@@chrismclean2989 I dunno. If I'm going to buy such an old-school traditional gun, I want a traditional spring. 🙂 I suppose it will be easier for BSA to fit different-rated rams for different power limits in other countries.
What a shame, i have a good collection of Gas Ram rifles including a few of the original Theobans. Why has BSA done this? so as far as i am concerned i don't care how "super" the rest of the gun is i don't want another springer.
Gamo have done the same with the roadster and speedster. UK gets the coiled spring and USA gets the IGT (gamo's name for gas ram). Suspect the UK is lucky to get the Lightning GRT. NOT IMPRESSED BSA/GAMO!
Nice one Andy, I am nearing 82 years and my first air rifle when I was 12 years of age was a BSA Cadet, I have many air rifles and shotguns and you have now sold me on the new Meteor, all the best to you and your wife. Mick.
Mine too And has a kid shot my first creature 1946. I wish I still had it though I still Have an old BSA cadet Major, 22, A pre-war GeCaDo 22, a HW 77 22, HW 97 K 22, & two HW 100 22 in walnut one bought new & one second hand which I prefer I bought about 8 years ago the bargain of the century. Cheers Tippo. UK. GB.
Thank you for this good unbiased review. It's a world away from the Meteors of old. Full power and looks fantastic. Bravo BSA for bringing the manufacturer back to England.
In the early 70's I went off to my local gunsmiths (F Hall of Chesterfield) my intention was to buy a BSA Meteor, for an extra £2.00 I came away with a Super Meteor for £14.00 new in the box, and a tin of 2.2 Pylarm pellets thrown in, great memories. Thanks Andy.
@@fazerwasp I loved that place it was a quintessential English Gunsmiths shop, the atmosphere and conversation stays with me even now, I bought many an air rifle from mostly BSA's until on day a German temptress called to me (HW77) my first Barbour a Northumbria came from there as well.
Just received my first British break barrel rifle today - a BSA Meteor Super 22, and what a solid, smooth shooting gun it is! The workmanship is great, and the rifle just handles so nicely. It hits hard, too!
Not a Meteor but I started with an Airsporter in .22 donated by my Grandad in about 1979. Still got it. Still shoot it. You're right of course, this type of break barrel/slider arm does take skill to fire as you must reset every time. Enjoy this the most. Great video again Andy. Really good presentation of the gear.
Looks nice, love the woodwork! So many air rifles these days have crappy looking plastic stocks. Yes, I started shooting with a BSA Meteor a long time ago. The top BSA in those days was the Airsporter with a fixed barrel and under barrel cocking lever. A friend of mine had one and the accuracy was amazing!
The BSA Meteor was my first purchased air rifle back in 1976, loved it. It was extremely accurate out to 50m. Only parted with it due to not being used having purchased a HW35E. In hind sight I wish I hadn't sold it. The person who bought it still has it.
The reason people started with guns like these is they were relatively inexpensive in the 70's - and you could get them at Argos, or even in the post. PCP's didn't exist.
@@xMrjamjam Indeed - but as we know them today, they really weren't available until the 80's - and even then were very expensive. Springers were where it was at - and they were affordable and available.
After a long time saying that I wouldn't buy another BSA rifle ( bad experiences with a previous rifle from bsa/gamo, I think you have convinced me that I want a Meteor super ( I don't have a GRT in my cabinets...yet!) Thanks Andy👍
My son still has the BSA Super Mercury .177 that I bought over 35 years ago. Testament to their build quality. Prior to that I had a Crossman pump action pistol that scored the pump sliding mechanism and ended up in the bin.
I bought a bsa meteor super and got 5 to six inch groups at 20 to 25 yards. the rifle felt like a gamo air rifle! thank you for this channel I giveit five stars. thank you V
I have the Meteor mk1 i purchased from back in 1959 in .22 and is stable mate in .177 love them both .Just come in from my garage where i have been working on my other gun a Meteor mk4 I have ownd BSA R10 PCP but soon got rid ..The saying is if it aint got a spring they dont do a thing . Keep up the good wiork ,,,and keep them coming Trevor
I still have my Webley Vulcan from 1982 when I was 11. Still plinking with my son who is now 10, open sights, paper targets and tin cans, old school fun. How about reviewing an old Vulcan. Keep up your excellent reviewing.
