After having traded many guns over the years I received a gift certificate at Dicks and decided to buy a stevens 200 back when they were going for around $200. Long story short Dicks agreed to price match so I was faced with choosing what I wanted it in. I realized I nor any of my friends had ever owned a 308 so that is what I decided on just to try somthing different.
I have to say it is a really great cartridge and I now have to wonder what took me so long. I would easily recommend it for a all around hunting chambering for NA game. It's easy to load for has plenty of reach and while I have only shot two deer with mine it really did the job on both of them to the point I wouldn't hesitate to use it on elk .
Last edited by bangeye; 10/20/14.
