I was brought one of these 425 Stevens rifles in 35 Rem (I'll post the SN and details when I'm in my shop)to repair. It doesn't feed reliably - working the lever causes the rounds to pop up too high on the cartridge lifter, so they aren't positioned at the correct angle for the bolt to chamber them. According to the owner it was inherited in a non-working condition.
Does anyone have a parts diagram, patent drawing, or good photos of the internals on a working rifle? I believe this one was already worked on (and possibly messed up) by someone else but with no references it is slow going. I got it apart just fine but I'd like to know with more certainty if the some parts are worn/modified/bent/missing.