Love that they still make the Meteor. Had a Meteor Super back in the late 80’s, early 90’s with an OX spring fitted. It outperformed many more expensive rifles and was perfect plinking or controlling vermin. Still to this day regret giving it away to a friend.
Nice review Andy. Good to see BSA bringing production of these back home and making quality affordable items. We'll done BSA, next step bring home the Lightning
A BSA Meteor with telescopic sights. My dream as a kid. I’m 74 now so I think I’ve waited long enough, I might just get one as a box mate for my FX Crown.
I started with a Meteor, used to practise shooting pellets off a wall,I could not miss with the scope. decided to upgrade to an Airsporter could not hit a Barn door, too much kick I think, sold it and went back to my Meteor. Great times.👍👍👍👍
My first air rifle was a second-hand BSA Meteor around 1980, was a brilliant little gun that as a 10 year old I shot at every single opportunity I had,never had a scope but that didn't matter as it hit everything I aimed at.....wish I still had it!
My first gun was a Meteor. I do use a BSA r10th but bought one of these because I just love the look of it and using a springer tests your marksmanship skills. I am very very impressed with it.
It's nice to see BSA still making air guns in the UK - in 1964 I bought a second hand BSA Airsporter rifle which I still own today, in perfect working order, it has given lots of fun mainly target shooting. I'm now 78 years old and am waiting for cataract surgery that hopefully will enable me to see the targets again!!
I started, age 10, with a Dianna .177, then an old BSA Meteor which I've just refurbished and re-sprung. I also have a Gamo Magnum Quick Shot S in my springer collection.
My first wages went on a Webley Eclipse, I already had a Webley Hawk mk3. I love the resurgence of the proper shooting skills. Open sight springers teach you this. 👍👍
I have to say it …..yes it was the frist air rifle I shot and it’s safe to say it’s the reason I went down this deep rabbit hole of Air Guns then one day I’m on UA-cam and there’s this guy name Andy, telling the truth being honest Well, I have to say Miss Andy you truly have a huge fan over here in the USA. Thank you sir and keep up the phenomenal work that you do. Thank you so much.
Great review of the BSA Andy Is all down to that barrel best all time rifle I own BSA R10 SE in black pepper stock, .177, that barrel is witchcraft and so so accurate.
With a better scope and zeroing i can see most shots from this Bsa all being in the kill zone . Quite impressed to be fare . Thanks Andy and have a great day . 🌞 😊
Great review Andy, and the Meteor was indeed my first rifle in the early 80’s. On reflection, I have no idea where that gun went! Shame really, I loved it.
I remember back in 1982, all I wanted was a BSA Mercury in .22. However, I was 11 and the cost was a staggering £70 iirc. I would have settled for a Meteor though. In the end pester power got me a Webley Tempest pistol in .22! I still have it and it still works perfectly over 40 years later.
Mine must be 45 years old. Bought new and still have original box, pellet catcher etc. If I say so myself its immmaculate having been shot relatively little. Before I bought it mum insisted I learn to shoot properly so joined a small bore Rifle Club. The rest is history as they say and opened the shooting world for me and all the types of shooting I haven done since through air rifles, pistols, shotguns, up to fully automatic weapons in various parts of the 🌍 where legal of course and in line with UK laws over that 45 years. So yes the BSA Meteor menas a lot to me.
How history repeats itself, when I was a kid it was a BSA, DIANA or if your mum and dad spoilt you a one of those German guns. That if you were lucky enough you could pump up to fire through dustbins. My neighbours garden ornaments weren't safe when my friends came round!!. How things have changed, if your seen by a neighbour with a gun in your hand in your own garden now you get armed police at your door. My brother in laws son was in his own garden trying to zero his airsoft sights and they turned up!! Because a neighbour " thought it was a real gun" how have we got to this? They used to sell them in catalogue books when I was a kid!! I do wonder where this is going with the sport? Limited power, alloy pellets ( that aren't very accurate) it'll be 6lbs limit on rifles next unless you have an FAC licence( if you can get one) then you might as well buy a .22 rimfire!! It seems the fun is being sacked out of everything, no petrol cars or motorcycles, no meat, ground bugs as flour, no one on a till and big brother watching everything!! CBDCs might wake the sleepers up, that's when reality will hit, your CO2 will be tracked, your foreign holidays will be a distant memory and driving for pleasure won't be. Enjoy while we still have it, because it will be gone soon.
