Stevens 44 1/2 Mainspring

[richhodg66]

I need one. I'm guessing this will have to be fabricated. Seems it's a two part arrangement, there's the spring and a stirrup.

Anyone know of a source or someone who could make one?

[Don McDowell]

Might check with CPA.

[richhodg66]

In my quick searching last night, it seems I found the CPA ones are not exact copies. I will pursue it further. I do happen to have another 44 1/2, maybe a skilld gunsmith could reverse engineer the one from that rifle, but I bet that will be expensive.

[richhodg66]

Well, I have an email in to them, I'll follow up with a phone call tomorrow. Seems they maintain some parts for the originals. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[rhbrink]

Might check with the American Single Shot Rifle Association they might know of somebody that can make replacements?

RB

[richhodg66]

I called CPA this morning and talked to a very nice lady who told me their springs were exact matches and even explained in pretty great detail how to actually install it over the phone. Anyway, a new spring is on it's way along with the stirrup and the screw it may need (I haven't looked). Very pleased with CPA as a business so far, wish there were more like them out there.

I'll update this when it arrives, but for now, it looks like getting this rifle going again will be a lot less painful than I thought.

[John Boy]

...and talked to a very nice lady who told me their springs were exact matches Rich, that lady is Gail Shuttleworth, Paul Shuttleworth's daughter. She is as knowledgeable about 44 1/2's as her dad

Meet The Shuttleworth's ...

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/CPA/IMGP0934_zps21e15c0f.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/CPA/IMGP0936_zps7ad366d1.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/CPA/IMGP0935_zps367f4c03.jpg

[richhodg66]

Thanks for posting that. My dad collected 44 1/2s and other single shots from the day, but mainly the 44 1/2. Most of them are sold off now, but I got two while we're downsizing my folks, one of which was a "project" in that it needed this and he hadn't gotten to it, hence the reason it wasn't sold. As I get older, I'm beginning to inherit Dad's affinity for single shots.

CPA is good to go in my book. I doubt I'll ever have the cash to drop on one of their rifles, but anybody who still answers a phone and has the time to politely talk you through something like this is becoming an endangered species in this day and age.

[Tatume]

+1 The Shuttleworths are top notch.

[Don McDowell]

Rich, sounds like you're getting primed to be a regular at the Tappan Hill matches. :)

[richhodg66]

Not really. I'm in the process of downsizing my folks to move them into assisted living. Among other things, my dad was an avid collector of 44 1/2s and had a lot of them which he has been selling off now for several years. I took two off his hands, this one was a project because it needed this and the stock was broken so it survived being sold. I'm not even 100% sure what caliber it's in, the barrel says .25 rimfire, but Dad seems to think it's been rechambered and converted to standard .25-20 Winchester. I'll figure that out. I have dies and some brass for .25-20, I'll need a mold eventually, but have a bunch of bullets already cast up I got somewhere.

[Don McDowell]

Have fun with it. Those are neat old rifles.

[kcajeel]

Stevens 44's and 44 1/2's along with Cpa's version are really addictive. I'm also addicted, so I understand.

Welcome to the club.

Kcajeel

[slumlord44]

I also have a collection of 44's and 44 1/2's. Yes they can be addictive. Haven't bought any recently. Can't seem to find one that I don't already have for a price that i can afford. A Stevents Pope is on my bucket list but so far not in my budget.

[Hooker53]

Richhodg66, would you share with us any tricks you might have picked up from CPA on I stalling the spring??? Thanks.

Roy
Hooker53

[Ickisrulz]

Rich, that lady is Gail Shuttleworth, Paul Shuttleworth's daughter. She is as knowledgeable about 44 1/2's as her dad

Meet The Shuttleworth's ...

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/CPA/IMGP0934_zps21e15c0f.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/CPA/IMGP0936_zps7ad366d1.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/CPA/IMGP0935_zps367f4c03.jpg

Are there only two people building these rifles?