N/A Best Multipump Pneumatic

[Sawney Bean]

I'm just curious what people's opinions are, going by accuracy, power and efficiency, cost, handiness and looks.

Myself, I've owned a Crosman 760, 766, 362 and 1377, a Sheridan Silver Streak and a Seneca Aspen.

I also just recently acquired a Crosman 101, but I haven't shot it yet as it needs new seals.

I would rank the Sheridan at the top of the list. I simply liked shooting it. It was accurate, reasonably powerful, light and handy and felt like a well made gun.

The Aspen is that gun that should have mopped the floor with everything else, except for it being so flawed. They somehow managed to make a bulky and notoriously unreliable MPP.

I'd probably put the 766 at the bottom, except I would consider both it and the 760 to be primarily youth oriented bb guns and that means I'd judge them a little more leniently.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Do love the Sheridan's, just me but the Crosman 101 would be my pick. Toughest most reliable -and to me easier than a Sheridan to work on- put food on the table pumper ever made in the U.S. .
Mine only got 605fps with .22 round ball ( so a slight fps loose to the Sheridan but). Took plenty of Marmot with one. Alos some had insane wood for the furniture store across the street crosman got cheap as the grain was "two wild for good furniture" LOL.
Fix up that 101 and post up!

John

 

[PasadenaMike]

1322 all day for me. Cheap until it’s not, compact until it’s not, accurate, fun, they’re like cookies you can’t have just one. One is in my zombie pack, one is in the drawer waiting for trapped pests and one is a carbine

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

I think the Crosman 392S/397S and the Seneca Dragonfly are probably the best quality current production air rifles. If you can find a Benjamin 392P/397P or Sheridan 5mm built during the transition period 1991-1993 while still in Racine Wisconsin, then you will be getting arguably one of the best MPP’s ever made. Even after Crosman moved the company from Racine to NY they kept up the quality for a while. Then over the decades the Crosman decay got to them. Now there isn’t even a wooden stock model offered. Went from beautiful Walnut to a Hardwood to no wood at all.

 

[maxtrouble]

I wanted a Sheridan since sixth grade. Forgot about them and then I finally found a NOS 72' Sheridan Blue Streak. The box was heavily damaged by water but the rifle escaped unscathed (They made nice boxes!). I had it resealed and maybe 100 pellets through it. Looking forward to some pumper trigger time this spring. Best made pumper ever.

 

[SteveP-52]

1973 Silver Streak. 51 years old, nothing buggered up on it to say it's been opened or tinkered with and shoots, at least from what I've been told by those more knowledgeable about them than me, just as well as it would have new in 1973.

 

[Treefrog]

I also favor the Sheridan. This '65 has been running just fine since it was new. That's hard to beat. Wondering how the Dragonfly II will be doing after 59 years of use.

Cheers,

J~

 

[Sawney Bean]

I mostly shot them when I was a kid and back then I was mostly using iron sights. My 766 came with one of those scopes with the 3/4" tube that I'm sure we all had once. Then years ago I had a close friend that had some legal problems and was barred from having firearms. Although his Sheridan and an 8g CO2 pistol he had weren't actually firearms, he wasn't comfortable having them in his house at the time, so I got to borrow them for about 3 years. I really liked that Sheridan and I was sad to part with it when he asked for it back.

Anyway, it seems to me that due to the nature of how you have to pump them up that they are best configured as light, carbine length guns with iron sights or compact optics.

Seeing Septicdeath's pictures of his pumpers got me thinking I've got to get one of those again. The one I really like is the S&W 77A, but those are few and far between and I've wanted a Crosman 101 for a long time as well.

 

[.20calguy]

Vintage Sheridans are my choice, but I haven't had a vintage Crosman. I do have the newer 392PA and that is junk so far, although I'm not finished with it yet. The Sheridan's out performed the vintage Benjamin's in my travels.
I haven't tried the newer guns as yet.

 

[.20calguy]

I mostly shot them when I was a kid and back then I was mostly using iron sights. My 766 came with one of those scopes with the 3/4" tube that I'm sure we all had once. Then years ago I had a close friend that had some legal problems and was barred from having firearms. Although his Sheridan and an 8g CO2 pistol he had weren't actually firearms, he wasn't comfortable having them in his house at the time, so I got to borrow them for about 3 years. I really liked that Sheridan and I was sad to part with it when he asked for it back.

Anyway, it seems to me that due to the nature of how you have to pump them up that they are best configured as light, carbine length guns with iron sights or compact optics.

Seeing Septicdeath's pictures of his pumpers got me thinking I've got to get one of those again. The one I really like is the S&W 77A, but those are few and far between and I've wanted a Crosman 101 for a long time as well.

Ther are a set of Sheridan intermounts (2 pieces) from Amazon that work well to mount a scope or red dot.
The best scope set up is to use a pistol scope mounted forward in a "Scout Rifle" configuration, that will keep your hands clear of the pump handle.

 

[steve123]

I like Bobby's custom Sharp Ace or the Daystate Sportsman. The Sportsman gets hard to cock and has a long stroke but they are very cool.

 

[.20calguy]

I like Bobby's custom Sharp Ace or the Daystate Sportsman. The Sportsman gets hard to cock and has a long stroke but they are very cool.

I haven't seen or tried any of the modern designs.

 

[steve123]

Here's a Sportsman MK2

In 22 cal it can go up to 20 fpe.

 

[GeneT]

The Sheridan. To date the best trigger on any airgun I own, and the sights, while simple (some might say crude), are actually quite good. It would only be fair to mention that the loss of power in my Sheridan is what drove me to PCP, so the downside of a Sheridan is that it can cost you thousands of dollars... ;-)

GsT

 

[.20calguy]

The Sheridan. To date the best trigger on any airgun I own, and the sights, while simple (some might say crude), are actually quite good. It would only be fair to mention that the loss of power in my Sheridan is what drove me to PCP, so the downside of a Sheridan is that it can cost you thousands of dollars... ;-)

GsT

 

[GeneT]

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But you still love the Sheridan, am I right?

GsT

 

[PasadenaMike]

But you still love the Sheridan, am I right? View attachment 446774

GsT

Woah !!! We’re doing show me yours I’ll show you mine? I’m kinda uncomfortable now nice!! Got good taste

 

[GeneT]

Woah !!! We’re doing show me yours I’ll show you mine? I’m kinda uncomfortable now nice!! Got good taste

Sorry, wasn't trying to be *that* guy - just pointing out that in spite of a clutch of high-end PCPs, I still hold the Sheridan in very high regard.

GsT

 

[PasadenaMike]

Sorry, wasn't trying to be *that* guy - just pointing out that in spite of a clutch of high-end PCPs, I still hold the Sheridan in very high regard.

GsT

lol I’m joking I love seeing collections . I’d like to have a Sheridan one day by Mac 1 I almost stopped by today to see if Tim is still around

 

[.20calguy]

But you still love the Sheridan, am I right? View attachment 446774

GsT

Yes sir! I still shoot the Sheridan's way more often.