No more Stevens 200 rifles?

Tell me what factory adjustment there is on it? According to the net, there is no adjustment on the 200. As well, why was there no mention in the manual of being able to adjust the trigger. With my Savage 22 mag it tells you how to adjust the trigger in the manual. However, we did look at the triggers on both and there was one screw there you could turn out somewhat. It made pretty much no difference on either gun. Someone said turning it much further would risk the gun firing when the bolt was closed.

Just a few quick blurbs from the net as lots of people on various forums have complained of the crappy trigger.


"The Stevens 200 does not come with a trigger capable of adjusting the sear engagement. "

"The regular Stevens trigger is called a two screw trigger. In addition to the crew that adjusts the l-shaped trigger wire, it has an overtravel adjustment and a safety adjustment. Those Stevens from Academy had only the safety adjustment screw, so they will have a longer pull and noticable overtravel."

"The Stevens that I have which are two models, one in .308 and one in .243 do not have the three screw adjustments that the older savage 110's had. I replaced those triggers with timney triggers. I would not advise altering the stevens trigger."

"Up till around 2009 you could set overtravel and pull just like you would the older savage trigger. Around 2010 savage eliminated the overtravel set screw (cost cutting)"



I'm not saying you maybe couldn't improve the trigger somewhat by doing something that isn't recommended from the factory or by modifying or replacing triggers or parts but personally if I was going to play around doing that to a $200.00 gun I would have gotten something else in the first place.
 
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gunsaholic said:
Tell me what factory adjustment there is on it? According to the net, there is no adjustment on the 200. As well, why was there no mention in the manual of being able to adjust the trigger. With my Savage 22 mag it tells you how to adjust the trigger in the manual. However, we did look at the triggers on both and there was one screw there you could turn out somewhat. It made pretty much no difference on either gun. Someone said turning it much further would risk the gun firing when the bolt was closed.

Just two quick blurbs from the net as lots of people on various forums have complained of the crappy trigger.


"The Stevens 200 does not come with a trigger capable of adjusting the sear engagement. "

"The regular Stevens trigger is called a two screw trigger. In addition to the crew that adjusts the l-shaped trigger wire, it has an overtravel adjustment and a safety adjustment. Those Stevens from Academy had only the safety adjustment screw, so they will have a longer pull and noticable overtravel."


I'm not saying you maybe couldn't improve the trigger somewhat by doing something that isn't recommended from the factory or by modifying or replacing triggers or parts but personally if I was going to play around doing that to a $200.00 gun I would have gotten something else in the first place.
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Stevens 200 trigger is easy as pie to adjust.

They probably don't advertise it for reasons of 'lawyerization'. I think most rifle manufacturers say not to adjust their rifles triggers, and to bring them to a gunsmith, who will often laugh and show you how to do it yourself...

I found instructions on the internet somewhere, but I don't have the link right now.

Here goes...

Make sure your rifle is empty!

1. Take stock off rifle.

2. There is one single nut on the trigger that can be turned in or out to adjust trigger pull weight. It is has a small piece of spring steel holding it as a safety retainer. Adjust this nut in or out to your desired trigger pull weight; you don't have to do anything with the spring steel.

3. Put the stock back on the rifle.

4. Safety test by working the bolt closed (to #### it), and then banging (hard) the butt of the rifle on the floor a few times, and banging the reciever with your hand, hard, a few times. It should not fire. Put the safety on and sqeeze the trigger (hard) a couple of times to see of you can force the gun to fire. Take off the safety to see if the rifle fires just from having the safety turned off; it should not. Now pull the trigger; your rifle should fire. Your trigger is now adjusted and safety tested. If the trigger went off at any point before you purposely fired it, your trigger pull is too light and you need to stiffen your adjustment by half a turn on the nut and re-rest.

5. Optional - I like to take the stock back off and hit the trigger adjustment nut with fly tying head cement (nail polish, or something similar will also work), just to lock it there for life, or until I purposely loosen it with a (heat gun).

That's it, five minutes at most in real life, and most of that is testing for safety.

This is WAY easier than say, the classic Rem trigger that has three screws that all need to be set in relation to each other and are a major PITA!

If Savage did make different versions of this trigger, I am not aware of it, as both my rifles (a few years apart) did match the description and pics I saw on the internet.
 
Yes, I found those links on the net a couple of years ago. That's when we took the barrel and action out of the stock on both guns and tried it. As I mentioned, it might have made a bit of a difference but nothing to write home about, at least not on these 2 guns. Other than a large collection of .22 rifles, I only have 5 other modern center fire rifles. All have triggers that are far better than my 200. Don't get me wrong, they are a budget gun to start with and, I think at the time I bought it, Cabela's in Winnipeg had a special and they were around $250.00. For the price, overall they are reliable and quite accurate.
 
damn............I need to long actions for donor actions................might have to offer a finders fee just incase one of those way out back ma and pa shops have a couple stashed away................
 
yodave said:
damn............I need to long actions for donor actions................might have to offer a finders fee just incase one of those way out back ma and pa shops have a couple stashed away................
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Never thought I would see the day when a finders fee would be offered for Stevens 200's Laugh2
 
crazy_davey said:
Never thought I would see the day when a finders fee would be offered for Stevens 200's Laugh2
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It also gets amusing when the used asking prices for Savage 200s creep into the range of a new Axis or Ruger American.

To me they are $200 rifles when used regardless of aftermarket bling added after the fact. ;)
 
It is, indeed. The Axis isn't even close to the same quality, as witnessed by the number of them for sale on the EE. A lot of disappointed shooters out there.

On the other hand, there are few Stevens around.
Ted
 
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I bought one for Thing 2 for a grad gift.
She's tickled pink with it.
Dang kid can make a clover leaf with it.
And it's chambered in 308win.
Upgraded the stock and a new trigger too.
Pushes the price point up, but she's happy with it.
 
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