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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: LAalex on June 22, 2012, 12:29:39 PM
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I will attempt to restore my brother's old BSA Meteor in the near future. It apparently was imported by the Ithaca Gun Co. IIRC he got it in 1980. I don't have time to post pics right now but will soon. Any help with locating breech seals, spring guides, and piston seals would be much appreciated. ARH carries a spring for it.
Scotty
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Use a HW35 breech seal, the piston seal is just an o-ring (unless its a mk1 then its a leather seal I think).
Buffer washer you can get from the UK still or a 1/2" tap washer can be made to work, if you need to replace the spring guide I would get one made out of delrin.
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I will attempt to restore my brother's old BSA Meteor in the near future. It apparently was imported by the Ithaca Gun Co. IIRC he got it in 1980. I don't have time to post pics right now but will soon. Any help with locating breech seals, spring guides, and piston seals would be much appreciated. ARH carries a spring for it.
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Time to repay a favor------------
Start on the Meteor board on the British BSA forum----and pay attention when 'Rancid Tom' has advice about Meteors---he is the resident expert. Observe in particular his admonition about not trying to soup up the Meteor----after seeing the 'innards' his reasons are obvious.
It's an 8-9fpe gun---use it as it was intended!
<http://bsaog.co.uk/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7463791400dcdab403d7031ee4a91530&board=28.0>
If you want to follow it you will find several threads detailing my own restoration of a Meteor last year.
Piston seal is a common o-ring from any stocking source. After paying a ridiculous sum for one I found that all of my o-ring assmts. included it.
Breach seal from an HW-80/R-1 is far better than the BSA item but must be cut to the right length.
The ARH spring will fit the stock guide well with a single layer of polyolefin shrink wrap on the guide. If he'll do it have Macarri set the spring for you because it's a PIA to install otherwise.
If I ever do it again I will make a substitute for the buffer washer before I'll pay John Groenwald $35 for o-ring, buffer & HW-80 breach seal. 'Small order surcharge' my red ---!
If you have questions give me a shout. Tom
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Thanks for the advice guys--I'm sure I'll be picking your brains in the near future. I did check out the BSA forum and it looks like a treasure trove of good info. More to come...
Scotty