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stevens favorite

tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
edited January 2008 in Ask the Experts
I am trying to nail down just when the Stevens Favorite extractor moved from the seven o'clock position in the receiver to the six o'clock position. Perkins says Stevens changed the design in 1898. DeHass says it moved "in about 1901". Anybody have more information??
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    Can anyone tell me which model Favorite had a knurled ring around the barrel at the chamber end threaded to control headspace? The receiver has " Stevens A & t co. " stamped on it. Any guess as to date of MFG ?
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    I have a Stevens Favorite 1915 22 cal.barrel on auction here at Gunbroker. Will it fit a Crackshot model 26 ? Thanks Dennis
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    anyone know the correct size of the hammer spring, {length and tension}, my rifle when fired, automatically ejects, and recocks the hammer. thanks
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    im looking at a favorite.22 LONG RIFLE on left side bbl.J STEVENS A&T .09 CHICCPEE FALLS MASS.on left side frame at top.24"oct. bbl, takedown.H 7xx on bottom tang.buttplate is bakelite? with stevens favorite horizontal written on it.buttstock is pistol grip walnut, but the stock line from rip to butt is not straight,it has a big belly in it.any info and possible worth of this gun would be greatly appreciated.

    thanks
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    That sounds like an alarmingly strange problem for a Stevens Favorite. I really can't quite fathom how it happens. But do a search for "Wisner's" for repro parts.
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  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,335 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...That doesn't sound like a Favorite, which has a falling breechblock, something like a Win 1885. Could it be a Little Scout? That should have a rolling type breechblock, although I do have a Little Scout with a Favorite marked barrel, just to confuse matters.

    http://www.geocities.com/c-thunderer/STEVENSRIFLES.html

    http://www.gun-quest.com/
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    no its a favorite, had it since i was young, when you shoot it the hammer cocks, and if your not holding on to the lever real tight it will drop and the shell ejects..wth[?] something must have broke the lever will fall real easy
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    I have one that had the loose action problem. Bought it here @ auction and seller did'nt mention the problem in the listing. He agreed to a refund to cover the repairs rather than have a return.
    Local"smith" fixed it. It was worn interal action parts that one of the screws you see on the side of the receiver goes thru inside. He made an oversize screw that fit the internal parts and tightened up the action.
    I have no idea what could cause the hammer to self cock. But altho I paid to have mine fixed, they are reportedly pretty simple. And Wisner's has the mainspring if you think that's it.
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    thanks fatstrat, i'll look there
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