screw spacing on stevens 200 and what is magazine type?

[dskinsler83]

just like title says i am looking for this info. looking at building a rifle out of a stevens action

[kevinj308]

Savage Centerfire Action Lengths

Savage Centerfire Action Length Identification. To help determine what action you have, here are the action screw center-to-center measurements.

Long Action: 5.062" (all years)

3rd Gen Short: 4.400" (2006 - present)

2nd Gen. Short: 4.275" (1998 - 2005)

1st Gen. Short: 4.522" (1959 - 1988)

Striker:

Additional Notes:

- The 1st Generation Short-Actions are today commonly referred to as "J-Series". This is incorrect as a "Series" designation simply refers to a slight design change. Rifles marked "Series J" can be either a 1st Gen. short-action or a long-action.

- The 2nd. Generation Short-Actions comprise most of what you will run across.

- The 3rd Generation Short-Actions are the newest production models and can be easily identified as they will have the new center-feed magazine system. The only exception is rifles originally built in .223 Remington or .204 Ruger as Savage has yet to release a center-feed magazine for these smaller diameter cartridges.

**The best way to remove any doubt as to which generation of short action you have is to measure the action screw spacing.

ETA copied from SharpShooterSupply.com

Edited February 18, 2013 by kevinj308

[kevinj308]

All the newer Savage and Stevens are centerfeed mags. That means the magazine is attached to the stock not the receiver. The above info is slightly out of date, I do have a factory .223 and it did come center feed.

Kevin