Stevens model 225 sxs shotgun
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I'd like to welcome you to TFL, but IMO finding a bbl set for an arcane hammergun that hasn't been made since just after WWI is like looking for the proverbial hen's tooth.
If your search does turn up a bbl set, be aware that it's vital to know what the original gauge was, since AFAIK 12ga bbls are too wide (between the firing pins) for a 16ga frame & 16ga bbls aren't wide enough for a 12ga frame.
THEN, a bbl set would need to be professionally fitted to the frame/receiver.
All that, for what will most likely end up a wallhanger, after a competent double gunsmith (not some AR parts-changer) inspects it.
Besides which, they just won't stand up the the pressures of ANY modern ammo - including so-called "low brass" or "target" loads.
I don't mean to be a buzzkiller for you, but it is what it is.
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I'd like to welcome you to TFL, but IMO finding a bbl set for an arcane hammergun that hasn't been made since just after WWI is like looking for the proverbial hen's tooth.
If your search does turn up a bbl set, be aware that it's vital to know what the original gauge was, since AFAIK 12ga bbls are too wide (between the firing pins) for a 16ga frame & 16ga bbls aren't wide enough for a 12ga frame.
THEN, a bbl set would need to be professionally fitted to the frame/receiver.
All that, for what will most likely end up a wallhanger, after a competent double gunsmith (not some AR parts-changer) inspects it.
Besides which, they just won't stand up the the pressures of ANY modern ammo - including so-called "low brass" or "target" loads.
I don't mean to be a buzzkiller for you, but it is what it is.
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BigD_in_FL
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Yep, you bought a nice club though
Two Old Dogs
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The Stevens Model 225 was manufactured between 1906 and 1910. Production was short lived and further complicated by the fact that Stevens changed their method of manufacturing barrels, going form a mono-block system to a chopper lump system, which they called Demi-Bloc shortly after the Model 225 was introduced. I do not believe that the mono-block barrels will interchange with the Demi-Bloc barrels on the Model 225.
Selling your Model 225 for parts (Model 225 parts are scarce) and investing in a complete double barrel is the practical approach to your problem.
Selling your Model 225 for parts (Model 225 parts are scarce) and investing in a complete double barrel is the practical approach to your problem.
