Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
Yes, I think you're probably right, Alistair.

I remember back when I was about 14. I had my Super Meteor. My friend, who lived two doors away, borrowed another friend's Hawk (Mark II, I think). It was totally standard and hadn't been messed with and almost new. It twanged like a banjo on coke. And then died. The spring had broken. Although my friend and I had worked on the odd Meteor at that point, working on that cowing Hawk, especially that fiddly trigger group, was an indoctrination to say the least. But we managed it. That put me off them for life.
The Meteor was even more cheaply made than the Hawk, but the thing was efficient, simple and gave pretty good performance. It also was the right weight and handled really nicely, pointing where you looked. The design all made sense, even the heavy trigger was ideal for keeping youngsters and foolish adults safe.