Just a quick update on this, I have sent the custodian an email link to this thread, and has replied saying he will in turn contact the owner if possible to see what he wants to do regarding selling / keeping it. My feeling is that (to me as well) even the lowest value put forward may have come as a bit of a surprise, as seeing as it is not ever used, a sale may be on the cards.
Of course I am just surmising, but obviously will, if this turns out to be the case, take loads more photos in better light showing all the stock marks as clearly as possible, and obviously start a separate new thread in sales.
Back to the gun...My initial reaction many years ago on being passed a cocked and loaded Streak to try was "WOW"...lightweight, hard hitting and seemingly a super handy little gun for in the woods, this changed as I saw what was involved in getting it ready again (I had a Mercury at this time).
After all these years (35+ later), I don't know if I have changed my mind. It is super smooth to shoot, and I think if they changed the design so that say 3 pumps would give full power, I might be tempted, but still think that if I was hunting these days, the slow second shot ability would put me off as much as it did all those years ago.
Just a few mins ago I was testing it on the chrono, and these are the results (I never went over 6 pumps, for some reason this number rang a bell...do they have a blow off valve or whatever
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Tested with .22 hobby pellets (11.9gr) as it says 5.5 on the gun;
1 pump...290.48 fps @ 2.2 lbs
2 pumps.........453.00 fps @ 5.4 lbs
3 pumps ........534.75 fps @ 7.5 lbs
4 pumps.........596.12 fps @ 9.3 lbs
5 pumps.........635.93 fps @ 10.6 lbs
6 pumps.........671.14 fps @ 11.9 lbs
After 4 pumps it gets a little harder, but still more manageable than I remember, the trigger seemed very light on the lower numbers, but slightly heavier as I got to 5/6 pumps...Or was I just imagining that?
Anyway, the 2 pump setting is an ideal garden plinking setting, so can see the attraction of this
Will keep in touch as I get information,
ATB, Ed