Hinged floorplate on Stevens 200?

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A friend of mine is looking into buying a Stevens 200 down the road. Only thing he does not like is the blind magazine. He would rather have a detachable mag or a floorplate...would this be advisable on the Stevens 200 model rifle, and possible at all?
Would the cost of getting this done outweigh just upgrading to another gun WITH a DM/floorplate?
 
My WS catalogue lists the Stevens 200 @ $319.95, the Savage 111FCXP3 package deal lists at $439.95 with a detachable mag and standard trigger. So, for an extra $120.00, you get the same rifle (as long as he wants a LA calliber) and you get a 3-9x40 scope to boot (Simmons I think). So the extra $120.00 gets him what he wanted without the conversion headaches which I don't think you can do anyways. Hope this helps :)
 
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I wonder if you could just run over to Western Gun Parts, grab the mag assembly from the FCXP3 and install it on the Stevens with a little dremel work. Probably not economically feasable, you'd probably end up spending more than the FCXP3 anyway, and not even getting the AccuTrigger
 
i believe the reciever is not compatable with the detach or higned mag . you would have to due some serious milling and mods to make it work
 
Thank-you for the replies.
Gitrdun i checked out the package deal and showed it to him and he's likely going to go that route.

Thank-you all! :cool:
 
I would imagine a factory job would be much better than what a budget job on an already budget rifle would be. :cool:
 
I have one of each - Stevens & package - the package gun is short action , in a 243 youth, Stevens is 243 as well. If the blind mag bugs him go with the savage package.

Like the Stevens, but that package gun (without the accutrigger) is excellent as well. Scope is Simmons 8pt, I'm usually fussier but its not a bad little scope, you could always flog it foe a few $. Wish they would add the 7/08 caliber to this package

Price is creeping up on the Stevens in most places

Cheers
 
......... or just buy a 700 SPS w/floorplate.

Cost more, but you get more, plus you can do more with it in the long run.




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Gunnutz said:
Well it costs more ....one out of three
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Hank Hunter said:
Well it costs more ....one out of three.

ditto
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savagefan said:
Fer sure.
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Not really sure how you three can put a Stevens on the same level as a 700. :rolleyes:

With the Stevens, you'll have to live w/o a good trigger, way better recoil pad, drop floorplate, better finish, more calibers, and TONS of aftermarket goodies. Gimme a shout about 10yrs after you get out of highskool and tell me if you're still satisfied with it. :puke:

But then if CHEEEP is the only point for buying a Stevens ..... go for it. :D
 
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What I didn't like on the Stevens was the poor metal finish. I have not see nthe Savage package gun. Is the Savage package gun any better? ...or more of the same?
 
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As I said , I have one of each . Also own a couple of 700 BDL (older models) and have had others over the years.

Trigger - from the factory both the Savage & Stevens were better than any of the new 700's I've handled in the past few years. Plus it took me all of 15 minutes to lighten each of them up to where I like them, nice and crisp (equal to what a good gunsmith did on the last 2 700's I had done) and I'm an accountant because I can't do anything useful .

Recoil pad - pretty poor on the Savage and Stevens. Unless you get the R3 on the Remington you aren't doing any better there

Drop floorplate - fair enough depending on your preference, thats a choice thing. Personally the best magazine ever made , for my money, is the old Savage 99 rotary, which is simply a matter of preference and irrelevent any way. So if you prefer the drop floorplate , there you go

Better finish - you looked at the new Remingtons lately ? And , as I said above, have Remington's like them, use them a lot

Calibers - you know the further along I go(and older I get) , the less I pay attention to this. Last couple years I've taken whitetail bucks with 300Savage and seems to work just fine.
Stevens has lots -223;22/250;243/7/08;308;25/06; 30/06;270; 300 Win - Savage pretty much the same

Aftermarket - if thats the way you want to go fine. Quite a bit out there for the Savage as well but whatever floats your boat.

To tell the truth I handled the SPS (including the youth model because I've got a couple kids starting to shoot - niece & grandaughter , with 2 nephews almost there) and it does not, for me , handle as well as the Stevens (or Savage) , it felt 'clubby' and barrel heavy - your results might be different.

I've pulled the new 700's out of a box, cleaned them up, shot them , set the triggers up, floated the barrel, set up a handload, etc. then had them shoot great.

The Stevens & Savage came out of the box and shot 1 - 1 1/2 groups in the first 20 rounds fired with Winchester factory loads that had been sitting in my dad's basement for the last 10 years. A good shot would have done better.

Barrels are nice and smooth, very little copper buildup

So there you go - your results (and prefernces ) might differ.

And 10 years from I'll still have what I have - nice handling, accurate, dependable gun - if you want something different thats cool

Cheers
Lorne
 
Woodsman said:
What I didn't like on the Stevens was the poor metal finish. I have not see nthe Savage package gun. Is the Savage package gun any better? ...or more of the same?
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Metal finishing is EXPENSIVE. A high-lustre polished blued finish will not be found on a cheap gun. The new Savage 14 series is very nice.


But geez, for the price of the stevens, the metal finish is the least of your worries. Why would you want to place a finely finished barreled action into that ####tty tupperware stock?
 
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So there you go - your results (and prefernces ) might differ.
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Hey, don't get me wrong about my thoughts on the Stevens. They are a great, entry level gun at a great price. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one for a young shooter.

If you are satisfied with shooting them as is, they are a good deal, but once you start talking about puttin on new recoil pads, drop floor plates and other stuff, that's when the Remington SPS becomes a better deal. :)

......... or just buy a 700 SPS w/floorplate.

Cost more, but you get more, plus you can do more with it in the long run.
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Savage does make a couple of models witha hinged floor plate Model 14or 114 Classic and the 16FHSAK and 116FHSAK.I would get one of them over the Rem SPS.I have a SPS shoots very well but finish is not as nice as the Savage.The finish on my SPS is so rough you could use it for a rasp.
 
agreed. A $40 recoil pad (or about 10% of the value of the entire gun) is about as far as I'd go on a Stevens.

Also keep in mind the gi-normous price increase on Remington stuff. SPS's aren't $500 CAD anymore, their MSRP is over $600 USD. We're now leaving budget rifle territory, and into the range where you can get a premium Savage. And I'd take a Savage 14 or 114 over an SPS in a heartbeat, they're more into the BDL/CDL arena
 
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