Both my Stevens model 44 Ideal and Remington 24 are 22 LRs. Both rifles ceased being made during the 1930s and I've recently acquired each. I've searched for info on the internet seeking an answer to the following questions with no luck. Perhaps some owner of these 70 + year old rifles can be of help.
Stevens question: There are two screws, one on each side of receiver, that retain the lever you pull down to roll back the action block and extract a spent cartridge. One of these screws for the lever is easy to remove, while the other has been impossible to remove even with an impact tool. Could this screw possibly have a left hand thread. Rifle's rolling block action functions well and rifle shoots great, just discovered the screw problem when I tried to remove the lever and block from the receiver to clean it better.
Remington 24 Question: This question concerns the shape of a small rod in the action of this old Browning patent semi auto. One end of this rod slips over the bottom edge of the extractor and the other end pushes against a spring inside the action block. By the way, most of this rod is inside the block in the receiver and the rod seems to be removed by driving out a pin on the side of the block that allows you to remove another spring that retains the rod. Does thisrod suppose to be straight or have a slight bend to it. this When I first shot this rifle (using 4 different kinds of 22 LR ammo), almost every spent cartridge stove piped in the action. I removed the rod, its spring and the block they are a part of, gave them a good cleaning and solved most of the stove piping problem. Now it stove pipes once every 6 rounds or so. Just curious about the rod that I noticed had a slight bend in about the middle of its lenght when I removed it.
Thanks in advance for any replies to either question.
