I bought this well used/abused Blue Streak on the GB site from a seller in Toronto, Canada in April for $75 + $20.00 shipping, in total it was far less less than what these are averaging on another popular auction site where good Sheridans are selling in the high $300’s or low $400’s if they shoot, have the correct stock and have most of the finish.
This one did not shoot or at least I could not determine as the original cocking lever was unusable, it was mounted in stock for a rocker safety, had slight barrel separation near front sight, the old bolt was rusty and the knob has a primitive braze fix and had worn spring pin holes on the muzzle and muzzle cap and majority of black/blue finish was gone.
In the last 2 months I tore it down and after I researching what I wanted to do to make this one a shooting gun again, I Called Timmy Mac at Mac1 Airguns and we talked for over an hour about the do’s and dont’s when working on Sheridans. It didn’t take much but Tim convinced me to go with the steroid build and parts including the steroid exhaust valve since it was apart and these versions are great for steroid projects. I can honestly say buying parts from Mac1 is money well spent.
Since early hold down safety stock and forearm are hard to come by I decided I would just make do with refinishing the rocker safety stock and corresponding forearm. During the refinish I decided to eliminate the rocker safety groves on the stock, I knew it would be a gamble but in doing so I got the look I was after. Also to my surprise the stock and forearm appear to have been made from the same tree.
I repaired the wobbled out holes on the muzzle end by soldering thick brass washers in place. I also repaired barrel separation at the front sight area. Other issues I addressed with the steel muzzle cap, new adjustable piston cup assembly an cocking lever and seal kit and parts purchased from Mac1, I cleaned up the old bolt and polished the old braze repair. The last thing done was finishing the compression tube and barrel, for this I used Duracoat - Black.
The parts arrived from Mac1 yesterday afternoon and in about 3 hours after I got home from work I had this rifle resealed, I then put 8 pumps in it to test for leaks and left it overnight. This morning I called it a success as the arm was not pushed forward and did not fall from the position I left it in. Since it passed the leak test I released the air in the chamber then finished putting it back together. I then wanted to test air dump and pumped it up and fired it starting with tree pumps and ending at 14 pumps, another success it dumps all the air each time. As a side note while it is now capable of a higher pump number I intend to stay at 8 pumps in the future and when testing.
All that is left to do is go to the hardware store to find the correct matching grub screw for the rear sight, take it out find the pellet .20 cal pellet it likes, test velocity and accuracy.
Now for the surprise, I won’t be the owner of this rifle after today, which is something I did not intend to happen, the reason being today is my youngest sons 16th birthday. He saw the rifle on the table this morning and said he never thought it would turn out that nice and wished he had been the one who picked this gun for a project.
I don’t think any birthday cake with candles could ever be as bright as his eyes and smile were this morning when out of my mouth came Happy Birthday it’s yours. Well at least it was mine for a little while.
This one did not shoot or at least I could not determine as the original cocking lever was unusable, it was mounted in stock for a rocker safety, had slight barrel separation near front sight, the old bolt was rusty and the knob has a primitive braze fix and had worn spring pin holes on the muzzle and muzzle cap and majority of black/blue finish was gone.
In the last 2 months I tore it down and after I researching what I wanted to do to make this one a shooting gun again, I Called Timmy Mac at Mac1 Airguns and we talked for over an hour about the do’s and dont’s when working on Sheridans. It didn’t take much but Tim convinced me to go with the steroid build and parts including the steroid exhaust valve since it was apart and these versions are great for steroid projects. I can honestly say buying parts from Mac1 is money well spent.
Since early hold down safety stock and forearm are hard to come by I decided I would just make do with refinishing the rocker safety stock and corresponding forearm. During the refinish I decided to eliminate the rocker safety groves on the stock, I knew it would be a gamble but in doing so I got the look I was after. Also to my surprise the stock and forearm appear to have been made from the same tree.
I repaired the wobbled out holes on the muzzle end by soldering thick brass washers in place. I also repaired barrel separation at the front sight area. Other issues I addressed with the steel muzzle cap, new adjustable piston cup assembly an cocking lever and seal kit and parts purchased from Mac1, I cleaned up the old bolt and polished the old braze repair. The last thing done was finishing the compression tube and barrel, for this I used Duracoat - Black.
The parts arrived from Mac1 yesterday afternoon and in about 3 hours after I got home from work I had this rifle resealed, I then put 8 pumps in it to test for leaks and left it overnight. This morning I called it a success as the arm was not pushed forward and did not fall from the position I left it in. Since it passed the leak test I released the air in the chamber then finished putting it back together. I then wanted to test air dump and pumped it up and fired it starting with tree pumps and ending at 14 pumps, another success it dumps all the air each time. As a side note while it is now capable of a higher pump number I intend to stay at 8 pumps in the future and when testing.
All that is left to do is go to the hardware store to find the correct matching grub screw for the rear sight, take it out find the pellet .20 cal pellet it likes, test velocity and accuracy.
Now for the surprise, I won’t be the owner of this rifle after today, which is something I did not intend to happen, the reason being today is my youngest sons 16th birthday. He saw the rifle on the table this morning and said he never thought it would turn out that nice and wished he had been the one who picked this gun for a project.
I don’t think any birthday cake with candles could ever be as bright as his eyes and smile were this morning when out of my mouth came Happy Birthday it’s yours. Well at least it was mine for a little while.
