LGS has a NIB Stevens 200 .243 sitting on the shelf. It has been there for awhile, I would say well over a year. And he will mark the price down periodically in the hopes that someone will take it home. The price has gotten down to where I keep on thinking about, almost daily.....
The problem is that I already own a sweet shooting model 70 in 243 and two 6.5x55's along with a 204 and 223. So, in my eyes, my small to medium rifle collection is pretty well full for my uses. Don't need a "big" caliber for anything around here. The Swede does everything I ask it to do. If I need a bigger caliber someday, I will buy it then.
If I were to pick up this Stevens, what would I do with it? Don't know.......the idea of making it a project gun has come to mind. I know it is not the base for creating a precision shooting platform. I am not a precise shooter, more of a tinkerer. The Stevens and Savages from what I have read are easy to modify, change barrels on, etc. And parts are abundant and readily available.
Use the action for say maybe a 6mmBR or some other caliber. Find a Boyd's or other replacement stock and get rid of the factory plastic. Tinker to replace the trigger. Etc.
Anyone here ever done something like this?
Does the action length limit me or is all Stevens a long action?
What would be a good caliber for conversion? Do I have to stick with the 243/308 bolt head or is it convertible?
Do you also have to switch the internal magazine box or will it accept. Different calibers without switching?
The problem is that I already own a sweet shooting model 70 in 243 and two 6.5x55's along with a 204 and 223. So, in my eyes, my small to medium rifle collection is pretty well full for my uses. Don't need a "big" caliber for anything around here. The Swede does everything I ask it to do. If I need a bigger caliber someday, I will buy it then.
If I were to pick up this Stevens, what would I do with it? Don't know.......the idea of making it a project gun has come to mind. I know it is not the base for creating a precision shooting platform. I am not a precise shooter, more of a tinkerer. The Stevens and Savages from what I have read are easy to modify, change barrels on, etc. And parts are abundant and readily available.
Use the action for say maybe a 6mmBR or some other caliber. Find a Boyd's or other replacement stock and get rid of the factory plastic. Tinker to replace the trigger. Etc.
Anyone here ever done something like this?
Does the action length limit me or is all Stevens a long action?
What would be a good caliber for conversion? Do I have to stick with the 243/308 bolt head or is it convertible?
Do you also have to switch the internal magazine box or will it accept. Different calibers without switching?