A Sheridan with a Williams 5D-SH peep is a perfect set-up in my (and others) opinion.Ya see, it gets confusing in that originally the was Sheridan, Benjiman, and Crosman... All 3 sepperate and competitors in the market.Then Benjiman bought Sheridan, Later Crosman bought Benjiman and got the Sheridan brand name as well.. The later "Sheridan" (Crosman) C9A's could be had in calibers other than .20 but they were essentially Benjimans design. Clear as mud... right?
Research "soldered valve" (early) then "cartridge valve" (modern). Then there is the trigger group.Early ones were great, newer... not so much.
Quote from: 35 shooter on September 29, 2019, 02:07:26 AMThe only thing I did’nt like was the front sight was soldered on leaning to the left very noticeably. I’ve read that’s pretty common on the model p and pa.The older guns had better q c in that regard.I was able to overcome that by putting a peep sight on and just centering the tip of the front site in the peep and eventually put a scope on.I’ve since traded a longbow for a brand new in box 2005 pa 397 and love it.Both rifles are nail drivers with their preferred pellets, but both were very pellet picky.Not saying buy a new one, just telling you what I like about the new ones inspite of some of the horror stories I read about them before buying one.Crosman needs to tighten up on soldering those front sights on straight though on the newer guns. No excuse for it... zero!Oh, if you do get a pa model,be prepared to get the paint overspray out of the muzzle with acetone or fingernail polish remover and q- tips before shooting. Is there any way to fix the front sight issue? It does sound nice that you can pull them apart with common tools but the sight leaning would drive me crazy....
The only thing I did’nt like was the front sight was soldered on leaning to the left very noticeably. I’ve read that’s pretty common on the model p and pa.The older guns had better q c in that regard.I was able to overcome that by putting a peep sight on and just centering the tip of the front site in the peep and eventually put a scope on.I’ve since traded a longbow for a brand new in box 2005 pa 397 and love it.Both rifles are nail drivers with their preferred pellets, but both were very pellet picky.Not saying buy a new one, just telling you what I like about the new ones inspite of some of the horror stories I read about them before buying one.Crosman needs to tighten up on soldering those front sights on straight though on the newer guns. No excuse for it... zero!Oh, if you do get a pa model,be prepared to get the paint overspray out of the muzzle with acetone or fingernail polish remover and q- tips before shooting.
Quote from: SwampHunter on September 29, 2019, 09:59:28 AMQuote from: 35 shooter on September 29, 2019, 02:07:26 AMThe only thing I did’nt like was the front sight was soldered on leaning to the left very noticeably. I’ve read that’s pretty common on the model p and pa.The older guns had better q c in that regard.I was able to overcome that by putting a peep sight on and just centering the tip of the front site in the peep and eventually put a scope on.I’ve since traded a longbow for a brand new in box 2005 pa 397 and love it.Both rifles are nail drivers with their preferred pellets, but both were very pellet picky.Not saying buy a new one, just telling you what I like about the new ones inspite of some of the horror stories I read about them before buying one.Crosman needs to tighten up on soldering those front sights on straight though on the newer guns. No excuse for it... zero!Oh, if you do get a pa model,be prepared to get the paint overspray out of the muzzle with acetone or fingernail polish remover and q- tips before shooting. Is there any way to fix the front sight issue? It does sound nice that you can pull them apart with common tools but the sight leaning would drive me crazy....Drove me nuts too with the original rear notch sight, but not so much with the peep in place.The sight is actually in line with the bbl., but the bbl. is soldered on slightly left of center of the pump and air tube... makes it all lean slightly left.Shoots straight, does’nt look right though.I suppose the front sight post could be cut off and re-soldered straight? Or the whole bbl. cut from the tube and re-soldered on the center line of the tube... big time professional job there!In all fairness though, it shoots phenomenal just as is!
I prefer the Sheridans made from the 50's to early 70's the best. I always have one that I will sell, when you are interested. Most of mine are in very good to excellent condition.
The 392 woodie is available in the ACP (air conserving pumper) upgrade mod. google that. Not sure if they do it in the .177. They address the trigger and debounce the hammer as well as update the valve and porting. 2 shot at full power with no pumping on the second. Then only 3 pumps to get those two shots available again. It will be my next pumper. If I remember correctly they are available thru Baker Airguns. Someone will tell you if I'm mistaken.
Quote from: Relentless Holiday on September 29, 2019, 08:31:14 PMThe 392 woodie is available in the ACP (air conserving pumper) upgrade mod. google that. Not sure if they do it in the .177. They address the trigger and debounce the hammer as well as update the valve and porting. 2 shot at full power with no pumping on the second. Then only 3 pumps to get those two shots available again. It will be my next pumper. If I remember correctly they are available thru Baker Airguns. Someone will tell you if I'm mistaken.I checked it out and while it looks pretty cool on the surface, Mac1 says no go and his opinion seems to be respected by all. I really would like to have an older one myself I think.
What is y'all's opinion in the .20 vs .22? All my other guns are .22 or .25, don't really care for .177so it would be between those two. Thinking that if I go with .22 pellet selection is better, plus I already have lots of them. On the other hand maybe that's a reason to try a .20, and the fact that a .20 almost seems like part of the Sheridan pumper experience lol. How are they on trajectory and power for hunting squrrils/rabbits? Does one stand out above the other in this platform?
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