Sheridan “blue streak” 5m/m cal. If I’m reading this serial number correct it’s a very early number: 4691 If I am not correct, then somebody needs to tell where to find another number on this rifle.
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Just carried out some Chrony testing: 8 Pumps gives ave of 523 fps giving 9.29 lbft 10 Pumps gives ave of 584 fps giving 11.58 lbft 11 Pumps gives ave of 599 fps giving 12.21 lbft These were all carried out with Logun Penetrator.20 @ 15.6gr pellets. Each average is of 5 shots. There's quite big variations in the fps values over the 5 shots. Legal limit in the UK is 12 lbft so 10 pumps max for me. How do these figures compare with other Blue Streaks? Have to say accuracy is not that great at the moment. Its a windy day which doesn't help, but even so.
Might need to get the crown worked on to make sure its ok. Saying that if the fps varies alot then the accuracy won't be good anyway, is there any reason that the fps could be so wild? This type of rifle is all new to me so any help greatly appreciated!! I know the tool can be gotten from bryan and associates look at their website, some make it with a spare ratchet socket, if he wont send it direct i will surely send it its the best stuff, in the mean time you can use air tool oil or compressor oil the viscosity is a hair thinner but it works and keeps the valve nice, just by lubing it if it hasnt been lubed it might help the gun out, im waiting on a 1958 that will be shipped monday, the older rifles from the 50s had really nice barrels, am anxious to see difference in gun i will post pics whe i get it and let you know on performance. Toby, I suppose by now you've noted that brb and I are the Sheridan cheering section.;o) As he noted above your rifle should be shooting much stronger and once you get it in good fettle I think you'll find yourself very surprised indeed by the velocity stability.
The vast majority of springers can't hold a candle for it in that respect! Below the line you will find a composite of my writings about Sheridans within the past year to various correspondents & airgun boards. Tom. I only have 3 Sheridans left but they're all 'keepers'. If I HAD to depend on an airgun to put protein on my table in a real survival situation it would be my # 1 choice.
My oldest one-a 1st series 1949-'51 Silver Streak-was last rebuilt in the early sixties of the past century after it was given to me by a cousin who thought it was 'worn out'. It's been used-a LOT! I'd still trust it with my life! I have a couple of later model rocker safety Blue Streaks-'66 & '69-that are as accurate as the early hold-down safety Silver Streak but I've 'said Grace' over both of them and they will embarrass most high $ imports in both power AND accuracy. Just for the He11uvit treat yourself to a good mid-late '60s rocker-safety Sheridan. Expect to pay @ $150-give or take depending on condition.
Costs little to rebuild but well done they approach-or even exceed-700 fps with a 14.3 Premier (15.5 FPE). Put the # 64 Williams peepsight made for it on the rear and prepare yourself to fall in love with airgunning all over again.
The '60s rifles were scarily accurate as were all the early Model Cs from 1949 up-and they're pretty close to eternal in airgun terms. The triggers never even heard of a lawyer and the bronze barrels just seem to improve with age. They virtually define 'shooter-friendly' and will make you wonder why in blue blazes you're sweating blood by trying to wring accuracy out of a recalcitrant springer when your C model yields it so eagerly. A good C will make you love pumping! There's just something 'right' about an old pumper that makes it belong in every outdoorsman's home. Perfect medicine for defending Martin houses, bird feeders and property from usurpers wearing fur or feathers. Good snake medicine in a boat and an endless source of amusement in camp.
Not much beats sitting on a shoreline in a shaded lawnchair with a cold barley soda near to hand and lazily putting in a few pumps and picking dragonflies off of the catttails on a lazy Summer day. Even the pumping becomes almost hypnotic at times like that and cares fall away like the leaves of Autumn. Think of them as balm for the soul in such idyllic circumstances. Some things are universally recognized as classics, the Parthenon, a Bugatti and a Parker double barrel among them. The Sheridan C comes from a similar mold. Cheers, Tom @ Buzzard Bluff.
