BSA Meteor Carbine?

[Gamocfx]

Hi,

I am currently at work so I am restricted as to what I can search for! So does anyone know if BSA made the Meteor as a carbine? In particular a MK4 (one piece cocking arm) and did they also make a tapering stock or indeed any stock other than the 70's slab styled thing that I nearly always see? Lastly.... was any of this done in .177?

I have seen a Meteor with a nice stock but cant access the pic which is driving me nuts. Thanks for any help... daydreaming about Meteors...

And... (this is the initial reason for my post), the grooves for a telescopic rife are well cut into all of my Meteors which help hold scope mounts no problem. Were these decently cut grooves ever done on either an Airsporter or a Mercury?

[lightning22]

Hi,

I am currently at work so I am restricted as to what I can search for! So does anyone know if BSA made the Meteor as a carbine? In particular a MK4 (one piece cocking arm) and did they also make a tapering stock or indeed any stock other than the 70's slab styled thing that I nearly always see? Lastly.... was any of this done in .177?

I have seen a Meteor with a nice stock but cant access the pic which is driving me nuts. Thanks for any help... daydreaming about Meteors...

And... (this is the initial reason for my post), the grooves for a telescopic rife are well cut into all of my Meteors which help hold scope mounts no problem. Were these decently cut grooves ever done on either an Airsporter or a Mercury?

I don’t know about the more recent Gamo versions, but the Meteor wasn’t supplied as a carbine. The non-S stocks tend to taper nicely. You may find some pics of a carbine Meteor in a nice stock if you search Louis Van Houvel’s posts (must check spelling on Louis’s surname). I’ve got a maple Meteor stock that came from Louis.

[Gamocfx]

Thanks for that Lightening. I think that maybe the stock type I am thinking of. Bloody work block anything related to stocks, guns etc but Airgunbbs no problem. I will look it up this evening. Thank you

[basa]

Hi i have one brum model in .177 carbine,think it's a mk5-6, fitted with the barrel weight and bsa screw in silencer, also fitted with the articulated cocking arm,. seems it's the mk6 just looked on chambers for parts, a new barrel £87 odd quid, how can they justify that price.

[Gamocfx]

Thanks Basa, they do exist then! I thought the long hours at work were driving me nuts.... another to look up. Thsnk you

Does anyone know if an Airsporter ever got decent grooves?

[lightning22]

Does anyone know if an Airsporter ever got decent grooves?

Apart from the ones with the max grip rail, I don’t think so.

[lightning22]

Louis’s thread

https://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread...ghlight=Meteor

[Gamocfx]

Lightening, thank you for the link I have just read it all. The Meteor Johnbaz displayed was beautiful, I wonder does he do his own stocks? They are always amazing, if that thing could cook chips I would marry it! I think I need to have a go at this...

As for a max grip rail (?) I have never seen one which is tragic because I think the Airsporter looks beautiful.... I will look now but I wonder is the rail an extra that can be added on?

[lightning22]

Lightening, thank you for the link I have just read it all. The Meteor Johnbaz displayed was beautiful, I wonder does he do his own stocks? They are always amazing, if that thing could cook chips I would marry it! I think I need to have a go at this...

As for a max grip rail (?) I have never seen one which is tragic because I think the Airsporter looks beautiful.... I will look now but I wonder is the rail an extra that can be added on?

You can’t really just add the rail, the cylinder would need key slots cut into it and the piston machined for clearance.

[Gamocfx]

Thats such a pity. The Airsporter/Mercury scope rails just drive me nuts

[pajj]

Lightening, thank you for the link I have just read it all. The Meteor Johnbaz displayed was beautiful, I wonder does he do his own stocks? They are always amazing, if that thing could cook chips I would marry it! I think I need to have a go at this...

As for a max grip rail (?) I have never seen one which is tragic because I think the Airsporter looks beautiful.... I will look now but I wonder is the rail an extra that can be added on?

They only smell like they're cooking chips.

[Gamocfx]

LOL that could be the attraction! I have loads of parts.... will start digging them out now. JohnBaz to blame....

[evert]

Hi i have one brum model in .177 carbine,think it's a mk5-6, fitted with the barrel weight and bsa screw in silencer, also fitted with the articulated cocking arm,. seems it's the mk6 just looked on chambers for parts, a new barrel £87 odd quid, how can they justify that price.

Yup, seems like the only factory delivered meteor carbines were on the Mk6.
I'm trying to find one of the BSA muzzle weights so I can recreate the carbine.

[Gamocfx]

Is the Mk6 a Gamo? I think I will try and find a Mk4 and make a carbine as I already have a barrel and stock from GGGR years ago. Love these little guns (will now Google the MK6 carbine), Thanks Guys

[evert]

Is the Mk6 a Gamo? I think I will try and find a Mk4 and make a carbine as I already have a barrel and stock from GGGR years ago. Love these little guns (will now Google the MK6 carbine), Thanks Guys

The Mk6 is "semi-Gamo". Gamo owned BSA, so they made some changes to the Meteor. It has the same barrel, barrel lock, barrel pins and sights as the Supersport, but the rest is Gamo. After the Mk6 there really is not much of the original BSA left in the Meteor.