Scott (H. Daddy) now has another of my "special finds". ** SNIP**I'll let Scott post pics if he desires.....
Congrats Tom.Don't mean to jump on your thread but I just have to tell this story...I began my second childhood into airguns about 4 or so years ago. My brother in law came to me and asked if I could find him a Sheridan like the one he had as a boy. I posted a request here and there for the specific gun he was looking for. I got a PM from a GTA member from an older gentleman telling me about one he bought new years ago. He and his buddy shot it together for years. His eye sight began to fail to he turned it over to his buddy. He told me that his buddy's eyesight had recently also began failing and he was ready to let the old girl go to a good home. They sold me that gun at an incredible price. It wasn't quite what my B-I-L was looking for but it was close so I bought it. When it arrive I couldn't believe what I was looking at. It looked as though it had been in a time capsule since 1969. These two friends had taken care of it so well I couldn't help but to think about all the time these two guys spent together shooting the gun. I felt so humble to own it.Betty Lou reminded me that I was put to task to find this gun for Ed (my B-I-L) and he would be coming to collect it. I told her that this wasn't the same as the gun he requested. The one he wanted was an earlier vintage and a different color. Well, when Ed showed up that didn't seem to matter. He fell instantly in love and thanked me for finding me a vintage Sheridan. I had no choice but to hand it over.Ed lost his battle with cancer just over a year ago. Betty Lou and I made the trip to southern Alabama for the funeral and be there for my Sister who made sure that '69 Blue Streak came home with us.It does seems silly to some of us to cherish something such as an air rifle. But, I get it.Here's "Eddie".... He hangs above the TV across from my recliner where I often look up and think about my B-I-L Ed and the two old buddies the were the first care takers of it.
Well in that case Tom, here's your Silver Streak's sibling:'79 Silver Streak
She's a beauty! That's a great score Tom, congrats! Now all you need is a 101, 102, 108, 110, 112, 140, etc, etc....it never ends brother. I find these old vintage guns sooo much more enjoyable to shoot than my modern airguns. I almost feel bad for the rack of modern springers that have dust on them when I take them down to shoot. The vintage guns tho, they may have rust/chips/and other finish blemishes, but they don't collect ANY dust (I handle them too much😬). Even my Blue that won't hold air and needs to be rebuilt, still gets shot every week.
Quote from: avator on March 26, 2018, 12:30:49 PMScott (H. Daddy) now has another of my "special finds". ** SNIP**I'll let Scott post pics if he desires.....OH MY YES!!! This Blue Streak is as close to new as I can imagine for a "used" gun.Billy sure did me right with this one!
Glad you finally got another 'streak, Tom.Now, all this talk about going back and forth to the gun cabinet to look at her, here's a tip. You won't get much sleep tonight if you're going back and forth to the gun cabinet, so just tell the Mrs. to slide over a little bit and make room for the streak to lay between you. Take a flashlight to bed so you can look her over if you wake up during the night. If the Mrs. complains, tell her she can look at her too if she wants. Maybe even put another flashlight on her side of the bed for that purpose.
That's a beauty - I have a blue streak and looking at your silver makes we want to go shopping for one of my own.
Congrats, they're definitely great.
That's a good looking 38 year old gun ..I would love to have one from 1979 ,the year I was born.. "dang" I'm vintage ..I dream of a old silver streak like this ..but I can even afored parts to keep my 392 working properly
Contrats Tom, great looking silver streak !!
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