I have many air rifles, springers, PCP, C02 etc... but my Sheridans are my favorite to shoot hands down. The early Sheridan pellets were not very accurate but the new versions are great but JSB and H&N are spot on. They'll fly at 700 fps at 8 pumps easy.
Nice crew cut rocker safety Sheridan. Sheridan Blue and Silver Streaks were made in Racine Wisconsin from the 1950s until about 1995 when the company was sold. The plastic handguard fits anywhere along the barrel, but comes from the factory placed behind the rear sight in front of the receiver. Factory Williams aperture sighted Sheridans have a slightly longer hand guard and no rear open iron sight. They were great field guns as nothing was needed but the rifle and a tin of pellets. Keep the pump linkage pivots and the pump piston damp with air tool lubricant and they will last for a very long time. Keep two or three strokes of air in the chamber and the bolt cocked while in storage and the seals will have a long life. Pumping could get old when target shooting, but frequent shots were not usual while hunting. The pump rifle did not need the very consistent hold necessary to achieve accuracy from powerful spring piston rifles. I usually pump mine 3 strokes for plinking and 5 strokes for hunting or longer distance targets. I never use the maximum 8 pumps, but would do so for dispatching a larger pest animal. Pumping 8 strokes is a real chore. Sheridan cylindrical 5 mm pellets were not noted for accuracy. For this reason, .177 and .22 caliber Benjamin rifles were sometimes preferred over the Sheridan product. However the Sheridan rifles will deliver fine accuracy using modern diablo pellets such as JSB Exacts. Sheridans were among the best US made air guns. They were priced at the top of what the US market would bear, but are not up to the standards of the finest European models which are serious substitutions for heavily restricted firearms. In the US, air guns had been considered training aids, almost toys, for children until they qualified for a firearm at an older age. Price and quality reflected this viewpoint. Fine European air guns were not seen and taken seriously until they started to be imported by Robert Beeman in the 1970s. My eyes were opened while I was shooting .22 LR match pistol league at an indoor 50 foot range during the 1970s. Another sportsman brought in a Feinwerkbau 10M match rifle with micrometer sights, palm rest, and hooked but plate that was as accurate as any .22 LR rifle. Today, air guns are recognized in the US as fine precision sporting arms well suited for use indoors and in heavily settled areas.
My father passed a few weeks back, this is one of the guns her left me. you sit and shoot 30 rounds, your arms will be tired.. lol. about the 6th pump its taking a bit of effort to get those last two in... granted for target shooting you don't need the full 8, i shoot about 5 for the backyard (30 yard shots)
Had to get a section 1 firearms for my Sheridan Blue streak, it was putting out 18 ft llbs, Had lots of squirrels & rabbits & a couple of hares but .... all that pumping, sod that!. Its the last two pumps you can't do it quietly, everything in earshot soon buggered off!
Nice rocker safety "crewcut" flat top model Blue Streak. Some believe that this was the pinnacle of the Sheridan C model development. Made mostly from brass and walnut, they will give good service for decades with proper lubrication, care, and by retaining two strokes of pressure in the reservoir during storage. Five strokes will do almost everything needed for game, without having the pumping becoming too burdensome. Three strokes up to five strokes works well for targets. Eight strokes is the limit for maximum velocity, but you are gaining only 10 - 20 percent over five strokes for a lot more pumping effort. Each stroke becomes more difficult as reservoir pressure rises, just like manually pumping auto tires. A Sheridan is not as easy to use as an HW30s spring piston air gun for taking many shots while plinking. Sheridans and spring piston air guns share the attractive attribute of needing only pellets and the rifle to go shooting. The plastic hand guard is usually placed between the receiver and back of the iron rear sight for more ergonomic pumping.
we had Setra in Spain, as you mentioned, and also some springers like gamo. Setra dissapeared due to reliability problems, whereas Gamo is still on the market with a product far less capable than the Setra. I had a Gamo, and a friend of mine had a Setra, he ALWAYS won. Never understood why Setra gave up.
I have one of those! I bought it at a pawn shop for $15. They told me that the pellets for it are no longer made! I got a laugh out of that. Mine has been used for small game hunting and garden pests, including opossums and a racoon. It's a better made rifle then a lot of .22 rimfire's.
I noticed you have the rubber hand grip that wraps over the barrel is in the wrong location. it should be behind the rear sight not in front of it. The whole purpose of the grip is to protect the finish from wearing away from the barrel. This is where you hold the gun during carry or pumping.
Mine are a 71&72 Blue & Silversreak. They have whats called a flat top cut on the receiver. I'm not sure what your year is, but those grooved receivers are referred to as "Crew Cuts" here. The round ones are probably later, when benjamin took over. I love to plink with mine. The 72 has a Tim McMaster "Steroid" upgrade and only requires 3 strokes to produce good power for plinking. I shot a whole tin, (250 rounds) in one sitting last week.
