Originally Posted by
45flint
I find this the praise of the Sheridan F surprising really. Sheridan was locked into its barrel soldered to a full length tube from its pumper for some reason? There is no need for a tube that long for a CO2 rifle unless it’s bulk filled? Looks odd really. You see the exquisite Howa 55G and the Crosman 160 designed a rifle from the ground up for CO2 and the tube is shorten to accommodate the CO2 cartridges. The result a long free barrel looks like a normal rifle? The Sheridan looks like a pumper when there is really no inherent elegance in that? Plus the fact that it is probably the most inefficient CO2 rifle ever made?QUOTE]
Personally, I don't think the Sheridan F is any more inefficient than the majority of CO2 rifles, as for looks "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
That said, when it comes to looks the Sheridan cannot compare with the Howa 55G (my Holy Grail of air rifles!) which is after all a straight copy of the actual firearm.
Incidentally, the Sheridan F in the bottom picture belongs to me -- bought new in 1982 from Manchester Air Guns.