It finally made it!!!

[pinksen]

.....The new toy arrived today....Stevens 200 in 7mm Mag with a Bushnell 32oo.......Range test to follow!!!!!



Perry

[Cowtown guy]

I love my Stavens. You may want to put a little weight in it. It could have a little bite as they are fairly light in the front end.
Let us know how it shoots.

[timsesink]

I've heard guys have had good luck using expanding foam and then shaving it down to reduce the hollowness and cheap feel of the stock

[pinksen]

Yeah....I like to give them a face left with Krylon paint as well!!!

Perry

[pinksen]

Got out to the range yesterday, Cleaned the bore before I went. Bore Sighted it at the 25yrd range then test fired a round, adjusted the scope and shot 2 more back to back:



After letting the barrel cool down, I then set up a target at 100yrds and shot 3 rounds back to back:



Not to bad I think for factory ammo and a friggin heavy factory sit trigger!! Going to lighten the trigger and try again in a few days! These Stevens may be cheap and ugly.......but they sure don't act it!!!!

Perry

[fluxcore]

Not bad at all, there are a few things you can do to tighten up that group even more. Looks like you got a keeper

[pinksen]

Originally Posted by fluxcore

Not bad at all, there are a few things you can do to tighten up that group even more. Looks like you got a keeper

Thanks!! Yeah, after I get a few rounds through it i'm going to get dies and all the other goodies for it!! I already have one of these in 243win, it shot pretty sweet as well right out of the box....even better now that it eats handloads!!!!

Perry

[fluxcore]

Originally Posted by pinksen

Thanks!! Yeah, after I get a few rounds through it i'm going to get dies and all the other goodies for it!! I already have one of these in 243win, it shot pretty sweet as well right out of the box....even better now that it eats handloads!!!!

Perry

I have to admit I browsed a few sights looking at prices, I could always use a new rifle and for the price and how they shoot why not

[HunterDave]

I was going to do the trigger in my Stevens 22-250 myself, I have the instructions, but decided on just buying the Timney instead. It cost me about $120 with the shipping direct from Timney but now with the strong Canadian dollar it should be less than that. I think that it was money well spent.