Stevens 044 1/2

rwnblack said:
I relined my Stevens 044 1/2 to 22. These are amazing rifles. Too bad they are so rare. I casehardened the action, blued the barrel and added a few coats of oil to the stock to protect it. I has the original tang sight. I think this will make a great 22 BPCR silhouette rifle.
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Dumb question but is it a 22 savage?
Beautiful whatever it is.
 
I have 44 1/2 Stevens in .32 Ideal. Fun little gun. I have original and Bertram brass for it.
I understand it to be a weaker action than the Stevens 44. I find the ctg. to be fairly mild to shoot.
 
Pete04 said:
I have 44 1/2 Stevens in .32 Ideal. Fun little gun. I have original and Bertram brass for it.
I understand it to be a weaker action than the Stevens 44. I find the ctg. to be fairly mild to shoot.
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Actually it is the other way around. The 44 is the weaker action. Harry Pope designed the 44 1/2 to create an action that can hold up to smokeless power cartridges. The 044 1/2 has a smaller barrel shank and thiner action than the 44 1/2 and was designed for smaller cartridges like 22, 25 and some 32 cartridges.
 
Thanks for the info.
I was never concerned as I load it medium light. Recoil is about .243 level.
Can't say how well it could shoot. Old eyes and iron sites but I have no problem keeping them within a tea cup diameter.
 
rwnblack said:
Actually it is the other way around. The 44 is the weaker action. Harry Pope designed the 44 1/2 to create an action that can hold up to smokeless power cartridges. The 044 1/2 has a smaller barrel shank and thiner action than the 44 1/2 and was designed for smaller cartridges like 22, 25 and some 32 cartridges.
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Yeah, this! ^^^

The 44 1/2 is a true falling block action, while the 44 is a blown up version of the same crappy action that the Stevens Favorite used, a tilting block, depending on the screws that the block pivoted on, and the lever pivoted on, to provide the strength of the action. History shows that a 44 action makes a great .22LR gun, but is nowhere near capable of lasting in a lot of the calibers that Stevens made them in, like 38-55, for example, where they had the exact same issues that the Favorite had with modern ammo, they shot loose in very short time.
 
Just a thought, but I think I would try the screws in their opposite holes, to see if the align better that way. <shrug> LOL! Or don't, as you see fit! :)
 
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