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I just saw in the sales flyer for Academy Sports (if you have one near you) that Stevens 200 rifles are $199. That is quite a steal. I called my local store to confirm, they have several, and it is the true and correct price.
Just wanted to let ya'll know.
Where is the closest Academy Sports to Harrisburg, Pa.???? I dont need one, but I'd go get one for that price.
wish we had one around here
A guy at work told me about that today. Do you happen to know when the sale ends?
In Birmingham,AL the sale is only for .270 and 7mm-08. They had a lot of .270s and a few 7mm-08s when I went by today. Usually their sales run for a week.
They had two less 7mm-08s when I left. One is gonna be a Mcgowan varmint barrel/ Stockade Woodchuck .260. Haven't decided yet about the other, but thinking hard about a short .338 Federal.
Sounds good then ... I'm down in Selma, AL and there are several stores within driving distance. Guess i"ll be on the phone first thing in the morning trying to locate 2 myself !
I bought one today in Tulsa, OK. Got a .270 they have the tan stocks, no sights, total was about $215.00, they had both .270 and 7mm08.
might make a .35 whelen for hunting.
So, for the switch-barrel enthusiast contemplating building a 7mm-08 sporter barrel onto one of their actions for deer hunting, they could expect to see some takeoff 22" 7mm-08 barrels show up on gunbroker or in the member classifieds soon eh???
Hoot ;D
ya me too. if anyone wants to sell a 7/08 barrel, im a buyer.
Guys,
I can't seem to find this listed anywhere. did they drop a special flyer on Thurs or something?
I'm in the Dallas area
Thanks,kent
Found it . Online ,page 25 of the ad dated 12/16-12/19
Thanks for the heads up guys.
Kent
For some reason I have become resposible with my money! can't figure it out maybe the girlfriend and kids have changed my thinking couldn't tell ya. I think I may need some group therapy since there are 2 Academy stores on the way home ;D I just hate to put more on the plastic though with the way things are going in the world and I have my (HOPEFULLY GOOD!) tax return like my man cave reloading room. Dang what could I build what could I build? I sure am glad they don't have these in 223 or I would have already gotten one. Later,
Kirk
I just called my local Gander Mountain. They do not price match on firearms, if they did I would have a few new Stevens' at this price.
Dolomite
Picked one up today in 7mm-08. Project number three about to begin!
Can any new 7mm-08 owner confirm the barrel twist rate? There seems to be conflicting data suggesting that unlike the Savage 1:11.5 twist, the Steven's are 1:9.5 twist. Thanks, Hoot
I was just in the Academy in Austin last weekend looking at these and talking to the manager for quite a while about them -- they had about 10 270's and the manager was telling me how they don't normally carry them and they just got them in for Black Friday, but I should check the ads because they'd probably be running a sale on them pretty soon to get rid of the rest that hadn't sold yet. I checked the ad on Sunday, no dice, left for Wisconsin for a few weeks on Wednesday, and now they go on sale:( No academy's up here! I don't feel as bad because I just bought a new savage today, but that is a heck of a deal! The gun was also different than the others I'd seen, had a very nice recoil pad, very much like the ones that PAD that savage had. Also they were brown not grey. Too bad, could have had a long action... but probably for the best after all.
Since you asked, I measured the twist of my new 7mm-08 Stevens 200, purchased at Academy for $199 on Wednesday.
It's 11.5".
Of course I'm new to the board, and probably didn't do enough homework prior to my purchase.
Only 2 days in and I'm a little frustrated to discover that my 7mm-08 has a suboptimal barrel twist, and that I won't be able to upgrade my stock in the future with an Accustock takeoff.
Naturally, I bought two boxes of ammo at Academy with the gun: Remington CoreLokt 140 gr pointed soft point. There was no 120gr on the shelf. What can I expect with this ammo?
Hey GunnerD, you got a great deal any way you look at it! You could have a great hunting rifle right now for ridiculously cheap or put a good amount of work into it (new trigger, stock, barrel, T&T action, etc) and still be sitting ahead of the game with such a cheap original purchase. My father deer hunts with a Stevens 7mm-08 11.5" twist most of the time, and that gun off the shelf will shoot about 1.5 - 2 inch groups with core lokts and a $50 tasco on a cheap set of bases and rings. For hunting, that's good enough to hit a deer heart at 200 yards every time, lungs a lot further than that. You could get smaller groups if you're target shooting and buy top shelf ammo, although I haven't seen much target ammo in that caliber up here where I live.
