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jgill46 Participating Member Offline Posts: 11 Joined: May 27^th, 2018	Re: historic Stevens Reply #45 - Jun 4^th, 2018 at 9:57pm	Print Post
	Gorgeous! Too bad there are several buggered screws on it. I guess the seller overlooked them.


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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: historic Stevens Reply #46 - Jun 4^th, 2018 at 10:00pm	Print Post
	To expand on Calledflyer's last comments. what interests me most is that the dog is rendered so exactly that he's clearly either an American Pit Bull Terrier or its derivative an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Again to me this strongly supports that the likeness was cut specifically to order, and probably from a photo. If so, the earlier comment about the horse's uncommonly-found bridle suggesting a cut-to order true likeness makes even more sense. Well-heeled or much admired first owner, indeed! Bill Lawrence


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16009 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: historic Stevens Reply #47 - Jun 5^th, 2018 at 11:41am	Print Post
	jgill46 wrote on Jun 4^th, 2018 at 9:57pm: Gorgeous! Too bad there are several buggered screws on it. I guess the seller overlooked them. You're kidding, right? You call those screws buggered? After 100 years of existence, I'd say those screw slots are pretty darn nice condition myself.

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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: historic Stevens Reply #48 - Jun 5^th, 2018 at 12:13pm	Print Post
	Yes, there are about a half-dozen buggered screws. But not one is so bad that at least I couldn't repair it without welding and refinish it so you'd never know. In short, "Forgidabotit!," as Mr. Soprano used to say. Bill Lawrence
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16009 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: historic Stevens Reply #49 - Jun 5^th, 2018 at 12:52pm	Print Post
	I sure wouldn't waste a minute's time touching those screws. This is a buggered screw! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3541 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: historic Stevens Reply #50 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 12:02pm	Print Post
	Heck, if I'd known that kind of screw was a special feature, I'd have got a lot more money for them Colts I sold.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16009 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: historic Stevens Reply #51 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 12:19pm	Print Post
	calledflyer wrote on Jun 6^th, 2018 at 12:02pm: Heck, if I'd known that kind of screw was a special feature, I'd have got a lot more money for them Colts I sold. I just realized how bad some of my gun screws were! All this time I thought they looked pretty decent, and now I found out they're all boogered up!

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3541 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: historic Stevens Reply #52 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	Form over function guy here. If a screwdriver will work without slipping, the damn screw is perfectly good. I hate a bad phillips screwdriver worse than a blade one. Ever try to fix a phillips?


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: historic Stevens Reply #53 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 3:05pm	Print Post
	Ever try to fix a phillips? Sure, you put it in an indexing head mounted at the proper angles to your broach, cut new surfaces, then throw it away and go to Sears. Aaron I've found it's very hard to wear out a Klein screwdriver, my favorite.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3541 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: historic Stevens Reply #54 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 3:20pm	Print Post
	That's why I'm going to miss Sears when they close the nearest store. Only Home Depot and Walmart screwdrivers may be available. Oh, and the Dollar Store.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: historic Stevens Reply #55 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 4:30pm	Print Post
	Rebel wrote on Jun 6^th, 2018 at 3:05pm: Ever try to fix a phillips? Sure, you put it in an indexing head mounted at the proper angles to your broach, cut new surfaces, then throw it away and go to Sears. Aaron I've found it's very hard to wear out a Klein screwdriver, my favorite. Don't forget Harbor Frieght a d take your coupons to get 25% off and your free flashlight Kliens can be worn out but it takes more turns than a gunsmith will ever make.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: historic Stevens Reply #56 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 5:12pm	Print Post
	I've never used Kleins, but have used the same set of Chapman bits for over 40 years. The set wasn't new when I got it either (the Midget Ratchet is case-hardened-in-color carbon steel). Now I did finally manage to chip one of the thinnest blades, which the company replaced for free. But wear them out? Not hardly! But then we all know that the best hollow-ground screwdrivers are worth every last penny we pay for them, whatever their source or brand name. Bill Lawrence


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16009 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: historic Stevens Reply #57 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 5:17pm	Print Post
	When I started in the trade in 1974 every electrician I saw used Klein screwdrivers, and I did too. But towards the end of my career in the early 2000's Klein got pretty crappy about supporting their lifetime warranty, and I began to buy other brands. I still have a lot of Klein tools leftover from my working days, and they're still in great shape. But for gunsmith work I use either my Brownells screwdriver set or Chapman set. The Chapman are a bit brittle, but the Brownells are a bit soft. Neither set is perfect for me

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: historic Stevens Reply #58 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 5:52pm	Print Post
	The Klein screw-sticks I have are not hollow ground, I don't use them on guns either. Everything else though. Aaron

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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: historic Stevens Reply #59 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 7:21pm	Print Post
	Bill Lawrence wrote on Jun 6^th, 2018 at 5:12pm: I've never used Kleins, but have used the same set of Chapman bits for over 40 years. The set wasn't new when I got it either (the Midget Ratchet is case-hardened-in-color carbon steel). Can't believe I didn't get one of the CC ratchets, as I ordered the set the first time I saw their ad in the Rifleman--easily 40 yrs ago. Have twisted the tips of a few of the very smallest, but just bought replacements. Though I later acquired the full Brownell's set, I find I still use the Chapman bits more often.


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