I have read that some of these had extraction problems, but I'm guessing that was just from worn-out extractors on old guns. The hammer must be cocked manually before shooting. In this position, the hammer can't be forced into the firing pin, it is in "safe" condition. The Favorite has no safety, but it does have a hammer position in which the hammer is pushed backwards and locked into place by the block when opened for loading. Shorts are too short to do this easily, and can cause loading problems, but are possible and safe to use if you pay attention and watch what you're doing when you load. The cartridge is inserted into the breech and the rim end falls into the "U" of the extractor. This is because when the breech is opened, the extractor stands out a short distance from the breech. Longs and Long Rifles work easily, but special care must be used with Shorts. 22 lengths can be used in it (not the magnum, though, that's a whole 'nother beast).
22 Long Rifle only, although I can tell you from experience that any of the three standard. It has a falling block lever action as can be seen here, opened and closed: I was going to weigh it with my fish scale, but can't find it, so with a bathroom scale and my best guess, I'm calling it at least 6 pounds. It has a blade front sight and a ramp adjustable rear sight. The overall diameter of the barrel is a good 3/4", quite hefty compared to the 1/2" diameter of my Model 61. This gun has what I would call a bull barrel. The first 9 3/4" of the barrel at the breech end is octagonal, the rest is round. It is very fore-heavy, which is why I never used it much. The version I have has an overall length of 42 1/2", with the barrel at a whopping 28".
That last one looks quite impressive, and may give you a better impression of the barrel. Excuse the poor quality, I have a lousy, cheap digital camera. If true, then the one I have must have cost $13. According to what I have read, the original Favorite sold for $6, but the standard barrel could be lengthened for the cost of $1 additional per inch. 22, it was also chambered for now-obsolete. Stevens manufactured the Favorite from 1890 to 1939.
The Savage version is, as far as I can tell, the same as the original, with only a 21" barrel and overall length of 36 3/4", it weighs 4 1/2 lbs.
Mine, however, is not the same as a standard Favorite. I am calling the gun I have a Stevens Favorite because I can't find any other model that fits it. Savage Arms has a new version of the Stevens Favorite. My dad never used it at all, and it became consigned to a back corner of a closet where it sat forgotten until a few days ago, when I suddenly remembered it and asked my dad, "Hey, you still got that old single-shot. I did some target shooting with it a couple of times way back then. Heavier even than the longer-barreled Winchester Model 61 pump action which I have now (it used to be my grandfather's). I have used it a couple of times since then, but never carried it for plinking or hunting because it's significantly heavier than the short-barreled Rossi pump I used to have. About 20 years ago, an elderly lady who my family knew decided to sell her last gun. It doesn't need to be famous history, just a gun that you can tell has seen lots of good use throughout the years.
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