Always want to find a Benjamin Sheridan in .20 , I see .177 and .22 but never .20 unless on Ebay $$$ for very used junk
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N/A Who likes .20?!?!
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I'm a fan of the .20 cal. and I don't even have one (yet). I shot a lot of .20 cal when I was a kid using a friends 'Dan in the late '70s. I've always thought it was the perfect airgun round.
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To me, that just shows accuracy of the setup and the shooter matters more than how fast they are pushed or how hard they hit.
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I had forgotten you scored one these rare Thoeben’s in .20 Dave. Gorgeous doesn’t do it justice!
Would love to find one.
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Hi tommyb, next time I talk to Allen I’ll ask him if he knows of any more of these.
He’s building me a Steyr LP custom pistol and hopefully will be calling sometime soon!
I had seen a video of an English guy who was sighting in his Theoben by shooting a hole in a blank sheet of paper, and then shooting at the hole.
He barely made the hole bigger and I never forgot that video.
I had decided to call Allen Z. to inquire about buying a high end airgun, and when he sent me pictures of three rifles he had
available I instantly grabbed the Theoben and it’s been my favorite rifle ever since.
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I didn't feel at much of a disadvantage with the .20 slugs at the Ultimate FT match last night- my 5 misses were actual misses. Brain farts, pulled shots, etc.
BUT using the pellets at EBR and seeing a 29/40 on the scorecard instead of the 34/40 that I actually scored bugs me a bit. I knew going in that it probably wasn't enough energy to reliably knock all of them down so I've got nobody to blame but myself. Regardless, I had fun stretching the limits of what is possible, just like I do with my pesting.
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You lucky dog you!
JK, but fate was on your side when you called Allen Z. You made a very wise choice in buying that gun. You hit a Grand Slam homer with the Rapid.
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I bet so lols. It is sharp. Maybe ill send the dragon over to "borrow" it for a while lols. 20 cal is intriguing and certainly cant argue with your results it it.Yea good luck with that pal...you have no idea how many people want this rifle
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While not shot often ... my most unique .20 is an EDGUN LEYLA 1st gen. It is just as accurate as the larger guns, just harder to get a hold as stable due to VERY compact nature of the design.
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A little Lelya .20 came up in the classifieds awhile back and I had a hard time talking myself out of buying it. Ultimately concluded it was too much overlap with my .20 Veteran Short, but I still kinda wish I'd jumped on it.
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@shambozzie Is the .20 ammo readily available or is it harder to find? Is it priced similarly to .22 ammo? I see the pellets per tin seem to to be the same 500 count.
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I have one also and I love it. Have had it for years with never a problem. Pyramid air still has pellets.
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Just jumped into the .20 world with a Sheridan .20 , very nice , now thinking of something in the HW line of .20 probably a HW 50 if it can be had in .20 '
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Not directed at me, but if I may...
Bought a bunch of JSB 13.7 a few weeks back from Trenier, came to ~4.4 cents per pellet after shipping. At the time, JSB .20 was in stock at Trenier, AOA, UA, Pyramid, Baker Airguns, & The Pellet Shop, possibly others. Some had 13.7 & 15.9, some just one or the other.
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@wolfmangreg That’s a lot more vendors than I’d anticipated. Good to know if I ever venture into the realm of .20 caliber airguns.
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