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BSA bent barrel

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Topic: BSA bent barrel

Posted By: Airgun1
Subject: BSA bent barrel
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2026 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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Sup

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Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2026 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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2nd place HP springer - WFTF World Championships 2014

Posted By: Airgun1
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2026 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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Sup

Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2026 at 6:57pm

When you say you cant upload photos what do you mean? do you get an error?

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2nd place HP springer - WFTF World Championships 2014