I polished the stock with cordovan shoe polish and tried to reblack the brass (actually phosphorus red bronze- harder than brass). 20 Sheridan Blue Streak at a flea market for $20- it was a dog. It is very unlikely a pneumatic pellet rifle in good condition will jam with a lead pellet of proper caliber. Its even managed to draw me away from bladeforums for small periods of time It would be pretty accurate out to 100ft or so right?Īny other guns I should look into that are similar in price and would be fairly easy to find? I'd prefer pneumatic so I can vary the power for different shots. But its fun to pick them off as they sit on the fence row too. Its only real job in terms of pest control would be shooting sparrows, mainly to kill tham after I shoot them out of the rafters with. Would it need to be cleaned very often because of buildup in the barrel? If it was to jam, how likely would it be for the rifling to get damaged either from the jam or from getting it out? From all the posts I read on the gun, it doesn't sound like normal shooting will wear the barrel out so I'm not too worried about that. How likely is it for a pellet to jam? I've been shooting crosman and RWS pellets, and try to check for any major defeects before loading. Its gotten all good remarks in the searches I ran here at TFL, but I'm still kind of worried about the brass barrel getting fouled up. I've been eyeing a benjamin sheridan (397 I think ? ) at Gander mountain for $127, still want to check the price at walmart. Not a big deal to get it back together but its annoying as hell and it doesn't shoot too good anymore. The barrel occasionally flies out the end because its press fit with just a press fit plastic muzzle to hold it in. I've got a cheap daisy that was surprisingly powerful/accurate for $30, that I shot all summer, but it didn't hold up at all. I'm thinking of buying a new air rifle for plinking and light pest control around the barn.

Sheridan blue streak solder repairs