Old BSA meteor

[edenwildfood]

I'm thinking about picking one of these up as it was my first air gun in the UK and I really like them. (Now live in usa) was wondering is 177 or 22 would be best in this power level, thinking mainly just for open sight plinking and close range pest conrrol. Would one be quieter?

 

[270windude]

It’s right on the cusp for what I like in .22 cal. I’d personally go for .177. 

 

[Windmill01]

My mate bought the 22 cal meteor some 30 years ago I think for his son to shoot the pigeons and top notch pidgeons in his feed sheds. My mate still has it but it has no front and rear sights on it and he replaced the old leather seal some years back with some leather off an old saddle. Still has the original spring I recall. Still knocks them pidgeons down.

Gary

 

[Pulpit]

My first rifle also, I still have it and it's 37 years old. Mine is .177 back then it would only dent a real pop can.

 

[KWK]

My mate in UK loves his Mk1 in .22. So I found a nice one here as well. Not easy! Neat little gun similar to a Diana 27 in style, size, and power. Mk1 Meteor stock is a little nicer to my eye with a neat row of grooves down the forearm. Like early Webley Mk3's have. Nicer color to the wood than a Diana 27. Came out in 1959. Bastard 15.5mm dovetails. The .22 offers a satisfying whap when shooting cans, etc. at this power level. The Mk2's are ok too. Quality of Meteors went down hill throughout the 70's. Painted instead of blued action. I don't know anything about the modern BSA barreled Gamo. Probably more power. 

 

[edenwildfood]

Youre was broken then as my beat to crap one would go through both sides of a bean can no problem

 

[springer]

I have far more powerful springers now, but I still love my first airgun - a Winchester 427. It is fun to relive the past, but can you have more fun with a modern, more accurate, more durable gun? If you really want to go back in time, buy the caliber you had befolre.

 

[Rob_in_NC]

Got an older Meteor. Tiny little thing. I had a difficult time finding a pellet it liked and the twang was annoying. I ended up tearing it down and replacing the spring and doing a home tune on it. I cant recall now what spring I used. Velocity is right at 690fps with mine and it's a nice shot cycle now. Found that JSB Express pellets performed best out of mine after I worked on it. 

 

[edenwildfood]

wanna sell it? Lol