The pumps were also named ‘Axsor’, resulting from the ‘Ax’ of Axelsson and ‘Sor’ from Sorder, the surname of the person running the company that made the original prototypes. Scuba diving wasn’t a particularly popular sport in Sweden, so it was necessary for him to develop a hand pump to charge his early PCP designs and ironically, it seems that it was these pumps that first grabbed the public’s attention. His initial enthusiasm was stoked by disappointment with air rifles that were around at the time, and so he started with gas-ram-powered guns, followed by multi-stroke pneumatics. In the beginning By the time Fredrik hit his early twenties, he was already making airguns of his own. It was certainly a gamble that paid off, though, giving a double win, both for Webley and Fredrik Axelsson, who went on to be a household name as the genius behind FX Airguns. Webley needed to make an impact on the airgun scene for their first PCP, and in some ways it might have been seen as a bit of gamble to employ the services of a little known gunmaker, at the time. Most people will be aware that Webley’s first PCP had more in common with ABBA than it did with the Birmingham factory where the remainder of the Webley guns were made. The Webley Axsor was Webley’s first PCP, but does it still a make a viable option for airgunners? Pete Evans reviews.
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