Benjamin Franklin Air Rifle Serial Number. By nairissamad1971 Follow Public. Our e-mails are filled with new products, deals, sneak peeks, tips and tricks, contests and more - sign up today Airgun safety is no accident. You must be 18 years or older to buy any air gun or air rifle. It been at home about 50 years or so. It is marked as Benjamin Franklin on the left side of the barrel, at the rear. It is also marked on the rear end of the barrel 'Benjamin Air Rifle Co., St. With a large numeral '312' in the center of the lettering. I could not find any serial numbers or other obvious markings. It still work fine. My mother has an old Benjamin air rifle and I'm trying to find some info out about it. I know that she got it in between 1970 and 1973 but I'm not sure what model it is? The rifle is a single shot bolt action. I'm trying to restore it for her if I'm able to. If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it.
Dear Annie:Your Benjamin/ Sheridan 397 is currently manufactured and sold, so has no
collector value. When we were kids Benjamin, Sherican and Crosman were
different companies. Today they are all owned by Crosman, and the
Benjamin/Sheridans and Shericans are all the same design, differing only in
cosmetics and caliber.
Benjamin Franklin Air Rifle 312 Serial Number
Your 397 is a nice gun which sells new for about $100. Do not pump it more
than 10 times, and 8 would be better. 3-4 pumps are fine for target shooting.
Accuracy will depend on the pellet used and the number of pumps. Try Crosman
Premier Heavies, Beeman Kodiak and Beeman Perfect Rounds.
Your gun is powerful enough for hunting small game like rabbits and squirrels
up to 25-30 yards. Aim for the head. If you plan to use the gun for hunting,
a company called Mac-1 Airguns (www.mindspring.com/~airguns/) can tune your gun
to double its power and greatly improve the trigger.
Benjamin Franklin Air Gun Serial Numbers
Regards.
Phil
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