Question for the Stevens 200 Owners?

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Question for the Stevens 200 Owners? any of you try the Bell & Carlson aftermarket stocks on these guns, will it fit:?: I can't stand the Savage stocks. Also what have you done to make your shoot better or have you just left it alone? any trigger work?

If you have bought an aftermarket stock for your Stevens post a pic.

thanks all
 
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I have a Savage, which is very similar. I changed the trigger to an adjustable unit from Sharp Shooter Supply, and am waiting for a laminate stock to arrive from Boyds.
 
If the short action Stevens mag box is attached to the rifle the stocks will fit. If the mag stays in the stock [new centerfeed] then its action screw spacing is 1/8" longer [from 4.275" to 4.400"] and aftermarket stocks won't fit, ... yet. Long actions are good to go, spacing didn't change with the new mag systems.

Cheers,
Rob
 
PEI ROB said:
If the short action Stevens mag box is attached to the rifle the stocks will fit. If the mag stays in the stock [new centerfeed] then its action screw spacing is 1/8" longer [from 4.275" to 4.400"] and aftermarket stocks won't fit, ... yet. Long actions are good to go, spacing didn't change with the new mag systems.

Cheers,
Rob
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Good to know, thanks!

I've got a couple stevens' with Richard's microfit stocks on them. It's a vast improvement over the factory tupperware. And, if you can sell the factory stock off for $50-$100, it only costs a few bucks and a day or so of labour to finish and bed.
At least with wooden and laminate stocks, bedding is an absolute must. Factory inletted or 99% inletted stocks are good, but not that good. Build epoxy pillars, or add an estruncheon to the front action bolt hole so that the action bolt doesn't pull through the stock under recoil.
 
You can probably swap out the Stevens trigger for an Accu trigger and replace the stock, but it kind of defeats the value of the gun buy. By the time you upgrade you could probably have bought a higher quality rifle. Just an observation. I'm going to camo mine up and shoot it. Cheers.
 
what seperates the Stevens from a higher quality Savage, though? The trigger (and the stock on some models.)

With the Stevens, you can get a gun that shoots as good as any Savage, add your own custom stock onto it and spend some money on a new trigger and have a more custom gun whilst still coming in around the price of an out of the box savage. Less if you sell the take-offs
 
I paid 550 for mine.....got hosed.:( When I found out what they were worth I retracted that, might as well keep it for that. I could point out 20 or more threads in the ee where people are selling crap for more than you can get it for new. What can I say, when I got mine the dollar was 75 and we had no wholesale sports in BC. They were probably all going for that here then.
 
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I could point out 20 or more threads in the ee where people are selling crap
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Actually as you know that link is to the off topic thread about your dubious dealings with well respected people on this and other sites. And that in your words you "don't care" about it. :)
 
Are you goint to make a point here cause I'm not trying to sell the guy a gun. Just talk about a rifle we both have and like. So, if you have nothing to contribute, shove off. So some guy wasn't happy with a gun I sold him. I "deliberately mislead" him, I think were the words you used. Whatever you say. I'm over it but if you want to keep bringing it up like a whiny 10th grade girlfriend who got cheated on then that's fine. It don't bother me. I said what I had to say and I won't drag any more threads down the crapper with it. Get over it, man.
 
You don't have to spend a ton of money to make upgrades to these guns. You can buy an aftermarket stock and adjustable trigger for $200, and for that kind of chump change its not throwing good money after bad, your rifle is then going to have as good a stock as any, and a better trigger than most rifles sold today. Don't be afraid to spend some money on it just because it was a $299 rifle. To make it shoot decent and consistent, any rifle is going to need money spent on it, like a decent scope, base and rings.
 
Brocolt said:
Question for the Stevens 200 Owners? any of you try the Bell & Carlson aftermarket stocks on these guns, will it fit:?: I can't stand the Savage stocks. Also what have you done to make your shoot better or have you just left it alone? any trigger work?

If you have bought an aftermarket stock for your Stevens post a pic.

thanks all
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My understanding is that the Steven 200 shares the same stock as the old Savage model 110. I think someone should put a chunk of wood on a Stevens just for kicks :D
 
overthetop said:
Who is going to buy stevens take-offs?
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at the right price, i would. right price being ~$50.
it would allow you to have two stocks for your budget rifle with two different camo jobs. for example if you have a beater Stevens as a coyote gun you could paint one stock in arctic camo and paint the other a simple OD. id buy a cheap stock just to mess around with painting it in a different camo scheme.
 
They sell. I've never really though about why someone would want or need take offs from a stevens, but they do sell. And, if you put some work into them, they sell quickly. Shave off the casting lines & edges. Mask off the checkering and bead blast it, then arma-coat it. Re-enforce the forend. All free or nearly free stock-improvement steps that go a long ways to improving a crappy stock, and make it more saleable.
 
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Musta missed this one when it was running, here is mine with a richards laminate handle on it. Much improved, though a bit heavy.

With the pachmayer decelerator installed, it ran me about $150, and some elbow greast to final sand, tru-oil, and open up the barrel channel for the heavier 358 win tube that is in there now.
 
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here's mine, with a Richards dual-grip on it. I really must take a better picture of it, this one doesn't do it justice. I also put a Leupy Mk4 on it since this shot was taken, as well as sling studs
 
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