Stevens 200 in .338??

PaulB. · #1 04-06-2009, 07:17 PM

I was talking to a friend and he said that the stevens 200 will not take the abuse from a round like the .338 edge or lapua. Is this correct? Was wondering b/c I might be building a rifle here soon and was looking at some actions.

geargrinder · #2 04-06-2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulB.

I was talking to a friend and he said that the stevens 200 will not take the abuse from a round like the .338 edge or lapua. Is this correct? Was wondering b/c I might be building a rifle here soon and was looking at some actions.

It will very easily take a 338 edge. The only problem with the Lapua is the different case head.

For and Edge, if you are starting with a Stevens with a mag bolt face it is as simple as a barrel swap. It takes me about 5-10 minutes to swap the barrels.

Shilen is one of the barrel makers that offer pre-fit Savage/Stevens barrels in 338 Edge. $313(shipped) for a 30" Select Match Stainless Varmint taper.

mopar440 · #3 04-08-2009, 06:37 PM

where do your order a shilen barrel from straight from shilen or from some where else

geargrinder · #4 04-08-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mopar440

where do your order a shilen barrel from straight from shilen or from some where else

Somewhere else,

I ordered my Shilen from Jim Briggs of Northland Shooter Supply. He is a member here, and is very active on Savageshooters.com. Great guy to deal with.

Another place is Accuracyarms.com.

They are both the same price. I chose Jim because of his involvement at Savageshooters. He also is a Savage dealer and can get you all parts up to complete rifles for a very reasonable price.

You can order straight from Shilen, but they charge about $100 more.