It's disgusting. But unfortunately all of this has been planned for many years and people are easily controlled. Some people think watching the likes of GBNews and worrying about transgenderism is going to change things.
I bought one (still have it) in the mid 70's. Cheapest in the BSA range if u couldn't afford a Mercury or Airsporter. I bagged 7 Woodpigeon over decoys on stubble one early September morning. All shot in the neck, using the white patch of feathers as the target. It was fitted with a plastic 4x20 scope. Probably was only pushing out 7ft/lbs of energy at best and I doubt that any Meteor, or other BSA models were touching 12ft/lbs back then.
I am surprised you didn’t mention the barrel lockup which is very important in break barrel rifle! The German rifles like theHW 95 etc are all locked solid when closed so there is no side play and alignment with the cylinder is spot on!
I also had a BSA Meteor in the 1970s. I always kept it well oiled, and only recently learned about "dieseling", so I wonder whether some of the oil I applied helped to give the pellets a bit more oomph!
You are simply amazing. I had a discussion with many people about the gamo hunter maxxim igt 4.5 rifle. A lot of people said it's not accurate and it seems to me they're talking nonsense, I have it and it's very accurate despite its cheap price. From thirty meters I don't miss the target of a small sinker. If you can have it at your place and show people that would be great. I use it with jsb exact 8.44 grain
This was also my first gun, i pea picked in the early 1980’s through the 6 week school holidays and saved enough money to buy a second hand one which my mum had to come with me because i wasnt old enough to buy it. happy days im still shooting guns in my 50’s 👍
Thoughts 1/ nicest stock since the Mk1/2 Meteor. 2/ lots of upgrades for the super, but is there a cheaper standard model.? 3/ rather expensive for a starter gun. 4/ perhaps a little too sophisticated for a starter gun? 5/ Does it sport that dreadful Gamo trigger unit? 6/Is the piston seal the low grade Gamo unit? 7/ Is the Meteor truly built in GB or have BSA just turned the clock back 25 years and claim the gun produced in the UK when all that is done is attach the stock and trigger guard. Personally I would like to see some proof that production has returned fully to the UK. 8/ After all that, I am quite looking forward to having a go with one.
Lovely rifle, wouldn’t go near a gas ram rifle ever again, I’ve had a few ! None of them lasted above two years. I’m definitely getting the spring version though😁
Lovely looking rifle, had many meteors over the years, the breech pivot always let them down, which developed slop after time, are they adjustable now like a Weihrauch? Springers are best shot cradled on a bag with your hand under the for-end not sat directly on a hard rest.
Had a friend with a BSA Meteor in the early 60's in British Guiana. The main air rifles we got were the 'Gacado' brand made in W. Germany & ranged from the model 15 to the model 50. I read somewhere this was a marketing move to all its colonies. I do have a BSA SMLE 303 here in Canada.
My 1998 HW90K is most definitely a gas ram 😉😉 and it holds it own against any PCP at 55 yards with BSA goldstar pellets in .22 . 👍👍 I have a PCP too but always go back to my HW90K. Far more satisfying
I bought this gun complete with scope 1973 from my mothers catalogue I think it was under £20 great gun in Scotland 🏴 I also had the webley pistol in its own canvas box with the leather trim
Thankyou for the review on the Meteor, Like most people as a young un, I was gifted my grandads bsa for Rattin. Instantly hooked. Would that be a Webley Tracker Carbine behind you? That's the one I regretted Selling the minute I handed it over. All the best.
In theory, especially at closer ranges the 'iron sights' should be accurate because the front and rear sights are both on the moving part of barrel, where the telescopic sight is on the fixed part, so and movement between barrel and chamber will result in inaccuracy.
