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Im thinking about selling one toy to get another toy.

Ive been looking at the Stevens model 200 in 300win mag.


Anyone care to comment on the Stevens 200?
 
Had several 200's. They are good for the price, but in 300 win, they are too light and the recoil pad will kill you. Its a puck.
 
Ruger30-06 said:
What else along the lines of a cheaper but just as good rifle?
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Buy a used win/rem and don;t look back. Or a new Marlin XL7, (no .300 though)...

And...

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If I was looking at the caliber, I would look at the Vanguard for 500. It comes in at 7 1/2 pounds instead of 6 1/2. Better quality rifle than the stevens. After you put a 50 dollar pad on the stevens, the difference would only be 150 bucks.

Tikka's too light for a 300 win mag. You could look at some of the other Savages, but just make sure they are not light weight. You cold look at the Remington SPS, but I have had both and think the Vanguards are better.

Go to wholesale.com or cabelas.ca and see what they have.
 
blargon said:
Whats wrong with the Ruger .30-06??

Honestly, if I wanted a new rifle, but only had $300 to spend on it, I'd wait till I had more $$...
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Nothing is wrong with the 30-06.


And how do you know i have only $300 to spend on a new rifle?
 
mylesrom said:
If I was looking at the caliber, I would look at the Vanguard for 500. It comes in at 7 1/2 pounds instead of 6 1/2. Better quality rifle than the stevens. After you put a 50 dollar pad on the stevens, the difference would only be 150 bucks.

Tikka's too light for a 300 win mag. You could look at some of the other Savages, but just make sure they are not light weight. You cold look at the Remington SPS, but I have had both and think the Vanguards are better.

Go to wholesale.com or cabelas.ca and see what they have.
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Vanguard probly shoot beter too.....:D:D
 
I've had both a Stevens 200 [in 7mm-08] and a Rem 700 SPS [in .30-06] before. Both okay rifles for the money. If it was a toss up between the two, for a few bucks more I'd get the Rem 700 SPS.

Our local shop had a NIB Stevens 200 in .300 Win Mag scoped up for hunting season that just sold. I handled it a bit. I already load & shoot .300 Win Mag [before for a Win Model 70; Ruger 77; and now for a Browning A-bolt composite stalker] and have done so for around 15 years. That said, I would not want a Stevens 200 in it. Too light weight a rifle for that ctg. The .30-06 would be tops what I'd want a Stevens 200 in. But if I was to get one again it would likely be in .243, 7mm-08 or .308 Win.

My .02....... your mileage may vary......... ;) :D
 
blargon said:
Well, the best deal goin' here is the Stainless Howa Lightning for $539. Same barreled action as the vanguard, but has a classic style stock instead of the funky Weatherby one...

http://www.frontiertaxidermy.com/html/rifles.html
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I had my "finger on the trigger" so to speak, on a howa just like that, until a great used deal came about for a Tikka T3 lite. But if I get a new rifle again, I am gonna be looking at the Howa again. I REALLY like the looks and feel of it, and it has a great reputation. GOOD CALL BLARGON!!!
 
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