I just put a similar thread up over at TFL. Maybe someone here knows something about old bolt actions...
I recently acquired (was given) an old Stevens .22 bolt action. Stamp on the barrel says (ignore the underscores, I had to use them to get the text to line up correctly):
________________SAVAGE ARMS CORPORATION
_____STEVENS___CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. U.S.A.____MODEL 15-A
________________22 SHORT, LONG, OR LONG RIFLE
Couldn't find a serial number, but there's three patent numbers on the barrel:
PATENT 2173XXX
PATENT 2223XXX
PATENT 2230XXX
Can anyone tell me anything about these rifles? Are they safe to shoot high velocity .22lr out of? I'd assume so, but being as it looks like an old rifle, I thought I'd ask to be sure.
Jason
I recently acquired (was given) an old Stevens .22 bolt action. Stamp on the barrel says (ignore the underscores, I had to use them to get the text to line up correctly):
________________SAVAGE ARMS CORPORATION
_____STEVENS___CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. U.S.A.____MODEL 15-A
________________22 SHORT, LONG, OR LONG RIFLE
Couldn't find a serial number, but there's three patent numbers on the barrel:
PATENT 2173XXX
PATENT 2223XXX
PATENT 2230XXX
Can anyone tell me anything about these rifles? Are they safe to shoot high velocity .22lr out of? I'd assume so, but being as it looks like an old rifle, I thought I'd ask to be sure.
Jason