My old pal, my old Sheridan
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:14 pm
Well, she's old (the gun and me, both) and she was a bit rusty (not me, just the gun) when I found it in a pawn shop, but the rust was easy to remove. Stock could use some refinishing, too, and I may just get around to that, but I bought this Sheridan Blue Streak just to shoot, not to sit around, looking pretty (have other Sheridans that fill that bill). Wears a cheap Nikko 4x air rifle scope, but to get the scope close enough to my eye, had to cheat and go with two rings in the front. The Blue Streak doesn't mind if it looks a little odd, though, and neither do I. Like I said, this one's just for shooting.
Started off with this target for the sake of scoring, but just for kicks (or maybe because I was too lazy to get up and change targets), I decided to see if I could shoot out all the white in the target. The problem was, the darn Blue Streak just kept wanting to send the pellets through the same hole (though a couple tried to escape.
). Not sure of the exact shot count, but it was definitely in that 40 ballpark (and my tired arms would agree).
As always, no air gun post of mine is complete without my usual air gun sales pitch, so here goes ... if you want an air gun that you can shoot just like your 22 rifle, no special technique, needed, then get yourself a pump air rifle or air pistol. Sheridans are getting a little pricey, now, but still all kinds of Benjamins and Crosmans, around, both old and new, that won't cost you much to bring home and even less (way less) to shoot. Shoot them right at home, indoors or out, quiet,too, accurate, fun, last forever, uncomplicated, easy to use, become a better shooter in a few easy sessions ...
Now that wasn't so bad, was it?
Started off with this target for the sake of scoring, but just for kicks (or maybe because I was too lazy to get up and change targets), I decided to see if I could shoot out all the white in the target. The problem was, the darn Blue Streak just kept wanting to send the pellets through the same hole (though a couple tried to escape.
). Not sure of the exact shot count, but it was definitely in that 40 ballpark (and my tired arms would agree). As always, no air gun post of mine is complete without my usual air gun sales pitch, so here goes ... if you want an air gun that you can shoot just like your 22 rifle, no special technique, needed, then get yourself a pump air rifle or air pistol. Sheridans are getting a little pricey, now, but still all kinds of Benjamins and Crosmans, around, both old and new, that won't cost you much to bring home and even less (way less) to shoot. Shoot them right at home, indoors or out, quiet,too, accurate, fun, last forever, uncomplicated, easy to use, become a better shooter in a few easy sessions ...
Now that wasn't so bad, was it?
