An old boys rifle.......restored and to be repurposed
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OP
Thanks Sir and no it didn't.
SC_Mike
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Nice job, keep us posted.
OP
I will I've been dying to shoot it all week and get it dialed in for her.
I'm also hoping she gets some squirrels with it this fall....that will really make it hers.
She's a pretty good rifle shot.
I just picked up a little boys model Stevens Favorite. Neat little 22. Has a couple of little cracks around where the butt stock joins the receiver. I was thinking about filling them with thin super glue and sanding it, but the more I handle it and look at it the more I think I'll just leave it alone and shoot it a bit.
DWalt
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I remember back when there were many of the boy's rifles to be seen at most gun shows. No longer. I am not sure it is exactly a boy's rifle, but I had an early Remington 510 single shot .22 in superb condition. About three years ago I gave it to the 13 YO son of a close family friend (actually to the friend). Unfortunately, I don't think the boy really appreciated the gift, but I decided I was probably never going to shoot it again. Anyway, it's gone.
I always liked rebuilding and working on the 'boys' rifles. They could for a long time be found at very decent prices and were good projects. Lots of different makes and variations were made and most saw heavy use. Rebuilding and restoring them to usable condition taught me a lot.
I finished up a Hopkins & Allen Model 3922 single shot 22cal rifle about a year ago. One I had bought way too many years ago as a box of rusted and broken parts at a gun show. It sat all those years till I finally got the time to work on my own stuff! Turned out pretty nice.
I'll see if I can get a couple pictures of it.
Still have a Stevens Model 45 in 22cal in the works. Making it into a Scheutzen Model (52?). Not really a Boys Rifle, but other than the DST and 1/2 oct bbl that makes it a Model 45,, it's a plain Model 44 Stevens single shot. Plenty of those were bought and used as farm rifles.
I finished up a Hopkins & Allen Model 3922 single shot 22cal rifle about a year ago. One I had bought way too many years ago as a box of rusted and broken parts at a gun show. It sat all those years till I finally got the time to work on my own stuff! Turned out pretty nice.
I'll see if I can get a couple pictures of it.
Still have a Stevens Model 45 in 22cal in the works. Making it into a Scheutzen Model (52?). Not really a Boys Rifle, but other than the DST and 1/2 oct bbl that makes it a Model 45,, it's a plain Model 44 Stevens single shot. Plenty of those were bought and used as farm rifles.