I started out with a BSA Meteor Super back in the early 80's then went to a Webely Vulcan Mk2 and then a Weihrauch HW80. Then I joined the army and shot rather larger guns. The new gun looks a lot better then the original and certainly has more power.
Hi Andy, always loved bsa guns they're great quality and much more of premium item rather than most run of the mill rifles you see, it's worth paying that bit extra to get a rifle you can be proud of and will last you lifetime, PS that stock really reminds me of the Remington sabre but finished to a much higher standard, great video and great rifle, rock on BSA,atb Dave
Still got my Meteor that dad bought me in 1973. I didnt get pocket money, i did jobs to earn pellets, 39p for 500. Every kid i knew had an air rifle and no one misbehaved.
00:00 ''You wished you had a pound for every time you heard somebody say they started their shooting with the following gun, you'd have enough money to start your own armoury'', I thought that's exactly what you've already done, your little secret shop called Vector Air, that you don't seem to like anybody knowing about, you walked right into that one didn't you MR Clay.
If you keep the power level way down on a springer they are fun to shoot ! I own both springers and PCPs , I always go to my PCPs and admire the old school springers ! Lol
My Apologies, the GRT is available in the USA, but it is still a Spring version elsewhere……..Stay Safe, Andy
That’s a shame, a missed opportunity I think 🤔 could have been tempted…
@@chrismclean2989 I dunno. If I'm going to buy such an old-school traditional gun, I want a traditional spring. 🙂 I suppose it will be easier for BSA to fit different-rated rams for different power limits in other countries.
What a shame, i have a good collection of Gas Ram rifles including a few of the original Theobans.
Why has BSA done this? so as far as i am concerned i don't care how "super" the rest of the gun is
i don't want another springer.
Gamo have done the same with the roadster and speedster. UK gets the coiled spring and USA gets the IGT (gamo's name for gas ram). Suspect the UK is lucky to get the Lightning GRT. NOT IMPRESSED BSA/GAMO!
@@JamesDavis-mb9pc Very frustrating for loyal UK buyers of BSA to be treated this way.
It is their loss, hopefully someday the penny will drop.
I like spring guns , always have .
If you can shoot a springer well , you can shoot anything.
A fair and honest review Andy. Thank you and thanks to BSA for moving production back to the UK .
Nice one Andy, I am nearing 82 years and my first air rifle when I was 12 years of age was a BSA Cadet, I have many air rifles and shotguns and you have now sold me on the new Meteor, all the best to you and your wife. Mick.
Mine too And has a kid shot my first creature 1946.
I wish I still had it though I still Have an old BSA cadet Major, 22, A pre-war GeCaDo 22,
a HW 77 22, HW 97 K 22, & two HW 100 22 in walnut
one bought new & one second hand which I prefer I bought about 8 years ago
the bargain of the century. Cheers Tippo. UK. GB.
Thank you for this good unbiased review. It's a world away from the Meteors of old. Full power and looks fantastic. Bravo BSA for bringing the manufacturer back to England.
In the early 70's I went off to my local gunsmiths (F Hall of Chesterfield) my intention was to buy a BSA Meteor, for an extra £2.00 I came away with a Super Meteor for £14.00 new in the box, and a tin of 2.2 Pylarm pellets thrown in, great memories. Thanks Andy.
14 quid??😂😂😂
@@MrBollocks10 £14 Over a weeks wages for a young lad back in the day 😎
Mine from there as well, now in cousins hands in Oxford
@@fazerwasp I loved that place it was a quintessential English Gunsmiths shop, the atmosphere and conversation stays with me even now, I bought many an air rifle from mostly BSA's until on day a German temptress called to me (HW77) my first Barbour a Northumbria came from there as well.
Had my revolvers (when we could)from Halls,great shop.
Just received my first British break barrel rifle today - a BSA Meteor Super 22, and what a solid, smooth shooting gun it is! The workmanship is great, and the rifle just handles so nicely. It hits hard, too!
Not a Meteor but I started with an Airsporter in .22 donated by my Grandad in about 1979. Still got it. Still shoot it. You're right of course, this type of break barrel/slider arm does take skill to fire as you must reset every time. Enjoy this the most. Great video again Andy. Really good presentation of the gear.
