Stevens 22 -410 over and under
My great grand son has a Stevens 22-410 over and under that is extremely hard to cock. Is there any way to adjust the hammer spring on one of these little guns?
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The one I learned on was that way. Dad had to reach down and cock it for me when the doves were coming in. The un-cock it if I didn't shoot. By 10 I could cock it myself.
I would suggest you obtain a replacement spring first. If it isn't softer then you can thin the spring or re-arch it, perhaps both. No heating if grinding - quench often.
added I though it had a flat spring like a S&W pistol. I had to move to an H&R 12 gauge when I turned 12 as dad didn't reload 410's. At about 16 I worked ex-military 3" aluminum cases with 5 .383 cast soft lead balls.
Coil spring appear in stock, you just grind them down one coil at a time. #23 http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/SavageStevensSpringfieldFox-33479/RifleShotgunCombinations-40501/22-410-38460.htm?results=All0 -
there is no adjustment to my knowledge, you can try to find a lighter coil spring that would make it easier to cock and still strong enough to fire, could be a trial and error thing but first you will need to find the springs. 0 -
Sounds like a Stevens version of the Savage model 24. Which would make it an older possibly "vintage" firearm. Assuming that the boy in question is old enough that he should be strong enough to cock a properly functioning gun of this type. My 1st thought would be that the internal parts of the receiver may be "gunked up" with decades of accumulated dirt & oil. Possibly even rusted or corroded. And that a good non disassembled cleaning might help. I've run into several old single shot shotguns with this problem. I've even had ones that the action wouldn't close and the hammer wouldn't cock.
The average gun owner rarely cleans the internal parts of these guns. Often don't even oil them beyond spraying some oil in the outer orifices such as around the hammer or trigger. They just give a barrel, outer surfaces cleaning and call it good.
I'd suggest "field stripping" the gun. IE; take the barrel and fore stock off. And the buttstock. Then drench the internal parts of the receiver with a good spray solvent. Or soak it in a tank/bucket etc. Let it sit awhile. Use an old tooth brush,Q-tip or whatever you have handy to try to reach inside and scrub the best you can. Then blow it out thoroughly with compressed air. Repeat 3-4 times. Dry, oil reassemble and see if that helps. If this is the problem, you should begin to note improvement after the 1st application.0 -
If you weaken the spring the rifle will probably misfire.
I've got a model 24 (223/12ga) and I installed a hammer extension.
I do not remember the maker of the extension but it has allen screws on each side. Some of the single sided extensions were too wimpy when I tried to get them tight the opposite side would bend. I had to slightly thin the bottom of the extension so the hammer would cock. (was too thick on bottom to allow the hammer to lock back)
What you really need to do is put the Savage 22/410 away or sell it on GB (people collect those and price will buy a good gun) and get the kid a 20 gauge shotgun. (with a push button safety) You can then choose your loads for light loads to heavy loads and the kick not any greater than the 410 with 20 gauge light loads and shells a lot cheaper also and when he shoots at something it will hit the ground instead of running off wounded. When someone suggests getting a kid a 410 as a starter gun they really don't know Jack Shift.0
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