Stevens · Rifle
Stevens Bisley No. 600
Falling block · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 1910
Also known as Stevens No. 600, Stevens Bisley Model
About the Stevens Bisley No. 600
The Stevens Bisley No. 600 is a rare American single-shot target rifle built around a large-frame British Martini falling-block action and chambered in .22 Long Rifle. Produced circa 1910-1916 specifically for the English match-shooting market, it paired a 27-inch half-octagon match barrel with B.S.A. micrometer aperture sights and a finely finished walnut stock for precision small-bore competition at ranges such as Bisley.
Stevens built the Bisley on a full-size British Martini action rather than its usual smaller frames, and catalogued it as a 'Modele DeLuxe' miniature target rifle priced at five guineas for the English trade — a Massachusetts rifle made expressly to win matches on British ranges.
Stevens Bisley No. 600 specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Falling block
- Firing mechanism
- Internal hammer
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .22 Long Rifle
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 685.8 mm (27.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.31 kg (9.50 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Case-hardened action, blued half-octagon barrel
History
- Introduced
- 1910
- Discontinued
- 1916
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
Features
- Large-frame Martini falling-block action
- 27-inch half-octagon match-quality barrel
- B.S.A. micrometer aperture rear sight with adjustable eyecup
- Combination ring-and-bead front sight
- Oil-finished select walnut stock with horn fore-end cap
- Engine-turned checkered furniture and buttplate
Extremely scarce; period estimates range from roughly 10 to several dozen examples produced. Many surviving rifles have been relined or rechambered.
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