BSA bent barrel

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   Hi all
I have a BSA Meteor mk3 made in 1972 
It has a upwards bent barrel from a sudden barrel release
I really want to fix this as I love the old BSAs that is until gamo turned them into sh*t.

Any advise on how to fix the bend is much appreciated
Photos to follow

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Airgun1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 22 Mar 2026 Location: Ashburton Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Airgun1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: BSA bent barrel Posted: 5 hours 27 minutes ago at 5:33pm
	Hi all I have a BSA Meteor mk3 made in 1972 It has a upwards bent barrel from a sudden barrel release I really want to fix this as I love the old BSAs that is until gamo turned them into sh*t. Any advise on how to fix the bend is much appreciated Photos to follow
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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: 09 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 1097	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 41 minutes ago at 6:19pm
	Hello and welcome to the forum. Have you tried aiming a little lower? :) But seriously there is not a lot you can do to get it back. How bent is it and is there only one bend? also what engineering tools do you have access to? I can tell you the best way to go about it but you will need some specialist tools like an Arbor press and a magnetic dial indicator and some V blocks or something like that
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Airgun1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 22 Mar 2026 Location: Ashburton Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Airgun1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 24 minutes ago at 6:36pm
	Hi thanks For some reason I cant upload photos There is only one bend but it is visible even though it only is a few degrees
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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: 09 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 1097	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 3 minutes ago at 6:57pm
	When you say you cant upload photos what do you mean? do you get an error?
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Airgun1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 22 Mar 2026 Location: Ashburton Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Airgun1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 1 minutes ago at 8:59pm
	Aprently my photos are to large to post more than 406 mgs It is worth nothing this is on my phone maby thats the problem
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-Ec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2025 Location: Matamau Status: Offline Posts: 143	Post Options Post Reply Quote -Ec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 48 minutes ago at 9:12pm
	Hi, just yesterday I was talking to Myson from the forum who mentioned he knew someone who had successfully straightened a bent air gun barrel after a gunsmith telling him it would be very expensive to try and be unlikely to be a success. Be worth reaching out to him for more info. Other than that, it would be worth contacting Ron at Youngs Airgun Center (www.youngsairgun.co.nz) - he may have a spare barrel somewhere. I see he does have a Meteor MK1 that is missing a rear sight for $90 listed on the "Collectables" page of his website. You may be able to get a replacement barrel from either TW Chambers (https://twchambers.co.uk) or Airgun spares UK (https://www.airgunspares.com) Good luck - and welcome to the forum.
	Regards -Ec