They added a safety in the second improvement, so I believe you can find them either way. I read on the English airgun forum that the front inserts are not “normal ones” and can’t be sourced. I think you would have to make or adapt one? I have one with a Williams sight and thats is the way to go. These are such unique well made rifles. Mine is the only Sheridan I own!
Rear site is as shown in the manual/parts diagram, and yes it looks simple enough, like a clothespin spring. So why can't I get it to press the site down? It's similar to Johns pics, but Benjamin apparently replaced the knurled adjustment knobs with less expensive screws. Anyway, it's got a Williams peep site on it now. So that problem is solved.I tried some inserts from a Chinese made diopter set, and they don't fit. I did find one (the last one) front insert on a UK site for 5 lb, but not sure I want to pay that plus postage. So maybe fabricate something for the front site.Agree, that is a real shame, Steve. Made me sad for you. At least get an old beater streak. The safety cut-out is shown on the stock in the manual, so I guess it's supposed to be there. Yeah, most likely was an afterthought by Benjamin using a conventional stock, then making it work for this particular rifle. Funny, I've been doing some basic searching on these rifles, and seems there's lots of mis-information. Seeming authorities claim that Crosman bought Sterling in 1994, or Benjamin bought it in 1990, but I've got catalogs that show the Sterling in the Benjamin catalog in the mid-1980's. Some say high build quality, others say poor. I'm thinking the build quality was pretty good, just that the British over-engineering was the problem.
I have a HR83 Benjamin Sheridan Sterling and the front sight parts from my Beeman R1 fit?
Quote from: 45flint on May 22, 2022, 06:54:29 PMI have a HR83 Benjamin Sheridan Sterling and the front sight parts from my Beeman R1 fit? I have a R-10 and I will have to check that. Is it just the inserts or did you use the entire front sight assembly ?