Author Topic: I now have a Blue Streak! (Read 4854 times))

HunterWhite · « **on:** July 06, 2024, 07:27:39 PM »

I have a Streak!
I really didn't think that I would ever have one. Well, I found a Blue Streak locally in need of repair. I bought it. I never had a streak before, but both of my younger brothers did. I will need to reseal this one so I will be reading here about that. I will be looking for sources of parts.

Any advice is appreciated.

How might I look up the serial number?

I will post a picture.

brewbear · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2024, 07:51:43 PM »

Congratulations!

HunterWhite · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2024, 08:00:00 PM »

Thanks Brewbear!
I always hope for the best.

Hunter

brewbear · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2024, 08:03:46 PM »

They sure are fun! I have one in original condition and one "on steroids " by Mac 1.

HunterWhite · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2024, 09:05:49 PM »

I am hoping to restore it to it's original power level. I think that this one is September of 1966.

Hunter

Back_Roads · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2024, 09:15:02 PM »

There more fun when they need a little TLC, you get to know it well.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=48192.msg454000#msg454000
This thread should get you the answers, may even lead to parts suppliers, Henry Ford is a good one.

HunterWhite · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2024, 10:08:05 PM »

Thanks James.
6691I,
Has grooves on the receiver.
Has a F S rocker safty switch.
MADE IN U.S.A RACINE WISCONSIN
BLUE STREAK
Stamped on the tube.
5 mm ( I'll need to get some ammo.)

Curved bolt handle.
Rear sight held on with two very small allen screws. It is out of position because I can see the two dimples about two inches behind the rear sight as it sits. It is missing the elevation screw. 4-40?

Can I just order a seal kit from Baker or Mac1?

Hunter

airgunaut · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2024, 11:10:55 PM »

Congratulations! I think it’d be hard to wait to fix a gun before shooting it. Then again, lots of people do exactly that. You have resources right here on GTA, too.

I love mine!

HunterWhite · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2024, 11:43:10 PM »

Quote from: airgunaut on July 06, 2024, 11:10:55 PM

Congratulations! I think it’d be hard to wait to fix a gun before shooting it. Then again, lots of people do exactly that. You have resources right here on GTA, too.

I love mine!

I am happy that you were able to get one.
I have been looking for a bargain for 3 or 4 years. This one needs a reseal, but I would probably do that anyway.

One brother still has his Blue Streak, but one brother traded his Streak for a Lambretta motor scooter when he was 12 years old. The scooter was needed to commute to work. The legal age to drive was 14 back then, but police didn't bother anyone unless they caused trouble. He still speaks of the Streak. That's where it's going iI can get it to work.
I just hope that I don't get too attached to it.

Hunter

19Sheridan57 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2024, 07:09:45 AM »

Nice one ! You could try oiling it to see if that will bring it back to life. Some of these rifles sit in closets for decades, & the seals are dried out. A few drops of non-detergent 30wt, Pell-Gun oil, Marvel Mystery Oil , will work. NNOOOO WD 40. A couple of drops on all hinges, raise pump arm as high as it will go, & put several drops at the pump cup at the very bottom of the long, thin slot . Cock it, try to pump it several times, & dry fire it. Pump it a couple more times & let it sit for a couple of days.
Fellow member Mike Baker should have all the parts you need & can do the repairs for you, if needed.

Habanero69er · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2024, 07:56:36 AM »

Congratulations Hunter. Looks like you have a 1974 Blue Streak.
Here is the Crosman’s manufacture date site:

https://blog.benjaminairguns.com/benjamin-sheridan-product-dates-of-manufacture

avator · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2024, 09:30:06 AM »

Welcome to SOG.. Sheridan Owners Group

(yeah, I just made that up)
If you are going to reseal it pay particular attention to the lead seal in the valve and the threads in the valve which are brass and easy to cross thread. Not a good thing if you have a soldered in valve.
As for the lead seal... they can be reused if they are in good shape. I've seen novice "fixers" not even realize they are there because often times they need to be "picked" out and they just add the plastic seal that comes with many kits on top of the lead... this ain't gonna work.
You will also need to borrow, make or buy the tool that's needed to do the job.

I would also recommend trying to revive the gun with oil as mentioned or even do a search on the "alcohol flush".

Good luck.

HunterWhite · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2024, 11:18:59 AM »

Quote from: 19Sheridan57 on July 07, 2024, 07:09:45 AM

Nice one ! You could try oiling it. . . put several drops at the pump cup at the very bottom of the long, thin slot.