Looks nice, love the woodwork! So many air rifles these days have crappy looking plastic stocks. Yes, I started shooting with a BSA Meteor a long time ago.
The top BSA in those days was the Airsporter with a fixed barrel and under barrel cocking lever. A friend of mine had one and the accuracy was amazing!
I had a bsa super meteor with tele sights for my Christmas present back in 1978 . Great gun !!!
Good morning all . Brings back fond memories of my youth does this gun .
The BSA Meteor was my first purchased air rifle back in 1976, loved it.
It was extremely accurate out to 50m. Only parted with it due to not being used having purchased a HW35E.
In hind sight I wish I hadn't sold it. The person who bought it still has it.
Still got mine with original scope 48 years later, great gun!!
My first air rifle back-in 1967. was a BSA METEOR ---22 CAL --smooth bore --cost 9 pounds sterling --in Central Africa !
The reason people started with guns like these is they were relatively inexpensive in the 70's - and you could get them at Argos, or even in the post. PCP's didn't exist.
Oh yes they did, just not in the numbers we see now.
@@keithnorman3519 PCP's as we know them today really only started appearing in the 80's
The first airguns were pcp's and were around in the 1800s iirc
@@xMrjamjam Indeed - but as we know them today, they really weren't available until the 80's - and even then were very expensive. Springers were where it was at - and they were affordable and available.
Could buy them from ya mams catalogue once upon a time.
After a long time saying that I wouldn't buy another BSA rifle ( bad experiences with a previous rifle from bsa/gamo, I think you have convinced me that I want a Meteor super ( I don't have a GRT in my cabinets...yet!) Thanks Andy👍
My son still has the BSA Super Mercury .177 that I bought over 35 years ago. Testament to their build quality. Prior to that I had a Crossman pump action pistol that scored the pump sliding mechanism and ended up in the bin.
I bought a bsa meteor super and got 5 to six inch groups at 20 to 25 yards. the rifle felt like a gamo air rifle! thank you for this channel I giveit five stars. thank you V
I have the Meteor mk1 i purchased from back in 1959 in .22 and is stable mate in .177 love them both .Just come in from my garage where i have been working on my other gun a Meteor mk4 I have ownd BSA R10 PCP but soon got rid ..The saying is if it aint got a spring they dont do a thing . Keep up the good wiork ,,,and keep them coming Trevor
I still have my Webley Vulcan from 1982 when I was 11. Still plinking with my son who is now 10, open sights, paper targets and tin cans, old school fun. How about reviewing an old Vulcan. Keep up your excellent reviewing.
Me 2
I got my meteor in 1962. Used it enough to replace the spring. Finest kind!
Nostalgia with a touch of modernisation with the GRT. That stock looks amazing😀
My Grandpa gave me his .22 Mk1 Meteor from the 50s still shoots great
Love that they still make the Meteor. Had a Meteor Super back in the late 80’s, early 90’s with an OX spring fitted. It outperformed many more expensive rifles and was perfect plinking or controlling vermin. Still to this day regret giving it away to a friend.
Nice to see BSA making guns in the U.K. again. Looks like an improvement in build quality. Great review, thanks for posting this.
Nice review Andy. Good to see BSA bringing production of these back home and making quality affordable items. We'll done BSA, next step bring home the Lightning
Lovely lines on that stock, quite elegant. Nice price point too,... and I never had a Meteor as a kid, but it was a thing of desire.....
It was my first gun. Xmas '76. I shot through a tin of 500 pellets the same day. I later traded it in for an Airsporter which I still have.
40 yrs ago this was my first and best airgun❤ I had to pester my parents for ages to get a second hand one cus I wasn't old enough. Well done BSA.
A BSA Meteor with telescopic sights. My dream as a kid. I’m 74 now so I think I’ve waited long enough, I might just get one as a box mate for my FX Crown.
Was my first air rifle in the 70s. Great gun.
Nice review, love the BSA guns. What more can you want? Andy's new review and weekend just around the corner........perfect!!!
