Your Most Accurate Modest Springer Experience

[Hsing-ee]

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...

[Segata]

Daisy Red Ryder, people write it off as a toy and not worth the time being a smooth bore BB gun but from what I've experianced it's a pretty sharp shot and is still the basis for a lot of competition guns.
It's proof you don't need to break the bank for something fun but accurate.

[madcarlos]

Out of all the cheap springers the bsa superstar surprised me the most , Maybe being an underlever may have helped as my mate was shooting a 177 cal Polaris and I was quite surprised how well it was shooting.

[pellet sniper]

1970/s .22/ trigger too heavy,spring twang
but could hit anything with standing shots out to 30yrds
or was it me ?

[TonyL]

My CZ Slavia 634. Amazing little thing. 25mm piston with synthetic ring at the rear from the factory. Manual barrel latch. Superb barrel. Very, very accurate. Twangy as standard but shoots sublimely with its TbT top hat and guide. Very civilised.

Gamo Vipermax. The super-lightweight rodless 25mm piston giving very little inertia. Again, once de-twanged with Welsh Willy guide and top hat, very refined.

My cosmetically challenged early Supersport. Very accurate. Again, extremely civilised with its TbT guide & top hat.

[TonyL]

Although more of a premium brand, may I mention my lovely little Diana 24D T01? A stunning little junior which will have been cheap in its day. Lovely trigger, very nice cocking and firing cycles and stunningly accurate at the closer ranges it has been used at.

[evert]

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...

A well set up mk3-5 meteor can shoot really well.
I currently have a mk3 meteor with a cut down carbine length Supersport barrel that rivals the HW30.