Wanta B
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Absolutely great thread Maverick223. Very enjoyable.
So they had guns back then?MCgunner said:I voted sentimental old fool because I inherited it from my grandpa and killed my first buck at age 11 with it.
Thank you very much WB!...but it wouldn't be a good thread without the other posters, such as yourself, that make it interesting.Absolutely great thread Maverick223. Very enjoyable
FWIW I am a sentimental old fool and chose my Grandparent's Stevens Model 87D.
Glad to hear it; Thank you for sharing.Maverick, this thread has reminded me of some happier times in my life, when things were alot simpler, and sitting next to my Grandfather as he drank his coffee and read the paper could make it all just so much better. Thank you for those memories, sir.
They are very unique and easily recognizable to anyone that is familiar with them. Nothing else has the trademark cuts on the receiver, hammer that doesn't reset until the trigger is released, or the odd single shot/bolt lock (though some others have a few of these unusual features). Mine was looking pretty bad so my cousin and I refinished it (wood only...and the metal never will because "I am a sentimental old fool") about a decade ago.This is the only other time I have seen one of these Stevens 87's. My grandfather gave me his when I was 11, and I ran literally 10's of thousands of rounds through it over the following 20+ years. The lands in the throat are worn nearly smooth, and it doubles whenever the trigger is slowly pulled; so it is now retired. Yours looks LOTS better than mine.