Pelletier A LOT of you own Sheridans, so today I’d like to share one of my favorites with you. The Sheridan Silver Streak is the longest-running model that a company ever made. First production began in 1949, after the company discovered that people just weren’t going to spend $56.50 for an airgun. The model A, or Supergrade as it is now known, is a wonderful air rifle, but Sheridan managed to cut the price back to $19.95 and put out a pretty good gun, just the same. My early Silver Streak is a classic!
My gun is very early In Ronald E. Elbe’s book, Know Your SHERIDAN Rifles & Pistols, my gun is shown to be early. Several features mark it as before 1960 and possibly as early as 1951. With the information in the book, there’s no way to pin it down more accurately than that, but I have a suspicion mine was made before 1955. Two early indicators are the round bolt knob on a straight stem and the screw that holds the receiver tube to the tang. The Williams peep sight turned out to be a special surprise! My gun has a Williams peep sight, which was always an option on Sheridan Blue and Silver Streaks.
You bought the sight and put it on yourself or had a gunsmith do it for you. What I didn’t know until reading Elbe’s book very carefully was that there was once a special version of the Silver Streak that came ONLY with the Williams. It had no open sight in the rear. My gun shows no marks where a rear sight was ever attached, so mine is that special model.
My front sight is the second-earliest profile. Notice that the barrel does not go all the way to the end of the pump tube cap. What keeps my gun from being a VERY EARLY 1940 or 1950 model is the lack of four screws to retain the pump lever/forearm. I have the two roll pins that Sheridan soon used for this purpose on all their guns. The thumb safety has to be held down to shoot. It was inconvenient for most people and was often jammed down permanently. Here is what I like best about this old gun.
After being resealed recently, it shoots as hard as any Blue or Silver Streak ever made. Even though it’s an oldie, I can still enjoy it like the person who owned it first, so many years ago. I think that’s neat!
This entry was posted in. Bookmark the. Post navigation. Hi Folks, My stepfather just gave my son a 392P I am guessing circa 2000 or so the serial # is 094702395 – if anyone knows what year that is please tell me. I am guessing at 2000 based off the info on the Crosman site.
(and yeah I read Boy’s Life too and used to dream about this gun while watching my Red Ryder bb’s drop so darned quick!)ha! Anyway – would any of you happen to have an owner’s manual or know where I can get one for this gun? It’s the 392P.22 before the longer more rounded looking pump stocks I see at Crosman etc now. Thanks a lot, Jim Summer. My mistake on the location of the number.
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I guess it’s the pump tube? I’m a newbie here and “barrel” just kind of rolled out. The number in question, the only number visible with the rifle assembled, is about 2″ forward of the “SILVER STREAK” engraving on the left side of the tube. (No i have not disassembled the rifle.) The safety is the rocker style. The front sight is a serated slope not like the sight you have pictured with the cutaway and the bolt handle is curved and the knob is dimpled.
The only thing engraved on what I guess is the reciever is the letter “D”. Thanks again for your help. I, too, had an early Silver Streak as a youth around 1951. I managed to get a pellet stuck in the barrel (probably two pellets).
No presence of mind to simply tap the stuck pellets back into the chamber. No-o-o, the kid in me decided to disassemble the entire rifle. I recently purchased a Blue Streak of the same vintage and a slightly newer Blue Streak with the curved bolt. Both shoot great; aluminum adult beverage cans are goners @ 40 yards. I am still on the lookout for an old Sinver Streak. It’s too late in the year for Santa to arrive, but I might be old enough.
I do have a Silver Streak (?? 50’s) in my storage. I have had it for several years & don’t even remember where I got it.
It is in very good condition without noted rust, but it is also very dirty with years of dust. I don’t know how to take good care of them, so I haven’t oiled or cleaned it. It pumps and shoots a “puff”. Sounds to me as though it needs either oiled or rebuilt. If someone (Maybe Mike) wants it, just write to me at: Make a reasonable offer, and it can be yours.
