Gaznazdiak wrote:https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/reviews/rifle/webley-scott-xocet
bladeracer wrote:Gaznazdiak wrote:https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/reviews/rifle/webley-scott-xocet
A .22LR review using only one box of one type of ammo?
Very strange that I find only a single mention of the Xocet on RimfireCentral, and that is incidental to the discussion.
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8750793&highlight=xocet#post8750793
I'm assuming he's talking about aluminium alloy rather than some other alloy though.
I would also have thought a British company would've realised that Xocet in English would be difficult to pronounce
It should be X-Ocet if they want it pronounced as "ecks". Perhaps the name is Spanish?
JSS wrote:Has anyone got any more reports or info on these things?? i just got a call from my gunshop telling me a couple of them have come into stock and asking if i wanted one as we were talking about a little knock around 22 the other day. They look ok for the money but the old google search is coming up a bit light, and Jon79s report of the misfiring (if it's the rifle & not the ammos fault) doesn't sound good.
JSS wrote:Thanks Jon, appreciate the feedback mate. I've got one of the two my dealer has on hold, looks like i'll go pick it up tomorrow then
CrackThump wrote:Sorry to revive an old thread, but Ive had my Exocet for a month now, took it to the paddock a few times without a hitch. Now for the frustrating part of the story..
Last weekend I took it to the range for a club shoot and everything ran fine, even trying out different target ammo. After maybe 50 or 60 rounds it started to misfire maybe 1 in 10, I assumed dodgey ammo at the time but as the day wore on it got progressively worse, even changing ammo brands.by the time I gave up it was misfiring 50/50.
This morning up in the paddock, it would only fire 1 in 10. I have since learned to inspect the base of the round and identify light strikes from the firing pin and this is definitely the cause.
Ive stripped down the bolt, cleaned out the whole shebang with a couple of good douses of G96, reassembled and loaded 5 rounds... ONE fire and 4 misfires.... So strip the bolt again, another dose of G96 , cleaned the WHOLE rifle, reassemble and load another 5 rounds.. same story.. the first round fires and the next 4 misfire.
very VERY light strikes on the base of the rounds. And to do due diligence, we loaded all my misfired rounds into her old browning 22 pumpaction and every one of them fired.
So what am I looking at. ? a faulty firing pin/assembly. ? a temperamental rifle. ?
is there something else I should be considering. ?
I still love this little rifle, Im calling this teething problems before I crack the sh*ts and go get a Ruger lol.
CrackThump wrote:Meh... theres a bit of a story there.. when the misfire problem first started, I took it back to the shop, and under warranty had a local gunsmith go over it.. he said something along the lines of weak firing pin spring, so that was replaced under warranty, but next visit to the range and the misfires still occurring, I took some on the spot advice from the local brains trust.
Im sure theres an engineering explanation as to why the bolt face fouls up after (x) number of rounds and needs cleaning, and maybe this could be investigated and repaired under warranty, or replaced after many months of a professional looking at it, sending it back to me "fixed", me sending it back with the same problem etc etc etc.. and I could have my bunny rifle in my hands for maybe 50% of the next year.... or I could resign myself to keeping the fekkin thing clean on a super regular basis and just carry on....
On the balance of time and motion, in my opinion, the latter is the better option.
I may think differently if it was a $4000 target rifle.. but, Meh..
Dazed and Confused wrote:I picked up one of these recently. In fact it is the reason I joined this forum after reading this thread. (Hence the bumping of such an old thread)
I have only put 500 odd CCI standard rounds through it as well as a box of Federal Champion. Every round fired. I was also extremely impressed with the accuracy as I was only after a plinker and not something that would shot at comp level. I have planned to spend time tomorrow afternoon to see just how accurate it is over 25m and 50m. I might run it out at 100m if the desire for beer does not kick in. Ill post results.
TassieTiger wrote:I’m a bit dazed and confused - your impressed with the accuracy but plan on seeing how accurate it really is ?
TassieTiger wrote:Dazed and Confused wrote:I picked up one of these recently. In fact it is the reason I joined this forum after reading this thread. (Hence the bumping of such an old thread)
I have only put 500 odd CCI standard rounds through it as well as a box of Federal Champion. Every round fired. I was also extremely impressed with the accuracy as I was only after a plinker and not something that would shot at comp level. I have planned to spend time tomorrow afternoon to see just how accurate it is over 25m and 50m. I might run it out at 100m if the desire for beer does not kick in. Ill post results.
I’m a bit dazed and confused - your impressed with the accuracy but plan on seeing how accurate it really is ?
Dazed and Confused wrote:TassieTiger wrote:I’m a bit dazed and confused - your impressed with the accuracy but plan on seeing how accurate it really is ?
Plinking while standing, playing around shooting 5cm metal swing targets, shooting oranges and just having fun is totally different to bench shooting with a support bag onto paper targets.
Dazed and Confused wrote:I picked up one of these recently. In fact it is the reason I joined this forum after reading this thread. (Hence the bumping of such an old thread)
I have only put 500 odd CCI standard rounds through it as well as a box of Federal Champion. Every round fired. I was also extremely impressed with the accuracy as I was only after a plinker and not something that would shot at comp level. I have planned to spend time tomorrow afternoon to see just how accurate it is over 25m and 50m. I might run it out at 100m if the desire for beer does not kick in. Ill post results.
Stix wrote:Dazed and Confused wrote:TassieTiger wrote:I’m a bit dazed and confused - your impressed with the accuracy but plan on seeing how accurate it really is ?
Plinking while standing, playing around shooting 5cm metal swing targets, shooting oranges and just having fun is totally different to bench shooting with a support bag onto paper targets.
But in Tassie's defence (& anyone else that read the post & had the same conclusion) you've already stated it has great accuracy...
So its fair to assume youve tested it--because youve said you have...
Here...Dazed and Confused wrote:I picked up one of these recently. In fact it is the reason I joined this forum after reading this thread. (Hence the bumping of such an old thread)
I have only put 500 odd CCI standard rounds through it as well as a box of Federal Champion. Every round fired. I was also extremely impressed with the accuracy as I was only after a plinker and not something that would shot at comp level. I have planned to spend time tomorrow afternoon to see just how accurate it is over 25m and 50m. I might run it out at 100m if the desire for beer does not kick in. Ill post results.