I borrowed one when i was a youngsterand it was complete crap compared to my Dad's BSA Meteor. You really had to be taken in by the 'two springs, so its like it's cocked twice, innit?' and the general size and fearsomeness of the gun, plus the poor mechanical advantage that made it feel like it had a really strong set of springs and then the vibratory discharge making you think it was paaaarful..... But where the Meteor would shatter pellets to tiny fragments at 20 yards, the Tornado just kind of squashed them, and was about as accurate as a Webley pistol.