All the usual suspects can be made into superbly accurate rifles - the HWs, the Air Arms, the high-end Dianas and the Walther LG series...

But what about 'cheapies' and less glorified brands?

I once had a BSA Meteor 'Cadet' which I was 'middle man' for that I erm 'tested' before passing it on to a friend and it was astonishingly accurate at 20 yards with its little peepsight, half an inch groups with RWS Meisterkugeln, really good for the time (1984). I think it was only going 8 fpe or something but it certainly was punching well above its cheap construction, plain stock and basic trigger in terms of accuracy.

What cheap rifles have you had that gave surprisingly good results? Leave the Weihrauchs & Air Arms out of the discussion, tell us about Haenals, Noricas, Gamos, Baikals and Webley Falcons ... maybe some of the Turkish devices I know nothing about...