I will try this. Thanks Steve!

Hunter

HunterWhite · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2024, 11:30:35 AM »

Dave, I did look at that site, but my number dosen't start with a zero. I think that the number on the loading port is a date of manufacture (DOM) and not an actual serial number. I have looked at the features like the bolt, sights, grooves on receiver it seems to be 1964 - 1968. In those days they put the date backwards by the loading port, letter on the right, then year. A= January, B=February. . . I = 9= September. 6691I.
Well, as near as I can tell.
Another one in the family is a 1974 from the website that you posted. Thanks Dave!

Hunter

HunterWhite · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2024, 11:35:56 AM »

Quote from: avator on July 07, 2024, 09:30:06 AM

Welcome to SOG.. Sheridan Owners Group (yeah, I just made that up)
If you are going to reseal it pay particular attention to the lead seal in the valve and the threads in the valve which are brass and easy to cross thread. Not a good thing if you have a soldered in valve.
As for the lead seal... they can be reused if they are in good shape. I've seen novice "fixers" not even realize they are there because often times they need to be "picked" out and they just add the plastic seal that comes with many kits on top of the lead... this ain't gonna work.
You will also need to borrow, make or buy the tool that's needed to do the job.

I would also recommend trying to revive the gun with oil as mentioned or even do a search on the "alcohol flush".

Good luck.

Avatar, Thanks !
Welcome to SOG.. Sheridan Owners Group.
I'm just a SOGGY guy now.
This sounds a little intimidating. 😳
I will try the suggestions first, then re-evaluate.

Hunter

airgunaut · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2024, 02:50:30 PM »

Quote from: HunterWhite on July 06, 2024, 10:08:05 PM

Thanks James.
6691I,
Has grooves on the receiver.
Has a F S rocker safty switch.
MADE IN U.S.A RACINE WISCONSIN
BLUE STREAK
Stamped on the tube.
5 mm ( I'll need to get some ammo.)

Curved bolt handle.
Rear sight held on with two very small allen screws. It is out of position because I can see the two dimples about two inches behind the rear sight as it sits. It is missing the elevation screw. 4-40?

Can I just order a seal kit from Baker or Mac1?

Hunter

Mine has the grooves, the rocker safety, curved bolt handle, riveted trigger guard, and the same words. Someone had a Williams peep sight installed for the rear (I like it). What front sight does yours have? Mine is a very thin, tall metal piece with tiny serrated ramping on it. Looks like someone also dabbed a tiny bit of white paint on the tip to make it easier to pick out from the rest of the sight.

I don’t remember seeing any characters on the receiver.

Best guess I can make based on what I read is that the gun was made at the beginning of 1968. OR there are parts of it combined from different guns!

19Sheridan57 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2024, 05:07:06 PM »

Tiny numbers in reverse on the left side of the loading port do show the date .
If you are good & steady with a dremel & a cut off wheel, you can make the elevation screw by cutting the shaft off a correct size screw , & cut a slot in the top as the screw head. Get several screws because you will waste a few.

19Sheridan57 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2024, 05:28:11 PM »

I don’t know why Sheridan did this, but those hex head windage screws are not what are what we call Allen head. They are “ Bristol Spline set screws. IIIIFFFF I remember correctly , that size is 0.69 . Also the screw thread size of the elevation screw is 5-40 ,,, another if I remember correctly.
Some people have been able to use a small flat tip screwdriver on those Bristol screws.

HunterWhite · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2024, 10:57:45 PM »

Pat, my front sight has a steep slope on the muzzle side and a shallow slope on the breech side. Some years had a terradactyl look to them. I think that there were several different front sites, and several different rear sights. My tear sight is held on with two tiny allen screws set into dimples in the barrel. Some years were soldered on with windage screws.

Hunter

HunterWhite · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2024, 11:12:19 PM »

Steve. I do know about Bristol, I had a car that used those for head bolts. I did a couple of overhaul ls on Adam Opel engines. I often encountered Bristols on aircraft instruments. I don't think that I have any Bristol tools anymore. I liked them. A Bristol could easily take twice as much force as an Allen.
I will try 5-40. It's not common, but I may be able to get it from McMaster-Carr. I know that I have a long 5-40 in my old RC airplane stuff. I will test fit before I order something. Thanks for the information, even if it may not be correct, it's a good place to start.

Hunter

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