Any body know anything about this type of rifle???

GunClick Rick · October 19, 2010, 09:35:31 PM

I found one that a friend has and i can have it 150.00 the only thing is it lever fine and the hammer pulls back with a click but the trigger will not release the hammer,it feels gummy and i am thinkin maybe it just need a good cleaning.They don't have alot of moving parts do they??? looks just like this one...

http://www.battermans.com/firearms-gallery/antique-firearms/j-p-stevens-favorite-lever-action-single-shot-caliber-22-long-rifle.html

St. George · October 19, 2010, 10:15:22 PM

There aren't a lot of moving parts - and if needed - Numrich/Gunpartsco usually has spares.

They also have a parts breakdown.

A careful cleaning should work wonders.

The biggest problem with these rifles is two-fold, because the vast bulk were shot using .22 Shorts - worn chambers and shot-out barrels - but you can line them.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

GunClick Rick · October 19, 2010, 10:31:47 PM

I have an old survival book that mentions a guy by the name of Wild Bill Moreland that lived in the Saw Tooth moutains of Idaho the indians would'nt go into.He would raid ranger cabins all the time.When they finally cuaght him he had the Stevens falling block rifle,a couple of bullets left,a key made from a tin can for locks,wash rags for socks,rubber boots and livin in a hollow log.Wanted a Stevens ever since i read that

John Taylor · October 19, 2010, 10:44:07 PM

Nice little rifle, scaled down version of the Stevens model 44. Savage is making new ones http://www.chuckhawks.com/stevens_favorite.htm .

Shotgun Franklin · October 20, 2010, 09:46:51 AM

I once owned a new one. It was great to carry and as accurate as any .22 I've ever owned. Traded it for a repeater but wish I'd a kept it.

Adirondack Jack · October 20, 2010, 11:38:59 AM

I've got a "Favorite" in .22 smoothbore marked ".22 shot" circa 1900, give or take a little. It functions fine and is a hoot with .22 BB caps, firing round balls at around 770 fps.

The action is, as above, very simple, and likely the bore will be dark and the chamber sloppy, owing to use of BP, corrosive primed ammo with no cleaning.

An "antique" that is all there for $150 is hard to pass up. If it were me, I'd give er a whirl.

Howdy Doody · October 20, 2010, 12:06:36 PM

My brother and I had one our grandfather gave to us that looked just like that, but I think it was marked Savage. Could be same company, I do not know as I am not up on old weaponry. Seems like there was a lot of different names on the same guns. I have a shotgun marked Montgomery Wards and it is really a 311.
However, that rifle shot very accurately and was a lot of fun, if you didn't lose the box of shorts. I think a box of 50 shorts back then was about a penny a piece.
At $150 I would buy it in a heart beat, it can be rebuilt. My 10-22 that I bought back in about the 70's for $90 is probably worth $150 these days and it is nothing special, but will shoot longs. It is also real accurate. 22's just always seem to always be popular. If you don't want it, tell your friend I would love to buy it from him. I'd drive on up there to get it too. Let me know.

GunClick Rick · October 20, 2010, 12:34:23 PM

The stock is a little sloppy and has a small crack,i'm headed out with a can of WD and see if that helps.The hammer is a slow pull becuase of gumming i'm sure.

Kent Shootwell · October 20, 2010, 03:56:29 PM

The Stevens is prutty simple as this photo may help you, the trigger acts directly on the hammer. Trigger and main spring on this early model are the flat type.

Montana Slim · October 20, 2010, 09:43:34 PM

I have a Model 1915. The action was a bit sloppy & it had a broken firing pin....but I got it for under $100. I made a new firing pin and oversize pivot pins (2) for the falling block. As mentioned, the bore / chamber can be a bit rough on these old guns & mine was, too. I was disappointed with the resulting accuracy. As such, I had mine relined & now it is pretty accurate shooter.
Fairly easy rifle to work on & parts aren't too hard to come by or even make your own if your cheep.

Slim

GunClick Rick · October 21, 2010, 11:12:37 PM

WD didn't help,the hammer pulls back with two clicks,but the trigger doesn't seem to do anything.I left it be.

Chev. William · September 08, 2013, 12:46:09 PM

Quote from: GunClick Rick on October 21, 2010, 11:12:37 PM
WD didn't help,the hammer pulls back with two clicks,but the trigger doesn't seem to do anything.I left it be.

Too bad you 'left it be', you should have removed the Butt Stock and cleaned out the probable 'Crud' build up in and around the trigger, hammer, and springs.
I had an 1873 Win. in 44-40 that the finger lever safety was not working right on. Took it to my gunsmith along with a purchased replacement 'safety lever'. He removed the stock, broke down the action and cleanded about a Cup of Rust flakes, deteorated wood, dirt, hardened Grease, and general "Crud' out of it before installing and tunig the new safety lever.
He showed me the pile of 'crud' when I cam in th pick up the firearm.
Since I had not fired the arm since about 1973 and it had been a 'Movie' gun in a previous life, a rental from Western costume Co, armory when they ere next door to Paramount Studios main gate. I doubt it had been stripped for cleaning for several decades before my Gunsmith did it. It now functions beautifully but still will not shoot factory 44-40 jacketed loads worth a 'D**n'. It has a .434 Bore per a Slug test.

Best Regards,
Chev. William