desert-dude wrote on Aug 4^th, 2017 at 10:45am:

I've been sitting in front of my autocad software doing exactly that.....however it's easier said than done.  Some design changes will be necessary because I want it to handle the 22 hornet and .218 Bee.....

uscra112 wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2017 at 10:19am:

Thanks for the reply....but I'm considering very considerable design changes.....more of a 1885 style falling block

Chuckster wrote on Sep 5^th, 2017 at 1:45pm:

Thanks for that advice.....I'll accept it as it's intended.

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I never thought I would ever see a Model 1915 Favorite that had any class.  Boy, was I wrong!

Bill Lawrence

Bill Lawrence wrote on Sep 18^th, 2017 at 11:24pm:

Very kind words sir.....thank you very much.

slumlord44 wrote on Sep 18^th, 2017 at 11:54pm:

I've been sitting in front of my autocad software trying to come up with a way to create a single shot that resembles this "plane Jane" design yet is strong enough to handle centerfire rounds such as the .22 Hornet or .218 Bee.

The more I work on this the more I have come to respect the  creativity that went into this design back in the late 1800's when such things as autocad had never been heard of.

Clearly the "firearm" has undergone an evolution in design starting with the basic fuse fired hand cannons and up to today.

It seems every work of art has it's pinnacle and modern day firearms is no exception.  If the Stevens company wasn't at the pinnacle in the industrial arts of firearms they were centainly close to it.

I actually put them in the same category as the Winchester 1885 and Ruger #1....bear in mind that these things must be produced inexpensively enough as to be affordable to large numbers of customers.

The fact that Savage actually produced this firearm with some modifications for many years after 1915 is testimony to it's  sophistication.

I am surprised that Savage didn't take it a step further and significantly beef up the internal design to handle such things as the .22 Hornet and retain as much of the overall appearance of the original product.....but apparently they didn't see any value in the single shot rifle as a real popular  stock item.  The market had turned to bolt actions of much greater power and accuracy..,.,....so be it

I fully understand your comment of "plain Jane".....but in fact, after working on this project I have come to believe the Stevens Favorite is anything but that.....my hat is off to the Stevens folks of the late 1800s that came up with this classic.  It's truly a work of art.