Spring/Piston Is the Bsa meteor better with iron sights?

[Blue john]

I inherited a Bsa meteor evo silentium last year, I have been running it with my Hw 30 on backyard plinking, odd trips to the range and the odd rat control.
Is effective at 30 _ 40 ft for sure 22 calibre seems to be effective enough at around 10ft lb.
It came with a scope, which I had some issues with, and I changed it up with the guy at the range.
It has never been as accurate and as easy to shoot as the Wh 3o though.
Using different holds, and then different pellets I had some half decent groups, the odd really good shots, I never felt at home with it. The discovery that the head size and seating the BSa gold star made a difference,
and then a series of wayward shots baffled me . They scope had moved..no stopper fitted! I took the damn thing off!
Th

 

[Solo1]

Good luck with getting it straightened out! Welcome to the club and enjoy your stay! Im not really up on break barrels but im sure someone can help

 

[PapaT]

All of my soringers return to irons. I never seem to leave scopes with them long before I decide I'd rather go back to irons for it. That being said, I had and used a stop pin for my scopes and they have done fine. All of my dad's springers are scoped or red dot (that I remember), and I have had no issue with them either. Unfortunately I can't give you anything more specific, as I've never even shot a bsa gun.

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

The BSA will probably never shoot as well as the HW30S. The BSA is an inexpensive airgun, the HW is an heirloom.

But there are a few things you can do to help accurracy. First, make sure all the stock screws are tight. Check them again ar the end of each shooting session. If you find them getting loose, you may have to add some blue locktight.

Next, make sure pellets are not hitting that silencer. Take a strong flashlight and look in there (make sure the gun is unloaded and unlocked first; can't be too careful!). If you see damage or shiny grey areas, you may have to widen the opening to let the pellets pass through unimpeded.

Try a bunch of different pellets, some airguns are picky eaters. Look for information on what pellets proved accurate in reviews of the gun and use those as a starting point.

Finally, try different holds. Some spring piston guns like to be held very lightly. Try putting the gun's forearm / forestock on your open palm, with the back of your hand on the sandbag. Cradle the pistol grip with your thumb alongside your trigger finger rather than in a death grip. Squeeze the trigger and follow through. Try to precisely repeat the cycle 10 times. Then try resting the gun closer to the trigger guard or further out near the tip of the forearm. You need to methodically experiment a bit.

Oh and some springers take a tin or 2 of pellets just to break in.

Good luck.

 

[Blue john]

Thank you! I was knocking a knock over rat target this morning, and beginning to grow in confidence , when it all started to go wrong.
The rear sight has cracked, which surely can't help.
I found a replacement on line with only a couple of moves , so it must be a known issue.
Again, thank you!

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

Thank you! I was knocking a knock over rat target this morning, and beginning to grow in confidence , when it all started to go wrong.
The rear sight has cracked, which surely can't help.
I found a replacement on line with only a couple of moves , so it must be a known issue.
Again, thank you!

That'll do it. Consider a Williams Peep sight. They are light enough that they usually don't walk back with recoil, you have a longer sight radius, you can focus on the front sight, and you get a more consistent cheek weld.

 

[Blue john]

Thank you, I may have been a bit hasty in ordering a direct replacement.
Wouldn't the front sight have to be replaced too though?

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

Thank you, I may have been a bit hasty in ordering a direct replacement.
Wouldn't the front sight have to be replaced too though?

Depends. There are two Williams sights that generally work for airguns. The FP-AG and FP-GR. They work with the dovetail scope rails found on most airguns. Some may require some fitting to the stock. I belive the GR will sit a bit lower and give you a better chance at working with the existing front sight.

 

[Blue john]

Thank you. It's starting to sound like the devil is in the details. I shall take heed of this info. Are peep sights pretty much for short range target work ? It seems the clips from the international competitions all show peep sights in use, all with very fancy kit indeed.
I assume scopes are not allowed in some classes. I hope to receive my new rear sight today and see how we get on just using the thing as designed to be used. Ì was pretty confident at short range , more without the scope set up. The Bsa silentium feels a lot more comfortable and pointable with no scope, and the recoil is a lot more predictable too. No odd sideways movement and a easier sight picture.
Ho hum, onwards and upwards.
Thank you for your knowledge.!

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

Are peep sights pretty much for short range target work ?

No. Peep sights are only limited to your own vision and to some extent the available light (more is better). If you never used them before, the size of the aperture (the hole in the rear peep sight) can vary. Very small apertures are used for 10 m target shooting. Larger apertures are used for hunting and around the world for warfare! Buffalo hunters used peep sights to shoot Buffalo and Native Americans 200, 300, 400 yards away. (Watch Quigley Down Under).

Basically, by looking through the peep hole, you are positioning your eye in a precise, repeatable location, so your eye actually becomes the rear sight! All you have to worry about is the front sight and the target. You don't have to line up the rear sight with the front like you do with traditional rear leaf iron / open sights. If you can see the front sight and the target, forget about the rear sight. It's like magic the first time you succeed with it after using open iron sights.

 

[Blue john]

Thank you. It's all interesting stuff!
My regards to you.