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SteveStevens Participating Member Offline Posts: 23 Location: Fredericktown Ohio Joined: Jan 12^th, 2026	Staying busy over the winter Feb 12^th, 2026 at 9:48am	Print Post
	This Stevens 44 25-20SS project has kept me busy out of the weather all winter. Started out with an extremely nice barrel purchased at Phil Way's (former member USCRA112) estate auction and has been built up from that small start. Test fired this morning and now to be taken back apart to blue it other than the barrel which will be left is.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17718 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Staying busy over the winter Reply #1 - Feb 12^th, 2026 at 9:54am	Print Post
	Nice work so far. I'd maybe consider color case on the polished parts. I've got a Stevens 44 receiver, and a dozen different barrels. Thought I'd build something, but think I'll just sell it all. My Ballards might get jealous.

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SteveStevens Participating Member Offline Posts: 23 Location: Fredericktown Ohio Joined: Jan 12^th, 2026	Re: Staying busy over the winter Reply #2 - Feb 12^th, 2026 at 10:29am	Print Post
	Thank you, I hadn't considered case hardening but I am buried so deep in this rifle a few more dollars isn't much of a deal,LOL I have messed with Stevens 44 and 44 1/2 rifles for over 40 years and only live an hour from where Phil lived but never knew him,, from what I read on these forums that is my loss for sure.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17718 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Staying busy over the winter Reply #3 - Feb 12^th, 2026 at 11:31am	Print Post
	SteveStevens wrote on Feb 12^th, 2026 at 10:29am: Thank you, I hadn't considered case hardening but I am buried so deep in this rifle a few more dollars isn't much of a deal,LOL I have messed with Stevens 44 and 44 1/2 rifles for over 40 years and only live an hour from where Phil lived but never knew him,, from what I read on these forums that is my loss for sure. With the parts already polished out CCH would be less than $300 for it, and quick turn around since it's ready to CCH. That's from Al Springer at Snowy Mountain Gun Restoration.

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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 412 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Staying busy over the winter Reply #4 - Feb 12^th, 2026 at 11:35am	Print Post
	I would be interested in a barrel. Going to post a WTB in the forum.


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