Bsa Meteors ---mostly from what i put on AGF

Bsa Meteors--most of us will have started shooting with one or will have owned one. I'm talking about the Mk1 to Mk5 versions here, not the Mk6 or later which are Gamos.
What is the attraction with Meteors? They are not heavily built like the Cadets and the cylinder is a bit of rolled up tube. The breech jaws can spring apart (TIP----if they do spring open and you want to close then up, then a nut and bolt / or nut and screw + 2 washers is a very controlled way of doing it---------and they don't need much pressure to close up) and the trigger is often criticised.

Well I'm not keen on the Mk5 with the built up cocking arm and the shorter slot in the stock. I do own a few of the Meteor Cadets.

To my mind the built up cocking arm and shorter slot in the stock, along with the rubbing pad, create more problems than the one they are supposed to solve.
I have seen where the cocking arm has cut into the underside of the cylinder and made a hole.

The Mk3 and Mk4s had the O ring piston head and buffer washer and also a sintered steel trigger 

The Mk2 is similar to the Mk1 and has the leather washer piston head (the early ones at least) and trigger of the Mk1. I like the trigger but when the Trip Plate wears the trigger is VERY DANGEROUS, either not cocking and holding, not firing or firing without touching. I told @DanSimpson about this and he had the problem on one he bought. The good news is that if you change the trip plate it will probably be good for 40 or 50 years.
I prefer the Mk2 to the Mk1 as Im not very keen on the Diana type ramp sight.

The Meteor I have not owned is the Mk3 with the sintered metal rearsight. I did see one in a shop but the stock was cracked through the pistol grip. Maybe one day one will turn up?

The thing about Meteors, is they breed like rabbits. If you leave 2 Meteors alone for a while, there are 5 there the next time you look.

Ok--Not as solid as the Cadet, but a gun that got a lot started and has lasted a long time. The Bsa Meteor