Sheridan Am I now an honorary American?

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c_m_shooter said:
When Marlin .22 rimfire semi autos were only $89 at the true value if you caught it on sale, double the price for a BB gun was considered insane.
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Wow. My Marlin Glenfeld SA was $38. at Leonard Krower in New Orleans and the Ruger 10/22 was $45.. I had to use layaway for the Bluestreak which was $54 in 1972, about $10 less than my Leopold scope, another major purchase at the time.
 
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It's definitely special! I've forsaken springers, and most pump guns, but my Benjamin-Sheridan will leave my hands when you pry it from my cold, dead, fingers! The cost was prohibitive to me as a youth, so I didn't get one until the 90's, but that's my first "serious" airgun and it's a winner. Also probably the finest trigger I've found on an airgun, and I now own guns costing many times more (even adjusting for inflation). Don't let it rot, they need to be shot!

GsT
 
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.20calguy said:
Where is it at in the old benji's?
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GeneT said:
It's definitely special! I've forsaken springers, and most pump guns, but my Benjamin-Sheridan will leave my hands when you pry it from my cold, dead, fingers! The cost was prohibitive to me as a youth, so I didn't get one until the 90's, but that's my first "serious" airgun and it's a winner. Also probably the finest trigger I've found on an airgun, and I now own guns costing many times more (even adjusting for inflation). Don't let it rot, they need to be shot!

GsT
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Forsaken Springers?
Have any experience with Weihrauch's?
They have beautiful trigger's.
The vintage Sheridan triggers are better than the Later Benji crossover models. I don't understand why people are driven to fix things that aren't broke, but was likely a perceived safety function?
 
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.20calguy said:
The vintage Sheridan triggers are better than the Later Benji crossover models. I don't understand why people are driven to fix things that aren't broke
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The triggers on the original Sheridan models are the easiest to make real nice. But once learned, they all can be made very good. My only beef with the original Sheridan is the small youth stock and one single caliber choice. Although a good one. Benjamin actually made great improvements on the Walnut Stock. Full size, bigger cocking lever and a butt pad. Also Benjamin made a beautiful “Silver Streak” that had a very rich nickel plating. Crosman took it up a notch by offering these in all the calibers. Then did the Crosman thing, year by year kept cheapening it. Walnut stock to Beech to Synthetic. Now all are discontinued. I think there will a revival in interest for all these American made classics.
 
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Bear-of-Grayling said:
The triggers on the original Sheridan models are the easiest to make real nice. But once learned, they all can be made very good. My only beef with the original Sheridan is the small youth stock and one single caliber choice. Although a good one. Benjamin actually made great improvements on the Walnut Stock. Full size, bigger cocking lever and a butt pad. Also Benjamin made a beautiful “Silver Streak” that had a very rich nickel plating. Crosman took it up a notch by offering these in all the calibers. Then did the Crosman thing, year by year kept cheapening it. Walnut stock to Beech to Synthetic. Now all are discontinued. I think there will a revival in interest for all these American made classics.
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I have the heavier stock version, but my favorite to go out and shoot is the 1955 model which has the smallest pump arm handle. It is super handy.
I have come close to putting the belt sander to the new one. Lol
 
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