I live in Washington state and had a similar experience several weeks ago. I attempted to buy a Daisy red rider BB gun on eBay but the sale was blocked. I contacted the seller and after several minutes was told to try again. I was then able to purchase the Daisy. The seller told me the...
Remove the sight insert you've adjusted. Hold a straight edge, or a piece of string, on the top of the front sight and bring it back to the center of the breech and compare it to the centerline of the barrel. There's a good chance the barrel or barrel/pump tube is bent. If the barrel only is...
If you buy the 7 lb tank listed on the above link, be prepared to install a syphon tube in the valve. Tanks used for home brewing don't usually have syphon tubes installed.
Talk to people that brew their own beer. My nephew is a brewer and gets his 5 lb tank filled at a shop that serves brewers. I get my 20 lb tanks filled at the same shop. Also, try contacting shops that service wire feed welders.
If you're lucky, the breech plug will be stamped with a date code. The first digit is the month, the second and third are the year. For Oct, Nov, and Dec, I don't remember if there are two digits or the letters O, N, D.
I've got 3 Chaser pistols and none of them have a grub screw holding the front sight on. Looks like the sights are loctited on. The muzzle caps are not loctited and simply unscrew. The muzzle caps are screwed on the barrel and if loctited on, will prevent the front sight from being removed...
Several years ago at the show I set up at, a guy came by and dropped a Marksman BB pistol on my table and said: "its yours". I proceeded to check it out to make sure it was empty, including cocking and firing it several times into my wiping rag. I then told the other guys in the 4 table square...
If you're in luck your 140 will have a 2 or 3 digit date code stamped on the breech plug. The first digit is the year, the 2nd or 2nd&3rd digit(s) are the month code. The finish on the breech plug should match the rest of the rifle. If it doesn't the plug is probably from a different gun and...
Unlike early Crosman's, Sheridan forearms and stocks appear to have been cut from different pieces of wood and usually don't match. Ron Elbe's Sheridan book claims that only 448 left handed blue streaks were made, and that's why this rifle will sell for a significant premium over a right handed...