CaddmannQ
.50 BMG
The Savage Stevens 887 was a semi-auto tube feed .22 long rifle. As far as I can tell it was only made in 1978, 1979 and 1980. After tearing into it I can see why. It's a little tricky to disassemble and there is evidence of people having a hard time clearing misfires or Jams.
Judging by the dirt it was probably jammed.
I haven't shot it yet and that's the real test, but when the owner showed me the gun it was so filthy I did not want to stick a cartridge in it. His father had left it to him and it sat in the garage for 30 years untouched.
It took a few hours to clean it up.
This was never an expensive gun, the stock is solid wood but it's not Walnut. It's a type of wood that does not take stain well and it has a painted finish to hide it.
The checkering is fancy and deep but it's just stamped and not cut.
So it's not worth much money even good condition & I didn't pay a lot.
Under the dirt it turns out this one is in good condition, but it was not thoroughly cleaned in its lifetime as far as I can tell (though it appears the bore was cleaned.)
There was lots of powder residue & dirt the action. There was a little rust in the tube but not bad. There was almost no fouling in the bore!
Once I swabbed it out, the rifling looked cherry.
These are the before pictures when the gun is all dirty. I'll take some more pictures tomorrow when it's all clean.
More tomorrow...
Judging by the dirt it was probably jammed.
I haven't shot it yet and that's the real test, but when the owner showed me the gun it was so filthy I did not want to stick a cartridge in it. His father had left it to him and it sat in the garage for 30 years untouched.
It took a few hours to clean it up.
This was never an expensive gun, the stock is solid wood but it's not Walnut. It's a type of wood that does not take stain well and it has a painted finish to hide it.
The checkering is fancy and deep but it's just stamped and not cut.
So it's not worth much money even good condition & I didn't pay a lot.
Under the dirt it turns out this one is in good condition, but it was not thoroughly cleaned in its lifetime as far as I can tell (though it appears the bore was cleaned.)
There was lots of powder residue & dirt the action. There was a little rust in the tube but not bad. There was almost no fouling in the bore!
Once I swabbed it out, the rifling looked cherry.
These are the before pictures when the gun is all dirty. I'll take some more pictures tomorrow when it's all clean.
More tomorrow...