Why did you buy the stevens model 200

Barracuda said:
please explain how they are ugly??
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hmmm where do I start :confused: :D

Ugly ass bolt release
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Mold lines on $2 stock
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Ugly plastic low profile push safety complete with nail polish dot (how the hell do you operate that with gloves on? :confused: - I've owned a Savage - I KNOW) :rolleyes:
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Tacky big nosed native american on grip cap
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If you forgot you were shooting a Savage based product, they made a way to remind you
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Barrel lock nut (smooths out the whole beauty of the rifle)
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and on the other end of the spectrum explain what rifle is beautiful
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In my eyes, this rifle is a beauty

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Just my opinion, I really dont care if you guys enjoy shooting your ugly rifles. Some guys dont care, I do. As others have said, life is too short. :)

 
A friend of my dad's built a log house with 1/2" plywood floors instead of buying expensive hardwood. He stained and sealed and they look gorgeous. Completely off topic, I know :D

I still like the Stevens 200, I don't care what anyone says, and I'll probably end up getting one at some point just to keep my Savage 111 company in the safe :p And to shoot things with, of course :cool:
 
that stock alone is worth just about as much as a complete Stevens. :) wont warp, shift, easily bedded, is nice and warm to the cheek, has no mold lines, and has a decent recoil pad.

Cheap rifles have their purpose, but I cant find one personally. I could of bought six Stevens rifles for the price of that one. :D
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ratherbefishin said:
has anyone bought one in 300 mag?
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Yup! It was the first one I bought, and I got it just to see what all the fuss was about. :) As well, I figured it would be better than beating one of my Sakos up on the skidoo like I had done the previous year.

That was in October. Killed a caribou with it, running at 300 yds in November. Was pretty impressed so bought a 223, then a 7mm-08, then another 223! :cool:

They all shoot under an inch. The first 223 is a solid half inch rifle, the 7mm-08 has never shot a group larger than an inch since i took it out of the box, and the other 223 I got from RyanB shoots half-inch groups with factory ammo!

The latest loads I have shot in my 300 Mag are 200 gr Barnes X ahead of 70 gr of Norma 204 and they are grouping right at 7/8" with Remington magnum primers. :D

Ted
 
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Stevens 200

I bought a Stevens 200 in .223 from the first batch that SIR got in last spring and I don't regret it a bit. Its a well made rifle at a reasonable price but I'm probably biased toward Savage anyway. However I think the number of people that have bought the Stevens 200 speaks for itself.
 
how long has savage had the same ugly bolt release on their rifles?

how long has savage used the same ugly barrel lock nut?

how long has savage been known as a accurate rifle for the price out of the box?

Who came out with the accutrigger? Thats innovation

Who cares what it loks like as long as it performs well and puts meat on the table?

If its not broken dont fix it.

Then again, Im looking to buy a laminate stock for mine. yeah they are kinda fugly, but we knew this before we bought them and didnt spend 3 times the amount on a rifle that does the same job. bang flop. deer steaks. Money left over to go and accesorize em too.
 
gopher getter said:
I know bartell is gonna be pissed but I dont care.
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who would care? If your on a budget and looking for a hunting rifle that shoots under an inch @ 100yrds, then a stevens 200 will fit the bill nicely, there is no game out there that will notice the difference if they are taken down with a "ugly" stevens 200, or one of Todbartells super expensive, pretty looking remingtons.

I can here the deer now, "watch out guys here comes tod and his purrrty rifle".



todbartell said:

hmmm where do I start :confused: :D

Ugly ass bolt release

Mold lines on $2 stock

Ugly plastic low profile push safety complete with nail polish dot (how the hell do you operate that with gloves on? :confused: - I've owned a Savage - I KNOW) :rolleyes:

Tacky big nosed native american on grip cap

If you forgot you were shooting a Savage based product, they made a way to remind you

Barrel lock nut (smooths out the whole beauty of the rifle)

Just my opinion, I really dont care if you guys enjoy shooting your ugly rifles. Some guys dont care, I do. As others have said, life is too short. :)
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All this from a guy who dump how much? $$$ into his remington 710?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71280


TB,
WOULD YOU NOT AGREE THAT MOST NEW HUNTERS ARE NOT GOING OUT AND BUYING A 1500$ RIFLE? WHAT DID YOU START OUT WITH? YOU GUYS HAVE TO REALIZE THAT THESE RIFLES ARE A GREAT PART OF THE SHOOTING COMMUNITY AND WILL ENCOURAGE NEW SHOOTER'S TO TAKE UP THE SPORT.
 
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to address a few issues from the pictures you seem to have used from jeff Quinns article I am going to guess that you do not have a stevens 200 .
http://www.savagearms.com/stevensarticles.htm

todbartell said:

hmmm where do I start :confused: :D

-----------"Ugly ass bolt release"

(you are one of the few people I have heard mention the bolt release to be ugly , )

----------"Mold lines on $2 stock"

The mold lines appear on tupper wear stock from all of the companies and yes that includes remington.


-------------------"Ugly plastic low profile push safety complete with nail polish dot (how the hell do you operate that with gloves on? :confused: - I've owned a Savage - I KNOW) :rolleyes:"


Perhaps everyone can tell us how they like the position of the safety and what material it is made out of:p (mine isnt plastic :p ). I dont normally shoot with gloves on but i put on a pair to see if i could work the safety and it wasnt a problem :D




----------"Tacky big nosed native american on grip cap"

Glad you pointed that out cause it is FUGLY :p
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-----------"If you forgot you were shooting a Savage based product, they made a way to remind you"

never heard a negative peep about it before now

------"Barrel lock nut (smooths out the whole beauty of the rifle)"

this is a defining aspect of a savage bolt gun , it is a part of why it is so accurate out of the box .



