I look at .20 cal as a compromise caliber in a similar way that the El Camino was a compromise between a car and truck. The market voted and said it isn't a compromise they wanted.
Hi Folks ! My name is Tom and I am an old guy who primarily shoots daily in his backyard. I am nowhere near as smart on Air Gunning as most Folks here in the Forum But I do Know about a Sheridan Blue Streak that I had in 1958. I grew up on a farm and shot that gun almost daily in the 1950's & early 1960's. With that gun and the Sheridan 20cal cylindrical pellets available for that gun at that time, and with the open sights that came on the gun ( no scope or Williams Peep Sight ) I got to the point where I could hit most anything that I could see within 75yds. I regularly took down coyotes that raided our hen house at night, with a regular flashlight & that gun. ( sometimes only moon light to shoot by) Those Sheridan pellets were hard and would penetrate deeply. I could shoot them through a 1/2 pine board with no problem or much mushrooming of the pellet. I shot that gun right up until I went into the U.S.Army Infantry in 1967 and I Know, Without any Doubts, that I am Alive today because of Learning how to Shoot Fast and Accurately, day or Night, with That Wonderful One Shot Sheridan Bluestreak Gun. That is what I do Know about Sheridan's and 20cal guns. (You can actually bet your very life on them. I Have done so! ) Best Regards to All - Tom
...By the time late summer was done and many local as well State matches were under the belt ..... BEST YEAR IN FT Ever Shot !!!While trajectory was loopier etc ... the wind drift and ability in getting the .20 cal pellet to fall at POA correctly at POI was astonishing !! Handling the larger pellets was a lot easier too.In PCP duty at higher power ... I'm sold
Quote from: twood68 on December 28, 2016, 02:00:02 AMHi Folks ! My name is Tom and I am an old guy who primarily shoots daily in his backyard. I am nowhere near as smart on Air Gunning as most Folks here in the Forum But I do Know about a Sheridan Blue Streak that I had in 1958. I grew up on a farm and shot that gun almost daily in the 1950's & early 1960's. With that gun and the Sheridan 20cal cylindrical pellets available for that gun at that time, and with the open sights that came on the gun ( no scope or Williams Peep Sight ) I got to the point where I could hit most anything that I could see within 75yds. I regularly took down coyotes that raided our hen house at night, with a regular flashlight & that gun. ( sometimes only moon light to shoot by) Those Sheridan pellets were hard and would penetrate deeply. I could shoot them through a 1/2 pine board with no problem or much mushrooming of the pellet. I shot that gun right up until I went into the U.S.Army Infantry in 1967 and I Know, Without any Doubts, that I am Alive today because of Learning how to Shoot Fast and Accurately, day or Night, with That Wonderful One Shot Sheridan Bluestreak Gun. That is what I do Know about Sheridan's and 20cal guns. (You can actually bet your very life on them. I Have done so! ) Best Regards to All - TomThanks for sharing your .20 caliber history. It seems like Sheridan made the caliber popular, and now that they're not around, it's folding.If you'd care to share it, I'd like to hear about how your marksmanship learned from the Sheridan .20 kept you alive in 'nam. You can share by PM, if you're more comfortable with that... or not!Also interesting is the fact that a .20 Sheridan pumper packs enough heat to put down a coyote! Reading around here, one would almost think that .25 cal and 50 FPE is the minimum. Did you take mostly head shots?I was in the Army Reserves from 1994 - 2000, right between the gulf wars, and was lucky enough not to be deployed. From my time with the Pumpmaster as a kid, I had no problem getting the mid-grade marksmanship medal in Basic. (shooting from 50-300m with the crude aperture sights on M16s) I missed Expert by one point, due mostly to a malfunctioning target. (they had impact-sensitive silhouettes that would fold down when hit, but they were glitchy.) Either that, or I shot through someone else's hole.
LOL....a FRIENDLY different point of view for shooters like myself that only use holdover type aiming..............The .177 cal works better past 30 yards if the distance is unknown!
.20 cal definitely is the best, that's why bob and Ed introduced this caliber way back in 1947 with bantam5's ammunition and the Sheridan super grade. Not only is .20 cal the best caliber for pumpers ( anyone who doesn't like .20 cal is using the wrong gun ) the Sheridan streaks that use them are the best pumpers ever made period. I think they're actually better than the super and shorter grade as those first Sheridan's were a market failure for lacking the right balance of cost and quality.I'd have to say that .20cal isn't popular enough, because there aren't enough smart people in the world 😉
Has anyone ever heard a legitimate claim of a real Sheridan streak that wasn't accurate ?I'm 95% positive that nobody here has, and that's because they and the caliber they use go together like pizza and mountain Dew to make one of the most accurate self contained lightweight pester that ever existed 😉I don't think anyone can dispute that .20 is an awesome caliber based on the popularity of Sheridan air rifles,The only explanation for the lack of popularity for .20 can only be due to the shortage of guns chambered for it.It may or may not be as ideal for Springer's ( I have no experience here ), but it is in my eyes the best caliber for pumpers and my opinion will never change. If I can no longer get ammo, I'll have to settle but will not be happy about being stuck with an Inferior caliber .
go together like pizza and mountain Dew