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Stevens 200 Rifle Questions/Help (Full Rebuild)
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<blockquote data-quote="Revolting Peasant" data-source="post: 3008191" data-attributes="member: 101383"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midwayusa.com/how-to-guides/savage-rifle-info[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Useful info. There are others. Pay close attention if you have to replace firing pin or parts in the bolt. Lots of design changes over the years. I miss the old SavageShooter forum days. Savage was at the cusp of being modular. Could have been the Harley Davidson of rifles, make it your own. Savage pretty much killed that off with so many rapid design changes. </p><p></p><p>I got started rebarreling with older Stevens 200 & Savages. Mostly preferred the older models until Sharpshooter Supply quit making their replacement trigger. Couldn't find a suitable quality replacement and quit using them. Don't know what really good replacement triggers for pre accutriggers are out there now. I demand a quality trigger for my use case. Anyone have info on a really good replacement trigger? </p><p></p><p>Had good luck with Accutriggers on newer guns. Spring replacement would bring down pull weight. Don't know if anyone still sells replacement springs. </p><p></p><p>Check the receiver carefully for bow/straightness. Found some bowed and banana'ed from heat treat after machining. </p><p>Ken Farrell makes some one piece steel scope bases that add stiffness to the action if you can stand the extra weight. I had measurable increase in accuracy on some rifles. May require bedding the scope base if the receiver is bowed, not straight. </p><p>You can put together some amazingly accurate rifles from Savage/Stevens receivers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Revolting Peasant, post: 3008191, member: 101383"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midwayusa.com/how-to-guides/savage-rifle-info[/URL] Useful info. There are others. Pay close attention if you have to replace firing pin or parts in the bolt. Lots of design changes over the years. I miss the old SavageShooter forum days. Savage was at the cusp of being modular. Could have been the Harley Davidson of rifles, make it your own. Savage pretty much killed that off with so many rapid design changes. I got started rebarreling with older Stevens 200 & Savages. Mostly preferred the older models until Sharpshooter Supply quit making their replacement trigger. Couldn’t find a suitable quality replacement and quit using them. Don’t know what really good replacement triggers for pre accutriggers are out there now. I demand a quality trigger for my use case. Anyone have info on a really good replacement trigger? Had good luck with Accutriggers on newer guns. Spring replacement would bring down pull weight. Don’t know if anyone still sells replacement springs. Check the receiver carefully for bow/straightness. Found some bowed and banana’ed from heat treat after machining. Ken Farrell makes some one piece steel scope bases that add stiffness to the action if you can stand the extra weight. I had measurable increase in accuracy on some rifles. May require bedding the scope base if the receiver is bowed, not straight. You can put together some amazingly accurate rifles from Savage/Stevens receivers. [/QUOTE]
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