Just read 'yo thread about Stevens 425. A guy I use to work with, his brother & 3 others were killed in an auto accident back in Oct. 1965, going on a hunting trip. His bro had a 425?, think 35. The car flew off a bridge, landed upside down in a river. The action was somehow damaged & the lever wouldn't open up fully. Had a 'smith look at it, no fix'um.
I haven't seen him for 8++ yrs now & don't know what happened to it. My slipping memory slipped back into gear & I just thought of it. Lettin ya know. . 99 LL . .