@@fieldsportcymru4636 You're Welcome. I just acquired one of these, and love it. I've had it for a couple of weeks, and had to order pellets. The pellets arrived by mail this morning. I had to test fire it. I pumped it 4 times, and it put a dent in my wheelbarrow.
Hard work? Hahaha I could shoot all day pumped to full power when I was just a young boy! Maybe you need the exercise to help build up your upper-body strength?
Lol yes probably . My mate is only 30 built like a brick outhouse and pumps this easy so i guess its horses for courses ,mind you i can leave him for dead walking over the hills with the terriers lol the big lump
I've heard on the other internet sites like yours. They went putting it in storage. You should put two pumps in it to stop the valve from leaking. I've got a silver streak. I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt it from three or four of these internet sites like it was. They tell you to put two pumps in it when you put it in the storage. It's an event it from leaking is this true or false?
Keeping two strokes of pressure in the reservoir helps preserve the seals. Two strokes of pressure should not leak down for a very long time. If pressure is lost, it may need a reseal job. If the leak down is very slow, the air gun can still be reliable during normal shooting sessions. Only use oils rated for air gun service as lubricants for most machinery and firearms can degrade polymer seals. The Sheridan has more in common with pneumatic tools than firearms. A few drops of lubricant on the polymer piston while the lever is in the open position works well. Also put a drop of oil on each lever pivot point. Keep the rubber piston slightly moist. Never put lubricant into the small air hole near the open piston and do not squirt oil into the breech. Too much oil can hydro lock the valve system. A drop of oil on the bolt body can help prevent sticky bolt operation. Tim MacMurry (MAC-1 Air Gun) is the grandson of an air gun smith and he has made a career of repairing and improving US air guns. He has good information about Sheridans on his shop site. mac1airgun.com/steroidbenjaminsstreaks.html Sheridan Lubrication: ua-cam.com/video/VbUrWhK5pSw/v-deo.html
I have many air rifles, springers, PCP, C02 etc... but my Sheridans are my favorite to shoot hands down. The early Sheridan pellets were not very accurate but the new versions are great but JSB and H&N are spot on. They'll fly at 700 fps at 8 pumps easy.
Nice crew cut rocker safety Sheridan. Sheridan Blue and Silver Streaks were made in Racine Wisconsin from the 1950s until about 1995 when the company was sold. The plastic handguard fits anywhere along the barrel, but comes from the factory placed behind the rear sight in front of the receiver. Factory Williams aperture sighted Sheridans have a slightly longer hand guard and no rear open iron sight. They were great field guns as nothing was needed but the rifle and a tin of pellets. Keep the pump linkage pivots and the pump piston damp with air tool lubricant and they will last for a very long time. Keep two or three strokes of air in the chamber and the bolt cocked while in storage and the seals will have a long life.
Pumping could get old when target shooting, but frequent shots were not usual while hunting. The pump rifle did not need the very consistent hold necessary to achieve accuracy from powerful spring piston rifles. I usually pump mine 3 strokes for plinking and 5 strokes for hunting or longer distance targets. I never use the maximum 8 pumps, but would do so for dispatching a larger pest animal. Pumping 8 strokes is a real chore. Sheridan cylindrical 5 mm pellets were not noted for accuracy. For this reason, .177 and .22 caliber Benjamin rifles were sometimes preferred over the Sheridan product. However the Sheridan rifles will deliver fine accuracy using modern diablo pellets such as JSB Exacts.
Sheridans were among the best US made air guns. They were priced at the top of what the US market would bear, but are not up to the standards of the finest European models which are serious substitutions for heavily restricted firearms. In the US, air guns had been considered training aids, almost toys, for children until they qualified for a firearm at an older age. Price and quality reflected this viewpoint. Fine European air guns were not seen and taken seriously until they started to be imported by Robert Beeman in the 1970s.
My eyes were opened while I was shooting .22 LR match pistol league at an indoor 50 foot range during the 1970s. Another sportsman brought in a Feinwerkbau 10M match rifle with micrometer sights, palm rest, and hooked but plate that was as accurate as any .22 LR rifle. Today, air guns are recognized in the US as fine precision sporting arms well suited for use indoors and in heavily settled areas.
Thanks for the info . Much appreciated
An old classic 👍
My father passed a few weeks back, this is one of the guns her left me. you sit and shoot 30 rounds, your arms will be tired.. lol. about the 6th pump its taking a bit of effort to get those last two in... granted for target shooting you don't need the full 8, i shoot about 5 for the backyard (30 yard shots)
Had to get a section 1 firearms for my Sheridan Blue streak, it was putting out 18 ft llbs, Had lots of squirrels & rabbits & a couple of hares but .... all that pumping, sod that!. Its the last two pumps you can't do it quietly, everything in earshot soon buggered off!
