i have a receiver with lots of missing parts,want to make a shooter,.22.if anyone can shed info on what model etc or even are if these start as generic receivers and insertion of the right parts makes the caliber?hope pics helpView attachment 855958 View attachment 855959
it may be case of picture looks worse,inside theirs years of dust stuck to congealed oil,very minor surface roughness no deep pitting,since its going to be a shooter with no collector value i will sharpen corners and refinish,what i need to know is what can i stuff in it for parts?its likely a 1894 as previous person said,from research,i just bought it sunday,you cant really interchange between model years,but they dont say if its a stripped rec like this can i use all say 1915 parts?thanks
Those are such great guns, i bought one in perfect like new condition for $100 about 10 years ago. I think its the 1970s version (savage 72?). I would love an older one though. Cant tell you how many squirrels and other critters have fallen to that rifle in the past decade but i would imagine in the hundreds. Dont give up on her, i think its a great project.
Not sure how helpful this might be, but take it for what it is: free information!
If you go onto the Google patents website, you can track down the patents that George S. Lewis, via J. Stevens Co., submitted way back when (1909-1912) that show nice line drawings and spatial relationships of parts. The patents in question are US1059477A and US939142A, which can be entered into the search box at https://patents.google.com/
The pictures that pop up are clickable to bring up a PDF file that can then be printed out for reference. These might evenbe able to be used in fabrication of parts if, down the road, some can not be located. Not guaranteed to match the final production version, but they are pretty to look at.