Since Feb, I have purchased two Silver Streaks, a late one (mfg 1978) and a really early one. This one has the forestock held in place with 4 screws instead of roll pins, and the rear sight base is soldered to the barrel & has thumb screws for adjusting the windage instead of slotted screws. The later Streak cleaned up easily and shoots well. The early one will need to have seals replaced. I find all of the needed replacement parts & reseal kits from Bryan & Associates (no affiliation, just a satisfied customer). I have just purchased 2 more Sheridan CB models.
One, from about 1963, must have gone from new-in-the-box to the closet, as the only thing on it was dust on the rear sight & the trigger guard. Otherwise, like new. I couldn’t say “Sold” quickly enough when I was told the (low) price. The second rifle, from about 1966, included a original factory Weaver scope on a Sheridan mount. The grain in the walnut is really pronounced, similar to tiger maple. This rifle wasn’t so cheap but it was a good buy nonetheless.
Both rifles shoot really well. B.B., I too have a Silver Streak but was not so fortunate as to have the Williams peep. I received the gun from my father and over the years of use and abuse from a young lad, teen and much later the gun claimed many scars which could paint a colorful picture.
Of course all were cosmetic and none ever messed with the functionality of the gun. I had just recently sent it in to have it re-sealed, cleaned and given a once over as my son’s birthday is coming up and he’s been keeping an eye on that gun. He has graduated out of the Red Ryder stage of responsibility in gun handling and I thought that he would like to enjoy it as well. Upon receiving the gun back from the shop, it looked great and I was excited to see how it performed in comparison to before sending it out.
My son was home when it arrived and I let him open the returned gun’s packaging. I said “We’ll have to take it out back and see how it shoots.”, as I walked into the kitchen. Little did I know that his ears heard “Take it out back and see how it shoots.” The next thing I know, I’m looking over the rim of my glass of iced tea, wondering why my son is coming toward the patio jamming on the bolt of my trusty streak. He gets to the door and says “Why won’t this bb go in?”. I don’t know the schematics of the gun nor do I know how hard the bb is stuck in the gun.
I can see it in the chamber area. I do know that I don’t really want to do anything until I know the right thing to do. Is it possible to get it out without sending it in? I believe the bb to be a Crossman Copperhead. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff, There is no way that a single BB can be jammed in your barrel, unless it fell into the transfer port. BBs are far too small for the bore.
It probably fell through. Put a cleaning rod through the barrel from muzzle to the open breech. If it encounters no resistance, there’s no BB. If there is resistance, try to push it out the breech.
Be careful, because your barrel is made of brass. If that doesn’t clear the barrel, I would send it to an airgunsmith and have them look it over. Mac-1 would be good in a case like this.
Ricardo, Welcome! You own a fine airgun, the Silver Streak. Stated in the original article and re-stated in the answers in the above blog comments, the williams peep sight will fit your silver streak.
There was a silver streak that came with the williams peep sight instead of a rear sight. If mounted correctly, I’ve never heard that the williams peep sight had problems shooting at less than 20 yards on a silver streak. I’m not sure what RWS oils you have but would strongly encourage you to buy some pellgunoil for your pumphead and use it instead. See here: Remember to always store a pump or two of air in your silver streak when you’re finished shooting. Ricardo, You’ve posted your question and comments on an article that B.B.
Wrote back in 2005. There are airgunners from all over the world sharing their airgun stories, asking each other airgun questions and answering each others airgun questions under the most recent article that B.B. Has written (B.B. Writes a new article every day, Monday-Friday).
You can join this great live discussion by copying and pasting the following link, scroll to the bottom of the new article and click on “comments”: /blog// Look forward to seeing you there! Art, you aren't going to sell that Silver Streak here.
You've posted to a blog that's over 5 years old. Only a handful of us monitor these old blogs. What I'd suggest is posting your for sale at: /blog// If this link doesn't take you to the current blog but to Pyramydair's website, just click on 'blog' on the banner and then post your comment as you did here. Another suggestion is to post your want to sell (WTS) on the Yellow Forum. Here's the link: A photo or two and a better description will help. Good luck, Art Fred PRoNJ. Receive 10% off your next order when you sign up for PyramydAir.com emails.10% off coupon code will be sent to the email address provided.
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