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The Godfather reviewed and applauded Stevens scopes for their good value in the July, 1927, The American Rifleman and lamented the passing of Stevens’ acclaimed Model 44½ falling-block action in the July, 1930, issue. The following year of 1931 proved to be, in retrospect, one of particular significance for him, as the magazine published three interrelated pieces that established unmistakably the special niche he was to occupy in the shooting world the remainder of his life. “Small Deer Rifles,” in the March issue, recounted and analyzed his trials of innumerable cartridges, from rim-fires to downloaded high-power rounds, on a variety of small game species. “The .25 caliber Rifles vamped me,” he declared, referring principally to the .25 Stevens RF and the two .25-20s. Note that in Tedmon’s usage, the term “small deer,” an Elizabethan expression, referred to any wild mammal. Allyn made this quaint phrase, used once before in a 1921 Arms piece, his very own as effectively as if it had been trademarked.