Stevens 620 Pump Shotgun

gold40 · #1 01-25-2008, 05:30 PM

Anyone familiar with a "Stevens 620" pump gun from the 1930's?

I looked at one today.

Any special weakness unique to this shotgun? Anything special about it?

gun_nut2 · #2 02-03-2008, 08:52 AM

I own one in 16 gauge. A good rugged gun. Can think of no weak points. The take down is unusual though.

skeet · #3 02-03-2008, 07:00 PM

The only weak thing I can remember is the action bars used to break. Just turned one down in 20 ga last weekend. Not the most smooth pump gun of all times for cewrtain. Oh and the sears wear on them ..trigger pull gets a little squirrely

Lilred · #4 02-04-2008, 06:37 AM

Yeah it dont have alot of weak points...but I do...esp when it comes to antique stevens shotguns lol..

Those are hearty pumps...take good care of it and it'll last many lifetimes.

Murf · #5 08-02-2008, 02:05 AM

I have a 620 my dad bought for my brother and i in the 1950's. I was the one more interested on hunting so it basically became my gun around 1959. It was used a fair bit until I began trying different makers and actions. Just last week I stripped the old gal and gave it its first real cleaning. I was amazed at the quality of workmanship in what was a relatively cheap gun in its day.
I took it out for trap this past Wed and was pleasantly surprised at how well I shot with it. I will need to get her out in the field sometime this fall.

I was having some trouble with the shell stop not functioning correctly and it used to throw one shell out the bottom restricting it to a two shooter. That seems to have been fixed with the complete cleaning. I did not notice any accumulation of dried oil etc on the shell stop but the act of removing it and re-installing may have been what was needed.
I recall Dad getting a deal when he purchased it because of a very small wood chip missing from the rear of the forearm and the fact the reciever seemed to be sprung on one side. It looks as if someone had tried to take the gun apart by prying sideways rather than dropping the barrel/mag tube downwards. I always felt this may have led to the trouble with the shell stop.
Whatever the problem is it was cycling three rounds without a hitch this week.