What gun is this, please?

[OneFreeTexan]

It’s a 22 LR, only marking on the barrel is “22LR only, greaseless”. It has gills,,, and that distinctive safety, which I have seen before, but can’t remember...Has a trap door in the butt. the sights have removes and the dovetails filled in pretty nicely,,,has a cheap Weaver scope, I asked the guys over on the Rimfire Central,,,no solid ideas yet. I’ve never seen that safety on a Mossberg, so I’m guessing Stevens/Savage.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Ok, so not so good up uploading pictures.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

The gills..

 

[MosinT53Hunter]

Best I can find its an unmarked J. Stevens Model 87A Semi-auto rifle that looks its been modified in the past.

I am sure the stock is not original to that rifle.

 

[MosinT53Hunter]

Google pictures. Looks like your missing its slide safety clip as well.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Took the scope off and there it is. ‘Ranger 101 11A’.....perhaps a Savage 6 made for Sears in the thirties. I am still puzzled by the safety on mine.

 

[mokin]

A cool rifle. How does it shoot?

 

[troy fairweather]

Looks like a department store savage model 6.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

It shoots very nice,,, probably more accurate than I. The safety puzzles me,,, I know I have seen that type before,,,but can’t remember,,It required some drilling in the stock to fit......there is the word ;’safe’ on the barrel where one might expect a safety,

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Looks like my ranger 101.16 sears and robuck... at first glance, Steven's 6 when I look for parts... looks like my stock too...almost same gun, mine is a great shooter too, semi auto 22lr when you pull knob out, single shot when you push knob in for 22 short and long...sorry I meant savage 6 not stevens

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Those first pics look like they did put a stock on it, I was looking at the 2nd set of pics...removed safety too...

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Well, it has that different safety on it....I’m hesitant to take it apart until I figure out what to do with that safety,,,
There is a bolt to release the barrel, but the barrel band also goes around the tube. So where to go with that, I’m not sure. Need to figure that out.

 

[Paul R Zartman]

There is a stock on ebay for the Steven's 87, looks close, not 100 sure. Should be able to find a safety too, lots of those guns made

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133398456830

 

[OneFreeTexan]

My stock is fine,,,,I haven’t taken it apart yet, cause I’m not sure what I’ll find with that safety,,,Looks like part of it goes right thru the stock??

 

[Blue Brick]

Looks like a family member of my Sears 25.






****Not my pics.****

 

[792mauser]

Neat

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Look close Blue, My stock is different,,,I’m thinking aftermarket,,,,and they did a good job, like the spacers....still wondering about that safety,,,going to get brave today and try to dis assemble it,,,found a helpful vid on YouTube last night, so we’ll see.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Normally I hate white spacers, but that lightning bolt motif is pretty cool! As a kid I would have loved it.

Doesn't seem to be much online on the 11a variant -- does it 11 rounds?

I've sort of fallen in love with the aesthetics of 101 16 variant with the imitation Garand stock:

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Got it apart today, pretty easy,,,needs to be cleaned. I will take some photos, particularly to show how that safety works,,,,kinda sneaky,

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Got it apart, cleaned it, back together, shoots just fine, nice and slick... sweet little rifle, going to enjoy shooting it.
thanks for the suggestions.

 

[Milt1]

I think it's a Western Field Wards Model!

 

[kBob]

anything in the trap and how deep is the hole under it?

Sort of looks like a ground down '03 Springfield butt plate.

-kBob

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Well, kBob,,, I’ll have to check that tomorrow.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Here are some photos of the safety,,,

 

[OneFreeTexan]

The last photo is the inside of the stock. does that look homemade, or stock??