Thread: A Stevens 22 RF

Yes finally

Yes the "English" model and none of my three have the British proofs either
They were also often referred to as the " Ladies" model

Shotgun butt
Octagonal to round 24" or 26" barrels
The same profile as the 44 1/2 action, the same breech block, but thinner action walls
22 RF 25 RF and 32 RF and 25-20 CF Stevens ( different to 25-20 WCF )

1904 to 1916 ( from memory )

Stevens were already making the Ideal model 44 and Favorite which are cast iron actions and a swinging block design.
They brought out the 44 1/2 which is cast steel and true falling block.
It was intended to replace the model 44, but production costs were higher and single shot rifles were falling out of favour.
So the 44 1/2 and 044 1/2 didn't last long and the model 44 kept chugging along for another 20 years.

The 44 1/2 / 044 1/2 were popular target and hunting rifles.
And are still quite sought after by single shot lovers.
They do have a nice action, very good trigger and fast lock time.

But they suffered from some pretty ordinary quality control when compared with Winchester and Remington rifles of that time.
I guess that was to be able to compete on price. They were considerably cheaper than the 1885 which stopped production in 1920.