22 Long-rifle cartridge in a Stevens rifle is a marvel of accuracy … some remarkedly fine targets have been made with it up to and including 200 yards, and even farther, under favorable weather conditions.” 22 Short cartridge will shoot with remarkable accuracy at 75 feet. ![]() ![]() 22-calibre Long-rifle cartridge was originated by this company and brought about by a demand for a cartridge which would have a longer and more accurate range than the. By January 1, 1902, the factory covered 451,000 square feet (10.3 acres!), employed over 1,000 men and women, and was declared by Stevens as being the “largest producer of firearms for sporting purposes in the world.”Īn equally important claim that Stevens could make was his company’s development and launch of the. The basic action provided the foundation for an expansive family of Stevens pistols, rifles and shotguns. Allen of Springfield, Massachusetts, Samuel Colt, Edward Wesson and the Massachusetts Arms Co., Joshua Stevens was 50 years old when he filed his patent in 1864 for a breech loading tip-up action that would launch the J. ![]() Born in 1814 and professionally associated as a master machinist and toolmaker for Cyrus B.
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