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Stevens Favorite 224/14/2021
All were fired from a cement rifle bench using the standard open sights, a Caldwell Rock rest and a leather rear bag.The Stevens Favorite has been around in some form or another for well over a century.
Having been designed for small game hunting and use by farmers in the late 1800s, the little Favorite is a very utilitarian design. The design is very simple and straight forward, and its light weight and ease of use are hallmarks of the product. As mentioned before, the Favorite has been around in some form for over a hundred years. The first was the Model 1889, and over the years the design has seen small revisions and updates, but the fundamental design has remained unchanged. Stevens Favorite 22 Series Is CalledThe current series is called the Model 30 and still closely resembles the original Model 1889. In fact, the most noticeable changes over the years are the cartridges that have been offered in the Favorite. That is you operate the action by pushing down on the lever below the trigger, which in turn causes the breech block to drop into the action housing. A cartridge is placed into the chamber and the lever is closed. This will bring the breech block back up to close the action and seat the cartridge into the chamber. The breech block has the firing mechanism located inside, and the hammer is cocked like a traditional exposed hammer shotgun or pistol. When the trigger is pulled the hammer will fall onto the block and cause the firing pin to strike the cartridge. These style rifles do not have ejectors - you simply pick the hull out of the chamber. ![]() The current series is labeled as the Model 30 Take-down in.22 Long Rifle, Model 30G in.22 Long Rifle and others can be found chambered in.17HMR. The take-down model has a removable barrel, and once taken down the rifle will easily fit inside a suitcase, duffle bag, back back, etc. Savage included a black canvas carry case when they shipped the rifle, but their website makes no mention of the case being included. Once folded over and lashed it looks very much like a bag that would hold the rods for a car jack. Shooting the Favorite is really fun if you remember what it was originally designed for. ![]() The sights consist of a traditional leaf rear and front post with large bead. The front post is something that Remington would have been proud of. The rifle is accurate enough that some after market front post and rear tang sights would be worth the investment. The rifle was intended for small game, varmints, farm use and such so that should be taken into consideration. I shot the rifle with four different brands of.22LR ammo, with three groups of five shots each fired at a distance of 50 yards.
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