More info on stevens 38 special rifle
- Thread starter tintboy
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I think you need a chamber cast. The rifle left the factory chambered in 25-25 Stevens. Somewhere along the line, either to rescue a shot out barrel or to be able to shoot a old gun that was chambered in a long obsolete caliber, someone reworked it to 38 Special. Since the 38 Special was developed and first saw use in 1902, it may have even been done when the rifle was new, but I doubt it.
[The rifle left the factory chambered in 25-25 Stevens.]
[someone reworked it to 38 Special.]
+1
The barrel marking looks like it's been added.
Please do us all, and yourself, a favor - and do not shoot any +P or high-performance loads through that fine old rifle.
If it were mine, it would only see lead bullets loads, gently.
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[someone reworked it to 38 Special.]
+1
The barrel marking looks like it's been added.
Please do us all, and yourself, a favor - and do not shoot any +P or high-performance loads through that fine old rifle.
If it were mine, it would only see lead bullets loads, gently.
.
Mike Irwin
Staff
Yep, lead bullets, standard velocities, ONLY.
In fact, I'd be inclined to shoot Trail Boss through it.
In fact, I'd be inclined to shoot Trail Boss through it.
Jim Watson
New member
Interesting, it has the Scheutzen butt with the simplest of barrel sights. If it showed promise with standard velocity lead .38s, I would look into tang and globe sights.
Bud was simply explaining why it was moved from another category