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Does anyone have one of these .22's. Just wondering how accurate it is.

Also I couldn't find anywhere online what the LOP is. Is it grooved for scope mount? Anyone know?

Thanks.
 
I was considering one in 17 hmr. I would definitely want to scope it though.

I like the look and feel, my buddy has a few older ones, a couple of .22s and a bunch of obsolete calibers.
 
I had read somewhere that they were not the best shooting gun, hammer was really hard to pull, was more of a novelty gun than a shooter you'd want to use to shoot at gophers a few hundred times a day. I do like the falling block single shot style, though, wish more were made like that.
 
I have a Savage/Stevens Favorite Model 72 falling block lever action single shot in my collection. I agree that it seems more like a novelty gun then a useful hunting gun. I didn't find it terribly accurate either, and I didn't care for the iron sights it has. Perhaps a scope would make it a bit more accurate but it's not made for one anyway. I think I shot this gun maybe once or twice since I got it well over 20 years ago, and I just haven't found it very practical or useful.
 
I have a newer model 30 (Stevens favourite) in .17HMR and it is very accurate despite its very light weight, it is drilled and tapped for scope mounting and comes with a proper base that uses Weaver style rings.
 
I also own a Model 72, but unlike the previous writer, I use mine regularly.
I love the little light weight and use it for grouse here in Quebec. Only modification was a slight filing of the front sight. Its very accurate and I would never part with her. I also have a similar model in 25 rimfire, but only have 2 boxes of ammo, so it doesn't get out much!
 
ben hunchak said:
I have a newer model 30 (Stevens favourite) in .17HMR and it is very accurate despite its very light weight, it is drilled and tapped for scope mounting and comes with a proper base that uses Weaver style rings.
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That is the one I am wondering about, it's in SIR for $295. Looks like a good starter gun. Do you know, or can you measure, the length of pull for me? I can't find it anywhere on the net. Thanks.

edit: nevermind, found it in an online article, 13.5 inches. It said in there the action was really stiff and was hard to #### the hammer. Is that the case?
 
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Some of you seem to be such elitests, they're a starter rifle and you can't get a Cooey Junior for $6.00 anymore. In general length of pull is from the inside of a bent elbow to the tip joint of a slightly flexed index finger. Hope this helps.
 
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art.h said:
Some of you seem to be such elitests, they're a starter rifle and you can't get a Cooey Junior for $6.00 anymore. In general length of pull is from the inside of a bent elbow to the tip joint of a slightly flexed index finger. Hope this helps.
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Yeah, I know what LOP is, I just wanted to know what the LOP is for this particular rifle. Looking for a starter .22 for my son, so LOP is an issue. If it is quite hard to #### the hammer, it would also be an issue for a kid, since most gopher shootin days are hours long and include several hundred shots. I realize it isn't a top-notch gun but I don't want to spend $500+ on a starter gun either. One of the main things is that it needs to be lightweight. The 4.25lb weight of this gun makes it attractive.
 
7.62mm said:
Might I suggest a single shot cooey. Easy to handle, light and not much to go wrong with them. You can usually pick em up pretty cheap.

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I've already got a single shot Cooey. Funny, I think everyone does!

I've got the Cooey and a few Lakefields for .22's that my dad bought for my brother and I when we were kids, I just think it is time for his first new gun, all the more special if he has it from new. I want to get him something that he can use when he is older too, so I am steering away from a youth gun, but looking for a lightweight adult rifle that I can maybe shave a inch off the butt if needed(then add a thicker buttplate later as he grows), which is why I am looking at a Winchester Wildcat(4.5lbs). I have one ordered through SIR but they are not likely available until April. I want one for spring gopher season, so I have to decide what to get if it doesn't come by then.
 
Joe: I'm not sure if all new model 30s are the same, mine is .17HMR and the take down model, I'm not sure if they are all tapped and include the base as mine did. However, it functions well, the hammer or lever are not stiff at all. Mine is very accurate, I don't know if that is because of the cart. or the gun.
 
Hey, if I remember correctly my cooey junior was virtually full stock size, just a slightly downsized barrell was hard to #### and had a dog of a trigger pull. But as a first no actually second [16 G single SHURSHOT first] I was thrilled and often managed to fire at least 100 rnds a week. If you are worried about LOP and you find a decent used rifle at a good price alter it by shortening the stock, it may be worth it. These are tools--- thousands have been made and unless it's a historic or a one off it isn't a crime--just get the kid going, it's a lifetime of fun. I still have both, but they'd never be first off the rack again but part with them, no thanks.
 
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Stevens Favorite.

These are a good little kids carbine and they shoot great fitted a peep sight and a trigger job:) Regards .45-90
 
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