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Offline warbler

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j stevens model 58A bolt action modification...?
« on: October 24, 2012, 06:12:10 AM »
    found my dad's ole Stevens bolt action 410 when he was 10, parts can be found but limited.. as it is cross ref. to savage Springfield and fox this is a  J Stevens model 58 A 410  bolt action 2 round clip not a lot of info... out there no serial numbers although, i can  approx. the date to sub 1939.

i have a screw in smooth bore barrel ....? when i was cleaning it i found this out... full choke proofed barrel shoots  all shells marked 2 1/2 -3 " ...i have recently watched a video where they stress tested  the action and barrel of a breach break open 410 with different rounds including metal case's high pressure... some over size-ed rounds in metal case  very high pressures in a low pressure shotgun....actually  did well, no damage to gun...what ever fit was used in the chamber...i have a few questions most if not all did fine, in the barrel freak gun i know you are not to do this in low pressure shotguns , most key holed the target...has anyone ever done this with a smooth bore bolt ?

  will extractors work and will the bolt action hold up to the stress's? i'm a novice when it comes to this kind of stuff learning  as i go along...and can you shoot any other round? without an sub-gage insert ...accurate? is there a rifled barrel for this 410 shotgun... i found one, HBBS, but it fits the encore type receiver, i would think a bolt action would be stronger ...but the bolt just slide forward an the lever locks the round in position

although it dose not lock into the action like a high powered A  bolt type... i did find out it was used as a training weapon in the military... has any one converted or modified this model 410 and or bolt to do anything different.... be nice to modify  into a 22lr or s&w .40 -38 pistol cal? or .357 thinking minds wondering.... after further investigation it is highly advised to do this in low pressure shot guns sounds like you might get a bolt to the face ...from back pressure build up!

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Re: j stevens model 58A bolt action modification...?
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2022, 09:38:52 PM »
hi friend! Did you ever go anywhere with this project? i have a j stevens 58 i think is 1939 as well!! i would think the easiest swap would be for 45lc with some kind of adaptor on the bolt face? would love to know what ever became of this!

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Re: j stevens model 58A bolt action modification...?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2022, 03:42:58 AM »
hi friend! Did you ever go anywhere with this project? i have a j stevens 58 i think is 1939 as well!! i would think the easiest swap would be for 45lc with some kind of adaptor on the bolt face? would love to know what ever became of this!
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Re: j stevens model 58A bolt action modification...?
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2022, 05:29:48 AM »
I would have to agree 45 Colt would probably be the best conversion. This is a low pressure type of action.
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