Author Topic: Found a great deal on a Sheridan (Read 2927 times))

Van · « **on:** January 27, 2020, 12:12:27 AM »

I stopped at a Trading Post today and noticed a wood crate of old garden tools. I saw an old BB gun sticking out so I poked around in the box. Here is what I found down inside, a Racine Sheridan Blue Streak with the rocker safety. Its a Jan. 1971 mfg. Outside is dirty and a bit rough but everything is there. The barrel is great, pump arm rivet and nose pins are tight. I disassembled it today and I am sure no one has messed with the valve. It just needs a clean, reseal and refinish. As expected the seals are hard as a rock. It was not priced so I offered $25. The lady said how about $35 which is what I paid. I plan to use the Mac 1 PTFE seal kit. I have been looking many years for a Sheridan to rebuild on the cheap. Finally found one. The rear sight has a rivet or something on each side. I was afraid to remove it like you do a 392 Benjamin. Anyone know if it is removable without damage to the barrel?

OTmachine · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2020, 12:38:21 AM »

Should clean up good. I am pretty sure that those are Allen set screws holding the sight on.

Van · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2020, 12:46:40 AM »

Thanks Keith, I checked just now, cleaned out the crud and it looks like you are right.

19Sheridan57 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2020, 06:07:08 AM »

That was a BARGAIN !

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2020, 06:43:18 AM »

Nice score!!

Back_Roads · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2020, 09:15:58 AM »

wow $5 less than I paid for my dan find.

45flint · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2020, 09:21:21 AM »

That’s a find congrats

canadian_shooter · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2020, 10:59:16 AM »

OH MAN! that is a sweet deal indeed! Congrats!

xcalibur · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2020, 12:01:49 PM »

Awesome....Great deals like that are getting scarcer these days.
About a week ago, a buddy of mine alerted me of an air pistol on the local Craigslist for 15.00. Turned out to be a Crosman Mark I in great shape. I bought it of course.

Van · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2020, 12:25:51 PM »

As I travel around the country I always look out for trading post junk shops to check out. Most of my tools and a few airguns have been found this way. I get better deals than at pawn shops. It was pure luck that I checked the junk pile box of tools and stuff. This gun appears not to have been shot much, just stored badly. No telling how long it was rattling around in that old box. I am thinking about using Brownells Aluma-Hyde black on the pump tube after cleaning it. I had great results on another brass tube gun using this stuff.

Back_Roads · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2020, 08:54:17 PM »

At least you found it before someone turned it into a tomato stake

bantam5s · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2020, 09:42:07 PM »

Excellent deal.
Likely one of the best airguns you'll ever have if you ask me, no matter what kind of airguns you have.

Flint · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2020, 07:55:57 PM »

you could take the screw out of each side of the rear sight and then drift the leaf out from the base.

if you want to take the whole base off, you could try VERY carefully drilling out those dimples from either side of the base. the other thing would be to try to somehow pry the sides of the base away from the barrel without actually touching or prying against the barrel or tube - or putting pressure on the barrel which would separate it from the tube. Or you could VERY carefully and VERY slowly cut one side off the sight with a little cutting wheel on the dremel - just score it and slowly deepen the score until you can easily bend the little bit off the side and then the whole thing should fall right off.

I've never tried to remove one of the old style rear sights - I have one like that on my '51 sheridan and it will stay there.

if I were you, I would mail that gun to Tim MacMurray to have it drilled and tapped for the peep sight, and just ask him to remove the rear sight and he will make it happen. Though I know you are trying to do this on the cheap - but I know of no better way to get the peep sight on than to have Tim drill and tap it. He has a setup that puts the holes in exactly the right spot, not sure I would want to try it myself.

Van · « **Reply #13 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:01:15 PM »

I received the Mac1 seal kit today, he sure ships fast. After installing it pumps and holds air all day. I don't have any .20 cal. yet so I have not shot it yet. I haver a question for anyone who has resealed one before. After pumping there is a small bit of air left in the compression tube, not the valve. Its enough to make the pump arm rise about a fourth of the way when you open to pump again. Is this normal until the inlet valve seats in? Its the hard white PTFE seal. I wonder if its leaking back a little into the compression tube in front of the cup seal. That bit of air is still there even after firing the gun.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:02:34 PM »

OK.. I have never owned an "Old 'Dan" but I always thought if you loosened the side set screws, the sight would come right off.
No "wedges" like my later 'Streaks to need drifting out.
Am I wrong?

Van · « **Reply #15 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:03:15 PM »

Thanks guys, once I cleaned out the holes I found it was a set screw. they came right out.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #16 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:05:33 PM »

Quote from: Van on January 29, 2020, 08:01:15 PM

I received the Mac1 seal kit today, he sure ships fast. After installing it pumps and holds air all day. I don't have any .20 cal. yet so I have not shot it yet. I haver a question for anyone who has resealed one before. After pumping there is a small bit of air left in the compression tube, not the valve. Its enough to make the pump arm rise about a fourth of the way when you open to pump again. Is this normal until the inlet valve seats in? Its the hard white PTFE seal. I wonder if its leaking back a little into the compression tube in front of the cup seal.

From you description that is a pump rod adjustment issue. Make it longer to provide tension to the pump arm so it doesn't droop.

Van · « **Reply #17 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:14:43 PM »

The pump arm does not droop, it cams over fine. When you open the arm there is enough air behind the pump cup to push back on the linkage some. Its as if the air is not all getting into the inlet valve or leaking back some. Going to leave pumped up all night to see if the inlet seal sets in to the seat better. It has an adjustable pump piston and I tried max settings so that was not an issue.

RBQChicken · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2020, 07:28:41 AM »

I'll bet when you close the pump arm there is still a wee bit of head space between the face of the valve and the pump cup. This is highly compressed air and will cause the pump arm to spring out awasy when you first open it. Not a big deal and quite normal. If you have an adjustable piston you could lengthen it very slightly to take up the headspace but it's a lot of dinking around for little return.

avator · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2020, 08:04:55 AM »

I have a suspicion that may not be a head space issue. On the contrary, the new seal may be making too much contact with the valve. If it were head space and enough pressure was left in the tube to pop the arm open, the check valve would have opened and let that pressure into the valve after the shot. That is, if the check valve spring is not too heavy.
Does it dump all the air after the shot, can you just re rack the bolt and get another shot without pumping?

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