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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Online Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1304 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #30 - May 13^th, 2021 at 6:03pm	Print Post
	You are very fortunate, Chashooter, and not just because the mismatched barrel indexed. Your hammer's action has the lugged hammer which shows that it was originally barreled as at least a .32-40. That's not to say, however, that you can "hot-rod" your rifle. But it does make it somewhat safer with full black powder loads and even moderate smokeless ones. You should be able to have a lot of fun with that rifle. Bill Lawrence


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #31 - May 13^th, 2021 at 6:15pm	Print Post
	Amen. And all original Stevens parts, too, however mismatched. Please remember me in your will?

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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #32 - May 13^th, 2021 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	I consider myself very lucky because I bought it at an auction without even a picture and just decided to Take a chance because the seller seem to have a reasonable description. When I emailed he had some good information about the previous owner and sent me pictures. I am embarrassed to say how little I paid for it
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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 891 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #33 - May 13^th, 2021 at 8:33pm	Print Post
	I am not surprised at all that the mismatched barrel indexed just fine, I have had good luck with mismatched barrels indexing perfectly on Stevens rifles. Getting it to head space correctly is more of a crapshoot however, especially with 44 1/2’s. Swapping out breech blocks will sometimes help.


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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 891 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #34 - May 13^th, 2021 at 8:41pm	Print Post
	Savage made Stevens 44 barrels, absolutely will not index correctly on earlier Stevens A&T receivers, and vice versa.


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #35 - May 13^th, 2021 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	I just went out to the range and shot a few rounds again with that load of 20 grains of 4198 and the tapered 265g Welsh bullet. I played around getting the sights zeroed and fired 30 shots . let me tell you even with that light load that gun does not weigh much and recoil was noticeable. I cannot imagine wanting to load anything hotter.


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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 293 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #36 - May 14^th, 2021 at 6:27pm	Print Post
	Pictures of my 32-40. You can just barely see the top of the brass case when loaded.


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Stevens 44 38-55 case dragging block. Reply #37 - May 14^th, 2021 at 7:35pm	Print Post
	jimmy Thanks for posting that .a lot of people would have not been convinced that our rifles were not original.


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