I started with a Meteor, used to practise shooting pellets off a wall,I could not miss with the scope. decided to upgrade to an Airsporter could not hit a Barn door, too much kick I think, sold it and went back to my Meteor. Great times.👍👍👍👍
My first air rifle was a second-hand BSA Meteor around 1980, was a brilliant little gun that as a 10 year old I shot at every single opportunity I had,never had a scope but that didn't matter as it hit everything I aimed at.....wish I still had it!
I've got a 1950s vintage BSA Cadet .177 which still works surprisingly well.
My first gun was a Meteor. I do use a BSA r10th but bought one of these because I just love the look of it and using a springer tests your marksmanship skills. I am very very impressed with it.
It's nice to see BSA still making air guns in the UK - in 1964 I bought a second hand BSA Airsporter rifle which I still own today, in perfect working order, it has given lots of fun mainly target shooting. I'm now 78 years old and am waiting for cataract surgery that hopefully will enable me to see the targets again!!
Gun I started with and still have mine 46 years later 😁
Nice review, still got my meteor that I bought in 1968 .
Morning all. Another good start to Friday. Informative and entertaining as always. Thanks for your hard work and providing us with good information.
Fridays for blinking! Always a great way to end the week and start the weekend!!!!!
I started, age 10, with a Dianna .177, then an old BSA Meteor which I've just refurbished and re-sprung. I also have a Gamo Magnum Quick Shot S in my springer collection.
the BSA Meteor was my 1st gun ..cost 21.50 quid new in .177 around 1977
Yes my first rifle when i was a kid brilliant gun .
My first wages went on a Webley Eclipse, I already had a Webley Hawk mk3. I love the resurgence of the proper shooting skills. Open sight springers teach you this. 👍👍
Great vid Andy. In the 80's I had a mercury. Great rifle.
I have to say it …..yes it was the frist air rifle I shot and it’s safe to say it’s the reason I went down this deep rabbit hole of Air Guns then one day I’m on UA-cam and there’s this guy name Andy, telling the truth being honest
Well, I have to say Miss Andy you truly have a huge fan over here in the USA. Thank you sir and keep up the phenomenal work that you do. Thank you so much.
Great review of the BSA Andy Is all down to that barrel best all time rifle I own BSA R10 SE in black pepper stock, .177, that barrel is witchcraft and so so accurate.
Glad to see they`ve moved the safety catch from inside the trigger guard !!
With a better scope and zeroing i can see most shots from this Bsa all being in the kill zone . Quite impressed to be fare . Thanks Andy and have a great day . 🌞 😊
BSA and Webley will always hold their own in the twanger class (my first air rifle was an airsporter second hand over 50 years ago and i loved it )
Great review Andy, and the Meteor was indeed my first rifle in the early 80’s. On reflection, I have no idea where that gun went! Shame really, I loved it.
I remember back in 1982, all I wanted was a BSA Mercury in .22. However, I was 11 and the cost was a staggering £70 iirc. I would have settled for a Meteor though. In the end pester power got me a Webley Tempest pistol in .22! I still have it and it still works perfectly over 40 years later.
Mine must be 45 years old. Bought new and still have original box, pellet catcher etc. If I say so myself its immmaculate having been shot relatively little. Before I bought it mum insisted I learn to shoot properly so joined a small bore Rifle Club. The rest is history as they say and opened the shooting world for me and all the types of shooting I haven done since through air rifles, pistols, shotguns, up to fully automatic weapons in various parts of the 🌍 where legal of course and in line with UK laws over that 45 years. So yes the BSA Meteor menas a lot to me.
You are quite correct , the old BSA meteor is a part of growing up, almost a rite of passage as they say !!
How history repeats itself, when I was a kid it was a BSA, DIANA or if your mum and dad spoilt you a one of those German guns. That if you were lucky enough you could pump up to fire through dustbins. My neighbours garden ornaments weren't safe when my friends came round!!. How things have changed, if your seen by a neighbour with a gun in your hand in your own garden now you get armed police at your door. My brother in laws son was in his own garden trying to zero his airsoft sights and they turned up!! Because a neighbour " thought it was a real gun" how have we got to this? They used to sell them in catalogue books when I was a kid!! I do wonder where this is going with the sport? Limited power, alloy pellets ( that aren't very accurate) it'll be 6lbs limit on rifles next unless you have an FAC licence( if you can get one) then you might as well buy a .22 rimfire!! It seems the fun is being sacked out of everything, no petrol cars or motorcycles, no meat, ground bugs as flour, no one on a till and big brother watching everything!! CBDCs might wake the sleepers up, that's when reality will hit, your CO2 will be tracked, your foreign holidays will be a distant memory and driving for pleasure won't be.
