I love boy`s rifles!! pictures
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I love boy`s rifles!! pictures
A guy brought me a little Stevens #14 Little Scout rifle to
see if I would make a new stock for it. The old stock has been broken for 40+ years.
He told me he remembers his mom shooting varmints out of her garden patch when he was a boy some 50 years back.
An Heirloom for sure so It deserves to be fixed and put away in a safe place.
The Stevens #14 Little Scout , according to the book "Single Shot Rifles by Frank DeHass" was made from 1907 to 1910.
It looks like a rolling block but is classed as a swinging block. A rather weak design as the barrel is not threaded into the receiver but is just a slip fit and is held in place by a set screw on the bottom.
I fired it using CCI CB Longs and it shot fine although I did not shoot for accuracy.
I turned out this stock over the last couple of weekends between honey doo`s
It was a fun project!!
see if I would make a new stock for it. The old stock has been broken for 40+ years.
He told me he remembers his mom shooting varmints out of her garden patch when he was a boy some 50 years back.
An Heirloom for sure so It deserves to be fixed and put away in a safe place.
The Stevens #14 Little Scout , according to the book "Single Shot Rifles by Frank DeHass" was made from 1907 to 1910.
It looks like a rolling block but is classed as a swinging block. A rather weak design as the barrel is not threaded into the receiver but is just a slip fit and is held in place by a set screw on the bottom.
I fired it using CCI CB Longs and it shot fine although I did not shoot for accuracy.
I turned out this stock over the last couple of weekends between honey doo`s
It was a fun project!!
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Nice job on the stock and a neat rifle bro.
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A fine classic little rifle. You did an excellent job restoring it to life.
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First rate job there by golly. Talent just drips off guys around here.JerryB wrote:A fine classic little rifle. You did an excellent job restoring it to life.
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+1kimwcook wrote:First rate job there by golly. Talent just drips off guys around here.JerryB wrote:A fine classic little rifle. You did an excellent job restoring it to life.
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That gun is cool! Nice job on the wood
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nice work.
did you use one of those hunks of walnut in your shop?
nice grain.
did you use one of those hunks of walnut in your shop?
nice grain.
careful what you wish for, you might just get it.
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Nice. I might buy a Stevens Favorite this coming week. It has a split in the stock near the tang. Do you think it can be wood glued or fixed n some way?
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Thanks for the compliments guys!
pokey, It was a piece of wood I got from my boss at work.
Just a scrap actually but big enough to get the job done.
Lostowl05661 , Many cracks or damaged stocks can be repaired and often you cant find the repair unless you know where it was. When you get the gun, post a picture or two. Lots of help on this board.
pokey, It was a piece of wood I got from my boss at work.
Just a scrap actually but big enough to get the job done.
Lostowl05661 , Many cracks or damaged stocks can be repaired and often you cant find the repair unless you know where it was. When you get the gun, post a picture or two. Lots of help on this board.
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Wow. Very well done
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Those little rifles were quite adequate in a much simpler time. Maybe it's too bad we expect so much today.
You did a wonderful job on the stock. The owner should be very proud.
You did a wonderful job on the stock. The owner should be very proud.
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My father in law used to collect Steven's Boys Rifles. He had about 20, and he made a nice display board for them. He'd set up at gun shows and talk to people who came by his table. Lots of guys started out with these little 22 rifles, if the numbers who stood around and talked to him were any indication. He'd also prowl the tables looking for other Steven's rifles or parts that he could use. I was mostly interested in Smith & Wesson and Colt revolvers then, but still had fun watching indulge in his hobby. Those were some good times. He eventually sold his collection and put the money into his boat for Valdez, but he had almost all of the different models of Steven's Boys Rifles by the time he did.
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A sharp eye will notice this is a Stevens smooth bore, marked ".22 shot", designed for use with BB caps or actual shot cartridges, it has a bead front sight and no rear sight, and the barrel is longer than the rifled version. Circa 1900, give or take.
They are fun.
You did a great job with the stock!
They are fun.
You did a great job with the stock!
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Oh, stuff! The very gun I grew up with, and shot snakes, with; and whatever else moved with!!
