Stevens Favorite
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PRD1
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The Stevens Favorites are very collectible, if in good condition, and certainly worth saving. If you have shootable .25 rimfire ammunition, that also is worth money to those who own .25 rimfire arms. If you have partial boxes of such ammunition, and the Favorite is in shootable condition, you should shoot a few rounds, at least. It is not possible to safely convert the Favorite to .22 Hornet - the action is simply not strong enough. You could convert it to .22 LR, but a collector would likely trade you a .22 Favorite in equal condition for your .25, particularly if you have good ammunition for it.
PRD1 - mhb - MIke
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BigBlue 94
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25 SRF ammo brings a hefty premium. Some of that old ammo can really get up there.
Im always of the mindset to save something rather than toss it. Especially old guns and Ford trucks.
Im always of the mindset to save something rather than toss it. Especially old guns and Ford trucks.
Hello PRD1,
I have fired it years ago and put it away. Will have to dig out the ammo and see what I have left. Maybe trading it is a good idea. How hard would it be for a company to make a run of .25 longs?
Thanks for the viewpoint and info on safety!!!
PRD1
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rhtwist:
If you've shot your Favorite, you know what nice little guns they are, and that the .25 RF is a useful round. The problem with the obsolete RF rounds (.25, .32, .41 Short) for which workable arms still exist is that the market for the ammunition is too small to interest the manufacturers, who, in recent years, are running as fast as they can to keep up with demand for the most popular modern rounds. Another consideration which the manufacturers must take seriously is the condition and safety of existing arms which could still fire the obsolete RF rounds - liability issues are almost certain to occur more often with antique and worn (often cheaply made) arms. The last source of such recently made ammunition was Navy Arms, which had it manufactured in Brazil, IIRC, but no other importer or manufacturer has picked it up since. There are adapter kits available for the larger RF rounds (.32 and up) which use .22 Acorn blanks for priming, and must be single-loaded and indexed so that the blank falls under the RF firing pin.
I've owned several Favorites over the years, and just recently parted with a very nice one in .32 RF Shot (smoothbore), because, after considering various options for making it shootable, I decided it would best go to a collector who would value it in its original configuration.
PRD1 - mhb - MIke
If you've shot your Favorite, you know what nice little guns they are, and that the .25 RF is a useful round. The problem with the obsolete RF rounds (.25, .32, .41 Short) for which workable arms still exist is that the market for the ammunition is too small to interest the manufacturers, who, in recent years, are running as fast as they can to keep up with demand for the most popular modern rounds. Another consideration which the manufacturers must take seriously is the condition and safety of existing arms which could still fire the obsolete RF rounds - liability issues are almost certain to occur more often with antique and worn (often cheaply made) arms. The last source of such recently made ammunition was Navy Arms, which had it manufactured in Brazil, IIRC, but no other importer or manufacturer has picked it up since. There are adapter kits available for the larger RF rounds (.32 and up) which use .22 Acorn blanks for priming, and must be single-loaded and indexed so that the blank falls under the RF firing pin.
I've owned several Favorites over the years, and just recently parted with a very nice one in .32 RF Shot (smoothbore), because, after considering various options for making it shootable, I decided it would best go to a collector who would value it in its original configuration.
PRD1 - mhb - MIke
BigBlue 94
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There is a conversion for a 25 caliber centerfire round, but i dont remember much about it. Someone here was tinkering with one a year ago or so. Iirc it used 25 ACP dies and maybe 22 hornet brass
It is a nice rifle little rifle. I think the concept of shooting it is unnecessary due to it's age and apparent historical place in US firearms manufacture. I've seen the conversion! Going to have to find an inexpensive .22 hornet to play with......
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