just got a mk1 bsa meteor (i think)

[astraman1]

that was going to be the next question leave as is or restore

[BTC1]

Hi there, I would say 'sympathetically restore'! Clean up as much as possible, replace parts as needed, and enjoy using a piece of history.
Keep us informed as we all like to see before and after projects, all the best, Dave

[piggy589]

Agreed,if you have to replace the mainspring,buffer washer,piston and breech seals, you'll have spent enough.
Don't know how far gone the metalwork is, but it's surprising what a piece of 1000 wire wool and some 3in1 will achieve.

[DEAN C.]

Agreed,if you have to replace the mainspring,buffer washer,piston and breech seals, you'll have spent enough.
Don't know how far gone the metalwork is, but it's surprising what a piece of 1000 wire wool and some 3in1 will achieve.

Good advice..please dont put anything harsher than wire wool and oil on it,or it will be worthless apart from spares. Collectors dont like to see them reblued either so a bit of patina is ok. Nice little guns for the garden.

[astraman1]

well got some pellets today the first one fell out the end of the barrel

picked it up it was covered in grease cracked barrel open there was a chunk of grease in the barrel so blew it out and put pellet in again and shot a scaffold plank there not penetrating to there own depth so dont think its running to powerful.

took the stock off and there is grease everywhere even inside the stock so ive cleaned the bits on the outside and put it back together for now it can wait till ive been away

might have to hit it with abit of wire wool and oil

will have to get some pics put up when i charge the camera batteries

at the minute its firing about 1 inch to the right hand side how do you adjust side to side on the mk1 do you have to hit the whole rear sight over or something can see how to adjust for up and down

[DCL_dave]

well got some pellets today the first one fell out the end of the barrel

picked it up it was covered in grease cracked barrel open there was a chunk of grease in the barrel so blew it out and put pellet in again and shot a scaffold plank there not penetrating to there own depth so dont think its running to powerful.

took the stock off and there is grease everywhere even inside the stock so ive cleaned the bits on the outside and put it back together for now it can wait till ive been away

might have to hit it with abit of wire wool and oil

will have to get some pics put up when i charge the camera batteries

at the minute its firing about 1 inch to the right hand side how do you adjust side to side on the mk1 do you have to hit the whole rear sight over or something can see how to adjust for up and down

Yep, drift it over in the dovetail...using light taps!

[Airsporterman]

No expert but didn't the mk1s have the metal cap on the end of the air cylinder whereas all the later Mks were plastic?
May be wrong.
Very under rated the meteor, the first rifle my Wife bought was a meteor and it came with a peep sight - accurate little blighter - put a lot more expensive rifles to shame!
(she 'progressed' to Webleys. )
ASM

[DCL_dave]

Hi,

I've got a MK1 Meteor in my spares bin with most parts (except the barrel) available if you do need out?...