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flathead rick Ex Member	high velocity ammo in Steven's 44 1/2 May 18^th, 2015 at 10:53pm	Print Post
	I have an old Stevens Ideal 44 1/2 in .22 caliber in the 4000 serial range which I think dates it about 1910 or so, gun in excellent shape with most case colors and blue present with excellent barrel, can I shoot modern high velocity 22 ammo with it or should I limit it to old lower velocity? Thanks


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MAD MIKE Oldtimer Offline Posts: 655 Location: So Cal Joined: Oct 31^st, 2006	Re: high velocity ammo in Steven's 44 1/2 Reply #1 - May 21^st, 2015 at 6:11pm	Print Post
	absolutely!!!! MIKE


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Litl Red Junior Member Offline Posts: 50 Joined: May 14^th, 2015	Re: high velocity ammo in Steven's 44 1/2 Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2015 at 6:22pm	Print Post
	Quote: I have an old Stevens Ideal 44 1/2 in .22 caliber in the 4000 serial range which I think dates it about 1910 or so, gun in excellent shape with most case colors and blue present with excellent barrel, can I shoot modern high velocity 22 ammo with it or should I limit it to old lower velocity? Thanks Get some Standard Velocity. It's more accurate anyway. In fact, in the last year, about the only rimfire seen on gunshop shelves has been CCI Standard.


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2849 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: high velocity ammo in Steven's 44 1/2 Reply #3 - May 22^nd, 2015 at 12:54am	Print Post
	High velocity ammo will be fine. It is one tough action. I usually use standard velocity in mine most of the time because it is usually more accurate. That being said, mine also seems to like Stingers a lot.


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4046 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: high velocity ammo in Steven's 44 1/2 Reply #4 - May 22^nd, 2015 at 12:37pm	Print Post
	The 44 1/2 was and is used for some high intensity centerfire cartridges with excellent safety. I shoot .22 Lovell from one, and am almost done with making a Hornet barrel for it. It'll be loafing with any .22 rimfire cartridge you can name. I have read of the Stevens .22 rimfire barrels being rechambered for the Hornet and the Lovell in the early days of those numbers, so one can assume that the barrel steel is adequate also.

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flathead rick Ex Member	Re: high velocity ammo in Steven's 44 1/2 Reply #5 - May 27^th, 2015 at 4:36pm	Print Post
	Thanks to all for your input.


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