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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Sep 13^th, 2017 at 4:50pm	Print Post
	I posted in another thread a few pictures of my Low Wall 1885 Win. with a #5 weight Stevens-Pope .22 barrel. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) In the last few weeks I've been trying to figure out if this was a special order barrel for Stevens on their rifles, or if it was just one of the options they cataloged? I have a half dozen old Stevens catalogs, and looking at the Stevens-Pope Barrels section I see Stevens barrels offered in#1-2-3-4-5 weight. But I don't see any listing for a .22 RF caliber Stevens Pope barrel. Pretty sure I've seen guns in .22RF with Stevens-Pope barrels, but not positive. Wondering if those knowledgeable in Stevens single shots, or Stevens-Pope rifles, might have some input on how common or rare a .22RF Stevens-Pope is. And also if anyone has seen the Stevens-Pope .22RF barrels in this #5 weight my 1885 has? The catalog shows a #5 weight at 28" to be 9.5 lbs., but no mention of caliber? I'd guess this .22 #5 weight barrel is a bit heavier by a pound or so. The catalog also lists Stevens actions with wood at 3.5 lbs. so that would be a 13 lb. rifle for a CF caliber. I've only seen one #5 weight Stevens rifle, and it was a schuetzen model with a .33-40 Pope barrel.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #1 - Sep 13^th, 2017 at 5:41pm	Print Post
	Val, I remember seeing a Stevens-Pope 22 RF at the WAC show in Puyallup about 1986 to 1988. I believe it was on a HiWall, but may have been a LoWall. It was definitely a schuetzen configuration, but I'm not sure what weight it was.

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2057 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #2 - Sep 13^th, 2017 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	J. Stevens barreled lots of rifles, and they recut many barrels too. I've seen one rifle that had a very heavy Stevens barrel in 32-40, larger than the one on your rifle. I think they'd make you anything you were willing to pay for $$$.
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kensmachine Oldtimer Offline Posts: 574 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2012	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #3 - Sep 13^th, 2017 at 10:31pm	Print Post
	val have you made it out to shoot it yet ken


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #4 - Sep 13^th, 2017 at 11:25pm	Print Post
	kensmachine wrote on Sep 13^th, 2017 at 10:31pm: val have you made it out to shoot it yet ken Need a firing pin. This one is broken.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #5 - Sep 13^th, 2017 at 11:26pm	Print Post
	Schutzenbob wrote on Sep 13^th, 2017 at 8:20pm: J. Stevens barreled lots of rifles, and they recut many barrels too. I've seen one rifle that had a very heavy Stevens barrel in 32-40, larger than the one on your rifle. I think they'd make you anything you were willing to pay for $$$. I have a Baallard #3 that started life as a .22RF and is marked "Rebored by J Stevens" and ".25RF". Has a full length Stevens scope on it too.

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kensmachine Oldtimer Offline Posts: 574 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2012	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #6 - Sep 14^th, 2017 at 1:37am	Print Post
	i will look to see if i have one I am pretty sure i do ken


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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #7 - Sep 14^th, 2017 at 10:08am	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Sep 13^th, 2017 at 11:26pm: I have a Baallard #3 that started life as a .22RF and is marked "Rebored by J Stevens" and ".25RF". Has a full length Stevens scope on it too. Saw another #3 at a show years ago, but put it down after seeing the ".25RF." Now if it too had had a Stevens scope, it would have been my money I put down. Though .25RF is a market-killer today, the motivation of a shooter to rebore when US-made ammo was still available is well understandable--not only to restore a bad bore, but because the .25RF was a superior hunting cartridge.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #8 - Sep 14^th, 2017 at 10:23am	Print Post
	Redsetter wrote on Sep 14^th, 2017 at 10:08am: Saw another #3 at a show years ago, but put it down after seeing the ".25RF." Now if it too had had a Stevens scope, it would have been my money I put down. Though .25RF is a market-killer today, the motivation of a shooter to rebore when US-made ammo was still available is well understandable--not only to restore a bad bore, but because the .25RF was a superior hunting cartridge. I think that's why this one was extremely cheap. I was attracted to it because the condition was minty, with 98% barrel blue, perfect wood finish, and gorgeous case colors. Then the saw it was in .25 Stevens RF. But it was impossible to pass up, and I have a half dozen boxes of .25RF Cannuck ammo, so it does get occasionally fired. Been toying with the idea of buying some .25RF Ramshot charges, and making up a breech seater to be able to shoot it even more.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #9 - Sep 14^th, 2017 at 10:25am	Print Post
	kensmachine wrote on Sep 14^th, 2017 at 1:37am: i will look to see if i have one I am pretty sure i do ken That would be excellent! I can order one, but if you have one that's much easier! Also considered drilling out the old pin and Loctite in a new one.

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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #10 - Sep 14^th, 2017 at 11:45am	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Sep 14^th, 2017 at 10:23am: I think that's why this one was extremely cheap... "Extremely cheap" can overcome a multitude of objections!


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #11 - Sep 14^th, 2017 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	Redsetter wrote on Sep 14^th, 2017 at 11:45am: marlinguy wrote on Sep 14^th, 2017 at 10:23am: I think that's why this one was extremely cheap... "Extremely cheap" can overcome a multitude of objections! Yes! This one was priced low enough that either the gun or the scope was free. Figured I bought one of the two, and the other was a bonus!

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kensmachine Oldtimer Offline Posts: 574 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2012	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #12 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 1:21am	Print Post
	Val I went thru my 1885 parts. I only have one of the rimfire pins. I have about 8 of center fire pins but I have close to that in actions that I have apart. if you cant find one I would lit you have the one I have Ken


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #13 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 8:36am	Print Post
	kensmachine wrote on Sep 16^th, 2017 at 1:21am: Val I went thru my 1885 parts. I only have one of the rimfire pins. I have about 8 of center fire pins but I have close to that in actions that I have apart. if you cant find one I would lit you have the one I have Ken Are you coming to OAC on the 24th of Sept.?

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kensmachine Oldtimer Offline Posts: 574 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2012	Re: Stevens #5 weight .22 barrels? Reply #14 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 10:00am	Print Post
	most likley


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