stevens 200 22-250 build

angrysoldier

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well it started off as a grey stocked, 300 dollar el cheapo rifle. after some work he she is. it now wears a boyds thumbhole stock, a bushnell trophy 3-9 scope. shes glass bedded and has a harris bipod. let me know what you think. sorry the pics dident turn out so great
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i hope you like it.
 
the stock with shipping was 116 dollars. the price out of the u.s was 92 dollars. it took nine hours of gunsmithing to get it to fit though, but he did a fine job. i cant thank him enough.
 
use the photobucket web site, then use the bottom " code" and cut and paste. im thinking of doing a few stevens model 200. one in 223 and one more in 308 or 30-06. i have less than 800 dollars into this rifel so far.
 
its not a drop in fit. when i got the stock home and looked at it i could tell there was going to be problems. i work as a weapons tech in the army and i dident want to even try working with wood. so i sent it to a gunsmith and it took him 9 hours of fitting to get it right, that includes bedding te rifle too. so no, the stocks are " close" but not drop in.
im thnking of hvingo don also in 223 for the wife.
 
angrysoldier said:
i work as a weapons tech in the army and i dident want to even try working with wood. so i sent it to a gunsmith and it took him 9 hours of fitting to get it right, that includes bedding te rifle too. so no, the stocks are " close" but not drop in.
im thnking of hvingo don also in 223 for the wife.
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would it not be a better idea to buy a slightly more expensive rifle to begin with?

Savage Model 25 Lightweight Varminter = $640
Remington Model 7 Predator = $674
Ruger M77 MkII Target = $790
Remington 700 VLS = $840
Savage Low Profile Varminter = $920
these are all fine varmint rifles.

Stevens 200 is $345
aftermarket stock $116
9 hours gunsmithing = $$$?
 
it was fun just to see what an el cheapo rifle would look like and what it could do after it was finished. as for money... my budget when i walked into the gun shop was 1000 dollars and after a few minutes of talking to the guys there i decided to have some fun and build something out of nothing. if i wanted a really nice rifle out of the box i would of bought a remmington 700 and went from there.
 
angrysoldier said:
its not a drop in fit. when i got the stock home and looked at it i could tell there was going to be problems. i work as a weapons tech in the army and i dident want to even try working with wood. so i sent it to a gunsmith and it took him 9 hours of fitting to get it right, that includes bedding te rifle too. so no, the stocks are " close" but not drop in.
im thnking of hvingo don also in 223 for the wife.
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Thanks for the info. I've thought about getting one of the boyd stocks but I am not ready to invest that much time or $ to make it fit.
 
angrysoldier said:
it was fun just to see what an el cheapo rifle would look like and what it could do after it was finished. as for money... my budget when i walked into the gun shop was 1000 dollars and after a few minutes of talking to the guys there i decided to have some fun and build something out of nothing. if i wanted a really nice rifle out of the box i would of bought a remmington 700 and went from there.
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i understand, but its still a Stevens 200 in a laminate thumbhole stock.
for $1000 you can get something significantly better. just trying to say that if you are going to be doing this again for a rifle for your wife, you may be better off just buying something better to begin with.

but you have done me a huge favor which i am grateful for: i was considering ordering a Boyds stock but after this i think ill stick with factory stocks that have zero possibility of requiring inletting by the purchaser.
 
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manbearpig said:
i understand, but its still a Stevens 200 in a laminate thumbhole stock.
for $1000 you can get something significantly better. just trying to say that if you are going to be doing this again for a rifle for your wife, you may be better off just buying something better to begin with.

but you have done me a huge favor which i am grateful for: i was considering ordering a Boyds stock but after this i think ill stick with factory stocks that have zero possibility of requiring inletting by the purchaser.
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I dunno, one must get a lot more satisfaction knowing he built this rifle up himself than spending exactly the same amount and buying one out of the box. Also, if you buy out-of-the-box, you're taking a chance, hoping it will shoot OK, whereas in this case, you build a good shooter. I just wish I could build up the courage to do the same.
 
her birthday is on the 26th. were going to the gun store. anything she wants she can have. ill let you know what she gets. she also has her restricted licence so it may cost me abit!
 
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