Hello yall. I am back with some new firearms that I added to my collection. A semi-auto Savage Model 64fxp in .22LR and a Stevens Model 200 in .30-06 Spr. This is going to be a long post.....
I was at Big5 and had a good $320 to blow so I figured why not add a new firearm to the collection. Cant go wrong there right? Anyway I was there looking to see what I can get for my price range (turns out not a lot haha).
I was originally going to buy a Mossin Nagant but they were out of those and besides, they require a good amount of modification to make it what I like and I don't really like having to modify a brand new gun fresh out of the box. There is some immediate work needing to be done to the bolt and trigger. On top of that its like a musket; Its really long. And the buttstock feels like it was made for a little kid.
Only things I really like about it is that it is wood, it is easy to tear down, and the ammo cost. Then again the ammo is usually gummy as hell and leaves a ton of powder residue (if you are using normal ammo instead of military surplus, which is basically twice the price of the normal stuff).
So I gave up on the Mossin and was looking at maybe getting a nice shotgun for either home defense or turkey/coyote hunting under 50 yards. Unfortunately the only pumps they had in my range were a little tacky (stickers and rails) and were all single shot or single barrel and I would prefer a double barrel or chambered pump. They did have 1 that was in my price range but it was "after rebate" so I couldnt afford the initial cost of it. So I gave up on that idea as well.
Then I saw her, the Stevens Model 200. I had seen these before chambered in lower calibers like 223, 243, 7mm, and many many more. But never in .30-06 and that caliber has been on my to-get list for a while now. So I asked to check it out and I loved the smoothness of the bolt and the overall feel of the gun. Sure it is plain looking out of the box but I usually end up painting my guns anyway and I am somewhat familiar with its cousin (the Savage Model 110). So I just had to have it after getting it in my hands.
It was marked $299 and I asked the manager how much would it be with tax. Unfortunately I was just over $1 and some change short. I explained my situation to him and the manager actually gave me a discount on the gun! And on top of that it was the last one they had so I ended up getting the floor model. The manager actually took time out to really help me with this sale and I even came in about $5 under the $320 I had had. So $315 for the gun out the door and I was ecstatic about that. Couldn't be happier with my purchase and now I have a firearm I can use on virtually all North American game.
Maybe somewhere down the line I will end up modifying my 200. I hear there is a trigger package out there that makes the gun a lot better (or I can do a DIY job) and I have seen someone modify it a lot by adding a magazine and other stuff to it (cant remember right now)
I've actually had the Savage 64 for a little while now (like 2 months), just never posted about it. I purchased the Savage 64 for plinking and small pest control (pigeons and such). Not the best semi-auto out there but I love mine. I added a picatinni rail to it and plan on mounting a bipod or forward pistol grip in the near future. Just feels great not having to reload after every round. Unfortunately its only a 10 round magazine and the 20 round mags are extremely scarce. But for a cheap .22 it is nice and mine has only jammed using crappy subsonic ammo. The CCI and Federal ammo I can, and have, blast it all day with no problems.
All in all I am happy to add these 2 firearms to my collection and would recommend either to anyone looking for a nice, relatively cheap, firearm.
Pictures soon.....
I was at Big5 and had a good $320 to blow so I figured why not add a new firearm to the collection. Cant go wrong there right? Anyway I was there looking to see what I can get for my price range (turns out not a lot haha).
I was originally going to buy a Mossin Nagant but they were out of those and besides, they require a good amount of modification to make it what I like and I don't really like having to modify a brand new gun fresh out of the box. There is some immediate work needing to be done to the bolt and trigger. On top of that its like a musket; Its really long. And the buttstock feels like it was made for a little kid.
Only things I really like about it is that it is wood, it is easy to tear down, and the ammo cost. Then again the ammo is usually gummy as hell and leaves a ton of powder residue (if you are using normal ammo instead of military surplus, which is basically twice the price of the normal stuff).
So I gave up on the Mossin and was looking at maybe getting a nice shotgun for either home defense or turkey/coyote hunting under 50 yards. Unfortunately the only pumps they had in my range were a little tacky (stickers and rails) and were all single shot or single barrel and I would prefer a double barrel or chambered pump. They did have 1 that was in my price range but it was "after rebate" so I couldnt afford the initial cost of it. So I gave up on that idea as well.
Then I saw her, the Stevens Model 200. I had seen these before chambered in lower calibers like 223, 243, 7mm, and many many more. But never in .30-06 and that caliber has been on my to-get list for a while now. So I asked to check it out and I loved the smoothness of the bolt and the overall feel of the gun. Sure it is plain looking out of the box but I usually end up painting my guns anyway and I am somewhat familiar with its cousin (the Savage Model 110). So I just had to have it after getting it in my hands.
It was marked $299 and I asked the manager how much would it be with tax. Unfortunately I was just over $1 and some change short. I explained my situation to him and the manager actually gave me a discount on the gun! And on top of that it was the last one they had so I ended up getting the floor model. The manager actually took time out to really help me with this sale and I even came in about $5 under the $320 I had had. So $315 for the gun out the door and I was ecstatic about that. Couldn't be happier with my purchase and now I have a firearm I can use on virtually all North American game.
Maybe somewhere down the line I will end up modifying my 200. I hear there is a trigger package out there that makes the gun a lot better (or I can do a DIY job) and I have seen someone modify it a lot by adding a magazine and other stuff to it (cant remember right now)
I've actually had the Savage 64 for a little while now (like 2 months), just never posted about it. I purchased the Savage 64 for plinking and small pest control (pigeons and such). Not the best semi-auto out there but I love mine. I added a picatinni rail to it and plan on mounting a bipod or forward pistol grip in the near future. Just feels great not having to reload after every round. Unfortunately its only a 10 round magazine and the 20 round mags are extremely scarce. But for a cheap .22 it is nice and mine has only jammed using crappy subsonic ammo. The CCI and Federal ammo I can, and have, blast it all day with no problems.
All in all I am happy to add these 2 firearms to my collection and would recommend either to anyone looking for a nice, relatively cheap, firearm.
Pictures soon.....
