BSA Meteor Review

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BSA Meteor
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ampmaestro's Review of BSA Meteor

26th Jul 2009

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Handling
    5 stars
  • Accuracy
    5 stars

You know, ever since owning my very first BSA Meteor, it's been, well, if you could fall in love with an inanimate object then I would have to say in the airgun world, I would be in love with this little beauty.

It doesn't have the power of the hoards of 1000 fps air rifles available today. It doesn't have sensational styling, moulded stocks, or the dayglow sights, and the raised cheekpiece on the stock is not so great looking compared to some. As a matter of fact it looks rather like a "Plain Jane". What it DOES have though is near perfect accuracy for a spring operated air rifle. It has the ease of use that most modern rifles don't have anymore. It's as light as a feather and is so easy to shoulder, aim and fire and it has very little recoil. Most of all though, it has one of the greatest followings of any airgun, and I can understand why.

I have owned many of these wonderful rifles over the years and I have fully enjoyed having each and every one of them in my collection. To many of the airgun owners around the world, you haven't owned an air rifle until you've owned the good old Meteors. Having just bought yet another one, I plan to keep ahold of this one for good, as now the older English made, as opposed to newer Spanish made, Meteors, and all BSA's are becoming harder and harder to get ahold of.

In short, this rifle does what it was made to do, unlike many modern air rifles which have to be tuned to get the most out of them. You can also have fun while you are doing it and not have to worry about whether you are getting the best of of your rifle or not. These rifles were made with thought, care and pride, and the fact that they are still sort after, loved and cared for after all these years just proves it.

Unfortunately the only thing against them, be it a new Made In Spain job or a genuine second-hand oldie from England, is the pricetag, which may put some prospective owners off for all the wrong reasons in todays "stamp'em out" society where volume is the major thought and craftsmanship is something from the distant past.

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