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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Aug 21^st, 2025 at 10:08pm	Print Post
	(You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Been looking for an adult sized 22 SS. Was scrolling for 1915s and found this. Opinions and info welcomed. Feel free to tell me how bad I did


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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1977 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #1 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 12:15am	Print Post
	Nice rifle, good price. Even if you have to put a liner in it or a new barrel, you'll be pretty good money wise.


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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1039 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #2 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 4:59am	Print Post
	This model 44 appears to have a much heavier barrel than the standard #2 weight. It also wasn't dovetailed for a rear sight. Hopefully the barrel serial number matches the frame. Nice buy. Odd it was mis-identified as a 414.


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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #3 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 9:40am	Print Post
	Both the barrel weight and lack of dovetail jumped out at me. Perhaps a special order or factory rebarrel? hoping for a nice tight chamber.


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1156 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #4 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 10:19am	Print Post
	Drydock wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 9:40am: Both the barrel weight and lack of dovetail jumped out at me. Perhaps a special order or factory rebarrel? hoping for a nice tight chamber. Possibly set back and re chambered, it’s an odd length barrel. I have 44 1/2 that the same thing was done, it’s a great shooter. Hope it works out well


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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #5 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 10:39am	Print Post
	The shiny breach face could indicate that. Or the seller measured from the wrong place. Looking forward to finding out.


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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1039 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #6 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 2:54pm	Print Post
	With the action open, it looks like there is possibly a liner in it. It's hard to tell from the picture. My gut says that the barrel wasn't set back,unless it was a quarter of an inch. Please let us know what you have when you have the rifle in hand.


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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #7 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 4:17pm	Print Post
	Hmmm, you could be right. Would not bother me at all. Too bad no muzzle shot. Be sure to follow up when in hand.


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1Hawkeye Full Member Offline Posts: 168 Location: South end of Northern Virginia Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #8 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 6:36pm	Print Post
	If the barrel serial number matches I'd say you got a good deal on a special order model 44 as the standard barrel was 26 inches with longer barrel lengths available for an additional cost.


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scharfe Oldtimer Offline A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow. Posts: 593 Location: ny / pa line Joined: Dec 18^th, 2006	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #9 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	Nice deal. Keep us updated. I wonder what's stamped on the action face. BUY THE 1st CENTER FIRE BLOCK THAT YOU SEE.


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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #10 - Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 7:40pm	Print Post
	A 25-20 barrel would be cool.
	« Last Edit: Aug 22^nd, 2025 at 9:58pm by Drydock »

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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #11 - Aug 28^th, 2025 at 5:43pm	Print Post
	In hand: -It does have a liner. Pristine condition once the closet fuzz was cleaned out. Seating a standard LR engraves the nose of the bullet. -The muzzle has been cut. Well done, but that explains the length. Probably lost 3/4". -Face of the reciever shows a 44. Action is tight, trigger is light and clean. Lever snaps in the last .5". Good case coloring on the block and hammer still. -It is a Stevens barrel. But I would say is not original to the action. Photo of underside of the barrel below. 25, 20, and a 1. To the range tomorrow. I could see sending the stripped reciever to CPA in a year or two for polish and case hardening. Well pleased with it so far.


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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1039 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #12 - Aug 28^th, 2025 at 7:12pm	Print Post
	That's an early barrel, likely pre model 44, a model 107 to 110 possibly. It would have had a 7 o'clock extractor, so it likely was shortened on the breech end with a new extractor cut. How long is the octagon portion of the barrel?


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Drydock Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Joined: May 20^th, 2025	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #13 - Aug 28^th, 2025 at 7:26pm	Print Post
	The octagon from the face of the receiver to the transition is 8".


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4121 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Impulse buy:22 single shot Stevens 44 Reply #14 - Aug 28^th, 2025 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	My 44 model 45 in 25-20 has the standard for model 45s 28 inch barrel and small Swiss buttplate but the barrel is not that heavy. I like Sure Shot's idea that the barrel was shortened just enough for a new extractor placement.


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