Help identify this reciever please. Pics added

[The Rifleman]

Because of it's age, it probably wouldn't say Remington on the reciever.

It might however say Remington on the barrel.

Get a metal detector and go back out and look!

Most people that just threw something away would have only went to the junk pile and gave it a good toss. If it was lost while hunting or while it was being carried in a scabbard on a saddle with a horse = then you would know the rest of the story.

Most people long time ago didn't buy Remingtons - as .22 rifles, especially farm people. People that had to make a dollar go as far as possible bought Savage, Stevens and Westernfield and Mossbergs.

[picuda]

This receiver is from a 'Stevens Visible Loader', Model No. 70 pump action rifle. They were made from 1907 to the early 1930's. They are neat to cycle in that the feeding and ejecting happens aft of the barrel breech in plain view. Mine is marked for 22 s, l, lr ammo. It is fun to shoot. One caution however, the hammer will take a chunk out of the skin web between the thumb and index finger if you arent careful!! Mine is marked on the lower tang with an 'L' followed by the numbers 348.

[The Rifleman]

I called it and Picuda confirmed it, Unless you have one in your gun rack that you tore apart a million times - you wouldn't be able to make a good guesstimate because of all the missing pieces.

So maybe someone from your family was out hunting and missed something and took a hunk of skin off when they cocked or cycled the gun and they got mad and threw it as far as they could.

Plus, back in the day - it was not uncommon for other people to come over and hunt on your property. There were no posted signs and people were trying to make a living off their land and welcomed hunters that would kill what was eating their crops. Not like today = where people want everything for themselves and posted signs are more popular than Mail Pouch Barns in the 1940's!

[cprodave]

I'm repairing an old Stevens Visible Loader that was given to my 86year-old father by his even older friend (whose eyesight was failing and the poor old guy thought it was a BB gun! No kidding!). The gun appears to be in good functional condition except the firing pin is Broken. (The firing pin is a 1/4inch diameter cylinder 1.25inches long and appears to have the front edge "post" or "pin" broken off.) I found a Firing Pin on GunParts Inc website for about $20--so far, so good. What other part do I need to keep the FiringPin "captured" in the BreechBlock? i.e. the Firing Pin falls out of the BreechBlock. Is there some other part that retains the FiringPin in-place. I'm trying to avoid 2 separate orders to GunParts Inc--1 to order the schematic/FiringPin, and then a 2nd order to get the "whatchamacallit" piece to hold the FiringPin in the Block. What is the real name of the whatchamacallit piece?

If I can get this old piece operational again, I do plan to shoot it only with CB Caps (per some good input I found on this forum).

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I work thisproject with my (otherwise uninterested in my shooting hobby) 17yr old son. He thinks this gun is "way cool".

[cprodave]

Noel and Bob, thanks for the info. Bob, the photo was especially helpful. I'm pretty sure I understand which part you're indicating as the Carrier--in the Numrich/GunPart on-line catalog I believe it is called a Lifter with p/n 707850. Unfortunately (if I am "mapping" to the correct GunParts p/n) they are Out Of Stock right now. Do I have the right p/n and/or do you know of any other companies that might have the parts I need to restore this old beauty? BTW I'll try to include a photo or 2 when I get a chance. Also, there is a gun show near my home in Raleigh NC and I may take this gun over to the show to browse/talk a while this weekend.

thanks for all the help!

[cprodave]

Bob, thanks for the info on Bob'sGunShop--the eBay box-of-parts was a lot more stuff than I needed. I sent an e-mail to Bob's--will see what shakes out. Thanks again. DaveC

[Greg T]

Hey Noel! Nice photos! Also wondering if the copy of the Remington Model 14 manual got to you yet? Mailed on Dec. 4th. No ideal how long it should take from Wisconsin.
Greg T.

[Greg T]

One way or another I will get you that manual. It's only 12 pages long. Maybe I can photgraph it and get it on FotoTime. If you enlarge it as a photo, it is very readable. I will experiment a bit. Someone told me that shipping anything to a Canada other than a regular size envelope will take a month. Now I believe it!
Greg

[Greg T]

Noel! Congrats! You just may have it!
Greg T.