stevens 200 300 magnum

sawatzky said:
Don't know about the stevens, but a freind has a savage synthetic stock in 300WM. The thing kicks like a mule on steroids. I shot it a few times and developed a flinch and so did he. He's wanting to sell it now because it is no fun to shoot. A good recoil pad would probably help though.
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Tell him to contact me if he really wants to sell it. I'm serious.

Like River Rat said, the recoil on my Stevens 200 in 300 mag was really not that bad. Of course, we have shot 358 Norma Mag, 9.3X62 and 375 H&H as our regular hunting rifles for more than 30 years. :)

I shot many sub-minute groups with 180 gr Partitions and SSTs at 3000fps+ with the original Stevens recoil pad.

The rifle weighs a bit under eight pounds with a 3-9X40 scope, and is a piece of cake to shoot now that it has an R3 pad on it. Bought a 25-06 a few weeks ago that had that pad on it, so just switched the stocks. :D

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Here are some basic sketches of my shooting rest as promised earlier. I will admit that for the time and material it takes, most of you probably would be better off with purchasing a Led-Sled. This was a winter project, long boring nites and I can't stand the stuff on TV. Have fun and don't forget to deburr the sharp edges if you cut materials with an abrasive saw.

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I'd think you'd want to go with the boyd's laminate plan, would definitely make it a more pleasant experience.

I have a stevens 223 which I've shot extensively, and find that experience pays off with my 270 I recently got. I needed very little practice with the larger caliber to get confident with it because it is identical to operating my 223. They even have a similar trajectory. The only difference I had to get used to was the longer bolt throw on the long action.

So if you plan to hunt with a magnum there are a few ways you could get the practice in more comfortably. You could hand load softer loads for the range, or if you don't handload you could pick up a 223 as well and practice with it until near hunting season. It wouldn't take the price of many boxes of magnum ammo to save $300 to buy a 223.
 
A suggestion;

If recoil is likely not to be an issue when hunting in the fall with layers of clothing and hunting coat but recoil is likely to be an issue in summer while shooting at the range wearing only a tee shirt, then I suggest you consider getting a "PAST" recoil pad to wear while you are shooting with only a tee shirt. I use one and find it is effective.

If anyone comes up to you and says they are a "sissy pad", I suggest you have a look at their groupings and make an assessment from there.......

Gunsmoke
 
sawatzky said:
Don't know about the stevens, but a freind has a savage synthetic stock in 300WM. The thing kicks like a mule on steroids. I shot it a few times and developed a flinch and so did he. He's wanting to sell it now because it is no fun to shoot. A good recoil pad would probably help though.
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I have one... YES it kicks like a mule. That being said, I reload my own ammo. I load the 300 down to an equivalent .308 Winchester and the kick is negligable.
I strongly suggest installation of a "Limbsaver" recoil pad. The stock pad is hard rubber (ouch). Also, while hunting, you usually wear a heavy jacket, which reduces felt recoil quite a bit. Add the adrenaline rush just before the shot and you don't feel a thing.
I opted for the Savage over the Stevens for the Accutrigger... it is SWEEEET!:dancingbanana:
 
gitrdun, thanks for taking the time to draw everything up for us. My buddy and I plan on building one soon. We both work in a warehouse full of steel:dancingbanana: so material is no problem.

Griffoneur, I bought a Browning BBR in 300wm. It is a heavy gun and quite a pleasure to shoot. I got a good deal on it to boot, and it will shoot approx. MOA with some factory rounds. My buddy can do with that savage what he wants, call me a whimp, but I don't plan on shooting it again for a while, good recoil pad or not. I like my Browning now.
 
You're welcome sawatzky, if you need more details than those provided, PM me, I'll be glad to help. Hey Powder, should be about time to check with Boyd's on my thumbhole stock...I'll call them tomorow.
 
I called them today, you're gonna laugh your freakin' head off Powder.

They hadn't a clue who I was, checked by last name, then by first name, then by postal code. No luck. I told them that I would check and see if they had taken it off my Visa. Called Visa, no...they hadn't taken it off.
I called them back and spoke with Lona, my order must have been scratched on some piece of scrap paper. She asked if I wanted to place an order, the next production run is in two months....Good Bye I says!

Oh well, 12FVSS stays in Tupperware stock for now. :runaway:
 
ahem.... I told you so. It is definately worth the wait though.

good product. customer service = bad. I think I may have to write them a letter. How about you?

probably get a free stock for your troubles;)
 
Why Not?: holly smokes. OK, my rifle is a Savage 12FVSS, 22-250 with the heavy flutted barrel. Can you PM me a picture? I really would like to have the thumbhole stock on this rifle. Here is the Boyd's # that I had ordered 403-140

Powder Burner: nice of you to offer, let's just wait and see what Why Not? has. Might still go with the Boyd's. Maybe I'd have better luck using your Visa :D
 
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