Sheridan blue streak repair

[19Sheridan57]

  Glad to hear Old Copper is shooting again. I have a Silver I  need to ship.

[avator]

  Glad to hear Old Copper is shooting again. I have a Silver I  need to ship.

Hmmm.. I don't remember buying another silver from you but thanks.. 

[GBertolet]

I discovered the cause of my having to wait a couple of seconds between pumps. My link pin was worn enough to not fully retract the pump rod. Making a new pin from the shank of a sacrificial drill bit did the trick. It is difficult to believe that that little bit would make the difference.

[19Sheridan57]

   That creates a little " play " in the pumping.  It is good time to check all pins. A drop or 2 on non-detergent oil on the pins helps too.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Y'all are killin' me... Haven't shot one of my 'Streaks in a coons age.

Time to dust them off I guess.
"High-Oh Silver" is now wearing a Williams 5DSH peep. Best improvement for the $ to any 'Dan.

[Back_Roads]

 
 So this isn't a NIB Blue Streak LOL Says .20 cal

[19Sheridan57]

  Sharp looking rifles. !

[Hoosier Daddy]

  Sharp looking rifles. !

Thanks...both are tack drivers!
Took me many bought/rebuilt/ sold to get these fine ones.
Just checked "High-Oh Silver"... She held 2 pumps for about 3-4 months

[Van]

  Sharp looking rifles. !

Thanks...both are tack drivers!
Took me many bought/rebuilt/ sold to get these fine ones.
Just checked "High-Oh Silver"... She held 2 pumps for about 3-4 months

  My 71 Blue Streak with Mac1 seal kit holds 2 pumps indefinitely also.  After adding a Mac1 adjustable pump rod it will hit 700-705fps every time with 14.3g Benjamin pellets at 8 pumps.  It was doing 645fps before changing to an adjustable rod.  It was my pellet gun deal of a lifetime when I found it in rough outside shape at a trading post for $35.  No wear at all on metal parts and rivets and not holding air. It just looked like it was stored in a barn or something for 50 years. The buttstock had been chewed by rodents and needed filling with clear drying glue mixed with walnut wood dust. It pumps up best with a pause at the top of stroke since most air goes in through the drilled air hole in the pump tube.  I think the adjustable piston extending further into the tube makes more air go in this way.  Here is a picture after a complete refinish & reseal. 

[Hoosier Daddy]

BEAUTY now Van!

[GBertolet]

Can any of the experts here give me any tips on improving the trigger pull on my Sheridan. The pull is gritty, with some creep, and a lot heavier than I like. Sometimes it feels like the rocker safety is half on, which it isn't. I already put a lighter trigger return spring in it. I have also considered shortening the hook on the trigger.

[JPSAXNC]

Don't shorten the hook on the trigger, I tried that and it was only surfaced hardened. Your best bet is to take the trigger assembly and hammer out. Look at the parts before you clean them to see what is rubbing on what.