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Spud Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 494 Location: Australia Oz Joined: Feb 24^th, 2005	A pair of Stevens rifles Jul 8^th, 2018 at 12:24am	Print Post
	Here are a couple of Stevens rifles. The top is a 44 1/2 (45) in .22 LR with a few bells & whistles, including a 28" full oct barrel. Fitted with a Fecker 10X. I've owned it for about 25 years and it shoots beautifully. Bottom one is a standard 44 in .25/20 SS with a perfect bore. When I found it the chamber had been filled with lead (?) & that had probably saved it from being shot with BP ammunition. Removing that lead plug was a real process but worth it in the long run. It's nice to find Stevens with most of the CC on the actions, I really like that wavy pattern. What's the best method to protect the CC long term? Spud.


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Premod70 Oldtimer Online Posts: 864 Location: North Carolina Joined: Jan 16^th, 2016	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #1 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 9:00am	Print Post
	Very nice pair of rifles, thanks for sharing. Curious though, what process did you use to remove the lead, I'm thinking a bore size rod and a hammer😨.


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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #2 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 11:04am	Print Post
	Spud wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 12:24am: What's the best method to protect the CC long term? Some apply wax, after degreasing the metal. Maybe more important is what NOT to do, handling it unnecessarily, & especially, wiping it frequently with an oily (& probably dirty) rag.


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #3 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 12:06pm	Print Post
	Nice rifles, thanks for the pic. Aaron

	WARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. Let's Go Sonny!
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15994 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #4 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 12:52pm	Print Post
	Beautiful rifles, and the full octagon is pretty rare on any Stevens single shot! I wax my color cased receivers to protect them. I always use a soft cloth to wipe them down, and treat the cloth with Old West Snake Oil before wiping metal and wood with the cloth. Been using OWSO for decades on all my old guns and I love the stuff.

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #5 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 7:50pm	Print Post
	Vall, Do you put Old West Snake Oil on scopes? I was told by Wally Siebert to never put any oil on my scopes as it always finds its way inside.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15994 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #6 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	Schuetzenmiester wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 7:50pm: Vall, Do you put Old West Snake Oil on scopes? I was told by Wally Siebert to never put any oil on my scopes as it always finds its way inside. I've been wiping my guns metal, wood, and scopes with OWSO for decades Bob! No problems, but I do not get them oily looking or feeling either! I keep a terrycloth rag in a big ziplock bag and add a few drops to the rag each time I use it. The rag is NEVER damp, just slightly oily feeling, and enough to get rid of salty fingerprints, or smudges and dirt. I've seen guys slather it on, and leave their guns slippery with it! My first bottle is still being used, and almost gone after maybe 25 years? Just received my 2nd bottle for when it runs out. I think they're 8 oz. so I'm sure not over applying it!

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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #7 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 9:11pm	Print Post
	Schuetzenmiester wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 7:50pm: Vall, Do you put Old West Snake Oil on scopes? I was told by Wally Siebert to never put any oil on my scopes as it always finds its way inside. If he said that, it was with the assumption that you were the kind of idiot who'd SLATHER it on, not apply it with care & restraint. And he was right, in that most users (not necessarily you) can't be trusted not to overdo it. Steel scope tubes, being a ferrous metal, require some protection from moisture & rust. No scope of mine (some I've had for 50 yrs) has ever been damaged by a judicious application of a petroleum-based rust-preventative. (LPS 2 is my personal favorite, but there are others just as good.)


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2849 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #8 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 11:28pm	Print Post
	Nice pair of Stevens. Not sure if I've have or have ever seen a 44 1/2 with a full octogan barrel. I like Renisance wax on any metal or if you prefer oil, CLP Collector.


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Del J Participating Member Offline Posts: 12 Joined: May 16^th, 2015	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #9 - Jul 9^th, 2018 at 12:28am	Print Post
	Great looking rifles.


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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #10 - Jul 9^th, 2018 at 7:11am	Print Post
	slumlord44 wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 11:28pm: Not sure if I've have or have ever seen a 44 1/2 with a full octogan barrel. Certainly uncommon (since there was a small charge for ordering that configuration), but I have one 44-1/2 & one 44 with full octagons, both .22RFs.


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oodmoff Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Location: colorado springs Joined: Jan 12^th, 2009	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #11 - Jul 9^th, 2018 at 7:17pm	Print Post
	Very nice looking Stevens rifles! Thanks for sharing I regards to the OWSO, I agree with Vall, just enough (very little) is the correct amount...nothing worse than going to a show and seeing a row of rifles dripping with the stuff....can't even pick them up


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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #12 - Jul 9^th, 2018 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	oodmoff wrote on Jul 9^th, 2018 at 7:17pm: ...nothing worse than going to a show and seeing a row of rifles dripping with the stuff.... One thing is worse (and I've seen it a hundred times): the dealers who wipe down their guns, maybe high finish ones, with a rag that looks like it has been used to clean up the floor of a garage after an oil change.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #13 - Jul 9^th, 2018 at 7:59pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 8:37pm: Schuetzenmiester wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 7:50pm: Vall, Do you put Old West Snake Oil on scopes? I was told by Wally Siebert to never put any oil on my scopes as it always finds its way inside. I've been wiping my guns metal, wood, and scopes with OWSO for decades Bob! No problems, but I do not get them oily looking or feeling either! I keep a terrycloth rag in a big ziplock bag and add a few drops to the rag each time I use it. The rag is NEVER damp, just slightly oily feeling, and enough to get rid of salty fingerprints, or smudges and dirt. I've seen guys slather it on, and leave their guns slippery with it! My first bottle is still being used, and almost gone after maybe 25 years? Just received my 2nd bottle for when it runs out. I think they're 8 oz. so I'm sure not over applying it! Thanks Vall. He was talking about petroleum I think. I'll get some and try it. I don't kn ow why anyone would have their guns dripping. Seems like that would rot the wood.

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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2849 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: A pair of Stevens rifles Reply #14 - Jul 9^th, 2018 at 10:43pm	Print Post
	I'm thinking the full octogon barrel was more common on 44's than 44 1/2's but scarce on both. I may have a 44 1/2 full octogon but would have to look to be sure.


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