RocketMan
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My father gave me his old Stevens 87A awhile back. He figured he wasn't going to be using it anymore, and gave it to the only one of his sons that likes firearms.
Dad warned me that it had a failure to feed problem, thought it might be missing a spring of some kind. He vaguely remembers losing one during a cleaning many years ago.
I hoped it might just be in need of a good cleaning. After cleaning I took it to the local shooting hole. Yep, every three to four rounds it manages to jam. It jammed once so badly that I had to almost disassemble the whole receiver to clear it. Should have listened to Dad.
I've given the rifle a good inspection and cannot find any indications of missing parts, springs or otherwise.
Anyone familiar with this rifle? Anyone have any ideas as to what is wrong?
By the way, this particular model rifle was sold under the "J. Stevens" brand, also under the "Springfield" and "Savage" labels.
Dad warned me that it had a failure to feed problem, thought it might be missing a spring of some kind. He vaguely remembers losing one during a cleaning many years ago.
I hoped it might just be in need of a good cleaning. After cleaning I took it to the local shooting hole. Yep, every three to four rounds it manages to jam. It jammed once so badly that I had to almost disassemble the whole receiver to clear it. Should have listened to Dad.
I've given the rifle a good inspection and cannot find any indications of missing parts, springs or otherwise.
Anyone familiar with this rifle? Anyone have any ideas as to what is wrong?
By the way, this particular model rifle was sold under the "J. Stevens" brand, also under the "Springfield" and "Savage" labels.