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moshannon Full Member Offline Posts: 153 Location: SW PA Joined: Aug 8^th, 2006	Stevens 55 Lady's model (revisited) Oct 4^th, 2006 at 10:40am	Print Post
	I am restoring this rifle and have gotten much help from reading all of the entries on this forum. Marlinguy answered several questions for me already on this model. New question, there is a spring and screw located inside the front of the receiver. It appear to aid in holding the breech block in the closed position. I haven't seen this on other favorite models. Is this an oddity or specific to this model? I am also going to need to replace it. It had a crack when I got it and has since broken. I know it isn't a part produced by Wisners, and like I said, I don't think I am going to have an easy time finding a replacement from another parts gun. I guess I'll have to have one made or live without it. Mike (Moshannon)

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hst Oldtimer Offline Posts: 569 Joined: Jun 3^rd, 2004	Re: Stevens 55 Lady's model (revisited) Reply #1 - Oct 4^th, 2006 at 12:57pm	Print Post
	Mike: I suspect that the spring is there to keep the lever from drooping. That was a perenial problem with the 44 and from what I have read a spring was one of the fixes that Stevens tried. Glenn


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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Stevens 55 Lady's model (revisited) Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2006 at 7:32pm	Print Post
	Glenn is absolutely right! You can adjust that screw so the lever snaps up sharply, and holds great.

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2520 Ex Member	Re: Stevens 55 Lady's model (revisited) Reply #3 - Oct 7^th, 2006 at 1:48am	Print Post
	It was one of the "fixes" for the drooping lever. I had a Model 44 in 38-55 with the same devise. Apparently Stevens only made them for a short while then dropped it completely. Pity. A new one will have to be made if you can't do without one.


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jfeldman ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1120 Location: Imperial Beach, Ca Joined: Nov 5^th, 2005	Re: Stevens 55 Lady's model (revisited) Reply #4 - Oct 13^th, 2006 at 8:18pm	Print Post
	I had the same problem of a broken lever spring on a H&A 922.It sounds as if it may be the same design. (de Hass pg. 209) I had pretty good luck cutting a new one out of an old putty knife blade and then bending it to the contour of the original. I used a burr on a dremel to cut the hole. Hope this helps. Regards, Joe


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