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LWB Ex Member	Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Jan 20^th, 2012 at 3:09pm	Print Post
	A friend needs info( age ect) on a Stevens Tip Up in what appears to be .38 something. There are no markings other than j. stevens etc on the barrell. It does have a forearm and I have not seen any listed anywhere I've looked.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16349 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #1 - Jan 20^th, 2012 at 7:52pm	Print Post
	Well I've seen them in .38-55, and a friend has two in that caliber. But only way to really know what his is would be to chamber cast it with cerrosafe.

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MerwinBray Oldtimer Offline Aw Gees Posts: 944 Location: Kansas City, KS Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #2 - Jan 20^th, 2012 at 8:02pm	Print Post
	I don't recall ever seeing that thumb screw on the barrel release button before.

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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #3 - Jan 20^th, 2012 at 8:34pm	Print Post
	Looks like it is missing. Not unusual on these. It just unscrews and wouldn't be hard for it to fall off and get lost. Centerfire or Rimfire?


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MerwinBray Oldtimer Offline Aw Gees Posts: 944 Location: Kansas City, KS Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #4 - Jan 20^th, 2012 at 8:39pm	Print Post
	I thought the same thing at first but dont see threads on the end of it. Maybe some one turned a simple replacement or found something else that fit? Also, how large is the frame? any way of getting a measurement across the action and length?

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LWB Ex Member	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #5 - Jan 20^th, 2012 at 8:56pm	Print Post
	The barrel release is a smooth rounded push button. I'll try to measure the action tomorrow. I'm not at all familiar with these rifles so any help is appreciated.


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7337 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #6 - Jan 20^th, 2012 at 10:03pm	Print Post
	Also measure the rim recess diameter and the diameter of the first part of the chamber. Frank

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LWB Ex Member	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #7 - Jan 22^nd, 2012 at 8:25pm	Print Post
	If I have done this correctly the dimensions are as follows: Barrel 26'' Width of action 1 and 9/16'' Length of action 4.5'' rim recess diameter 5/8'' chamber 7/16 inches I have also included a close-up of the barrel release button that seem to be of some interest.


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #8 - Jan 22^nd, 2012 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	Looks like a replacement to me. All of them that I have seen had a knob threaded on the end.


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7337 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #9 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 12:39am	Print Post
	The 7/16 chamber size would most likely make it a 38/55 or 38/50. For sure not any of the smaller 38's like the 38 XL or smaller. Slug the barrel and see if a 38/55 will drop in. Frank

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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4072 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #10 - Jan 27^th, 2012 at 10:19pm	Print Post
	Many years ago there was an example of this rifle floating around the Roanoke, VA area, IIRC. My froggie memory seems to recall it was a .38-50, maybe because it would have pre-dated the .38-55 by a few years?? I would guess a .38-50 black powder loading would be the extreme upper limit for that old design. As for the push button for the barrel release, I would imagine it will unscrew to reveal a threaded end that once had what looked like the head of a screw, the shank of which had internal thread to fit the ones you have there. Just a SWAG, but that's the way the ones I have seen and handled worked. Froggie


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #11 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 9:23pm	Print Post
	Any guess as to when it was manufactured?


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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #12 - Feb 2^nd, 2012 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	Just to stir the pot, any possibility of being a 38WCF?

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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #13 - Feb 3^rd, 2012 at 1:51pm	Print Post
	you haven't said what the depth of the chamber is. I have a 38rf that meets the specks you posted...Don


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MerwinBray Oldtimer Offline Aw Gees Posts: 944 Location: Kansas City, KS Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Stevens Tip up in 38-?? Reply #14 - Feb 3^rd, 2012 at 8:04pm	Print Post
	Or bore diameter. Unless I missed that.

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