcause less stress on the aluminum doyou think this is correct?

[Papa g 14]

Webley eclipes

[Papa g 14]

Sorry first reply came out wrong (new to this lark) Karl! I think a good quality one piece mount is always better than a pair especially on a springer, regardless of what the cylinder is made from.

[pianoman 3,589]

Ahhh. I had a Webley Eclipse when relatively new out and I used 2-piece mounts without these problems at all Karl. The scoperail is a pretty solid section of metal and you would have to overtighten the bolts to breaking point to damage the cylinder. If this has happened under normal tension levels, I'd say there's a fault with the metal in the casting, as the surface clamp-tension is about the same, whichever type of mount you use.

 

I prefer 2-piece as a rule. They offer far better optimum adjustment to give you the perfect eye relief on your scope and better balance the rifle.