I believe the older Stevens Favorites (besides being made of machined steel parts) were all case hardened on their frames. My personal Stevens (1894) shows minute traces of the case hardening while the lever, barrel and tang are definitely blued. The extractors seem to be an issue with the older guns, being perhaps the weakest link in the design. Beautiful little guns.
It a gun like this cast parts are good enough. But by and large, forged and machined parts will be better fitted, stronger, and more durable. But that also makes them more expensive to produce. Everything is a trade off.
Grandpa got me a model 72 for my first real rifle back when I was eight! I love the falling block design and the straight stock!
Nice little rifles.
Thanks for sharing these firearms, Shep.
Thanks for taking the time to watch.
I believe the older Stevens Favorites (besides being made of machined steel parts) were all case hardened on their frames. My personal Stevens (1894) shows minute traces of the case hardening while the lever, barrel and tang are definitely blued. The extractors seem to be an issue with the older guns, being perhaps the weakest link in the design. Beautiful little guns.
Depends on when they were made.
Love my old single shot! The 32 rimfire is hard to find ammo for.👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
I have not seen any 32 Rimfire ammo in years.
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Nice Video, Cool Rifles 🙂☕👍
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thankyou for the video. What is wrong/is there anything wrong with cast parts?
It a gun like this cast parts are good enough. But by and large, forged and machined parts will be better fitted, stronger, and more durable. But that also makes them more expensive to produce. Everything is a trade off.
thanks for the reply@@1957Shep
Unless it's broken, the model 15 will set the hammer to half cock when you start the lever.
It will wear less if you pull the hammer back before you open the action.