Savage, Stevens barrels???

[Uncle Jack]

Is there any real difference in quality between Savage and Stevens barrels?

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[ellobo]

None whatsoever.

El Lobo

[efw]

They're the same/same.

[sniper15545]

I have a stevens .223 sporter thats shoots under .5 moa at 100yards. That's my only experience with the stevens.

[Blue Avenger]

Is there any real difference in quality between Savage and Stevens barrels?

uj

same crap they use on the axis.

[bigedp51]

Stevens 200 .223 with 26 inch heavy barrel 1 in 9 twist below.

Blue Avenger, do you have any crappy Stevens barrels in .308 or 30-06, I will take any you have. ;D

[243LPR]

I didn't know Stevens had a heavy barrel model.

[bigedp51]

I didn't know Stevens had a heavy barrel model.

I bought the heavy barrel at Gander Mountain as a package deal with scope last year, I also have the standard Stevens 200 in .243. The heavy barrel models may have been ordered special by Gander Mountain because like you I didn't know they existed until I saw it on the shelf.

As a side note the standard weight Stevens 200 .243 barrel shoots extremely well also, and shoots much better than the new Remington 700 POS I bought a few months later. >

Below the stock .223 heavy barrel Stevens 200 at the top of the photo and a new Remington 700 that isn't half the gun they use to be.

[Con]

How heavy is that barrel at the muzzle? Is it a straight 1" or does it taper?
Cheers...
Con

[243LPR]

looks like the .880 varmint taper.

[Con]

looks like the .880 varmint taper.

At that taper, it would be very similar to the A&B F54 contour. Hmmm ... you know I bought x2 Stevens 200s in full knowldge that the barrel swapping caper was addictive ... I wish someone had of told me exactly 'how' addictive it is. ;D I seem to be collecting more and more barrels. ;D :D
Cheers...
Con

[243LPR]

If only actions were as easy as barrels to come by ::)