Stevens Favorite

[BC Bigbore]

A buddy left an ancient Savage/Stevens .22 at my place this summer. When you open the lever, the action hinges open to expose the breech. Drop in a round, close it up, #### the hammer, pull the trigger and bang. This old timer is worn to silver and the stock is patched up with wire, etc. It was owned by one of the local pioneers of the Peace country since the twenties. Ahh..the stories it could tell But what surprized me is how tight the action locks up and how clean and crisp the bore is. This little rifle still nails bottle caps with no problems at twenty paces After playing with it a bit, I have a hankering for a Stevens of my own. We don't have gophers around here so no high volume, fun targets, but a single shot .22 is plenty for knocking off a rabbit or grouse here & there or the odd magpie around our farm Anyone own/shoot one of the newer Stevens Favorites? What are your thoughts? How accurate are the new ones? Any suggestions? What about one chambered for the .17 HMR? Thanks...

 

[K98]

Perhaps the older original guns are better. I have a Savage/Stevens Favorite model 72. I found it to be a fun little plinker but not super great in the accuracy department, nor that well machined. The iron sights are kind of crude. Perhaps if you could put a scope on it'd be a bit better. Not the quality of a CZ that's for sure.

Look here too...
http://survival.com/IVB/index.php?showtopic=312

 

[BC Bigbore]

Yup, saw that site too. I already have accurate, scope sighted .22's. But the sheer simplicity of the little Savage/Stevens rifle coupled with the compact, falling block design is what is so enticing to me. They aren't tack drivers, but I'm not going to slip a scope equipped Rem 504 or CZ 452 into the leather scabbard on the tractor fender and bounce across my fields in the summer dust! That would be a natural niche for the little Stevens rifles the way I see it