Which is better? Stevens 200 or t3?

[604shooter]

I sold my Stevens and bought a T3... couldn`t be happier!

That's funny. I sold my T3 and now have 2 Stevens. Don't get me wrong though. I like the Tikka, but gave it up to buy a Steyr instead.

 

[Rembo]

Stevens or Tikka?...Tikka or Stevens?...

I have one of each here so I dug them out and did a comparison...even took some pics...

I can't see the difference?...can you see the difference?

 

[BC Bigbore]

No fair Rembo. That ain't no t3 plastic thingy, it's a real Tikka Is it a Whitetail Hunter?

 

[bill c68]

I have two Tikkas and have owned the Stevens 200. I will never again get a Stevens, they are great for the money but I trluy feel the Tikka is better than any base model Browning, Remington, Winchester out there.
I have the T3 lite as I WANTED a synthetic stock. I have put some effort into accurizing my Browning, Winchester and Stevens (floating the bbl etc) but have yet to even dissassemble the Tikka. Both of my Tikkas (22-250 and 7mm-08) will shoot half MOA right out of the box. None of my others even came close. They were all acceptable but not a Tikka. The action is smooth and the rifle fits nicely.
You can get a walnut stock on a Tikka for only a few bucks more.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Didn't you sell a pre 64 Winchester in 300 H&H a while back?

Shoulda stuck with that one instead!

My "cheap" 30-06 is a sporterized Springfield 1903 already tapped for a scope. I got it for $100.

No, that was one of my dad's rifles. Besides, when you watch your green recruit fall off the snowmobile onto your rifle (in this particular case, my Ruger M77 RSM) you decide right quick that you need a beater! And the Pre64 would not qualify!

 

[Rembo]

No fair Rembo. That ain't no t3 plastic thingy, it's a real Tikka Is it a Whitetail Hunter?

It's an M65 Deluxe in 30-06.

Have the original box and hang tag dated 1985.

 

[BC Bigbore]

It's an M65 Deluxe in 30-06.

Have the original box and hang tag dated 1985

Very nice

 

[JasonYuke]

The thing is you dont need to buy a T-3 with a plastic stock!
Some of the wood T-3 Hunter moddles have a nice finish to them!

 

[ryanb]

If you compare the two, you can only come to the conlcusion that the Stevens is reeally good value, while the Tikka most certainly IS NOT. When I pick up an $800 gun, I expect a lot more than what you get in a Tikka. Compare a Tikka t3 stainless to something like a Savage 12FVLSS. They are both around the same price...but which is the better gun...obvious answer.