I know that Stevens made various 10 guage singles over the years, starting with the original "no forend" tip-up actioned guns in the 19th Century.
But am I remembering correctly that Stevens (perhaps briefly) marketed a 10 guage single shot in the 1970s or early '80s? I seem to remember that it was a "modernized" version of the last 94 model, with under receiver opening latch, a plastic trigger guard, and the usual pallet-grade "hardwood" stock and a honkin' long barrel, presumably for honkers? The model number 940 sticks in my mind along with the impression that Savage probably hadn't made an uglier shotgun (this was long before the current ugly-stick winner, the 42).
Is this all just a very bad dream, or did such a shotgun actually exist?
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Found one--Stevens Model 9478 10 guage w/36" barrel. All the "comforts of the 21st Century in the 20th"--lots of plastic, "hardwood," and fake case coloring.
Thank God for Bill Ruger and whoever at Savage came up with--and promoted--the Savage 110!
Those first 110s were a breath of fresh air from the Savage direction!
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