What is it that makes Sheridan rifles so highly praised?

[avator]

LOL... no pressure.

[Madd Hatter]

Here is what I have in the streak Family.

Horder!!! 😁

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Here is what I have in the streak Family.

Horder!!! 😁

 

[19Sheridan57]

   Thanks, Bill.

I spit the truth my Brother..
I own a couple I got from you and we enjoy them alot. Matter of fact, Sylvia will be the gun of the day. She'll stay close and at the ready as we work outside today to ward off unwanted visitors that may have intentions of doing us harm as we invade their territory.
 Here is the original picture you sent me when I bought her from you.

       There is old " Sylvia," again.
       I spoke to her over the weekend .

 

[avator]

Makes me want to see what Sylvia's mother looks like

[tennx]

I wish I could see a Super Grade A or B…in person…maybe just hold it for a moment…lol…there maybe better/more famous ??..but I would start there ….good luck

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I wish I could see a Super Grade A or B…in person…maybe just hold it for a moment…lol…there maybe better/more famous ??..but I would start there ….good luck

+1 I have only seen and heard about them online.

[19Sheridan57]

  You have be careful when holding the Model A’s & B’s. It is too easy to slobber on them.

[tennx]

  You have be careful when holding the Model A’s & B’s. It is too easy to slobber on them.

I take medication for that…lol..so no problem…

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

  You have be careful when holding the Model A’s & B’s. It is too easy to slobber on them.

  I would be careful, thanks for the heads up! 

[airgunaut]

It’s like a cult. A new variant of the SSS. Slobbered Sheridan Society?

[19Sheridan57]

It’s like a cult. A new variant of the SSS. Slobbered Sheridan Society?

    LOL

[avator]

Those of you looking for Sheridan parts including the hand guards should contact quietman972@yaahoo.com. His name is Keith.

[HunterWhite]

Pat, I can't wait to read your first impressions of an air rifle that's older than you are.


Hunter

[airgunaut]

Avator, thanks for posting that. I was thinking maybe I should order some repair kits—just the easiest stuff, assuming anything IS easy. Although maybe I should not tread onto hallowed ground until I have much more experience. Then again, how does one acquire experience in the first place except by getting in the water...

That exploded view diagram is really nicely drawn.

Hunter White, I’m older than the gun that I’m buying.   

[Back_Roads]

 One full repair kit should last you a lifetime. Pump cup main wear part. If seals inside are fresh they will last a long time.

[19Sheridan57]

   I still have my first Sheridan . It was shot many thousands of times & needed it's very FIRST repair after 50 years . I don't think I will be around when it needs the next one.

[airgunaut]

All this is good stuff to know. I’m finally allowing myself to get excited about the new-old gun.

Orders for a Twilight peep insert and some tins of pellets were placed. The vendor did not stock the standard insert, which has the same hole size as the Twilight. The Williams rep said they could send me a stock insert and that I would “probably want the Target insert also.”

I have my doubts about the 0.05” hole size, though. That’s barely more than 1mm. How many of us older shooters use the Target insert?

I may drill some holes in scrap wood and look through them. Let’s see; 1/16” bit = 0.06666”, 3/32” = 0.09375” if I have that size bit. Makes me think of pinhole cameras.

[Duckfish]

Hey, doesn’t Pat need a Benjamin Franklin too?  You remember that gun.  The Dans better looking brother.

[bantam5s]

Hey, doesn’t Pat need a Benjamin Franklin too?  You remember that gun.  The Dans better looking brother.

The late 70's-80's Benjamin ( Fyi the company wasn't called Benjamin Franklin  ) 342 & 347 were great looking guns, but there's no way the tootsie roll 3xx guns look better than the Sheridans.
There's nothing outright ugly about them and they're a nice svelte little rifle, but the Sheridans just look and feel more like an adult rifle.
That full length pump arm just sets them apart.