British Cadet Air Rifle genealogy

[peterab]

Hi
Have an interest in these. Going backwards in timeline:

Familiar with the BSA Scorpion Cadet - .177 only, four types, two stock patterns according to BSA.

Air-Arms S200 - I assume the only relevant one would be .177, Mk 3 single piece stock ca 1977? There was an early camo stock one and then mainly plain wood stocks, all with dioptre sights.

The El Gamo cadet which I assume was as per https://timdysonairguns.co.uk/produc...le-sn-pw-2506/ Hunting for one of these
The BSA Cadet Meteor - with the rear sight mounted on the rear of the air cylinder, not the barrel - No idea of era or Mark of rifle.

Pre that I assume you would be into Lee Enfield based .22LR such as the No.8

Anyone know any different. Any comments, pictures, supplied accessories, manuals.
I have a 70's cadet manual that mentions the BSA Meteor.

Ref: https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Air-rifles.html

Thanks
Peter

[TVRGREG]

I also know the current cadet rifle very well, there is another version of it that the air cadets use which are mainly single shot with black stock.
Will check but think there maybe 3 versions of the army stock colour wise.
Most cadet units use them in multishot format but some use the single shot magazine.

[rapidresponse1]

nice little guns

[greenwayjames]

Hi
Have an interest in these. Going backwards in timeline:

Familiar with the BSA Scorpion Cadet - .177 only, four types, two stock patterns according to BSA.

Air-Arms S200 - I assume the only relevant one would be .177, Mk 3 single piece stock ca 1977? There was an early camo stock one and then mainly plain wood stocks, all with dioptre sights.

The El Gamo cadet which I assume was as per https://timdysonairguns.co.uk/produc...le-sn-pw-2506/ Hunting for one of these
The BSA Cadet Meteor - with the rear sight mounted on the rear of the air cylinder, not the barrel - No idea of era or Mark of rifle.

Pre that I assume you would be into Lee Enfield based .22LR such as the No.8

Anyone know any different. Any comments, pictures, supplied accessories, manuals.
I have a 70's cadet manual that mentions the BSA Meteor.

Ref: https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Air-rifles.html

Thanks
Peter

Before the Scorpion came the cadet version of the Spitfire. It was the same as the version that ousted the AA200 as the small bore rifle associations PCP of choice after about a year of testing at Bisley. They particularly liked the safety angle of a break barel pcp and the fact that it was topped up with a 200cc buddy bottle form the SuperTen. It differed from the standard Spitfire by using the valving from the HF Spitfire combined with the pressure relief valve/shot indicator of the SF version. This meant that working pressure was only 1900psi enabling the buddy bottle to be used according to what BSA called "The Third Way". Bisley and the cadet forces were at first p***ed off when BSA stopped production of the Spitfire. Extending stocks were fitted to some and El Gamo aperture and tube front sights were used.
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