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you're absolutely right, you can kill just as many deer and moose with an ugly rifle as you can a nice one

I owned a Savage M10 in 300saum (pre Accutrigger), it shot accurate enough (out of the box as good as a factory Remington costing half again as much). I could of hunted with that rifle for the rest of my life and killed just as many animals as I would with whatever I do choose to hunt with (m700, RugerNo1, etc).

The rifle repelled me. I was/am on no real budget. I have no kids to feed. I dont have to limit myself to $300 for a hunting rifle.

Hell, I could kill alot of game with a Enfield 303, but Im not about to go run out and pick one up :D
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Goose25 said:

All this from a guy who dump how much? $$$ into his remington 710?

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Well, you gotta see that 710...It's in really nice wood, the machinging on it was superb. It's a damn fine rifle.

You should buy it.
 
aulrich said:
Cheap, reliable, accurate whats not to like, unless it's cheap reliable and accurate and you paid way more for a Remington :) .
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I wouldn't actually come out and say the Stevens is a RELIABLE gun. And Reliablity is the #1 important thing in a hutnign rifle.

Accurate, cheap and ugly, yes.
 
you are one of the few people I have heard mention the bolt release to be ugly , )
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they are obtrusive. I see no need for something like that sticking out the side of the action. THe Rem 700/Win 70 bolt release is 100x better looking
The mold lines appear on tupper wear stock from all of the companies and yes that includes remington.
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I detest factory or aftermarket plastic stocks, Savage/Remington/Tikka/Winchester, etc etc. Tupperware is better suited to last nights Spaghetti dinner.
Perhaps everyone can tell us how they like the position of the safety and what material it is made out of:p (mine isnt plastic :p ). I dont normally shoot with gloves on but i put on a pair to see if i could work the safety and it wasnt a problem
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have you ever hunted when it was -25 or colder? your daughters figure skating gloves might allow you to work the safety, but big warm gloves combined with the low profile safety hiding low in the tang are a no-go


I can see the real beauty of the cheap Stevens. Its not in the eyes, but in the wallet. You couldnt give me one, and Im fine with that. :) Keep yours, love and cherish it, and rub oil on it, and think of your fellow GunNutz doing the same coast to coast. :D
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All I can say is that $350 for a new bolt action rifle in .223 that is capable of groups far better than I am was just too tempting to resist. Until the AR-15 or CQ 311 gets taken off the restricted list, it's also the only .223 rifle that I can expect to shoot a couple of times each season. If one wanted to list all of the limitations of a similarly priced Winchester 94 or Yugo SKS, no doubt much can be said to recommend another rifle, though such criticism would not do justice to their strengths.

Cheers,

Frank
 
Barracuda said:
to address a few issues from the pictures you seem to have used from jeff Quinns article I am going to guess that you do not have a stevens 200 .


I've got a Stevens. TWO , actualy...



-----------"Ugly ass bolt release"

(you are one of the few people I have heard mention the bolt release to be ugly , )

The bolt release is an ugly flange thing that can catch on your clothing etc.

----------"Mold lines on $2 stock"

The mold lines appear on tupper wear stock from all of the companies and yes that includes remington.

They are particualrly pronounced with the Stevens. I've had injection molded stocks form Ruger, Winchester and Remington---and the Stevens are relaly 'rough' But truly- all the facotry injection molded stocks are ugly and of poor quality comepared to a good aftermarket fiberglass stock.

-------------------"Ugly plastic low profile push safety complete with nail polish dot (how the hell do you operate that with gloves on? - I've owned a Savage - I KNOW) "


Perhaps everyone can tell us how they like the position of the safety and what material it is made out of (mine isnt plastic ). I dont normally shoot with gloves on but i put on a pair to see if i could work the safety and it wasnt a problem

The safety on the Stevens is crap. It is difficult to operate with gloves on in cold weather (How do I know this? I've DONE it!!) and it is loud. It cost me a coyote this year, and a buddy had the same problem wiht his Savage, both on the same trip.


----------"Tacky big nosed native american on grip cap"

Glad you pointed that out cause it is FUGLY


-----------"If you forgot you were shooting a Savage based product, they made a way to remind you"

never heard a negative peep about it before now

Be serious!! That thing is UUUUGLY!!! I couldn't wait to paint over it!!

------"Barrel lock nut (smooths out the whole beauty of the rifle)"

this is a defining aspect of a savage bolt gun , it is a part of why it is so accurate out of the box .

It does do what it is intended to do, but it is still ugly.:)

Not to mention I have had failures to feed and jams with my Stevens, and boonerbuck has had jams with his Savage.

The Stevens are what they are- Cheap, accurate junk. I bougth mine knowing that, and I was not unhappy or dissatisfied in any way.

But there is no way thy can be compared to a Remngton, Ruger, Winchester, Sako, etc etc...
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Sometimes on both of mine, the bolt will slide over the top shell when I have 4 shells in it. So I only use 3 shells. This seems to work; annoying but really I should only need one shot anyways J/k LOL. (just kidding)

My savage model 110C in 30-06 also does the same thing so I only use 3 in the mag.

I can see the safety switch mechanism being an issue like bartell and gatehouse said, but thats another reason I dont use a safety, I dont trust them. (on any gun!)
 
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