Hey if any of you decide you don't want the stevens 200
in any caliber I want first chance to buy it for the price you paid for it.
I didn't get a chance to get one in my area.
Will they take phone orders and ship to my FFL in Illinois?
In Macon Ga Academy they are $299 :'(
I bought a 7-08 two weeks ago, 353.00 out the door. 15 dollars more then Wally World here in N. Fla. from a Gun Shop. I'm happy and sad at the same time. Pensacola is the closets Academy to me and it would cost 100.00 + in gas to go there and back. :'( I need to check the twist.
Picked up 6 7mm-08's last night in Prattville AL. !!! ;D
two of the deadly sins GREED and JEALOUSY! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Danley
I was wrong, I did get one for $199 a 7mm 08. Now somebody tell what's up with the twist?
Hey ... I left about 6 or so 7mm-08's & a dozen or so 270's on the shelf ;) Here is a pic of them along with a new in the box 308 that I stumbled across at a pawn shop for $250 out the door a few months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Avenger
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I bought several of them myself. $200 and then sell the barrels, how could you go wrong? Ordered a 35 Whelen barrel the same day and just finished it. Now, three more to go. I have two magnum bolt heads so maybe a couple of oddball single shots would be good. Why not?
What are the odds they'll do it again for an after Christmas sale? ;D
Probably wont see that again for awhile ;D ... if they do it again i wish they would do the 223 also. I'd love to pick a couple of them up also.Quote:
Originally Posted by awp101
Dunham's has them this week for $279, so I finally picked one up. Also scored a Mueller APV for $97 while I was there.
Awp101, for what its worth, a friend told me a few days ago the Academys that
still have a bunch of these will be having a sale in January. Looks like some of the Academys have already sold most of theirs.
I got one marlin XL7 in 270 win today at Acadmey in Tulsa oklahoma for
The sale price is $259.88 plus sales tax of $22.13.
Grand total was $282.01.
Now waiting for my order of brass bullets and dies from Midway.
santa was good to me this year.
Thanks, I'll keep an eye out hoping my local store is one. I'm hoping they're overstocked on long actions... ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Wtex
The day I bought my 7-08, I called that morning and they said they had half a dozen. When I got there that evening they still had a half a dozen. Of course they only had five when I left....;D
So how hard would it be to convert a 7mm-08 to a 243? Since they are both based on a 308, is the only new
part needed a barrel?
Yes that should be all you would need.
Since they're both based upon .308 brass, all you need is a go and no-go headspace gauge set, barrel nut wrench, commercial or home-made barrel vise to hold it while you break the nut free and the new barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wtex
Hoot
I only use a go gauge anymore. Think about it, the typical install means a short chambered barrel installed and then removing just enough metal to close on a go gauge but not enough to close on a no go. With the Savage system you are tightening down on a go gauge which gives minimum headspace. Then when you tighten the nut, you get maybe 2 or 3 thousandths clearance which is perfect. If I feel the need to check for too much headspace, I put a piece of Scotch tape on the head of the go gauge.
I asked this question a few times on the forum & no one seams to answer it Does the Savage Stevens 200 rifle comes with a free floated BBL or am I better off buying the 11FNS model for the extra bucks ? ???
No, the Steven's does not come with bull barrel :'(
AND ALL OF THEM ARE 22 INCH SPORTER LIGHT WEIGHT BARRELS
Actually select retailers do sell Stevens 200's with heavy barrels that are 26" long. They are varmint weight barrels. When I saw the first one I couln't figure out what was going on. They have the non accutrigger and gray stock just like a regular 200 but with the heavy barrel.
Gander Mountain is one of the retailers. I can't remember the exact price but they were either $399 or $499.
It's like some retailers sell the 200 with tan stocks, my retailer only has gray.
Dolomite
Does Academy do mail orders to my FFL dealer ?
I asked the same question over 2 weeks ago and never got an answer. I even tried to call but the line was always busy. :o :o
I'm sure they won't ship....typical big-box store, but focused on stuff we like. I'm keeping my eye out locally to see if any resurface. My store has a great price on a Ruger 77/17 on clearance.
I highly doubt it ... I tried to get them to order me a MKII BTVS (to pick up in the store) and was told no >:( so i dont see them doing the mail order thing eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by REDTAIL