Gun Porn: Stevens/Savage 62 .22LR Self-Loading Rifle

This is a squirrel gun if ever there were one. It' not my bag, but if you're into this sort of thing, here's another one just for you.

As always, blogger kills the image quality. Click images to embiggen.




It's a low-dollar rifle mounted with a correspondingly low-end Tasco scope, which is in better condition than the rifle itself:



The rifle is obviously used, and has probably been carried "over the river and through the woods" quite a few times. Note the "grab the barrel to pick up the rifle" wear on the barrel and "stand it up on the buttplate" wear on the buttplate.



The Savage Arms indian head medallion is on the stock, but the barrel is roll-marked Stevens.



.22LR only. No magnums, shorts, or CBs as is the case with most self-loading .22s I've seen. The main redeeming quality (aside from the inherent nature of the beast): The bore is mirror-bright with sharp rifling. The muzzle isn't exactly 100% but I haven't seen a bore on a used gun this bright since the Uzi came through my hands.

The action was filthy when I got it and it didn't get much cleaner because cleaning a little baby chamber like that is a hassle, and this'n h'y'er a'int mine.