Nice rocker safety "crewcut" flat top model Blue Streak. Some believe that this was the pinnacle of the Sheridan C model development. Made mostly from brass and walnut, they will give good service for decades with proper lubrication, care, and by retaining two strokes of pressure in the reservoir during storage.
Five strokes will do almost everything needed for game, without having the pumping becoming too burdensome. Three strokes up to five strokes works well for targets. Eight strokes is the limit for maximum velocity, but you are gaining only 10 - 20 percent over five strokes for a lot more pumping effort. Each stroke becomes more difficult as reservoir pressure rises, just like manually pumping auto tires.
A Sheridan is not as easy to use as an HW30s spring piston air gun for taking many shots while plinking. Sheridans and spring piston air guns share the attractive attribute of needing only pellets and the rifle to go shooting.
The plastic hand guard is usually placed between the receiver and back of the iron rear sight for more ergonomic pumping.
we had Setra in Spain, as you mentioned, and also some springers like gamo. Setra dissapeared due to reliability problems, whereas Gamo is still on the market with a product far less capable than the Setra. I had a Gamo, and a friend of mine had a Setra, he ALWAYS won. Never understood why Setra gave up.
Still have mine. bought in 1976 and used at least once a week.
The model after yours had a square breech like yours but without the hole in the bolt, then came the round breech in the eighties.
I have one of those! I bought it at a pawn shop for $15. They told me that the pellets for it are no longer made! I got a laugh out of that.
Mine has been used for small game hunting and garden pests, including opossums and a racoon.
It's a better made rifle then a lot of .22 rimfire's.
that's a nice piece of kit looks in fabulous condition .
Yes a bit of a minter
Had a silver streak back in the day ,lovely gun wish I still had it
Definitely the best of the pump up rifles
I noticed you have the rubber hand grip that wraps over the barrel is in the wrong location. it should be behind the rear sight not in front of it. The whole purpose of the grip is to protect the finish from wearing away from the barrel. This is where you hold the gun during carry or pumping.
Worn finish isn't really an issue, it's only black paint, as the barrel is brass.
Mine are a 71&72 Blue & Silversreak. They have whats called a flat top cut on the receiver. I'm not sure what your year is, but those grooved receivers are referred to as "Crew Cuts" here. The round ones are probably later, when benjamin took over.
I love to plink with mine. The 72 has a Tim McMaster "Steroid" upgrade and only requires 3 strokes to produce good power for plinking.
I shot a whole tin, (250 rounds) in one sitting last week.
I had both the blue and then the silver, nothing but praise from me
Racine, (Rah-seen), Man from Wisconsin here.
Thankyou ,for the correct pronunciation. Best pump up ive ever had the Sheridan
@@fieldsportcymru4636 You're Welcome. I just acquired one of these, and love it. I've had it for a couple of weeks, and had to order pellets. The pellets arrived by mail this morning. I had to test fire it. I pumped it 4 times, and it put a dent in my wheelbarrow.
Hard work? Hahaha I could shoot all day pumped to full power when I was just a young boy! Maybe you need the exercise to help build up your upper-body strength?
Lol yes probably . My mate is only 30 built like a brick outhouse and pumps this easy so i guess its horses for courses ,mind you i can leave him for dead walking over the hills with the terriers lol the big lump
Heyyyyy, finally.
Lol . An old classic 👌
I've heard on the other internet sites like yours. They went putting it in storage. You should put two pumps in it to stop the valve from leaking. I've got a silver streak. I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt it from three or four of these internet sites like it was. They tell you to put two pumps in it when you put it in the storage. It's an event it from leaking is this true or false?
Its true it keeps the seals in place
Keeping two strokes of pressure in the reservoir helps preserve the seals. Two strokes of pressure should not leak down for a very long time. If pressure is lost, it may need a reseal job. If the leak down is very slow, the air gun can still be reliable during normal shooting sessions.
Only use oils rated for air gun service as lubricants for most machinery and firearms can degrade polymer seals. The Sheridan has more in common with pneumatic tools than firearms. A few drops of lubricant on the polymer piston while the lever is in the open position works well. Also put a drop of oil on each lever pivot point. Keep the rubber piston slightly moist. Never put lubricant into the small air hole near the open piston and do not squirt oil into the breech. Too much oil can hydro lock the valve system. A drop of oil on the bolt body can help prevent sticky bolt operation.
Tim MacMurry (MAC-1 Air Gun) is the grandson of an air gun smith and he has made a career of repairing and improving US air guns. He has good information about Sheridans on his shop site. mac1airgun.com/steroidbenjaminsstreaks.html
Sheridan Lubrication: ua-cam.com/video/VbUrWhK5pSw/v-deo.html