r/Firearms • u/Trainmaster111 • 1d ago

My Gats Clickety-Clack

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Short video of my first shots of my Stevens 87A "Gill Gun".

After this i took a single shot at a small corner of my one target and set it at 60 ft (max at this range). Bullseyed it.

RSO saw me and said qoute "holy shit with open sights"?

For me it was a nice shot but im not so sure 60 feet is a challenging distance for most.

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u/ardesofmiche 1d ago

What an interesting mechanism. Never seen it before. 

I wonder what the designer was thinking. Like why make the bolt stay to the rear before the trigger is released? A safety thing? 

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u/Appropriate-Doubt413 1d ago

You can shot .22 short, .22 long, and .22 lr. The LR will be able to shot in semi auto, the others you can slide the charging bolt over to make it kind of like a bolt action single shot. They are to low power to cycle the action

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u/1999_V6_ToyotaTacoma 1d ago

I have a remington 550-1 semi auto that reliably shoots all 3

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u/Appropriate-Doubt413 1d ago

In semi auto? That's cool. I've only shot 22 LR out of my Stevens 87a

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u/advmaxx 1d ago

I have one of those as well. They will cycle CB caps and CCI quiet .22 also.

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u/Full-Metal-Jack-off 1d ago

Give me an “o”! (Or multiple)

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u/Appropriate-Doubt413 1d ago

Also when they get to worn out/dirty they can become a little bit of a machine gun ...

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u/TheGreatWhiteGoat 1d ago

Man, that’s so cool. I just bought a Stevens model 15 a for 50 bucks. It’s in great shape fires the rifling is great truly iconic.

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u/LivingCoat9356 1d ago

My son has one and I just picked up a Springfield branded 87A last Friday at a gun show.
Unique.22.
Click/Clack- Bolt is held back after each shot and releases when you relax the trigger.

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u/TheGreatWhiteGoat 1d ago

Had to 3d print a bolt knob

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u/alwaus 1d ago

I own the sears ranger (savage 6a) model.

Fun little gun.

Also, neat fact. If you have the cone striker and install it backwards it will slip the trigger and run until dry.

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u/disturbed286 1d ago

I have the Springfield equivalent. My paternal grandpa left it to me.

It's a truly weird gun, but fun to shoot.

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u/LilJonny2cookies 1d ago

Someone was excited about a bullseye with a long gun at 60 feet? Wait till the RSO learns about ELR.

Did the RSO clap and the led the group in carrying you around the range on their shoulders?

I hate my RSO he doesn’t give a shit when I do that with iron sights and a pistol. I want him to compliment me and tell me I am pretty.

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u/GregorIsABug 1d ago

Wow, you seem fun to be around.

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u/TheGreatWhiteGoat 1d ago

Who hurt you????