I think more than a million BSA Meteors have sold, as a simple training rifle or inexpensive short range hunter it is hard to beat.
I'd guess something that's been around a few years, sold in the USA, even if rebranded, maybe even designed as a starter rifle, HW30/HW35 would be my wild guess.
I think more than a million BSA Meteors have sold, as a simple training rifle or inexpensive short range hunter it is hard to beat.
Yesterday whilst doing some research in the Blue Book of Airguns on how to determine the condition of a vintage airgun, I read that the Daisy Model 25 might be the most succesful airgun in terms of numbers: about 25 million produced so far, and still available new.
That's why I went with the 34, 36, 38 etc.
There will have been others that sold more but I'm not sure over 100 quid.
The Diana 34 would have sold loads in America at full power.