Sheridan .22 pistol

troylaplante · 03-08-2006, 03:13 PM

Anyone familiar with the Sheridan .22 pistol with tip up barrel? I saw one in a gun shop today. It was very interesting looking, having very flat sides. My understanding is that Sheridan makes pellet guns and are from Racine, Wisconsin. I hear that they manufactured the .22 pistol, but had to discontinue manufacturing since they didn't have a license to do so. It was just a curiosity to me. I found a few online as a examples.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=44732229

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976676044.htm

troylaplante · 03-08-2006, 03:19 PM

This is what I have seen online so far:

They were introduced by the air rifle firm in 1952 with a retail price of $17.95. The barrel was a cast one piece part with fixed sights that tipped up for loading. The frame was comprised of flat stamped steel plates sandwiching the barrel pivot and action. Grips were plastic and the gun looked a lot like a small, flat electric drill. The Rifleman's Julian Hatcher gave the gun an excellent review in July 1953, recommending it for a kit or trap line gun: 'a fine little gun at a moderate price'.

jellydonut · 03-29-2006, 11:17 AM

Hmm...neat little gun. My grampa gave me an older Benjamin Sheridan air rifle. I think they were solely British imports at the time, and that there is now a US division under Crosman, but I'm not positive about that. That little gun is pretty accurate. If I could bend the sight to not shoot about 6 inches to the right at 30 yards (it got bent at some point prior to my ownership), I could prolly get it to shoot 3 inch groups.. maybe a little tighter if I worked on it. *shrug* It shoots 5 mm pellets though, so that's kind of annoying. Harder to find than the standard pellets. 5mm is .20 cal if anybody wanted to know. 14.5 grain. Killed a rabbit with it once. It wasn't a very smart rabbit though. Just kept sitting there in the middle of the yard, even after I nicked it clean through one of its ears.
JD

bheiser · 03-30-2006, 09:42 PM

looks like junk

03-08-2006, 03:13 PM	#1
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223 Trader Rating: (0)	Sheridan .22 pistol Anyone familiar with the Sheridan .22 pistol with tip up barrel? I saw one in a gun shop today. It was very interesting looking, having very flat sides. My understanding is that Sheridan makes pellet guns and are from Racine, Wisconsin. I hear that they manufactured the .22 pistol, but had to discontinue manufacturing since they didn't have a license to do so. It was just a curiosity to me. I found a few online as a examples. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=44732229 http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976676044.htm

03-30-2006, 09:42 PM	#4
bheiser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 202 Trader Rating: (0)	looks like junk __________________ Walther PPK,RIA 1911, FN-FAL308 Mossy500:uzi:

03-08-2006, 03:19 PM	#2
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223 Trader Rating: (0)	This is what I have seen online so far: They were introduced by the air rifle firm in 1952 with a retail price of $17.95. The barrel was a cast one piece part with fixed sights that tipped up for loading. The frame was comprised of flat stamped steel plates sandwiching the barrel pivot and action. Grips were plastic and the gun looked a lot like a small, flat electric drill. The Rifleman's Julian Hatcher gave the gun an excellent review in July 1953, recommending it for a kit or trap line gun: 'a fine little gun at a moderate price'.

03-29-2006, 11:17 AM	#3
jellydonut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 234 Trader Rating: (0)	Hmm...neat little gun. My grampa gave me an older Benjamin Sheridan air rifle. I think they were solely British imports at the time, and that there is now a US division under Crosman, but I'm not positive about that. That little gun is pretty accurate. If I could bend the sight to not shoot about 6 inches to the right at 30 yards (it got bent at some point prior to my ownership), I could prolly get it to shoot 3 inch groups.. maybe a little tighter if I worked on it. shrug It shoots 5 mm pellets though, so that's kind of annoying. Harder to find than the standard pellets. 5mm is .20 cal if anybody wanted to know. 14.5 grain. Killed a rabbit with it once. It wasn't a very smart rabbit though. Just kept sitting there in the middle of the yard, even after I nicked it clean through one of its ears. JD