Enjoy while we still have it, because it will be gone soon.
Your a happy chappy 😂. But dam your right in what your saying unfortunately
..... soon no lead - the numpties will have us firing lentils and pulses.
before lead Ban you should buy 50 tins
I had a .177 Gecado 27, it seemed to be more powerful than my friends BSA Meteor.
It's disgusting. But unfortunately all of this has been planned for many years and people are easily controlled. Some people think watching the likes of GBNews and worrying about transgenderism is going to change things.
Bought mine in 1973 by post from Elderkin's of Spalding for £14:50p. I still have it!
Fantastic job andy great review i love the BSA meteor old and new 🤔 my .22 cal springer recently died cant be bothered fixing it its really tempting 🤗
Another brilliant review Andy and some great shooting. Thank you.
I have the meteor mk 5 from early 90 I think , it's now been mirror polished and the stock is prestine. The barrel has silencer too
My first gun was a meteor 45 years ago . I feel very old right now still shooting though
I bought one (still have it) in the mid 70's. Cheapest in the BSA range if u couldn't afford a Mercury or Airsporter. I bagged 7 Woodpigeon over decoys on stubble one early September morning. All shot in the neck, using the white patch of feathers as the target. It was fitted with a plastic 4x20 scope. Probably was only pushing out 7ft/lbs of energy at best and I doubt that any Meteor, or other BSA models were touching 12ft/lbs back then.
Awesome! Good review Andy! Looks like a nice springer
I am surprised you didn’t mention the barrel lockup which is very important in break barrel rifle! The German rifles like theHW 95 etc are all locked solid when closed so there is no side play and alignment with the cylinder is spot on!
I also had a BSA Meteor in the 1970s. I always kept it well oiled, and only recently learned about "dieseling", so I wonder whether some of the oil I applied helped to give the pellets a bit more oomph!
I have a BSA Meteor •22 which is over sixty years old still in perfect working order .
I just like to say what a lovely video and I just fancy getting one now. Thank you very much.
You are simply amazing.
I had a discussion with many people about the gamo hunter maxxim igt 4.5 rifle. A lot of people said it's not accurate and it seems to me they're talking nonsense, I have it and it's very accurate despite its cheap price.
From thirty meters I don't miss the target of a small sinker.
If you can have it at your place and show people that would be great.
I use it with jsb exact 8.44 grain
Maxxim shooter here as well, yes, they need heavy pellets or they can be a bit wild
This was also my first gun, i pea picked in the early 1980’s through the 6 week school holidays and saved enough money to buy a second hand one which my mum had to come with me because i wasnt old enough to buy it. happy days im still shooting guns in my 50’s 👍
Thoughts 1/ nicest stock since the Mk1/2 Meteor.
2/ lots of upgrades for the super, but is there a cheaper standard model.?
3/ rather expensive for a starter gun.
4/ perhaps a little too sophisticated for a starter gun?
5/ Does it sport that dreadful Gamo trigger unit?
6/Is the piston seal the low grade Gamo unit?
7/ Is the Meteor truly built in GB or have BSA just turned the clock back 25 years and
claim the gun produced in the UK when all that is done is attach the stock and
trigger guard. Personally I would like to see some proof that production has returned
fully to the UK.
8/ After all that, I am quite looking forward to having a go with one.
Had one of these originals in 1977, loved it!!
Thanks Andy, great review. My son and i are hoping to be in the market soon for something like this, so these reviews are really helpful
i have a 25 calibre meteor rhat my wife bought for me 38 years ago its defo a keeper and the quality is without question
Lovely rifle, wouldn’t go near a gas ram rifle ever again, I’ve had a few ! None of them lasted above two years.
