57 year old Sheridan Blue Streak - who can rebuild it?

57 years ago today - Christmas Eve 1965 - I got my dream gun, a 5mm/20 caliber Sheridan Blue Streak.
I haven't shot it in years.
I did put a few pumps in it a few years ago and it held air just fine.

I remember there used to be a place that would rebuild them - or if you prefer, you could give them a "steroid treatment' and hot rod them - 10 pumps/1000 fps if I recall correctly.

I lost track of who that was.

Anyone have any idea? Is a rebuild something I can do myself? I'm not really great with that type of thing, but, I'm not a total clutz either.

 

You could buy the rebuild kit from Pyramid Air & DIY. Sounds more fun to me than shipping it out.

 

The place was MAC1 IIRC. No idea if still around.

 

Ive had work done by Precision Pellet in PA, near the MD border. That was probably 15 years ago though.

http://www.airgunshop.net/

website is still active.

 

I bought parts from Mac1 a couple of times in past year or two. He is the guy you are thinking of and highly recommended. If you have any mechanical skills at all they aren't that hard to work on. There it a wealth of information available on the air gun forums.
Gateway to Airguns and/or Airgun Nation. Crosman may have some parts still available or at least a parts diagram.

 

John - thank you for that tip.
I believe you are correct about two different kits.
Sometime in the early 1990s things changed and the older and newer guns aren't the same.

 

Phils Vintage airgun repair in canton ohio - he has done several for me Great guy too

 

@Hal,

I rebuilt my Benjamin 392 awhile back and did a step by step thread on it.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/benjamin-franklin-rebuild.740397/

As above the critical part is not messing up the fine threads. I wouldn’t say it’s difficult but if you have a history of forcing things that don’t feel right, I’d let someone else do it.

 

I always wanted a Blue Streak when I was a kid, but had to make do with a Crosman pump up .22. No knock against the Crosman…I made some pretty incredible long distance shots with. Even after years of shooting high power rifles, I still consider some of those air rifle shots as some of my best shooting, lol.
Anyway, I got interested in air rifles a couple years ago, and bought a couple. Then, I started looking for a Blue Streak. Found one on gunbroker in good, shooting shape. Put a Williams aperture sight on it, and I’m very happy. I ordered up a bunch of different .20 pellets from pyramid air, so I’m stocked for life for everything from plinking to varmint elimination.

 

Ooh and Mac 1 airgun did the "steroid" tunes n such...

 

That's sort of local so I'll reach out to him! Thanks!

 

Once you are up and running (rebuild is an easy DIY) finding 20cal pellets can be tricky.


So far these folks haven't let me down.

https://utahairguns.com/20pellets

 

Mike Baker Mike Baker [email protected]

 

Since this thread is worthless without pics…

 

Yes pictures are nice.

 

I rescued this one from a junk shop and paid $35 for it as it was in sad shape and non-working. Had to rebuild and refinish just about everything inside and out. Picture of before and after. I think it had been stored in a barn as something had chewed on the butstock.

 

Looking good now.

 

I still have my Benjamin 22 from about 1957, rebuilt in the 80s. Bought a vintage Crissman 22 a few years back.
My favorite of about ten air guns is still my Blue Streak. The magnum of pumps.