with any bsa older than 1980 (like my 1979 MK5) i dont theink that the receiver will take 12ftlbs
you might as well throw the pellet at the target!!
with any bsa older than 1980 (like my 1979 MK5) i dont theink that the receiver will take 12ftlbs
you might as well throw the pellet at the target!!
A.V Marochinni O/U 12 Gauge
Baikal S/B 12 Gauge
Air Arms S200 MK2 .177
Anything i can do as i really cant afford a new gun. Can i buy new better parts for it
My first brand new rifle was a Mk1 .22 Meteor and I learned to hunt using it. I still take it out when going for a walk round the fields occasionally and still take the odd rabbit with it. Mine is doing just under 11fpe with standard components and is still accurate. Milbro Selects work well.
The Meteor is not really designed for long-range target work as it doesn't have a great trigger and is too light to be stable enough at long range. It was designed to be a plinker and short/medium range hunting gun. It is very good for this...
high i have just renewed all the working parts inside my meteor mark 3 which i think is the same as yours , i put an ox spring in it and found that it was hard to pull the trigger, i contacted a shop called john knibbs TEL 01675481006 he deals in all the old and new bsa spares he advised me that the gun was not able to take the extra power put out by the ox spring without a lot of extra mods done, (it would blow it self to bit eventually) so i went with his advise and put a new standard spring back in it, which i have done today, and it has made all the difference to the trigger and the gun,
but as a long range target gun i have had meteors for 30 odd years and they aint long range target guns, up to about 35 yards yes ok, but over that forget it, but to renew all the parts inside your meteor which is a mark 3 by the way will cost you about £50 plus, depending on how far you want to go with it, so for long range you will have to find another gun for that, hope this helps
muzzy
The trigger unit on the Meteor is the same as fitted to the early BSA Supersport.
The Supersport is capable of producing 16ftlbs when fitted with an export spring.
So the Meteor trigger assembly has a proven track record of being capable of working safely with a slightly stronger spring.
In most cases the spring in a .177" gun needs to be stronger than the spring in an equivilant .22" gun.
The Titan XS springs I use to obtain 12ftlb's from Meteors is marketed by Mr John Knibbs as a direct replacement for the original factory spring.
I have to agree that too strong a spring in a Meteor does tend to destroy the brazing on the cylinder and crack around the breach block (been there done that).
The more I think about it the more I like 05rw's idea of shooting at 57 yards with an old .22" Meteor.
I may even have a go myself.
All the Best Mick