I’m definitely getting the spring version though😁
Good grouping at that range with that gun . Why did you not test it with the BSA scope that Vector air supply with the gun ?
Lovely looking rifle, had many meteors over the years, the breech pivot always let them down, which developed slop after time, are they adjustable now like a Weihrauch?
Springers are best shot cradled on a bag with your hand under the for-end not sat directly on a hard rest.
Had a friend with a BSA Meteor in the early 60's in British Guiana. The main air rifles we got were the 'Gacado' brand made in W. Germany & ranged from the model 15 to the model 50. I read somewhere this was a marketing move to all its colonies. I do have a BSA SMLE 303 here in Canada.
My first gun was a BSA meteor in the early 90s and it’s still going strong to this day!
They Need to do The Airsporter again 🤔🤔
Especially if they make it with the Stutzen stock again.
Good review. The sun is back, and I'm feeling the need. 🙂 Love the long barrel.
I now have two break barrel rifles. BSA Meteor in 177 and a Remington Express in 177. Both guns suit all my needs I don't want anything else.
I was going to go for the gas ram, but no thank you to the spring version. Why no GRT for the home market?
Iv stil got mine lol
Had it for atlest 40 years and am sure it was second hand lol
Yes stil fun to use
Cracking show as always
👍👍👍😜🏴🦕🦄😁✌️🤞
My 1998 HW90K is most definitely a gas ram 😉😉 and it holds it own against any PCP at 55 yards with BSA goldstar pellets in .22 . 👍👍 I have a PCP too but always go back to my HW90K. Far more satisfying
I bought this gun complete with scope 1973 from my mothers catalogue I think it was under £20 great gun in Scotland 🏴 I also had the webley pistol in its own canvas box with the leather trim
What happened to the underleaver Airsporter? I personally would like to see that nice air rifle back, it was powerful too!
hi andy great video i still have my BSA SUPERSPORT BOUGHT IN 1994 FANTASTIC GUN PETE NORTH WALES
I still do 1972 and it still looks like new. David UK.
Morning Andy , thanks for sorting refund issue , good review on the BSA.
Thankyou for the review on the Meteor, Like most people as a young un, I was gifted my grandads bsa for Rattin. Instantly hooked. Would that be a Webley Tracker Carbine behind you? That's the one I regretted Selling the minute I handed it over. All the best.
Granny's catalogue book in the 70s.... alway checked out the Air rifles Fishing gear and the women's underwear page's 😂
In theory, especially at closer ranges the 'iron sights' should be accurate because the front and rear sights are both on the moving part of barrel, where the telescopic sight is on the fixed part, so and movement between barrel and chamber will result in inaccuracy.
I started out with a BSA Meteor Super back in the early 80's then went to a Webely Vulcan Mk2 and then a Weihrauch HW80. Then I joined the army and shot rather larger guns. The new gun looks a lot better then the original and certainly has more power.
Open sight lover here.
Enjoy the channel, thank you.
Hi Andy, always loved bsa guns they're great quality and much more of premium item rather than most run of the mill rifles you see, it's worth paying that bit extra to get a rifle you can be proud of and will last you lifetime, PS that stock really reminds me of the Remington sabre but finished to a much higher standard, great video and great rifle, rock on BSA,atb Dave
Still got my Meteor that dad bought me in 1973. I didnt get pocket money, i did jobs to earn pellets, 39p for 500. Every kid i knew had an air rifle and no one misbehaved.
Another awesome video! I love watching them and thanks for the review of a beautiful rifle!
Cheers Andy. I'd be interested in a carbine version. Do you know if there is one planned?
Nice one Andy, yep I had one in the early 70s.
00:00 ''You wished you had a pound for every time you heard somebody say they started their shooting with the following gun, you'd have enough money to start your own armoury'', I thought that's exactly what you've already done, your little secret shop called Vector Air, that you don't seem to like anybody knowing about, you walked right into that one didn't you MR Clay.
I purchased one of the BSA Meteor in 1971.
If you keep the power level way down on a springer they are fun to shoot !
I own both springers and PCPs , I always go to my PCPs and admire the old school springers ! Lol