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    Super Meteor query

    Evening airgunners

    I was reminiscing about my first air rifle I would have got about '87, I remember it was £40 with a wide angle scope and bag from foto-kam in Birkenhead (now sadly closed, a proper old fashioned back street shop, selling cameras, remote control planes, airguns etc) after about 2 years the owner offered me back what I paid for it (stunned at the time as I wasn't even part exchanging). What I am getting to is that i've looked on BSa's website but it doesn't say when the super meteor was introduced

    If anyone can shed any light on this, or any North-Westerners remember the shop, I would be very interested.

    Thanks

    Andy

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    1945 Manufacture of 1st Cadet air rifle
    • 1946 Manufacture of Cadet Major air rifle
    • 1948 Manufacture of 1st Airsporter air rife
    • 1949 Manufacture of 1st Gold Medal winning Martini International.22 target rifle
    • 1950 Awarded Government contract to produce 1st Self Loading Rifle (SLR) in NATO 7.62
    • 1954 Introduction of Hunter sporting rifle
    • 1959 Introduction of the ‘Majestic Range’ of classic sporting air rifles
    • 1959 Introduction of 1st air rifle to have a telescopic sight, the Meteor
    • 1962 Introduction of Meteor Mk2
    • 1962 Introduction of Merlin air rifle
    • 1962 Introduction of Armatic .22 self loading rifle
    • 1962 Introduction of Airsporter Mk2 air rifle
    • 1962 Introduction Snipe single barrel 12 bore shotgun
    • 1963 Introduction of the High Power sporting rifle
    • 1965 Introduction of the Monarch sporting rifle
    • 1968 Introduction of Meteor Super air rifle
    • 1972 Introduction of the CF2 range of sporting rifles
    • 1972 Introduction of Mercuary air rifle
    • 1973 Introduction of Scorpion air pistol
    • 1977 Introduction of the Buccaneer air rifle
    • 1980 Introduction of the Mercury S air rifle
    • 1982 Special edition of 1000 Centenary Airsporters to commemorate 100 years since the registration of Piled Arms Trade Mark
    • 1985 Introduction of Challenger air rifle
    • 1985 Introduction of Maxi Grip scope rail
    • 1985 Introduction of Airsporter Stutzen air rifle
    • 1985 Introduction of Shadow and Trooper Carbine air rifles
    • 1985 Gamo Ownership
    • 1986 Production of VS2000 prototype, first repeating air rifle (not produced commercially) but some features latter used in the SuperTEN
    • 1986 BSA Guns liquidated, bought by Gamo and renamed BSA Guns (UK) Ltd
    • 1986 Introduction of Supersport air rifle
    • 1987 Introduction of Meteor Challanger and Airsporter Carbine air rifles
    • 1990 Introduction of Superstar, 1st rotary breech air rifle
    • 1991 Introduction of Goldstar, 1st commercial repeating air rifle
    • 1992 Introduction of Airsporter RB2 rotary breech air rifle
    • 1992 Introduction of shotgun type safety catch on Airsporter RB2 air rifle
    • 1993 Introduction of Meteor Mk6 air rifle
    • 1994 Introduction of .240 Magnum air pistol
    • 1996 Introduction of SuperTEN, 1st BSA pre-charged pneumatic air rifle
    • 1997 Introduction of Supersport Lightning air rifle
    • 1999 Introduction of SuperTEN Mk2 pre-charged pneumatic air rifle
    • 1999 Introduction of Spitfire pre-charged pneumatic air rifle
    • 2001 Introduction of Firebird rotary breech pre-charged pneumatic air rifle
    • 2002 BSA took on the distribution of Gamo products in the UK
    • 2003 Introduction of the Superten Bull Barrel
    • 2003 Introduction of the Hornet
    • 2003 Hornet awarded “Best New Hunting Air Rifle” by Shooting Times
    • 2004 Introduction of the Hornet Multishot
    • 2005 Special edition of 100 Superten and Lightning XL to celebrate 100 years of Airgun manufacture
    • 2005 Introduction of the Scorpion
    • 2005 Introduction of the Ultra
    • 2006 Introduction of the XL Tactical
    • 2006 Introduction of the Comet
    • 2007 Introduction of the Scorpion T-10
    • 2007 Introduction of the Lonestar
    • 2008 R-10 Launch
    • 2010 New Ultra Launched
    • 2011 150th anniversary
    • 2011 R-10 Mk2

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