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I did too when I saw the title
AJMD429 wrote:I thought you meant THIS kind of Boys Rifle...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_anti_tank_rifle
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this one my dad learned on when he was 2 1/2 and the gun was nearly new. he started me on this one......when i was 2 1/2 as well. stevens junior, and actually quite accurate little rifle.
these were great little kids guns.....you have done a fine job on that stock!!
these were great little kids guns.....you have done a fine job on that stock!!
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hfcable , That is an interesting little rifle you have there.
Is it the Stevens #11 ? The rifle I show has no model number stamped on it, just Little Scout and Stevens and the address .
The book suggested it was the no. 14 .
I notice that your rifle don`t have a separate receiver like the 14 does. I will want to look it up to see how it was made. Frank DeHass`s books have pictures of of them broken down and some with full size drawings.
I would like to make one from scratch and yours looks to be as simple a piece as one could ask for.
Thanks for posting a picture of it!!!
Is it the Stevens #11 ? The rifle I show has no model number stamped on it, just Little Scout and Stevens and the address .
The book suggested it was the no. 14 .
I notice that your rifle don`t have a separate receiver like the 14 does. I will want to look it up to see how it was made. Frank DeHass`s books have pictures of of them broken down and some with full size drawings.
I would like to make one from scratch and yours looks to be as simple a piece as one could ask for.
Thanks for posting a picture of it!!!
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it was simply designated the Stevens Junior, no model number that i have seen. it is very precious to me. my own son has shot it as well, of course. i know that little rifle accounted for a truckload of bunnies and squirrels etc over the years,most before i was born i am sure ,but including the first one of each that i myself ever took.
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I got my first single shot 22 rifle for my sixth birthday in 1932 - we lived WAY out in the sticks of the Nebraska Sandhills - no utilities except what we built on our own - little recreation other than shooting Jack rabbits and prairie dogs. The good news was there was a concerted effort to wipe out coyotes - never done totally but the reduction of coyotes did greatly increase the population of rabbits and prairie dogs so I had lots of "game" to shoot -
Never felt deprived - got a Winchester 94 in 32 special for coyotes the next year - PLUS - seeing a kid walking down the road with his rifle only drew smiles and waves and no school closing or lock-downs - good old days.
Never felt deprived - got a Winchester 94 in 32 special for coyotes the next year - PLUS - seeing a kid walking down the road with his rifle only drew smiles and waves and no school closing or lock-downs - good old days.
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wow! great photo and story. a wonderful way to grow up. were you anywhere near Chadron? my good friend here, bill hanson , a retired engineer and sometimes gunsmith, is from around there and his dad started the museum of the fur trade at chadron. he and his brother are still very involved with this.
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wow! great photo and story. a wonderful way to grow up. were you anywhere near Chadron? my good friend here, bill hanson , a retired engineer and sometimes gunsmith, is from around there and his dad started the museum of the fur trade at chadron. he and his brother are still very involved with this.
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A beautiful job on that stock. Went out this afternoon with my little brother and a buddy from work. Went through a thousand rounds of 22 lr. Want a great relaxing way to get some fresh air. Tried out a new to me Winchester model 1906 that is 100 years old. It will need a little work. I just love old 22's.
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These boy's rifles are reminders of a time gone by - I wonder if someone here has one of the Remington rolling block "Boy Scout Rifles" from around 1910-13. Thanks for the wonderful thread!
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I was hunting old Field & Stream on Google Books this morning and clipped this ad, 1913
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Thanks - Chadron was about 150 miles or so northwest of us in Grant county - I had relatives living in Chadron and relatives who went to college there. Spent the night there a few years ago flying cross country in a rented plane and lost use of one of the engine parts -left magneto that fires half the spark plugs in the engine - and, as luck would have it, the long time Fixed Base Operator was retiring - had sold all his parts - so I had to have part flown in from Colorado Springs. No taxi service but the sheriff provided free rides from and to the airport - friendly service. We were en route to a wedding in Fargo the next day and barely made it. My brother-in-law found out what I meant when I said private flying was a fast way to get somewhere as long as you're not in a hurry.hfcable wrote:wow! great photo and story. a wonderful way to grow up. were you anywhere near Chadron? my good friend here, bill hanson , a retired engineer and sometimes gunsmith, is from around there and his dad started the museum of the fur trade at chadron. he and his brother are still very involved with this.
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