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Not wanting to muddy up NoRegerts $400.00 rifle thread, I wanted to start a new one where we could all share our experiences with our "budget" rifles. Please post pictures and let us know what you like about them and how they shoot. Let us know if you hunted yours this year and if your were successful. I'll start this off by showing you guys my new Stevens 200 22-250. Yes, it has been on the gunshop shelf for quite some time, but it was only test fired from the factory. I really got lucky when I found it, because I always said if I find a good stevens 200 22-250, I was going to buy it. My buddy had one and it was an absolute tack driver. Here it is in its original form (before paint and new stock):
This picture shows it with the new Burris FFII 3-9x40 with ballistic plex reticle scope I bought for $131.00 (New). I believe this was the first range session. This is the first 2 groups I shot with the rifle. Keep in mind, this is a new rifle, new scope and thrown together loads for testing the function of the rifle:
Here's how it was shooting with some different loads:
It's really looking to be about a moa to sub moa rifle:
Groups shot with new/old weaver 4-16x44^^^
Now, I wanted a higher x scope, so I went to a local place and found an old weaver 4-16x44 (CV16), lucked out and got it for $100.00, so this brings the grand total up to $400.00 + $35.00 for the talley lightweights I found on Ebay. I don't know if I can count the new stock in the figure because it was given to me by one of my friends. I thought it would be good to have a stock with a magazine as well as the grey stock that it came with. I painted the stock a dark brown color with a slight bit of texture and a clear coat for better durability:
This stock will get glass bedded, as I did the grey stock. Let's see your $400.00-$500.00 budget builds and see how they shoot. Post pics and tell us what you like about them. Thanks!!!! I'll also post some pics of a rifle I'm working on. I also paid $300.00 for it, and it will be topped with the $131.00 burris FFII 3-9x40 with ballistic plex reticle. However, I need to re-finish the stock and glass bed it. Pics to come in the next few weeks. Post yours too...
This picture shows it with the new Burris FFII 3-9x40 with ballistic plex reticle scope I bought for $131.00 (New). I believe this was the first range session. This is the first 2 groups I shot with the rifle. Keep in mind, this is a new rifle, new scope and thrown together loads for testing the function of the rifle:
Here's how it was shooting with some different loads:
It's really looking to be about a moa to sub moa rifle:
Groups shot with new/old weaver 4-16x44^^^
Now, I wanted a higher x scope, so I went to a local place and found an old weaver 4-16x44 (CV16), lucked out and got it for $100.00, so this brings the grand total up to $400.00 + $35.00 for the talley lightweights I found on Ebay. I don't know if I can count the new stock in the figure because it was given to me by one of my friends. I thought it would be good to have a stock with a magazine as well as the grey stock that it came with. I painted the stock a dark brown color with a slight bit of texture and a clear coat for better durability:
This stock will get glass bedded, as I did the grey stock. Let's see your $400.00-$500.00 budget builds and see how they shoot. Post pics and tell us what you like about them. Thanks!!!! I'll also post some pics of a rifle I'm working on. I also paid $300.00 for it, and it will be topped with the $131.00 burris FFII 3-9x40 with ballistic plex reticle. However, I need to re-finish the stock and glass bed it. Pics to come in the next few weeks. Post yours too...
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